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Alex Price, a 36-year-old father-of-three from Chineham, is gearing up for the Endure24, a 24-hour running challenge in June, to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. This remarkable feat is a tribute to his late father, John Price, who passed away from bowel cancer in November 2011, just months after
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Sam Fox and his wife Charlotte Fox, founders of UKMC, are gearing up for a mammoth charity fundraising campaign as they embark on a series of ultra marathons throughout the summer months. Following their completion of the London Marathon in April, the family-run business has announced plans to run five
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Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust's Ryegate House has been selected to receive the Lifelites Community Project Grant, along with six other organizations, in a £1.6 million campaign to provide assistive and sensory technology to children's hospices and community projects. The grant will support
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Anne Suslak's Melwood Grange Care Home in Royston is taking the initiative to give back to the community by organizing a bingo night event to raise funds for Home-Start Royston, Buntingford and South Cambridgeshire. The event will take place on June 5 at 6:30 pm and aims
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The Jansons Rowing Cup, now in its 10th year, is a fundraising event that combines spirited competition with meaningful networking. Held at Dorney Lake, the event brings together local businesses to go head-to-head in a thrilling Cornish gig rowing competition, all while raising funds for Myocarditis UK. This year'
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A group of fundraisers completed a grueling 260-mile bike ride from Lymm to Limerick in memory of Liam O'Callaghan, a former Lymm RFC player who passed away in January last year after battling stage four prostate cancer. The group, consisting of former Lymm players and friends of Liam,
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Thousands of runners took to the streets of Plymouth despite the rain, showing their dedication to the sport. The Britain's Ocean City Running Festival, which featured 10k, 5k, and half-marathon races, demonstrated the resilience of runners. Festival organisers implemented a "dynamic road opening scheme" to ensure
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Allstate Northern Ireland's ongoing commitment to corporate social responsibility has led to a surge in charitable donations and employee volunteering. Since the introduction of The Allstate Foundation programs in 2022, the company has become a beacon of hope for local communities, with donations increasing for a third consecutive
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The homeless crisis in Merseyside, a region in North West England, continues to worsen, with a 70% increase in people sleeping rough across the area last year, compared to 2023. [1] This alarming statistic highlights the urgent need for long-term solutions to address the root causes of homelessness. Organizations like
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As part of their corporate social responsibility efforts, OnPath Energy, one of the UK's leading onshore renewable energy developers, has chosen the Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen as their designated charity for 2025. The company has pledged to match every £1,000 raised by their team, up to a
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Research from the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich has discovered a connection between personality traits and willingness to engage in prosocial behavior. The study, which included 29 international studies with over 90,000 participants, found that extraversion and agreeableness are the two personality traits most closely linked
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Two determined runners, Russell Carter from Upwood and Gemma McCormick from London, pushed themselves to the limit by completing the Manchester and London Marathons respectively on April 27. Their incredible efforts raised vital funds for Magpas Air Ambulance, a charity that provides advanced medical care to patients at the scene
