Charity

Charity Abseil – Harlow WEST Essex Mind are looking for some daredevils who are also keen to fundraise for their local mental health charity. Harlow Tye Rotary are hosting the 22nd annual Harlow water tower abseil and they would love you to get involved. The…

ST Clare Hospice is holding its annual 10k race on Sunday, 7th April, with the race starting at 10:30am. This popular annual sporting event, which is a regular fixture in local running club calendars, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The first ever St Clare…

Local hospice declares ‘love’ for its 500 volunteers this Valentine’s Day HASTINGWOOD-based charity, St Clare Hospice, is celebrating Valentine’s Day by sharing their love for more than 500 volunteers who give their time to lend a hand to the local cause. The volunteers at St…

PLEASE support Harlow resident Nicola Stripp as she takes on the London Marathon for charity. Nicola is running for Ability Bow. Ability Bow is a community gym based in East London that focusses support on people with disabilities or long-term health conditions who can experience…

POTTER Street resident, Tara Young is running the London Marathon in April. Tara said: “I am running for the Children’s Society which is a truly amazing charity that covers many areas such as child protection, gang affiliation, child sexual exploitation and many more areas of…

Pawfect Pug pooch is the Winter Walkies photo competition winner! PERFECT pooch Elsa, a four-year-old Pug, will be taking the lead when St Clare Hospice holds its popular Winter Walkies on Sunday 24th February 2019. Elsa has been named St Clare’s Cutest Canine after she…

ANOTHER Harlow resident aiming to run 26 miles, 385 yards in April is Kirsty Spooner. Kirsty is running for Teenager Cancer Trust, The link is below. https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=Kirsty5b748124b18e5&pageUrl=1 Kirsty is building up her mileage. Her longest run so far is 12 miles. She is training three…

AS part of our coverage supporting Harlow residents taking part in the London Marathon of 2019, we showcase Daryl Baver-Pollard. This will be Church Langley resident Daryl’s first marathon in April and we wish him all the luck. Daryl is running for Lord Taverners, who…

HASTINGWOOD-based charity, St Clare Hospice, is on the lookout for online-shopping-savvy individuals who can lend their skills to the organisation’s eBay team. Last year, St Clare’s eBay shop (stores.ebay.co.uk/St-Clare-Hospice) generated approximately £25,000 in vital funding for the West Essex and East Herts charity, with this…

YH is following the progress of a number of Harlow residents as they take on the challenge of the London Marathon. We are going to see how each runner is getting on from now until the big day in April. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/georgina-heath1 Church Langley teacher, Georgina…

ST Clare Hospice is encouraging more local people to get involved with its inspiring community art project, ‘Heart your Hospice,’ before it ends next month. The project launched during Hospice Care Week (8th-14th October 2018) and has been touring around West Essex and East Herts…

FIVE-HUNDRED people attended the Harlow Carols and Candlelight Services in St Paul’s Church, Daniel Robinson and Sons who were hosting the event, noticed that the Church roof was in desperate need of repair and whilst the church had already raised a fantastic £17,000 for the…

THE third Monday of January (Monday 21st January) has been awarded the gloomy title of Blue Monday, due to a combination of post-Christmas blues, cold dark nights and most people having already broken their new year’s resolutions. But the St Clare Hospice weekly lottery is…