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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: 561-570Community learning in Scotland highlights local education efforts
The Herald spotlights informal and community learning across Scotland, citing projects such as Sunny Govan Radio, the Inverclyde Shed and the Reimaging Art project as examples of grassroots education and social support.
Newquay RNLI praised after rescuing five people and two dogs from cliff fall
Newquay RNLI volunteers were paged on January 31 after a landslide near the Fly Cellars and rescued five people and two dogs; all were taken to the lifeboat station for checks and refreshments.
Guernsey event aims to spark new interest in Guernesiais
A community event celebrating Guernesiais will be held on Saturday 7 February at St Martin's Community Centre from 14:00 to 16:00 GMT, and Prof Julia Sallabank of the Guernsey Language Commission will outline a new adult course.
Stroud town centre charity shop calls for donations
Insight Gloucestershire’s shop at 58 High Street in Stroud, which opened in September, is asking for clean, undamaged clothing and homewares to raise funds and awareness for blind and partially sighted people across Gloucestershire.
Wildlife pond in your garden: why sun and shade matter
The article notes that placing a wildlife pond where it can be seen from the house and balancing sun and shade supports frog spawning and can help limit algae growth.
Positive news from Yorkshire to make you smile on 1 February 2026.
A BBC Yorkshire roundup shares recent feel-good items from across the region, including a Hull City player comforting a bullied six-year-old and a fundraiser added to the Sheffield Walk of Fame.
Community centre marks ten years serving local residents
Rose Hill Community Centre in Oxford marked its tenth anniversary; the centre opened on 30 January 2016 and offers rooms, community services and renewable energy features.
Brighouse Art Circle to hold life model and poster art challenge evenings
Brighouse Art Circle will host a life model session at Waring Green Community Centre on Thursday 5 February from 7pm to 9pm, followed by a poster art challenge on Thursday 12 February.
£78k bid to improve much-loved Hilton play parks
The Hilton, Milton and Castle Heather Community Council has applied for £77,808.46 toward a roughly £96,000 project to upgrade play parks across five sites; Highland councillors are being recommended to approve the grant when the City of Inverness area committee meets next week.
Saddleworth civic service will take place at Greenfield Methodist Church
Saddleworth Parish Council's civic service for chair Helen Bishop is scheduled at Greenfield Methodist Church on Sunday 1 February at 2pm, and donations collected that day will go to the chair's chosen charities for 2025–26.