This category relates to all things to do with charities and their activities in Preston.
42,000 hot meals and 130,000 bags of shopping delivered – Preston community group celebrates its first birthdayCommunity group Preston Here For Humanity has celebrated one year of helping vulnerable people. Since it began, the group has delivered over 42,000 hot meals and 130,000 bags of shopping to […]
3 years ago PNE stars Patrick Bauer and Emil Riis join Communities United meetingPNE stars Patrick Bauer and Emil Riis joined the latest Preston North End Community and Education Trust Communities United meeting to share their experiences of growing up in Germany and […]
3 years ago Preston charity introduces ‘MAC’ to older people in need across LancashirePreston-based charity Age Concern Central Lancashire has launched ‘MAC’, a Mobile Advice Centre designed to reach and support older people in need. The charity is running the community outreach service […]
3 years ago Stroke patient doing sponsored walk throughout April to raise money for life-saving Royal Preston Hospital wardCharlene Carrington will be walking two miles a day in April to raise money for Royal Preston Hospital’s Neurosurgery ward. Ward 2a treated Charlene when she suffered a right sided […]
3 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Sister of woman who died of type 1 diabetes walking 3,000 miles with friends to raise awareness of the diseaseJenna Smith and 12 friends have raised over £1,300 as they walk the distance to Benidorm and back throughout March to raise awareness of type 1 diabetes. Jenna lost her […]
3 years ago Support service for women in Preston praised by Police and Crime Commissioner for their work during lockdownA project which received funding to help women who may be isolated or need other support during the pandemic has been praised by Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw. […]
3 years ago Spreading Easter joy with knitted chicks and chocolate eggs for Rosemere Cancer Centre teamsWith coronavirus restrictions meaning the Rosemere Cancer Centre coffee shop is closed, the volunteers who manage and run it have been keeping spirits up to treat centre staff this year. […]
3 years ago Six-year-old Prestonian raises funds for Comic Relief with virtual lunch to ‘raise a smile’A young boy from Penwortham organised a Comic Relief fundraising virtual lunch to raise funds for the charity. Manny Cooper, who attends Howick C of E school, organised the lunch […]
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