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

St Catherine’s Hospice sees donation from law firm thanks to Wills Week

Michelle Fairhurst, Sarah McIntyre, Rosemary Johns, Rebecca Minto from Birchall Blackburn Law, Lynne Whittaker, St Catherine’s Hospice, Elaine Roberts, Birchall Blackburn Law More than £5,000 has been raised for a Preston hospice thanks to those writing their will. Birchall Blackburn Law waived their will-writing fees for a week for 50 customers and […]

8 years ago
Listen: How armed forces veterans in Preston are meeting for breakfast

From top left clockwise: Steve Hutchinson from the Veterans Council, Rob Wilson and Mayor of Preston cllr McManus, the veterans in the Bus Station cafe and a veteran tucks into his breakfast They’ve served our country from Iraq to Northern Ireland, but it was at Preston Bus Station’s cafe these veterans found their latest posting. Around 25 veterans from the Preston area shared a […]

8 years ago
Community garden gains backing from Preston Soup event

Andrea and James pitching their Walton Gardens project Soup slurpers helped one Preston community project get its first funding. Preston Soup, modeled on the popular Detroit Soup initiative, handed £200 to the Walton’s Parade Garden idea. Staff at […]

8 years ago
UCLan students ‘escaping’ from Preston for charity challenge

Two students from University of Central Lancashire are taking part in a hitch-hiking charity mission. Megan Thomas and Emma Robinson have thirty hours to get as far away as possible […]

8 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Max Neill who blogged about cancer fight has died

Max Neill in the St Catherine's Hospice grounds Pic: Sarah Walker A Preston man who blogged about his battle with cancer has died. Max Neill, from Broadgate, had been diagnosed with bowel cancer The 49-year-old had written for Blog Preston and the […]

8 years ago
Glam rock night to raise money for Royal Preston Hospital radio and blood bikers service

Glam rockers are taking over a Preston pub to raise money for hospital radio. Preston Hospital Radio volunteers are holding a fundraiser at the New Meadow Street Labour Club on […]

8 years ago
Can you help tidy Preston up to be Clean for The Queen?

Launch of the Clean for the Queen event Tidying up is the order of the day ahead of the Queen’s 90th birthday. Clean for the Queen sees schools and communities across Preston getting their litter pickers at the […]

8 years ago
Sport Relief runs and swims return to Preston

Denise Lewis, Mel C and Jake Humphreys are just some of the big names backing Sport Relief in 2016 A sponsored run to raise money for community-based sports in the UK is to take place for Preston. Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile returns to Avenham and Miller Park on Sunday 20 […]

8 years ago
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