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Colleagues in Ashton-on-Ribble raise money for Lancashire Mind charity

Staff at Co-op Funeralcare in Ashton-on-Ribble took part in a sponsored cycle event Team members at Co-op Funeralcare in Ashton-on-Ribble completed a 12-hour bike ride from inside the funeral home to raise funds for people living with mental illnesses. Four colleagues took turns […]

4 years ago
Fundraising fortnight secures £11,000 for Leyland charities

Lead engineer, Ben Holloway’s, truck pull Staff at Leyland Trucks have raised £11,000 for local causes through their one-off Factory to Festival (F2F) Miles Better Together fundraising event. The fortnight-long socially distanced fundraiser, organised by Leyland […]

4 years ago
Preston Hockey Club raising £200k to replace pitch

Preston Hockey Club Preston Hockey Club, part of Preston Sports Club, has seven men’s teams and two ladies teams and is at the heart of hockey in the North West. Around a year […]

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Preston’s Walk in the Dark event goes virtual for 2020

Walk-in-the-Dark-2020 For the first time in more than a decade Rosemere Cancer Foundation’s Walk in the Dark will become a virtual event. The 11-mile trek along the A6 is one of […]

4 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Hutton schoolboy’s first book raises over £2,000 for local NHS hospital

Ahaan Ram with his donation to Royal Preston Hospital A nine-year-old from Hutton has raised more than £2,000 for his local NHS hospital by writing a book of stories and poems and asking for donations. Ahaan Ram, who attends […]

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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 […]

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Leyland charity event raises over £5,000 ahead of launch this weekend

Factory of Festival 2019. Sponsors of the upcoming Factory to Festival (FTF) Miles Better Together initiative, launched to replace this year’s Factory to Festival fundraiser, have already raised £5,900 for local charities. Earlier this year, […]

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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 […]

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