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Meet the Disney characters ‘Making a Smile’ across Sheffield

by Rebecca McPhillips | Mar 16, 2023 | Charity, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A group of students in Sheffield have started dressing up as famous Disney and Marvel characters in hopes of brightening the day of children in need.  ‘Make a Smile’ is an ever-growing charity based in Cardiff with groups stationed across the country.  Luke...

Meet the student nurses who are making a difference at S6 Foodbank

by Olivia Warburton | Mar 16, 2023 | Charity, Community, Top stories

A group of four nursing students from Sheffield Hallam University have been fundraising and volunteering for S6 Foodbank over the past couple of weeks. As part of their health community promotion project, Ellouise Porter, Lauren Ingram, Kathryn Thompson and Isobel...

TV presenter patron of Sheffield charity asks more people to support local charities by donating £1 per week

by admin | Mar 16, 2023 | Charity, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Sheffield-based national broadcaster Dan Walker is urging people to spare just £1 a week in a bid to help support local charities. The Channel 5 presenter launched Sheffield 1000 last summer with the idea to give £1,000 a week to a local nominated charity, good cause...

War veterans walking 12 miles in aid of veterans’ mental health charity

by Larissa Hurt | Mar 10, 2023 | Charity, News

A group of friends planned to walk 12 miles this weekend to raise money for veteran’s mental health charity ‘Combat Stress’. The group was taking on Combat Stress’s ‘March in March’ to help get donations to ensure veterans can get the support they need and raise...

Fundraiser for eight-year-old girl with cerebral palsy reaches target of £20,000 for lift to independence

by Callum McIntyre | Mar 10, 2023 | Charity, Health, News

A fundraiser for an eight-year-old girl with cerebral palsy in Barnsley has raised over £20,000 for a lift that will ‘change her life’.  Four family friends who set up the GoFundMe page have hit their target in less than two weeks to install a lift in Chris and Beth...

Rock for the Fox: Festival organised to raise money for Sheffield Hunt Saboteurs

by James Hamilton | Mar 9, 2023 | Charity, Community, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

A Sheffield couple are planning to host a charity rock festival to raise awareness for fox hunting in the region. Rae and Rose Robinson of Heeley, Sheffield, hope that they charity rock festival will raise money and awareness for the Sheffield Hunt Saboteurs in their...
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