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This category relates to all things to do with charities and their activities in Preston.

Preston charity raises over £500 for the poor in Rwanda

Rwanda Group Trust tabletop sale Rwanda Group Trust, a Preston charity, raised £532 last weekend after holding a Christmas tabletop sale. Toys, clothes, gifts, cards and books were on offer at St Anthony’s Annexe in […]

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Preston charity features in a new film nominated for an international award

Karen Wallis, Head of Support at Emmaus. A film featuring two people from homelessness charity Emmaus Preston has been nominated for an award at the ‘Oscars’ of charity film. ‘An Introduction to Emmaus North West’ highlights the […]

4 months ago
Preston neuro-moves awarded £64,209 lottery funding to continue helping people with Parkinson’s

Helen Gould, co-founder of LPM Dance at a Neuro-Moves session. Photo by Johnny Bean LPM Dance, a group running classes for people with Parkinson’s since 2021, has received £64,209 in funding from the National Lottery’s Reaching Communities Fund. The donation will enable the programme […]

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Baby Beat Preston invests money into early pregnancy loss bereavement service at Royal Preston Hospital

Baby Beat - Claire (left) welcomes Kirstie (right) 2 Baby Beat, a maternity services charity, are investing £93,116 into funding an early pregnancy loss bereavement service at Royal Preston Hospital and other Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. The service will fund […]

4 months ago
Advertisement Advertisement Significant chunk of money needed to get Preston Youth Zone operating

Preston Youth Zone CGI The hunt is on to find the estimated £1.5m that will be needed each year to operate Preston’s new Youth Zone. The charity behind the long-awaited facility – which is […]

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Christmas Wish Tree Appeal supporting families in South Ribble and Chorley refuges this winter

South Ribble and Chorley Women’s Refuge support worker, Zoe South Ribble and Chorley Women’s Refuges are asking local people to support vulnerable families by taking part in the Christmas Wish Tree Appeal. For women and children escaping domestic abuse, […]

4 months ago
2024 Preston artist calendar raising funds for environmental charity

Looking inside The Birley Pic: The Birley The Birley’s 2024 Preston Artist Calendar is raising funds for environmental charity and social enterprise Let’s Grow Preston. Each month of the calendar showcases artwork by one of 12 artists, […]

4 months ago
Preston woman runs fundraiser to donate toys and food over Christmas

Jodie Marie Rigby making toy donations at the Cotton Court appeal Pic: Justgiving A woman from Preston is raising money to help buy teddy bears for children and food for the homeless this Christmas. Jodie Marie Rigby, 32, started fundraising last week, and […]

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