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Join Strictly St Cuthberts 2023!
Newcastle broadcaster, actor, author and illustrator, Alfie Joey, is set to be the special guest judge for Strictly St Cuthbert’s 2023, the charitable dance competition that has been raising money for people who need Hospice care in County Durham since 2016. After a two-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic,...
‘Winter Pressure’ - Event to offer Advice and Support to Navigate the Cost-of-Living Crisis
A North East based mental health charity is calling for more action to help people with the rising cost of living, as the number of people accessing its crisis services with suicidal thoughts has doubled in 2022. Mental Health Concern helps people who are experiencing mental health crisis, through its...
Wedding couples can now tie the knot at a multi-million-pound venue on the outskirts of Newcastle. The Great North Hotel, next to the iconic Three Mile at Gosforth, opened its doors to the public in May 2021 following a £7.5m development. And now it is preparing to welcome weddings, with a...
Mental Health Charity on Volunteer Recruitment Drive to Tackle Loneliness
This Mental Health Awareness Week, leading North East mental health charity, Mental Health Concern, is on a volunteer recruitment drive for their Chain Reaction initiative to tackle loneliness and isolation in older people in Newcastle. Chain Reaction, a city-wide partnership between Mental Health Concern, Search, and KeyRing, currently offers...
Climbing Mountain and Raising Awareness of Chronic Heart Disease
STAFF AND members of a Washington gym scaled The Old Man of Coniston to raise funds for a leading North East charity. Pinchaninch Body Transformation Centre owners Darren and Nichola Tyrie joined personal trainers and more than 60 of their gym regulars to climb the mountain at the Lake District...
Healthworks Cooking Up Healthy Eating Help for Newcastle Families
Dozens of families in Newcastle’s West End are set to get extra help with healthy eating thanks to a new initiative from an award-winning community charity and funding from Newcastle Building Society. Healthworks is using a £2,980 Society grant to organise a series of eight cookery demonstrations and workshops for...
Adoption UK Proud to Contribute to Jacqueline Wilson’s New Novel
Adoption UK has provided expert advice in the end pages of Baby Love, the heart-breaking, compelling, and timely new novel from best-selling author Jacqueline Wilson, out on 17th March 2022. Set in 1960, Baby Love is a story for older readers (aged 12+) about teen pregnancy, family trouble and unlikely...
Knight Shift for Healthwatch Newcastle
Healthwatch Newcastle, the independent not-for-profit organisation who gather and represent the views and experiences of users of local health and social care services has appointed a new Chair whose experience brings a wealth of expertise to the organisation. Jon Knight (33) is a national Director of St John Ambulance and...
New Father Attempts World Record Kettlebell Lift (40,000 Kilos In Under One Hour) Raising Funds For Local Hospital 
Suffolk-based entrepreneur, endurance athlete and new father, James Saward-Anderson will be attempting to lift over 40,000 kg in under one hour using the kettlebell swing to raise vital funds for the My Wish charity and Great Ormond Street Hospital. The attempt will take place in Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre on...
There is no better way to support the cause that you care about than volunteering
There is no better way to support the cause that you care about than volunteering. It also gives an opportunity to meet new people, develop new skills, gain experience in different areas and make you feel good. Most of us dream to become volunteers and wish to contribute back to...

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