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Pace Center for Girls to host 13th Annual Men Who Cook fundraiser
The Pace Center for Girls Escambia-Santa Rosa will hold its 13th Annual Men Who Cook fundraiser on Sunday, April 19, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Sanders Beach Corrine Jones Resource Center to support at-risk girls and young women in Santa Rosa County.
Silverstone Soccer returns for its seventh annual fundraiser.
Silverstone Soccer, a five-a-side fundraiser run by Silverstone Leasing, will be held at Daventry Town Football Club on 28 June and will benefit The Lewis Foundation as the charity partner for 2026.
Volunteers launch eco-friendly refillery and laundry at Leyland community centre
Volunteers at The Place Community Centre in Leyland have opened a free community laundry and a refillery; the washing machines were funded by South Ribble Borough Council and the refillery was funded by Progress Housing Group.
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Showing: 531-540Essex train station wins award for creativity
Frinton Railway Station in Essex won Anglia in Bloom's 200 Years of Train Travel award for its floral displays, community engagement and creative improvements; volunteers from Frinton in Bloom have cared for the station since 1994.
Scarborough's Dads Behaving Madly group to host inaugural Dads Fest at The Crescent Lounge
Dads Fest will take place on Saturday 21 February from 1pm to 1am at The Crescent Lounge to raise funds for a permanent Dads Behaving Madly Hub; entry is free and donations are welcomed.
Buckskin and South Ham regeneration areas have been confirmed
Sovereign Hill Partnership has named Pinkerton Road as the first priority area for regeneration in Buckskin and South Ham and identified two small pilot sites for refurbishment; public events are scheduled in February as a masterplan is developed through 2026 with a view to submission in 2027.
Pontypool-based Pro Steel Engineering appoints three new team members
Pontypool-based Pro Steel Engineering has appointed Lucy England as Finance Manager, Roger Trueman as SHEQ Manager, and Liam Plummer as HR Advisor; the company reported a £17 million turnover last year.
Cramlington firm CMP Products raises £20,000 for mental health charity
CMP Products raised £20,000 for Anxious Minds after an 18‑month staff-led fundraising and volunteering campaign that included a 36‑hour cycle challenge, bake sales and community volunteering.
Illustrator uncovering the history of Bridport with sketches
Semi-retired illustrator Terry Whitworth has been posting watercolour sketches of Bridport landmarks and short histories on local Facebook groups since March last year.
Campaigners in Halifax to hold lantern parade to press for Square Chapel reopening
Campaigners will hold a lantern parade in Halifax on Feb 5 to mark 12 months since Square Chapel Arts Centre closed; a short rally is planned and organisers say they continue to lobby Arts Council England and Calderdale Council.
Winchester academics helping Swiss teachers bring philosophy into the classroom.
University of Winchester staff hosted a delegation from Zurich to share Philosophy for Children (P4C) methods and observed P4C lessons at a local primary school; the teams plan further collaboration, including a Winchester visit to Zurich in November.
Tiny Homes project is about more than 30 homes.
A Cornwall resident and member of Knox-St. Paul's United Church wrote to the mayor and councillors to express full support for a proposed Tiny Homes project and urged a yes vote. The letter frames the development as more than 30 homes and as a reflection of community compassion and inclusion.
NH bill would allow retired grandparents to get child care funds
The New Hampshire Senate passed Senate Bill 608 to let retired grandparents at federal retirement age qualify for the Child Care Scholarship Program without having to re-enter the workforce. The bill now moves to the House for a hearing in the coming months.