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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: 571-580Blackburn Ragged School was built by locals to educate and feed the poor
Founded in 1881 by James Dixon and John Walkden to educate and provide meals and clothing for needy children, the Blackburn Ragged School later became a community centre and was demolished in 2009 with its foundation stones and war roll call preserved.
Women's Day event in Brighton invites honest connection and collective leadership
A community-focused International Women's Day event curated by Elif Köse will take place in Brighton on March 8 and emphasises lived experience, inclusive leadership and grassroots connection.
Hens seek new homes as charity appeals for adopters
The British Hen Welfare Trust is arranging rehoming in South Marston for hundreds of 18-month-old ex-commercial hens, with a public rehoming event on February 8 and an adoption deadline of February 6.
Hundreds of hens seeking new homes in South Marston
The British Hen Welfare Trust is organising the rehoming of hundreds of ex-commercial hens in South Marston. The birds are about 18 months old, and a rehoming event is scheduled for Sunday, February 8.
St Helens bus appeal launched to save historic vehicle
A GoFundMe appeal has been launched to raise funds for BDJ 67, a 75‑year‑old former St Helens Corporation AEC Regent III RT-type that recently returned to the North West Museum of Road Transport; planned repairs include bodywork, a full repaint and possibly an engine overhaul.
Penarth this week offers Songs of Praise, drumming, sound bath and bingo.
Local events in Penarth this week include a Songs of Praise recording at St Augustine's Church on Saturday, January 31 and community sessions such as African drumming, a sound bath and a Cancer Research charity bingo night.
Robin Hood's Bay cod is a historic RNLI collecting box
A cast-iron codfish sculpture in Robin Hood's Bay was installed around 1885 to raise money for the RNLI and is Grade II listed; Historic England reports it could be the charity's oldest collecting box still in use.
Foster carers honoured for decades of dedication
Christopher and Denise Mitchell, from the Derbyshire Dales, were presented with a British Citizen Award at the Palace of Westminster after decades of adopting and fostering children, including three adopted children with Down's syndrome and 12 foster placements over 14 years.
Tea room in Astley that closed last year reopens under community CIC.
Merly's Tearoom at Damhouse in Astley closed in January but reopened last summer under Merly's Kitchen, a Community Interest Company, and now offers homemade food, volunteer-led services and community activities.
Grimsby driving instructor offers £1,600 of lessons in charity prize draw
James Bell, a Grimsby driving instructor, is running a JustGiving prize draw offering up to 40 hours of driving lessons valued at £1,600 to raise funds for Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance; the draw is scheduled for March 31 and donations have already been recorded.