Charities & Volunteering Buy a Mother’s Day gift full of feeling this year
08/03/2010
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Ditch the flowers and chocolates this Mothers Day and show your mum how much you care by giving her one of the thoughtful and life-changing ‘gifts full of feeling’ through the Brooke shop. Your gift will really make a difference to hard-working horses and donkeys and their owners in some of the poorest parts of the world.
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Huyton children go back in time
Children in Huyton have travelled back in time to discover how their grandparents lived during the Second World War. Members of Knowsley Housing Trust’s (KHT) Horrocks and Montgomery Residents Association have been working with schoolchildren to teach them how their area was affected by the war.
Entries open for the Feline Oscars - nominate your magnificent moggies!
The search is on for the UK’s favourite feline as charity Cats Protection launches its prestigious Rescue Cat Awards 2010 – and organisers are on the prowl for nominations.
Teenage Cancer Trust launches Indian Trek fundraiser
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Teenage Cancer Trust, a UK charity devoted to improving the lives of young people with cancer, today launches its first ever Indian trek fundraiser.
Brucie wants YOUR nominations for Life after Stroke awards
Bruce Forsythe – pictured here with last year’s winner Derek Short - is asking Mature Times readers for THEIR nominations for The Stroke Association’s Life After Stroke Awards. The awards not only recognise the courage and determination people have in the face of such a devastating condition, but that of carers and volunteers too.
Walk the walk....and raise money for breast cancer
Walk the Walk came into being 13 years ago when just 13 women Power Walked the New York City Marathon in their bras to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. What started out as a one-off fundraising event, has blossomed into a thriving multi-million pound charity, raising to date in excess of £55 million for vital breast cancer causes.
Charity shops lose half a million pounds due to arctic conditions
Older people’s charity Age Concern and Help the Aged estimates that its shops could lose £500,000 because of falling stock donations and shop closures during the recent cold weather.
Are you up for a Charity Challenge?
On 11th - 21st of June 2010, a group of budding explorers will be jetting to Africa to trek 100km through the Great Rift Valley, all in aid of The Blue Cross - Britain's pet charity.
Brooke mule: raising awareness in London
A heavily-laden 'mule' brought commuters to a standstill this week as it took a stroll...through central London. Workers did a double take as the animal sauntered onto the Millennium Bridge shortly after 8am. Bent double with a stack of bricks and Christmas presents, it crossed the Thames and entered Blackfriars where traffic ground to a halt.
Talking Newspapers – forty years of local news for people with sight problems
On 1 January 2010 Cardigan Talking Newspaper, Papur Sain Ceredigion, will complete forty years of supplying local news to blind and partially sighted people in Cardiganshire. Since then over 500 local Talking Newspapers have been established around the UK, each serving blind people in their own area.
Craft for Cancer Research
Crafting is officially cool, with celebrities like Paris Hilton, Sarah Jessica Parker and even Madonna getting back-to-basics and opting to hand-make instead of buy. According to recent research, one in three British women has a craft hobby and now Cancer Research UK has tapped into the trend to raise money for its important work.
Think Purple for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Week
16-22 November is the UK’s first ever Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Week, and Pancreatic Cancer UK wants you to get involved. Each year just under 7700 people in the UK are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Of those, 97% will die within five years. This is the worst survival rate of all cancers, and despite pancreatic cancer being the fifth most common cancer killer in the UK, it attracts only 1% of the research funding. For the first time, all the UK’s pancreatic cancer charities are getting together to raise awareness of these terrible statistics.
Going back to school
Ever thought of going back to school? Not as a learner – but as a leader, using your life experience to help today’s children get the best out of their learning. How? By volunteering as a school governor. Jill Wilson tells us more.
Stars gather to celebrate 25th anniversary of ‘Born Free’
On the quarter-century anniversary of ‘Born Free’, an appeal is being launched in aid of our planet’s threatened wildlife.
Dozens of celebrities from the world of music and entertainment are due to attend the “Wild & Live” event, including Sharon Osborne, Martin Clunes, Nick Knowles and Mark Austin. Maestros including Bryan Adams and Rolf Harris will also be on hand to lend their support to the cause.
The Nationwide Foundation approves £260,000 grant for Age Concern Wirral
The Nationwide Foundation has approved a large grant of £260,000 to Age Concern Wirral to fund an advocacy service for people aged over 50 suffering from early onset dementia. The service will represent people who are making key decisions which affect their lives, in particular those around housing and financial matters.
