Charity
FROM Boxers to Beagles, Greyhounds to Golden Retrievers, all pups are welcome at St Clare Hospice’s 16th annual charity dog walk, taking place on Sunday 27th February. Dozens of dogs of all shapes and sizes are set to take part in the Hospice’s sponsored 5km…
A NUMBER of people with connections to Harlow are taking on a variety of challenges in 2022. The former chair of Harlow District Chamber of Commerce is taking on the daunting task of Dry January. Ian Hudson is doing it for his local food bank.…
FOR the fourth year running, you can Recycle Your Christmas Tree with St Clare to help us raise vital funding! On Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th of January 2022, we will be out and about in the local community, collecting Christmas trees for recycling. This…
DECEMBER marks a decade of Essex-based Saffron Building Society’s Community Fund. Managed by Essex Community Foundation (ECF), the Fund has granted a total of £13,578 this year, taking total donations to over £100,000. This money has benefitted over 55 local charities across East Anglia since…
LAST week, St Clare Hospice hosted three special ‘Light up a Life’ memorial services which raised over £20,000 for the local charity. The ceremonies gave families the opportunity to remember and celebrate the lives of lost loved ones. Sarah Thompson, St Clare Hospice CEO welcomed…
A KIND-hearted Harlow schoolboy has since again helped the Harlow Foodbank. Harlow Foodbank’s Andy Thornton takes up the story. Andy said: “I can’t resist sharing this story. Here is young Adiyat Kabir on his 15th birthday. Last year, we told you about him collecting money…
THE Potter Street Wombles are very much a community-minded group and this was reinforced as they raised hundreds for St Clare Hospice with a special Christmas womble. Last Saturday, they walked the length and breadth of Potter Street in festive costume and fund-raising buckets in…
RESIDENTS can get their real Christmas tree collected and recycled by Harlow Council for just £2.20. All the money raised will be donated to the Chair of Harlow Council’s chosen charities dementia care at Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust and Harlow Stroke Support Rehab Centre, with…
THE children’s Christmas party organised by the Berecroft Residents Association, was a great success, with a great turn out. Music was playing, with food and a bit of dancing to Christmas songs. Santa and Mrs Claus made an appearance for the kids to meet. Gifts were…
HEART 4 Harlow are sad to confirm that we have decided to postpone the Heart 4 Harlow Awards Celebration due to the current uncertainty around the COVID 19 pandemic. Although we hope and pray that this latest wave of infections will not be as severe…
THE local community in Ridgeways has been provided with a generous selection of paint and equipment for the construction of the yearly Christmas grotto, thanks to a donation from home improvement business Wickes and its store in Harlow. The donations were provided as part of…
ORDER from GoGetters on the 20th-24th December for your chance to receive a present from Santa. They have gifts such as the new PS5, Smart Watches, Laptops & much more exciting goodies! The wonderful GoGetters drivers will be dressed up as Santa, giving away the…
FOR the last three years Changing Lives have been supporting the Harlow Community by providing food parcels and food for people over the Christmas Period. They will be collecting from M&S, Aldi and Sainsbury’s this Christmas Eve. Please make sure you come to the Community…
THIS Christmas, at The Rent Guarantee Company they decided to make donations to four local charities in Harlow, aligned with the work they do supporting local families. They responded recently to a call to action to provide nappies (not newborn) from Bump to Five and…
ROYDON Primary Academy Head Boy and Girl received a cheque for £1036, funded via voluntary donations. Local resident David Davison organised a fundraising event with Harlow Tye Rotary Club by decorating his garden with a variety of Christmas lights. Mr Davison opened his garden to…
