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High Sheriff of Shropshire Mandy Thorn MBE DL
05 Mar 2024
An innovative new charity fund from the High Sheriff of Shropshire has helped boost 14 youth-led organisations and projects across the county. The High Sheriff of Shropshire’s Fund has announced its first awardees totalling £15,000 for youth-led projects across Shropshire Telford and Wrekin. The award was set up last year to offer grants of up to £1,250 to support organisations, community groups...
Conquer the Coals for a Cause
06 Feb 2024
Face the flames and walk over hot coals at the exhilarating Bridgnorth Firewalk, set to take place on Saturday, 24th February 2024, at the Bridgnorth Rugby Club.   This extraordinary challenge inspired by John’s Crew Fundraising Group, invites participants to experience an adrenaline rush while contributing to a special cause – finding a cure for brain tumours. John Lilley, a man with dreams of...
Students Charlotte Brookes (on left) and Laura Morris.
26 Jan 2024
University Centre Shrewsbury students are organising a Spring Fling ball to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. The event will be held on Saturday March 2 at one of Shropshire’s most historic hotels, the Albright Hussey Manor Hotel, just north of Shrewsbury. Laura Morris and Charlotte Brookes, who are studying Events and Festivals Management, have been working hard for several months to...
09 Jan 2024
Employees from housebuilder Vistry Group’s Mercia region have raised £5,000 for the company’s chosen charity of the year, the Alzheimer’s Society. Staff based at Vistry Mercia’s regional head office in Dunston, near Stafford, took part in a series of fundraising activities throughout 2023, including a golf day, memory challenge and Christmas jumper day. Colleagues also successfully completed a...
18 Jul 2023
A Shropshire construction firm has adopted a lifesaving service as its latest charity of the year.  Staff at Pave Aways will be fundraising during the next 12 months to raise vital funds for West Mercia Search and Rescue. The charity, which works across Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire as well as providing mutual assistance to other teams across the wider Midlands, is one of the go-to...
30 Mar 2023
A top environmental scholarship programme run by Shropshire charity the Field Studies Council is expanding this year to provide opportunities for even more young people. The charity plans to create 80 new Young Darwin Scholars in 2023 to mark its 80th anniversary year. The annual scholarship programme helps budding ecologists aged 16 to 25 to develop their environmental skills and further their...
08 Mar 2023
A dyslexia campaigner from Shropshire has enjoyed a right royal day out after officially being made an MBE by Princess Anne at a special investiture ceremony. Elizabeth Wilkinson, who has worked tirelessly to promote the skills and successes of people with dyslexia, went to Windsor Castle today (Wednesday, March 8) to receive the honour awarded in the Queen’s Birthday Honours last year. She went...
Alan Lewis from ASE, right, with Ben Wootton, left, and some of Q's Shrewsbury team who took part in last year’s Oswestry 10k event.
16 Jan 2023
A fast-growing Shropshire financial firm is sponsoring a year of adrenaline-fuelled events – and helping raise cash for a special charity. Q Financial Services – which has offices in Wellington and Shrewsbury – has extended its sponsorship deal with Adrenaline Sporting Events (ASE) to cover all 11 of its 2023 events. Q team members will take part in the events to raise cash for the Little Rascals...
08 Dec 2022
A special event to launch a spectacular Charity Space Odyssey video staged by Shropshire’s new community radio station has been hailed a huge success. Around 200 people watched the premiere of the INTune radio space flight video at St Mary’s church in Shrewsbury, which saw 33 county charities teaming up with the station on a three-hour balloon trip to the edge of space. INTune founder Wayne Flynn...
24 Nov 2022
Local charity Community Resource has launched a campaign to highlight the importance of staying active throughout the winter months. The Shrewsbury-based organisation is urging people to ‘Keep Moving, Keep Warm’ to fight off the winter gloom and maintain their strength and fitness throughout the year. Community Resource runs events across the county to help people with their fitness and wellbeing...
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