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Heart health app launches with PureGym and British Heart Foundation PureGym and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) have teamed up to unveil a new programme to help improve the nation’s heart health. To celebrate the launch, PureGym and the BHF hosted an event together in Shoreditch re

Duchess of Edinburgh Continues Girlguiding Patronage GIRLGUIDING has announced that Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh will continue the Royal patronage of the UK’s largest youth organisation dedicated completely to girls. The Duchess’s patronage will continue the tradition o

Four members of The Air Ambulance Service shortlisted for national awards THE Air Ambulance Service (TAAS) has announced that four members of its Operational Team have been shortlisted for the prestigious Air Ambulances UK Awards of Excellence. These awards celebrate individuals who w

Des Buckingham’s Debut Draws Record Crowd at Thriving Manor Club A social event for Oxford United’s senior supporters designed to create friendships and reduce feelings of loneliness registered a record attendance for the second month in a row. Over 120 people packed into Cowley Worke

Wellington Rotary’s Autumn Charity Concert to benefit Ukrainian refugees A charity concert is taking place later this month in aid of Ukrainian refugees who have escaped the conflict in their country and are now living in the Wellington and Telford areas. Brass and Voice is organised

Oxfordshire ‘little troopers’ take part in charity workshop 40 military children from Oxfordshire schools came together in Carterton this week for a special charity workshop. Organised by Oxfordshire County Council, in collaboration with the tri-service children’s charity, Little Troo

Volunteers at local sensory loss service celebrated as part of Falkirk exhibition VOLUNTEERS who have supported a local sensory loss charity over the past 18 years have been celebrated in an exhibition in Falkirk. Forth Valley Sensory Centre volunteers were among those whose stories w

Work Begins on Sense Hub Belfast to Support People with Complex Disabilities WORK has begun on the development of Sense Hub Belfast, a major new centre in Belfast run by disability charity Sense. The centre, when it opens in Spring 2025, will offer specialist support and services to p

Register Now for the 2024 Sodbury Slog and Support Jessie May CALLING all thrill-seekers and mud-lovers! The Sodbury Slog is back for 2024, and if you’re looking for an unforgettable challenge, then this one’s for you! Forget roads – they’re for wimps – this is a lung-busting, trainer

Social care charity joins forces with local and national police for safety campaign In 2023 there were over 13,000 disability hate crimes recorded in the UK, with a 42% increase in disability hate crimes since before the pandemic. In a bid to tackle this national crisis and improve co