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

Dashing Preston Santas help raise £800 for blind and partially sighted people

Ian Watkinson with his sons Harry and Jackson did their Santa Dash in Penwortham on Christmas Day A number of Santas dashed around Preston and South Ribble to help raise £800 for blind and partially sighted people. Participants took part in sight loss charity Galloway’s Santa Dash […]

3 years ago
Single dad gets family life on track thanks to Preston North End in the community

A family on a bike ride Pic: LaterJay Photography from Pixabay A single dad has been helped to such an extent by Preston North End Community and Education Trust that he has been able to move his family into a new […]

3 years ago
Local football club raises money for Preston eating disorder charity

Old Knackers Football Club (OKFC) have been raising money for Preston eating disorder charity, S.E.E.D. The team put on a charity football match on their one year anniversary as a […]

3 years ago
Sign up for socially distanced Race for Life in Preston

Preston residents are being encouraged to look beyond lockdown 3 by making a date to join Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Preston.     The charity’s much-loved event is aiming to return […]

3 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Grants come in to keep Preston cancer clinic open

Inside a radiotherapy treatment room at Rosemere Cancer Centre A clinic set up to help local former cancer patients suffering with life impacting treatment side effects has received further grants to keep it going during the coronavirus pandemic. A […]

3 years ago
Preston and South Ribble charities offered free help from local industry network

Darryl Cooke, founder of the gunnercooke foundation Preston and South Ribble charities are being offered free support to develop and thrive despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Law firm gunnercooke is reaching out to charities through its charity arm, the […]

3 years ago
Help Pax the Panda get back to Penwortham in new fitness initiative

A new fundraising initiative is launching in Penwortham for the New Year. Penwortham Run Fest is aiming to raise money and also help people get fit and healthy by going […]

3 years ago
Ashton charity marks ten years of helping people with eating disorders

Shelley Perry An Ashton-based not-for-profit organisation is marking a decade of helping people with eating disorders and mental health. S.E.E.D. was founded in 2010 by mental health nurse Shelley Perry following her […]

3 years ago
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