73-year-old great grandad’s hero welcome at end of year-round charity walking challenge
A 73-year-old great-grandad from Coventry who has smashed his personal target to walk ten miles a day throughout 2022 for a children’s charity, received a hero’s welcome after completing his last circuit of the city’s Memorial Park. Tony Cunningham, who underwent a quadruple heart bypass, has now raised more than £10,000 for Warwick-based Molly Ollys […]
Family raises more than £7,500 for Shipston Home Nursing at the end of ‘annus horribilis’
“It’s like Shipston Home Nursing wrapped a blanket around our family in the very darkest of days,” said Jo Carroll, whose mother Sue passed away in August – in a year she describes as their own ‘annus horribilis.’ Jo and her friends and family have since raised more than £7,500 to give back to the […]
Influential Irish gamer raises more than £20k for Warwickshire children’s charity
A 33 year old gamer from Kilkenny in Ireland used his influential online network of 430K followers to run a Christmas giveaway that raised more than £20,000 for Warwickshire children’s charity, Molly Ollys. Brendan Mansfield – known as DeeBeeGeek online – devised the ’12 Gifts of Geekmas’ contest where subscribers to Twitch and his YouTube […]
Thousands for local charities after firm’s year of fundraising
A local law firm’s year of fundraising has amassed more than £3,200 for five charities in the Coventry and Warwickshire area as well as supporting victims of the Ukrainian war. Coventry Women’s Haven, Warwick-based Safeline, Helping Hands Community Project in Leamington, The Mary Ann Evans Hospice in Nuneaton and Southam Fosse Foodbank have each received […]
73-year-old great grandad raises thousands after exceeding target for year-round charity walking challenge
A 73-year-old great-grandad from Coventry who underwent a quadruple heart bypass has smashed his personal target to walk ten miles a day throughout 2022 for a children’s charity after completing his last circuit of the city’s Memorial Park on Saturday (New Year’s Eve.) Tony Cunningham has now raised more than £9,000 for Warwick-based Molly Ollys […]
Still time to enter awards celebrating female achievers
THERE are just a few weeks left for people in Warwickshire to enter awards dedicated to recognising inspirational women across the UK. The fifth Ladies First Professional Development Awards will celebrate success stories while also raising funds and awareness for two Midlands charities, The Memory Box Foundation and Coventry Foodbank. New categories celebrating creatives will […]
Farmers and fundraisers gear up for light show with a difference
A Christmas convoy of tractors will soon be blazing a bright trail through south Warwickshire in aid of two local charities. More than 40 tractors and farm vehicles festooned in festive lights will parade through towns and villages on December 13th to raise money for The Warwickshire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs and Warwick children’s […]
Coventry Foodbank teams up with dance academy for ‘The Dance of the Foodbank Fairies’
This Christmas, Coventry Foodbank is launching its fundraising campaign to help tackle the rising food crisis. The Foodbank is appealing for support to help meet increasing demand through a new four-part social media video, filmed in collaboration with a local dance group Leamington and Warwick Academy of Dance. Starting tomorrow (December 1ST), they hope to […]
New community radio station dedicated to podcasters launched
A Leamington man’s long-held ambition to launch a new community radio station dedicated to podcasters, has taken to the airwaves. Gary Jones dreamed of one day running his own station ever since first entering local amateur broadcasting eight years ago. Now, through his new GROW Radio enterprise, he has not only realised that dream – […]
Meriden Rotarians return with Santa sleigh run
The familiar jingle of festive bells will be returning to Meriden’s streets next month thanks to friendly local Rotarians. Members of The Rotary Club of Meriden will be joined by volunteers when they take their sleigh out and about in December as children gear up for some pre-Christmas excitement – all in the name of […]