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How ‘Eddie the Eagle’ Edwards Jumped Back into Education

As the Winter Olympics have drawn to a close we find out what happened to second chance learner Eddie the Eagle, the unlikely hero of the 1988 Games. Eddie the Eagle’s iconic ski jumps at...

EATING EVERYDAY ‘CUPBOARD HEROES’ CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE

New research from World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) reveals that 97% of Brits already own the foods that could help to prevent cancer Brits who spend the least on their weekly food shop own the...

Muellners Foundation Joins the Open Invention Network Community

Copenhagen, Denmark (February 21, 2022) – Muellners Foundation, a not-for-profit humanitarian organisation that advocates for financial inclusion, social inclusion, and biodiversity, announced today that it has joined the Open Invention Network (OIN), the largest...

Rewilding Britain donation takes historic community buyout crowdfunder past £100,000

One of the UK’s largest community led nature restoration projects has taken a big step forwards, with its crowdfunder surging past £100,000 after a £20,000 donation from charity Rewilding Britain. The community of Langholm in...

Civil Air Support Offer Woodland Damage Surveys as Dudley and Eunice Wreak Havoc

Giving these two deep low-pressure systems friendly names has done little to disguise their destructive power. With wind gusts reaching 90 miles per hour in some parts of the UK, the Met Office is...

New Innovation Fund launched to catalyse rewilding projects

Rewilding Britain is launching the UK’s first Rewilding Innovation Fund to boost locally led land and marine nature recovery projects across Britain, including community initiatives and those focused on improving people’s health and wellbeing. The...

New Morrisons charity partnership with Together for Short Lives to help families supported by Francis House Children’s Hospice

When life’s short there’s no time to waste: New Morrisons charity partnership with Together for Short Lives to help families supported by Francis House Children’s Hospice Welcome news for Francis House Children’s Hospice today as...

Majority of Brits strongly oppose the use of cruel farming practises to produce cheap food, poll shows

A YouGov poll commissioned by animal protection charity Open Cages in December 2021 has found that a staggering 78% of British people oppose factory farming practises which cause animals to experience pain or suffering...

Valentine’s Day Charity Video eCards Announced by Hope Spring

If you are sending Valentine's Day greetings to a special person in your life this year, why not send a video ecard greeting instead of a static or paper greeting? Hereford based clean water...

My Life TV partners with Alzheimer’s Society to produce and stream dementia-friendly programmes

My Life TV, the UK’s first TV channel for people living with dementia has joined forces with the leading dementia charity in the UK, Alzheimer’s Society to produce and stream brand new dementia -friendly...

Charity launches new support group for South Yorkshire brain tumour patients and carers

Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity (YBTC) has launched a brand new support group to help families impacted by a brain tumour diagnosis across South Yorkshire. Patients with any grade of tumour, and their carers and loved...

Litter Free Norbury Community Update – February 2022

Litter Free Norbury Community Update – February 2022 Litter Free Norbury (‘LFN’), the charitable organisation based in Croydon, which strives to make Norbury, London, a nicer place, free of litter and fly tipping. At the...

GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count 2022 takes off

From early this morning (Friday 4 February) thousands of farmers, gamekeepers and land managers around the UK are setting off across their fields to count the farmland birds that share their land as part...

Beijing Winter Olympics – let’s give Uyghurs hope for the future, says Jewish human rights charity

Ahead of the opening ceremony for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, Mia Hasenson-Gross, Executive Director of UK Jewish human rights charity has issued this statement: "Today sees the opening ceremony for a Winter Olympics...

Kelly taking on gruelling winter step challenge for tinnitus charity

Kelly Rowley, 38 from Maryport, Cumbria has challenged herself to walk over 60 miles in a month in support of the British Tinnitus Association (BTA), a charity that has helped her manage her tinnitus,...

In Iraq’s disputed territories, lawless militias dictate civilians’ lives – new report

In Iraq’s disputed territories, government-funded militias are having a destructive impact on governance, economic life, and community relations, according to a report released today by the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. The dominance of...

A humanitarian train left for Afghanistan

A special "humanitarian train" carrying 750 tonnes of aid under the coordination of the Turkish government left for Afghanistan from Ankara yesterday. The train, with the help of 11 humanitarian organizations coordinated by the State...

Founder of New Life Special Care Babies receives a Lifetime Achievement Award

CEO Trevor Goodall set up New Life Special Care Babies after the tragic loss of his twin boys Joshua and Samuel who were born prematurely at 24 weeks in 1995. He has built the...

PRESS CALL: Radio interview opportunity with organisers of the 2022 GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count

The GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count has been organised by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) every year since 2014 to encourage farmers and gamekeepers to support farmland birds and highlight the hard...

Cancer Charity Kids Poetry Competition Celebrating Sussex

Local charity the Sussex Cancer Fund have been joined by guest judges, Dame Jacqueline Wilson, popular childrens’ writer, Local author, Jill Hucklesby, and Dr Ollie Minton, Director of Cancer Services, University Hospitals Sussex NHS...

Doncaster mum starts drop-in brain tumour support group after losing husband

Mother of two Janet Graves, 59 from Sprotbrough, lost her husband Alastair in 2013 to an aggressive brain tumour.   Ever since, Janet and her family and friends have tirelessly fundraised for Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity,...

Brighton People’s Theater looking for locals to create new show

Brighton-based theatre company is looking for local people to get involved in creating their new show The Songbird Café is Brighton People’s Theatre’s (BPT) new show in development, under commission from Brighton Festival with a...

Local emergency medical charity given a life-saving start to the New Year

Two volunteer doctors secured by Bravo Medics to deliver life-saving treatment and support an overstretched NHS Bravo Medics today announced it has recruited two new volunteer critical care doctors to assist their two current responders....

Secret benefactor

Only after the death of the singer did it become clear that he spent millions to help orphans, homeless people, sick people and just strangers in trouble. 10 facts from the mouths of eyewitnesses,...

Mehiel Foundation Brightens Christmas for Hundreds of Families

Mehiel Foundation is a small charitable organisation based in Oxfordshire, UK, founded in 2010 which has undertaken over 30 projects in 14 countries around the world. Its primary aim is to tackle the underlying causes...
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