Tag: Charities & Fundraising
Rotarians Answer the Call For Emergency India Aid Warwickshire Rotarians have supported a Heart of England campaign to fund emergency Oxygen Concentrators to help ease the Covid-19 crisis in India. Club members on both sides of the county, in Nuneaton, Bedworth and Warwick, raised thousands of pounds towards the cost of the vital equipment which saves lives […]
Where there’s a will, there’s a way, thanks to Wadsworths A solicitors firm which opened its Warwick offices during the pandemic, has donated £500 to a local charity which supports children with terminal and life-limiting illnesses. Wadsworths, which also has offices in Solihull, Henley and Tamworth, presented Molly Olly’s Wishes with the donation representing a percentage […]
Young fundraisers gear up for 50-mile cycling challenge TWO young friends are gearing up for an epic fundraising challenge when they cycle 50 miles for a Warwick charity this summer. Carrick Hayre and Nicole Baker, from Knowle, hope to raise £1,000 when they cycle along a route between their homes and Molly Olly’s Wishes charity HQ in […]
Celebrity speakers headline virtual Volunteer Expo event backed by Warwickshire Rotary Clubs The Rotary Clubs in Warwickshire are getting behind a new, national event to help more people find volunteering opportunities and build a legacy of generosity and community from the pandemic. Volunteer Expo Online, which is being hosted by Rotary in Great Britain and […]
Raising laughs and loot through virtual comedy night A virtual night of comedy raised much-needed laughs – and £1,500 for charity. The gig marked the return of charity stand-up events organised by Comedy at Work creatives Anne Docherty from Kenilworth and Mark Hinds from Warwick. Proceeds from the virtual gig, supported by Lodders Charitable Foundation, […]
Communities urged to back Sleep Pod project to help rising number of homeless on streets ROTARY Clubs throughout Warwickshire are urging the community to continue to get behind a pioneering project which is helping rough sleepers. The call to support the Sleep Pod Charity comes following news this month that the number of deaths on […]
Successful entrepreneurs from south Warwickshire are among the inspirational stories that form a new book set to raise funds for a national charity close to their hearts. Inspirational Women, Inspirational Lives, which launched today (Monday, March 1st), celebrates female achievers from across the country, many with tales of overcoming adversity and even tragedy. Compiled […]
School pupils across Warwickshire are being invited to get creative as part of a Rotary Club campaign to promote peace and mental wellbeing among young people. The Peace Pole competition forms part of a drive-by Heart of England Rotary Clubs, to tackle the underlying causes of conflict, including poverty, discrimination, lack of access to education, […]
Will Steps Up For Local Charity – In All Weathers An eight-year-old Warwick boy schoolboy has adopted the spirit of the late Captain Sir Tom Moore in support of a charity local to him. William Colegate is running up a fundraising total for Molly Olly’s Wishes with a 62-mile challenge. Out in all […]
A Warwick charity has been given a lift thanks to an innovative festive fundraising initiative. Members of Knowle & Dorridge Rotary Club collected £2,700 for Molly Olly’s Wishes when their virtual balloon race took off on Christmas Day. The joint initiative with Redditch Kingfisher Club, also raised £2,700 for the Community Heartbeat Trust in Redditch. Competitors were invited […]
Three local businesses that rose to the challenges of the pandemic have been recognised with a new special award. The first COVID-Resilience Leamington Business Awards, organised by Talk Business UK, were held as part of a virtual ceremony hosted by local DJ Kirsty Leahy from Noisegate Media Studio in Leamington on Friday night. As well as a special performance […]
The owner of a new Leamington restaurant which suffered huge delays to its opening, has vowed it’s here to stay despite hanging up the closed sign for the start of a second national lockdown this week. We Love Pizza finally launched in September despite taking over the lease of the Regent Street unit in February […]
Halloween Pumpkin Trail In Aid Of Molly Olly’s Wishes A Warwick community renowned for its flamboyant annual Halloween celebrations is keeping the tradition alive despite the pandemic. Innovative parents Charlotte Fawbert and Lucy Field were determined to salvage the spooky fun which draws hundreds of children on Hatton Park – by this year turning it into […]
Final 3 Therapeutic Illustrated Children’s Books in Olly The Brave Series Released by Molly Olly’s Wishes Warwick-based charity Molly Olly’s Wishes has released the final three chapters in its series of therapeutic books for children battling terminal and life-limiting illnesses. The books follow the final stages of the charity’s mascot lion ‘Olly The Brave’ in his […]
Riding to Save Lives with Warwickshire & Solihull Blood Bikes (WSBB) In 1969, a youth community action group was founded in the Luton & Stevenage area by Des Gibbons. Des’ aim was to encourage young bikers to make use of their wheels and riding abilities by providing reliable transport services to local hospitals. Freewheelers inspired […]