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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.
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Showing: 641-650We Are Mansfield becomes part of school curriculum at Queen Elizabeth's Academy
We Are Mansfield, a local film and cultural project, has been incorporated into year seven lessons at Queen Elizabeth's Academy as part of a unit on The Importance of Place.
Leisure centre in Winchester earns national recognition with British Gymnastics nomination
Winchester Sport and Leisure Park has been nominated as Official Delivery Partner Venue of the Year at the British Gymnastics Awards 2026, recognising its inclusive coaching and programmes for all ages and abilities.
Fashion show and pop-up shop set for Widnes community centre this spring
The Ladies Pop-Up Shop & Fun Fashion Show will take place at Upton Community Centre in Widnes on March 1 to raise funds for Making Space's supported living services in Widnes and Runcorn.
Liz Earle to keynote Ladies Lunch 2026 in Hull.
Liz Earle will be the keynote speaker at the Ladies Lunch 2026 in Hull on March 6, a joint fundraiser by the Sailors' Children's Society and HEY Smile Foundation expected to welcome over 500 guests.
Gordonstoun pupils to be on call 24/7 to support Coastguard
Senior pupils at Gordonstoun School in Moray will form an operational support team of eight students who will be on call 24/7 to assist HM Coastguard with communications and logistics during search-and-rescue incidents; they will be supervised by Coastguard-trained staff and operate from a new local Coastguard centre.
Community-driven gym in Swaffham grows through steady effort
Trevor Davies rebuilt a struggling kickboxing club into SKA starting in 2011, and the member-led gym expanded into a larger commercial unit in 2022 with recent facility upgrades.
Digital arts and culture support digital inclusion for older people
Research from the University of Sheffield and 100% Digital Leeds, supported by Arts Council England, finds that creative activities can act as gateways into digital technology for older people and that the project includes a toolkit and recommendations to help organisations act on the findings.
Jon Richardson joins community to restore Ryedale pub in new TV series.
A four-part series called Our Yorkshire Pub Rescue with Jon Richardson will air on More4 in February and follows the community-led restoration of The Plough in Fadmoor, purchased in September 2024 with Community Ownership Fund and local investment.
EACH Christmas tree recycling scheme raises thousands for charity
East Anglia's Children's Hospices' Christmas tree recycling scheme raised around £48,000 and collected a record number of trees across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.
MUSUBI Initiative partners with LFC Foundation to support Japanese youth
The British Embassy Tokyo's MUSUBI Initiative has partnered with the Liverpool FC Foundation's 'Leaders of Tomorrow' programme, supported by The Nippon Foundation, to expand youth sport and leadership activities in Japan. The programme uses football clinics, leadership development and community sessions to reach children and local communities.