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Imagination Majorettes receive £500 grant from Dunstable Town Council.
Dunstable Town Council awarded Imagination Majorettes a £500 Seedcorn Grant to help purchase equipment and uniforms; the local troupe runs Monday sessions at Downside Community Centre and will perform at council-organised markets and events during the year.
Vintage and retro fashion sale coming to Carlisle next month
A pop-up charity shop selling used and vintage womenswear will open at Intro on Paternoster Row in Carlisle from March 13 to March 15 to raise funds for the campaign to reopen the Victorian and Turkish Baths.
RNLI to recruit 160 face-to-face fundraisers across UK and Ireland
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is recruiting around 160 paid face-to-face fundraisers to work around the UK's and Ireland's coasts; fundraisers will share water safety messages and encourage supporters, and the RNLI says roles include training and competitive pay.
Recent heartwarming stories
Showing: 591-600Foyle Hospice launches B Good to You wellness evening with BPerfect Cosmetics
Foyle Hospice is launching a 'B Good to You' wellness evening in partnership with BPerfect Cosmetics to raise funds for local hospice care; tickets are priced at £25.
Cambridgeshire village Sawtry praised as friendly and convenient
Residents say Sawtry, on the edge of the A1 between Peterborough and Huntingdon, feels friendly and offers local shops, services and active community groups.
Miyawaki micro forest planted beside Spring Mill homes
A Miyawaki micro forest of about 850 native tree whips was planted on Pendle Borough Council land next to the Spring Mill development in Earby, with pupils, Barnfield Construction and Lancashire County Council taking part.
Community centre to offer free Saturday meals after £10,000 Celtic Foundation boost
Branchton Community Centre will use a £10,000 grant from the Celtic Foundation to expand its free meal programme and is planning a Saturday service after already serving around 50 lunches a day.
Care home residents complete 500-mile walk and raise thousands for charity
Residents at Braemar Lodge completed a 168-day, 500-mile sponsored walk from Salisbury to Braemar and raised £3,461.53 for Salisbury Hospice Charity.
Jailed mothers in Colombia are receiving a second chance under a new law
Since the Public Utility law took effect, 216 women who are heads of households have been released to serve the remainder of their sentences in the community, but campaigners say uptake has been limited and post-release support is uneven.
Rotary Club donation to St Michael's Hospice from Christmas collection.
Senlac St Leonards Rotary Club donated funds raised at Morrison's on Queens Road in Hastings to St Michael's Hospice, and hospice fundraiser Sophie Bailey thanked the club for its ongoing support.
Severn Hospice receives support from county squash players.
County squash players raised £1,550 at Shropshire Squash Club on 28 December for Severn Hospice, with £740 donated online and more than £150 added through Gift Aid.
Little Bird Baby Bank launches kindness project to mark anniversary
The Little Bird Baby Bank in Stratford will collect donated toys and gifts to provide birthday presents for children in need, with the project launching on 8 February to coincide with its seventh anniversary.
Transatlantic row led by businessman to support people with MND
Northamptonshire businessman Matt Sirrell will join a four-man team to row about 3,000 miles from La Gomera to English Harbour, Antigua, a challenge due to start on 12 December and expected to take around 40 days to raise funds and awareness for the MND Association.