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Month: September 2021

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  • Charity founder raises £150k for Wickers after Antarctica trek

Charity founder raises £150k for Wickers after Antarctica trek

The London-based charity aims to tackle knife and gun crime and give young people a ‘safe haven’ to go to An entrepreneur has raised £150,000 for his charity combating knife…

Road safety charity Brake partners with Palletways

Together they will deliver educational sessions at schools Palletways, a European palletised freight network, has announced it will be partnering with the road safety charity, Brake to deliver education sessions…

Voices for All charity to close in April

Some of its meetings and services will continue despite it not being able to secure long term funding Voices for All charity, formerly known as Rochdale Boroughwide User Forum (RBUF),…

Poppy’s Picnic donates to two charities for Mother’s Day

The raw pet food manufacturer has donated to TV’s Gemma Oaten’s charity SEED and Pawprints to Freedom Rescue Raw dog food manufacturer, Poppy’s Picnic is hoping to champion the role…

Inquiry launched into charity which set up donation platform

The charity was found to be donating funds to Greece, Turkey, Syria and Pakistan for reasons which were ‘outside of its remit’ The Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into…

Cancer Research UK brings ‘premium’ shopping experience to London

The charity’s Marylebone store reopened after being redeveloped by creative director Emma Slade Edmondson and interior designer Nadia Themistocleous Cancer Research UK is aiming to bring high-end fashion to charity…

Bliss calls for more time off for parents of sick babies

Two thirds of fathers of premature and ill babies have been forced to work while their child is in intensive care Neonatal charity, Bliss has called for more time off…

Pets at Home launch Marie Curie pet charm to support charity

All profits from the charm will go towards helping those suffering from a terminal illness Pets as Therapy (PAT) and Pets at Home have launched a daffodil collar charm for…

Headway charity hits out at UEFA

Calls come after Switzerland footballer Fabian Schar was allowed to continue playing after he was knocked unconscious in his team’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Georgia Brain injury charity, Headway has…

Poppy’s Picnic donates to two charities for Mother’s Day

The raw pet food manufacturer has donated to TV’s Gemma Oaten’s charity SEED and Pawprints to Freedom Rescue Raw dog food manufacturer, Poppy’s Picnic is hoping to champion the role…