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Hartlepool Carers has been named as Sainsbury’s charity for this year.

Supermarket supports carers

 

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Hartlepool Carers has been named as Sainsbury’s charity for this year. Pictured front right is store charity co-ordinator Katie Lisle with customer service assistant Sammi Smith, left, with staff from the carers’ centre in Lowthian Road, Hartlepool

 

Published on Friday 8 July 2011 14:00

KIND-HEARTED supermarket customers have chosen a town charity to benefit from their support.

Hartlepool Carers will be the official charity of Sainsbury’s, in Middle Warren, for the next 12 months.

Staff at the store, in Mulberry Rise, asked their customers and colleagues to nominate their chosen charity for the supermarket to support.

Teddybears’ picnic raises £250 for deaf charity at St Mary’s school in Runcorn

Teddybears’ picnic raises £250 for deaf charity at St Mary’s school in Runcorn

 

Jul 7 2011 by Oliver Clay, Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News

IF RESIDENTS went down to the woods this week they might have found pupils from a Runcorn school having fun for charity.

Saint Mary’s Primary School pupils in Halton Village held a teddy bears’ picnic, raising £250 for the National Deaf Children’s Society.

The Year 1 students chose the cause because one its class members has hearing difficulties.

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