Charity

Harlow Paralympian star Richard Chiassaro backs Active Essex Sports Awards 2018 HARLOW Paralympian Richard Chiassaro is urging residents to nominate inspirational athletes for the Active Essex Sports Awards 2018 – an annual event that celebrates the outstanding achievements of sporting organisations and individuals. Nominations are…

A LEADING Harlow charity that cares for the homeless has issued advice to local residents over beggars in the town centre. Streets2Homes director, Kerry Eastman issued the advice on social media this morning. Ms Eastman said: “We have had several reports of homeless people begging…

HASTINGWOOD-based charity, St Clare Hospice, is appealing to successful London Marathon 2019 ballot applicants to join Team St Clare for the event on Sunday 28th April 2019. Members of Team St Clare who have secured their own place for the London Marathon in the ballot…

THIS September, intu Lakeside will be helping Macmillan Cancer Support by bringing the Essex community together to raise money as part of the annual fundraising campaign ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’. Refreshments, cakes and sweets donated by Patisserie Valerie and Mr Simms will be provided for…

PAUL Copper is a Firefighter and Watch Manager and has been for over 25 years. He has dedicated his life to helping others and now it’s time we did the same for him. Paul is a very loved friend and family man that has been…

St Clare set to launch community art project in Hospice Care Week St Clare Hospice is preparing to launch a community art project during Hospice Care Week, a national week of awareness-raising by the UK’s more than 200 hospices (8-14 October). The theme of this…

ST Elizabeth’s opened their 11th charity shop on Tuesday 18th September on Terminus Street in Harlow. The charity have shops all over Herts and Essex, with three in Harlow – Staple Tye, Bush Fair and Terminus Street. The new shop in Terminus Street will specialise…

ON 1st September 2018 St Clare Hospice officially re-launched the St Clare Business Club. The Business Club is a key part of the organisation’s corporate partnership strategy and offers businesses real, tangible benefits, as well as providing key support for the hospice charity. Local businesses…

THE intrepid team of HTS mountain climbers conquered the Three Peaks Challenge at the weekend. YH was following their progress over the weekend as they attempted to scale Ben Nevis, Scaffel Pike and Snowdonia in a very short time. Despite some atrocious weather particularly at…

WE have been following the progress of the HTS team as they take on the Three Peaks Challenge in aid of St Clare Hospice. First things first. Here is how you can sponsor them. They are well aware that it costs £10,000 a day to…

Harlow SOUP raises over £500 for Harlow Rock Schoolat the third event held at Pemberley Academy, Harlow. Harlow SOUP, which took place on Thursday 30th August at Pemberley Academy, raised over £500 for winning project Harlow Rock School enabling them to decorate and furnish their…

HASTINGWOOD-based charity, St Clare Hospice, is inviting parents throughout West Essex and East Herts to ‘lend a hand’ to their local hospice as children across the region return to school. We know that when children go back to school it’s a mixed bag of emotions…

A HARLOW man is cycling from Lands End to John O’Groats in order to raise more funds to build a school in Cambodia. Adam Spartley started out last week and is well on his way to doing it in twelve days. Adam and his fiancee…

THE Three Valleys Male Voice Choir, from Waltham Abbey, are supporting Arthritis Research UK, They are inviting people to support a concert being held at St Mary Magdalene Church, Harlow on Sunday September 23 at 3pm. Concert manager Tony Moore thanked the church of its…