Charity
LAST week, we reported on St Luke’s pupil Chloe, who has taken on a 28-day challenge to have her photo taken with a different dog every single day for charity. Let Chloe, who is aged 10, and goes to St Luke’s Primary, take up her…
ST Clare Hospice’s new Wellbeing Hub has secured more than £5,000 funding. This will help the Hospice to deliver a broad range of activities and improve the lives of local people living with a life-limiting illness. The BETA Charitable Trust recently donated £2,500 in support…
WE are planning to follow a number of Harlow runners as they prepare for the October running of the London Marathon. The 26-mile challenge, may be nine months away but there is a lot of preparation to do, miles to run and fund-raising as well.…
A YOUNG man from Harlow who sold drugs on the streets as a teenager turned his life around thanks to a unique intervention programme. The now 19-year-old changed his pathway after completing a 12-week woodwork and mentoring workshop aimed at young people displaying risky behaviours.…
ST Clare Hospice have announced the winner of their Cutest Canine Competition. This year, the canine champ that wins the crown is 7 year old Milo, a black Labrador from Saffron Walden. Milo was voted top dog out of a field of 14 lovely entrants,…
HARLOW organisation Changing Lives has won a highly respected National Diversity Award. The National Diversity Awards were held in Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. Changing Lives won the Community Organisation Award for Multi-Strand. Changing Lives Community Services is an early intervention and prevention project aimed at raising…
ON World Cancer Day, the Wellbeing Hub brings together the support and guidance that St Clare Hospice can offer you, in partnership with the local community, to help improve your wellbeing and quality of life during a life-limiting illness, the end of life and bereavement.…
ON Friday 4th Feb, the Community Hub are at the Harvey Centre 11.30am-1.30pm. Find out about volunteering from @HarlowVolunteer, speak to @iss_org_uk for advice & support or find out how u can ‘get active’ from @WestEssexCAN ‘Find Your Active’ Co-Ordinator. The Community Hub offer advice,…
IT may be a few months away but Harlow-based charity Upwards with Downs is set to host a Family Fun Day this summer. If you would like to have a stall, then all the contact details are below.
DAD Stuart Griffiths could have died of embarrassment if he hadn’t finally opened up to a doctor. Stuart, a member of London Ambulance Service emergency crew, had found a lump on his testicles but left it eight months before he mentioned it. By the time…
A HARLOW girl is trying to raise money for a very worthwhile cause by having her photograph taken with 28 dogs in 28 days. Let Chloe, who is aged 10, and goes to St Luke’s Primary, take up her story via her Justgiving page. Chloe…
SAFER Places has become the first Domestic Abuse organization in the UK to be awarded a Working with Trauma Quality Mark award in recognition of their approach to services they provide survivors of domestic abuse. The Trauma Aware Bronze award is awarded when an organisation…
Here is the Artistic and Executive Director, Rory Davies, presenting the Chair of Harlow Council with a cheque on behalf of the audiences of Robin Hood. Their annual Pantomime bucket collection raised £4,018.67 for two amazing chosen charities: Dementia Care The Princess Alexandra Hospital Charity…
ST Clare Hospice’s Hospice at Home service launched in January 2014. Since then, the team have cared for more than 4,000 patients and their families in the comfort of their own home, in West Essex. The team of registered nurses and nursing assistants provide free,…
A LOCAL vicar is looking for storage space for a large amount of furniture that could help needy family. Rev. Jokey Poyntz of Little Parndon church has made the following appeal. “I am a local vicar who, as part of my community role, works with many…
A KIND-hearted barber gave up a day to give free haircuts for the homeless and vulnerable in Harlow. Jack Riley took his mobile barbershop to Street2Homes in Wych Elm for a marathon four-hour session. We think you will all agree that this was a lovely…
