Category: Charities
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Morrisons employee leads nationwide protests calling for action on chicken cruelty
Saturday 14 August, 2021 Date: 14th August 2021 Doug Maw, a Morrisons employee facing disciplinary action for taking part in an animal welfare campaign, is spearheading more than a dozen protests taking place at Morrisons supermarkets across the country today. Protests are taking place at Morrisons stores in Liverpool, Manchester, Dundee, Bristol, London, Sheffield, and…
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Jo’s going for a personal best as she raises tinnitus awareness
Thursday 12 August, 2021 46-year-old Jo Nemits from Warrington will be completing the virtual London Marathon on 3 October 2021 for the British Tinnitus Association (BTA), a charity that is close to her heart which supports those living with tinnitus, a debilitating condition that affects almost 22,500 adults in Warrington alone, and around one in…
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INSTITUTE OF HOSPITALITY CHAIR AND CEO NAMED ROOM TO REWARD AMBASSADORS
Wednesday 11 August, 2021 Room to Reward are delighted to announce Kellie Rixon MBE and Robert Richardson, Chair and CEO of the Institute of Hospitality, as the latest figures to join the charity as Ambassadors. The Institute have long been supporters of the initiative, which utilises unsold hotel rooms to enable charities and community groups…
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Disabled War Veteran Sends Heart Wrenching Video To PM
Wednesday 11 August, 2021 Army Veteran, Nick Wilson, has sent an emotional and heart wrenching video message to the PM, where he asks Boris Johnson MP, “Prime Minister, what is the point fighting my addictions, fighting my pain, fighting loneliness and isolation and fighting for the fact I just don’t care about my life anymore.…
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DISCOVERY OF ANTIDOTE FOR LOCKDOWN BLUES BY JIVE BAND
Monday 9 August, 2021The multi award-winning and UK’s number one jive and swing band, The Jive Aces have just released their brand new music video “Bad News” on Sunday 8th August as part of their official Summertime Swing festival.Taken from their latest album “Diggin’ The Roots Vol.1: Rockin’ Rhythm & Blues”, the song “Bad News”…
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Festival of Highlife…its in the drums: Tribute to Ginger Baker [Hackney Empire 7th Oct 2021]
Friday 6 August, 2021In Spring of 2019, Abass Dodoo and Ginger Baker started the process of jointly establishing a charity to teach African Drumming to the young vulnerable people at risk so they could learn about the legacy and origins of ancient African drumming rhythms that Ginger loved so much, during his time in Africa. Sadly…
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Lynette’s Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge
Thursday 5 August, 202157-year-old, Lynette Lewis from Brymbo, near Wrexham, will be taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on Saturday 7 August for the British Tinnitus Association (BTA), a charity that is close to her heart and helped her manage living with tinnitus, a debilitating condition that affects 15,000 adults in the Wrexham area…
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Councillor Giulio Gandolfi thanked Say No to Drugs volunteers in Milano
The Drug-Free World volunteers from the Church of Scientology Milano reach out to youth with the Truth About Drugs campaign. Volunteers from the Church of Scientology Milano teamed up with Milan Transportation Association (ATM) to promote the value of an active, drug-free lifestyle. ATM’s BikeMi, the city’s bike-sharing program, offered these Drug-Free World volunteers the use of bicycles free of…
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Andrew’s Marathon in Firefighter Uniform
Wednesday 4 August, 2021A HELIPAD officer won’t be switching off from work when he takes on the Manchester Marathon – he’ll literally be carrying it with him.Andrew Ledwith has signed up to run the 26.2mile route wearing his 4kg firefighter uniform, complete with helmet and fire-protective tunic and trousers – the equivalent of carrying four…
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Marie and Jack Shapiro Prize shortlist announced
Wednesday 4 August, 2021The shortlist has been announced for the Marie and Jack Shapiro Prize, which is awarded by the British Tinnitus Association (BTA) to the published research paper by a UK-based author most likely to result in improved treatment or public awareness of tinnitus.The Marie and Jack Shapiro Prize is intended to encourage researchers,…