Charity
PARAMEDICS from Harlow and Loughton have joined together with their colleagues to get involved by growing moustaches during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Research suggests that the masks that front-line NHS workers are wearing to protect themselves and others from Coronavirus may not be as effective with…
Hospice to host first ever Virtual Quiz Night for supporters amidst COVID-19 outbreak ST Clare Hospice’s Community Fundraising team are diversifying their fundraising events and activities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic by hosting their first ever Virtual Quiz Night. The hospice charity’s Virtual Quiz Night is…
The beautiful Bluebell symbolises hope, gratitude and everlasting love. BLUEBELLS are one of our best-loved British flowers. And right now, our woodlands are coming to life in a sea of blue, spreading joy at a time of uncertainty. So, let’s all wear a Bluebell to…
A HARLOW football club has produced a video as part of a fund-raising campaign to help Princess Alexandra Hospital. Parsloe Athletic have made the appeal on https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/pafcu10thankyou The organiser Daniel Hawkins said: “As an age group, we wanted to do something to say thank you…
IN unexpected and unprecedented times, we are seeing that a crisis can bring out the best in people. There has been a lot of positive support for our local business as they struggle to come to terms with the impact of the restrictions on our…
Let it Grow Guys, and support Harlow Foodbank TOWN Chaplain Revd Robert Findlay together with St Peter’s Church in Roydon have laid down a challenge to all the men in Harlow and the villages to “Release their inner Hipster and raise vital funds for Harlow…
Community encouraged to support local hospital charity in the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) via charity appeal THE community are encouraged to support a dedicated charity appeal for their local hospital in the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19). Teams at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT)…
AFTER campaigning for greater Government support for Harlow charities, including a letter to the Chancellor, Robert Halfon MP has helped secure a major package of funding to help the charity sector get through the coronavirus crisis. Last night, the Chancellor set out that £750 million…
ST CLARE Hospice’s amazing volunteer, Rose Morris, has completed their Virtual 5K not once – but three times! Rose is a great community champion in Harlow. She has popped up in a number of YH stories. She read one of our WW1 dedications, she is…
ROBERT Halfon MP has called on the Government to grant emergency funding to support charities, volunteers organisations and social enterprises delivering vital services in Harlow, amid the coronavirus outbreak. In a cross-party letter to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, signed by over 236 MPs and Peers,…
St Clare Hospice welcomes new Chaplain, Ann, to their team WEST Essex and East Hertfordshire charity, St Clare Hospice, recently welcomed a new Chaplain to their team following a licensing service which took place at their main hospice centre in Hastingwood on Wednesday 18th March.…
THE RSPCA is today launching an emergency appeal to keep its rescue teams out on the frontline in Essex saving animals through the Coronavirus crisis. Animal rescuers at the charity have been designated key workers by the Government but vital funding is needed to keep…
Hospice’s Compassionate Neighbours project steps up to support socially isolated individuals amidst COVID-19 outbreak ST Clare Hospice’s Compassionate Neighbours project, a volunteer-led programme to help tackle social isolation and loneliness throughout West Essex and East Hertfordshire, is diversifying amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. With the UK…
A HARLOW couple are raising money for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) by performing a series of hilarious videos on social media site, Tik-Tok. Daniel and Keighley Ramm decided to fundraise as both their mothers, Nikki and Kim, work for…
LAST week, we made an urgent appeal for donations of vital cleaning supplies and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – and YOU, our amazing community, stepped up to support your local hospice! We’d like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who donated essential supplies…
PLEASE help St Clare Hospice by taking part in the first ever Virtual 5k run. The annual St Clare Hospice 10K run has been cancelled so instead they have asked if you could do something “virtually”. Local actor and musician Chris Griggs did the 5k…
