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School students take on global challenge
Taking inspiration from one of their most famous past pupils, students at a Shropshire school are attempting to virtually circumnavigate the world in, not 80 days, but 40. And they are doing it all for charity. To keep the 800 students at Shrewsbury School active during lockdown, philosophy teacher Giles Bell challenged them to run,...
Lent challenge in memory of renowned musician
A musician from London, who each year completes a crazy fundraising challenge, is running more than 1,000km during Lent to fundraise for us. Finan Jones always chooses a charity close to his heart when he undertakes his challenges – which have included swimming 235.2km, surviving on just £47 for 47 days, and running 500km. In the past he has raised...
Schoolgirl strides out on End-to-End challenge
A Shropshire schoolgirl is walking from one end of the UK to the other without leaving her hometown to raise money for us after we cared for her mum. Imogen Leith, or Immy as she is known, is just 11 years old but she is not letting her age or lockdown beat her and is determined to finish her marathon, 874-mile-long walk – the distance from Land’s...
Hospice welcomes £21,000 Tree of Light donation
Fundraisers in Telford have been thanked for a £21,000 donation ‘which couldn’t have come at a better time’ for us. The four Rotary clubs in Telford chose us to benefit from their annual Tree of Light fundraising campaign. And thanks to their commitment and support – and despite the pandemic – they successfully matched last...
Businesses praised for their support
Although we had to cancel our major fundraising events for 2021, local businesses have been praised for their ‘incredible support’ despite facing their own financial challenges. We made the tough decision last week to cancel our three most popular events, Pontesbury Potter, Colour Run and Dragon Boats, all of which attract hundreds of participants and bring in thousands of pounds in fundraising. But the events’ corporate sponsors and...