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Cottam grandad completes 66-mile Salford to Blackpool cycle for Rosemere

A Cottam grandad has completed a 66-mile cycle from Media City in Salford to Blackpool Tower to raise £385 for Rosemere Cancer Foundation. Cottam’s Michael Riding, 68, raised funds to […]

2 years ago
Preston family taking on charity skydive for St Catherine’s Hospice

A family will be taking on a skydive to raise money for St Catherine’s Hospice in Preston. Suzie Richards and Joey Holderness will be joining their 78-year-old dad, Len Isles […]

2 years ago
Rosemere runners brave ‘wind and lashing rain’ during Avenham Park Santa Dash

A group of around 70 ‘brave souls’ last Saturday battled wind, rain and freezing temperatures to dash their way to £700 for Rosemere Cancer Foundation. On Saturday 4 December, Rosemere […]

2 years ago
Preston schoolboy raises thousands for cancer charity

Summer might have meant staying put for Preston schoolboy Lewis Simpson, but that didn’t stop him from staying still. The sporty 12-year-old used his holiday from Kirkham Grammar School to […]

4 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Penwortham man tackles 113-mile cycling challenge for local neonatal charity

Afiyah Master from Preston has a video message recorded by staff to be sent to her family Pic: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Penwortham resident David Rose is set to take on one of the country’s most difficult cycling challenges to raise money for neonatal charity Baby Beat. The Fred Whitton Challenge consists of a 113-mile […]

4 years ago
Charity bike ride raises money to thank staff at Royal Preston Hospital

John Olerenshaw set himself the challenge for his 60th birthday to cycle the coastline of Great Britain, A man who was treated at Royal Preston Hospital has completed a 100-mile bike ride to raise money for the staff who cared for him after a life-changing accident. Two […]

4 years ago
Group takes on Guild Wheel to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy UK

Arriving at the finish line was a big relief for the group after a rainy 8 hours. A group of girls recently completed a challenge to walk the full Guild Wheel to raise money to Muscular Dystrophy UK. Allanah Ellithorne, 25, was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at […]

4 years ago
Penwortham Primary School pupils raise over £1,300 for charity

Students from Penwortham Primary School are taking part in a sponsored silence. Pupils from Penwortham Primary School are embarking on a sponsored silence to raise money for the British Heart Foundation and St Catherine’s Hospice. The summer term would usually see Year […]

4 years ago
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