The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) has three cyclists competing in PrudentialRideLondon 2020. However, this year’s event has had to adapt due to the pandemic, and rather than being a tour around London, it is now being cycled across the country from...
After making Herefordshire Mind their official charity partner in 2019, Herefordshire Football Association are delighted to announce an extension of their agreement for the 2020/21 season. As a result of the partnership, the HFA Veterans League will now be known as...
Ian Robertson suddenly passed away in April 2020 due to complications with skin cancer. To pay tribute to the life of her late father, his daughter Anna decided to run 68 miles around parts of Herefordshire that her dad enjoyed. The aim was to raise £700 for Melanoma...
St Michael’s Hospice Angel Mike Pullin set himself the challenge of virtually cycling 126 miles, which is the distance covered when he and his friend Mick Marshall took a horse called 'Frank' to London in 2002 Mike said, 'Mick did many things for the Hospice and our...
A group of local firefighters are set to take part in the Brecon Beacons 10 Peaks Challenge this summer to raise money for The Firefighters Charity and they have already raised an incredible £3750 with still over a week to go until the the challenge. Participants:...
Alice Edmands, aged 23 from Leominster is an amazing young woman who is setting out on 8th August to tackle an immense challenge, the Welsh Three Peaks. With a 5am start to climb Mount Snowdon, followed by a trek up Cadair Idris and ending with a tough finish up Pen...
Hope Support Services received a virtual visit from His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex. The Earl spoke to members of the charity during the virtual visit, to discuss the vital work they do. Hope Support Services is a Herefordshire-based charity that offers national...
A group of local firefighters are set to take part in the Brecon Beacons 10 Peaks Challenge this summer to raise money for The Firefighters Charity. Participants: Spencer Jones, Dave Smith, Andrew Pierce, Anthony Wilson, Carl Pearson, Nick Crum, Gareth Pierce, Mark...
Hereford Stampede American Football Club have so far raised an incredible £2470 in memory of Mike Penhalagan, who sadly took his own life in June. From Hereford Stampede’s Virgin Money Giving Page: “On Friday 5th June 2020 we received devastating news that our...
A Wheelchair user has travelled through Herefordshire during a John O’Groats to Lands End skiing challenge to help fellow injured comrades. Steve Hughes, 50, has spent his life fighting spinal cord damage after he was injured on an assault course during his training...
Planning on donating to St Michael’s Hospice? Here’s a short message from the team at the donation station. “Donating to our Whitecross Road Donation Station? Why we are asking you to pre-book.We want to pass on a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has donated...
Earlier this year Herefordshire Charity The ELY Memorial Fund made the tough decision to cancel all of their planned events for 2020 for the safety of their supporters and volunteers. The charity, who are well known among cyclists in the county due to their...
Have you heard the news? Leisure Centres have been given the green light to reopen later this month and the team at Halo can’t wait to welcome you back. Here’s an update from Halo: “We’re sure you are all super excited to return to our clean and safe centres to get...
We were delighted to be invited to Hereford County Hospital this morning to see Emily Osborne hand over £502.28 to the Wye Valley NHS Trust. Emily, who suffers with Dyspraxia (A neurological disorder that impacts an individual's ability to plan and process motor...
Mason’s fundraising efforts reach incredible new level. We’ve been keeping track of Mason’s incredible fundraising efforts for well over a year now and his latest mountain climb was his bravest yet. Mason completed the climb of Helvellyn (950m ASL) at the weekend. The...
Asda’s Community Champion June Thurston nominated St Michael's Hospice to receive a donation of toiletries and groceries for patients and staff.June said, 'St Michael's Hospice is close to the hearts of many of the staff and customers. One of our colleagues recently...
The sports hall at Hereford Leisure Centre is used to seeing groups of people come together to get active, but recently it welcomed a new type of team which has been flexing its muscles and pulling together for an entirely different reason. Hereford Leisure Centre may...
Leominster based agri-food PR and marketing agency, Pinstone, has been busy fundraising during lockdown, contributing a total of £850, which has been shared between Leominster Food Bank and NHS Charities Together. The award-winning agency has been donating £10...
St Michael's Hospice have thanked all the kind and generous people that have donated pre-loved items today at their Donation Stations at Halo Leisure Centre in #Hereford and the Home and Living Store in Leominster. Both Stations will be open again from 10am-3pm on Fri...
The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) Welcomes New Fundraising Manager This month, RNC said ‘hello’ to its new Fundraising Manager, Melanie Denning, who joins from The Courtyard Arts Centre where she was Individual Giving Manager for many years. Melanie is...