LEGION RAISING MONEY FOR TWO CHARITIES
The Royal British Legion (Clifton branch) Poppy Appeal has raised over £11,500. Organiser Mick Parlby said: “I would like to thank all those who helping during the appeal and to all those people who gave their support by their donations.” The Legion’s annual Christmas prize draw raised over £600 for the Forces Children’s Trust. This [...]
RIGHT HONOURABLE RUNNER FOR CHARITY
Local judge Jeremy Lea undertook the Robin Hood Marathon in aid of West Bridgford’s children’s charity Faith in Families. Completing the half marathon in less than three hours, the Right Honourable runner has raised a substantial donation for the charity. Judge Jeremy is a family court judge and has recently become the chair of trustees [...]
BAKING HOT COFFEE MORNING FOR FHP LIVING
FHP Living raised £300 for the Macmillian Cancer Research as part of the ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’. The money raised by donations has been matched by FHP Living and their sister company FHP Property Consultants, who are based in the city centre. Steve Parker said: “We could not have picked a better day to host [...]
CHILDREN RAISING MONEY FOR SENSE
Children from the Playroom Nursery on Musters Road sprang into action to raise money for Sense, Britain’s leading charity for people who are both deaf and blind. The babies and young children, all under the age of four, joined together in a range of exciting activities to raise money for others which included a summer [...]
DOING THE HOBBLE FOR CHARITY
Over 800 participants took part in the ‘Highway Hobble’ along the A46 between Syerston and Farndon to raise money for the RAF Newton Memorial Fund. The fund was set up in May this year by local residents and was spearheaded by Bingham resident, Tim O’Brien. Tim told The Local News: “I want to ensure that [...]
CHARITY FASHION EVENING IN KEYWORTH
In partnership with Obsessions of Main Street in Keyworth, the Rotary Club of West Bridgford organised a very successful fashion show at Keyworth Village Hall. It raised over £1,200 for the DARE programme and other charities supported by Rotary. Thanking the audience of 180 people for attending the first Rotary Fashion Show, president Geoff Chivers [...]
ROTARY HELPING LOCAL HOSPITALS
The Rotary Club of West Bridgford has donated £250 to Nottingham Hospitals Charity to support cystic fibrosis patients at the City Hospital. Cystic fibrosis is the UK’s most common life-threatening inherited disease, with one in 25 people carrying the gene. The current average age of survival is 36 years and there is currently no cure. [...]
LOCAL CHOIR RAISES MONEY FOR CHARITY
Over the last few weeks, local choir BeVox has been out and about raising money for good causes. After staging ‘A Real Variety Performance’ at the Becket School in West Bridgford, alongside several events in other areas, the singers have raised over £2,100 for several charities, including Treetops Hospice. Choir director, Timothy Allen, said: “It’s [...]
KEYWORTH CHARITY FUN RUN
Crossdale Primary School in Keyworth has been staging the Crossdale 10k trail race and the 2k charity fun run since 1999. Rebecca Villard told The Local News: “This very enjoyable community event continues to go from strength to strength. The 10k race is organised to a professional level and we have a fully-accredited UK athletics [...]
ADAM SWIMS FROM SPAIN TO MOROCCO FOR DOLPHIN CHARITY
A former Radcliffe-on-Trent resident has just undertaken a 24-mile swim across the Strait of Gibraltar in aid of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. Adam Walker, who now lives in Huthwaite but still has family in Radcliffe, swam from Spain to Morocco and back with his friend, Chris Sheppard. The duo also swam the English [...]