Monthly Archives: July 2011
Coventry Carers group take over the allotments and make tremendous changes
Heart of England in Bloom judges visit Coventry
- by Sandish Shoker
- Jul 21 2011
JUDGES from Heart of England in Bloom were in Coventry on Wednesday to consider the city’s entry into this year’s competition.
Mike Garwood and Nicola Clarke were shown several sites as part of the city’s entry in the regional Large City category.
Coventry is up against rival cities Wolverhampton and Birmingham for the regional prize.
Huge difference to the lives of some of the region’s most vulnerable people in Lancs
Lottery cash secures future for East Lancashire charities
10:43am Thursday 21st July 2011
- By David Watkinson »Chief reporter
A CHARITY which supports carers has seen its future secured after it won a £434,000 grant from the lottery.
Blackburn with Darwen Carers Service Limited will spend the cash on a series of projects to support the hundreds of people who are unpaid carers.
Sam Morris, chief executive, said activities will include confidence and self-esteem schemes as well as training, aimed at helping carers to learn coping strategies such as relaxation techniques, stress management, healthy lifestyle interventions and access to holistic therapies and massage.
“The more ridiculous the costumes the better.” raising money for young carers.
LYNN NEWS YOUNG CARERS’ APPEAL: Footballers’ fancy dress walk for appeal
REFFLEY ROYALS FC Reffley Royals with supporters, who will be doing a sponsored walk for charity, at their first rain-soaked training session of the coming season
MEMBERS of a football team will be putting their best feet forward in fancy dress for the Lynn News Young Carers’ Appeal.
The Reffley Royals adult team, who practice in River Lane, Gaywood, will be taking part in a five-kilometre sponsored walk on Sunday, August 28, from noon.
It will start and finish at the Swan Inn, Nursery Lane, South Wootton.
The players, as well as their partners and children, will make their way along Common Lane, South Wootton, Castle Rising Road, South Wootton, Priory Lane, North Wootton, Ling Common Road, North Wootton, Lynn Road, North Wootton, Grimston Road, South Wootton, and Low Road, South Wootton.
Anyone can take part and the special event was organised by Rob Back, Reffley Royals Football Club manager.
He told the Lynn News: “The more ridiculous the costumes the better. We want to raise as much money as we can. It will be a fun day for everybody.”
In the past the team has raised money for the Lynn News Special Care Baby Appeal and the Help for Heroes charity.
