462 days ago From This Is Cheshire   View Archived Article

CHESHIRE, U K - TWO brothers staged a charity match with a difference on Saturday to raise money in memory of their dad. Jack and Tom Owen, aged 14 and 12 respectively, staged the 'lads v dads' match at Monks Sports in Woolston on Saturday. ...

470 days ago From This Is Wiltshire   View Archived Article

WILTSHIRE, U K - Emily Cooper, 24, who is Miss Swindon Galaxy, is raising funds for the charity as part of a campaign being run by Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing Centre in Greenbridge. Staff and members are walking, running, rowing or cycling 29k in 29 days as ...

471 days ago From Lynn News   View Archived Article

LYNN, U K - ONE of West Norfolk's representatives in Europe backed a heart charity's fundraising campaign when he launched National Heart Month in Lynn. Richard Howitt MEP joined patients, volunteers and fundraisers to paint giant red letters spelling ou ...

474 days ago From Elmbridge Today   View Archived Article

ELMBRIDGE, U K - Under the scheme, people living in areas where recycling is collected on a Tuesday or Wednesday can donate their unwanted clothes, shoes, books, bags, CDs and DVDs. These items are then collected and delivered to BHF shops, where they are sold on to ...

492 days ago From Jarrow & Hebburn Gazette   View Archived Article

SOUTH SHIELDS, U K - =93We split the money between the British Heart Foundation and the Alzheimer's Society because Derek and other people we know have been affected by the conditions that these two charities work to combat.=94 The group set off from the New Ship pub ...

498 days ago From Commercetuned Marketing News   View Archived Article

LONDON, U K - Content from the campaign will be used in the charity's training programme, which will feature extra footage from the TV ad. Launched last week, it is reported that the ad has thus far generated almost 1 million views online. Chief Creative Offic ...

504 days ago From stv.tv   View Archived Article

GLASGOW, U K - A new advertising campaign from the British Heart Foundation Scotland urges members of the public to forget about "mouth-to-mouth" resuscitation during CPR and to concentrate instead on chest compressions. The charity believes that everyone ...

518 days ago From NW Evening Mail   View Archived Article

BARROW, U K - For the fifth year running, Pat Sharp, widow of late Evening Mail photographer Dennis Sharp, won the trophy for the individual who raised the most. She was also part of the winning Team Dennis for the most sponsorship, raising =A33022.70 collectively ...

518 days ago From Warrington Guardian   View Archived Article

WARRINGTON, U K - A SPECIAL guest presented =A310000 raised by members of Warrington Golf Club to three charities in 2011. The Soldiers Charity, British Heart Foundation and St Rocco's Hospice were selected by captain Ted Leather and Lady Captain Valerie Davies. . ...

542 days ago From Western Telegraph   View Archived Article

PEMBROKESHIRE, U K - KEEN GOLFERS at Newport Links Golf Club raised more than =A3700 for the nation's heart charity to help beat heart disease locally. When the golf club's captain Roy Bishop suffered a heart attack several years ago, he decided to help the chari ...

561 days ago From Coventry Telegraph   View Archived Article

COVENTRY, U K - A TEACHER who ran seven marathons in seven days is set to raise more than =A32500 for the British Heart Foundation. Maths teacher Kris Tyas took on the challenge during the first week of his half-term break. Rather than doing organised races he set h ...

566 days ago From Specification Online   View Archived Article

TELFORD, U K - ... East Leake site took part in the tournament, which was organised by customer service advisor Mick Fox. This was the second fundraising event British Gypsum has held for the BHF this year bringing the total amount raised for the charity to =A31672 ...

567 days ago From Bellshill Speaker   View Archived Article

MOTHERWELL, U K - A GROUP of kind-hearted workers from a Eurocentral business have helped with the fight against heart disease by taking part in a charity run, raising over =A36000 in the process. The employees of Mersen Scotland Holytown Ltd became heart runners in t ...

578 days ago From Stoke & Staffordshire   View Archived Article

STOKE, U K - A MOTHER-OF-TWO who was told she came within five minutes of dying after suffering a heart attack three months ago has fought back to raise thousands of pounds for charity. When Anne Owen started to get pains in her stomach while sat at home watching ...

604 days ago From Doncaster Today   View Archived Article

DONCASTER, U K - British Heart Foundation supporters turned out in force for an annual five mile walk on paths around Bawtry Forest. Derek Spence, chairman of the BHF Bawtry branch, was delighted with the number of walkers of all ages. The event is one of the main .. ...

604 days ago From Morpeth Herald   View Archived Article

MORPETH, U K - This was collected by pupils during their 1940s event in the Town Hall earlier this year. Year 11 student Philippa Goode said the drive to help the BHF happened after the school decided to take part in National Healthy Heart Week. ...

616 days ago From Lancashire Evening Post   View Archived Article

PRESTON, U K - ... Manchester to Blackpool Night Ride, which starts on Saturday and finishes at dawn on Sunday. The nocturnal event is part of a series of new night rides across the UK launched by the heart charity to raise funds for the Mending Broken Hearts Appea ...

617 days ago From Goole Today   View Archived Article

GOOLE, U K - The Bawtry branch of the British Heart Foundation is holding its annual charity walk this weekend. The five-mile walk on Sunday through Bawtry Forest runs between 10am and noon from the end of Martin Lane, and money collected will help the BHF's ...

623 days ago From Watford Observer   View Archived Article

WATFORD, U K - Riding along side her will be her daughter Mollie Churney, 16, who was with Mr Lucas when he died in April. Mr Lucas was a big part of Mollie's life and they spent a lot of time together when Ms Churney was volunteering as a councillor. ...

625 days ago From Third Sector (blog)   View Archived Article

LONDON, U K - Research by the British Heart Foundation about where exactly the clothes people donate in charity bags end up - mostly sold aboard as rag, apparently - got nationwide coverage and ignited some serious debate. There are a lot of very serious, ...