Help Harry Help Uthers

Have you heard a story that brought tears of joy and sadness at the same time, one that proves the human spirit is as great as so many people say it is, one that inspires you and makes your minor aches and pains seem so very meaningless, well Harry’s story is all that.

Harry is 11 [...]

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Charity Credit Cards – Is this the best way to give money to charities?

Confused.com have published some research which reveals that charity credit cards may not be as ‘giving’ as customers think.

After analysing the rewards given on 45 of the UK’s top charity credit cards Confused.com found that those wishing to be charitable could provide greater support by ditching their charity card and replacing [...]

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Paint York Pink Breast Cancer Campaign Fundraising Event

Paint York pink – get involved for breast cancer research

Watch out for pink buildings and pink fundraisers as Breast Cancer Campaign’s Paint the Town Pink returns to help raise funds for breast cancer research and promote breast awareness in York.

Returning to York for the second year running this October, Breast Cancer Campaign is aiming to [...]

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Cystic Fibrosis Big Cake Bake

Everyone loves cake, whether it’s a sponge, carrot, gateau or cupcake. The Cystic Fibrosis Trust wants you to grab a slice of the action by using cakes to help raise vital funds for medical research in The Big Cake Bake!

The Big Cake Bake launches this CF Fundraising Week (17-23 May) when people all over [...]

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£3.3million raised to buy metal detectors ancient find

Last summer a metal detecting enthusiast found a large Anglo Saxon treasure hoard in Staffordshire and now that the purchase price of £3.3m has been met, what is now known as the Staffordshire Hoard will be able to remain in the West Midlands area.

The funding was a combination of a campaign led by the Birmingham [...]

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Tag Rugby Trust launch rugby charity auction

An online raffle aiming to raise money for the Tag Rugby Trust has just been launched with nearly 20 great prizes to be won, including signed memorabilia, rugby tickets, clothing and kit, generously donated by companies such as Puma, Gilbert, Kitbag and viagogo.

The Tag Rugby Trust is a rugby-based charity that was formed in 2002, [...]

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Haiti Kids Kino Project setting up temporary social cinema for affected kids

The Haiti Kids Kino Project is a voluntary project traveling to the Dominican Republic to set up a temporary social cinema for children affected by the Haiti earthquakes. The project will screen films for children and provide workshops, equipment, mentoring and tuition to make their own films. These films will be shown to Haitian audiences [...]

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How to Hula – Advice from Marawa the Amazing

Who better to teach you how to hula than Marawa the Amazing, star of the sensational cabaret and circus act, La Clique. In this fun video she takes you through the basics of hula hooping and gives some top tips for being able to keep it going for the two minutes needed to help set [...]

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Student auctions her virginity to cover debts

A New Zealand student has accepted a different type of bid online; a bid for her virginity that a stranger has valued is worth £20,000.

The 19 year old college student who is known as Unigirl online, states on her website that she knows the consequences of sex with a stranger but that wants money to [...]

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Ben Fogle launches Hula Hoops Hoopathon for Sport Relief

Hula Hoops yesterday launched its nationwide Hula Hoops Hoopathon campaign with adventurer, explorer and one of Britain’s best loved TV presenters, Ben Fogle, in London’s Leicester Square. Ben was also joined by Hula Hoop record holder and La Clique star, Marawa the Amazing.

Ben and Marawa demonstrated their hula hooping skills in a bid to [...]

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