674 days ago From The Star   View Archived Article

LONDON, U K - ... will be going the distance in a coast to coast ride raising money for a cardiac charity. Alex O'Rourke, Sean Kettlewood, Jonathon Squires and Chris Brown will be riding 150 miles over two days from Blackpool to Cleethorpes on August 13 and 14 ...

695 days ago From Mirfield Reporter   View Archived Article

MIRFIELD, U K - TWO Mirfield women have shown they are in a league of their own when it comes to charity fundraising. As 63-year-old Mo Thwaites received a national accolade for helping to raise =A3300000 for the British Heart Foundation, Katy Graham was honoured fo ...

696 days ago From Eastbourne Today   View Archived Article

EASTBOURNE, U K - FOOTBALLER Ben Austin is swapping the pitch for pedals this week and cycling the equivalent of the London to Brighton bike ride every day for five days. Ben, who is the captain of Eastbourne Borough, has already raised =A3700 in sponsorship money for ...

699 days ago From Gazette & Herald   View Archived Article

LONDON, U K - ... supper and giving up so much of their time for the charity. =93We would also like to thank Ray King from Corks and Cans, Carter Jonas for sponsoring us once again and, of course, Michael Heywood and Laura Grime who entertained us for the evening. ...

701 days ago From Aberdeen Press and Journal   View Archived Article

ABERDEEN, U K - By Frank Cassidy A Turriff businesswoman who died in December last year has left more than =A32.2million to the British Heart Foundation. Margaret Lyon, 77, of Milnbank, Ardmiddle, who owned one of the UK's best-known Texel sheep flocks, ...

702 days ago From Spenborough Guardian   View Archived Article

CLECKHEATON, U K - (d08061117) CLECKHEATON street sweeper Phil Clarkson is swapping his dust cart for a bicycle as he prepares for a gruelling ride through South East Asia =96 in aid of the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Phil is setting off for Vietnam in November for ...

702 days ago From BBC News   View Archived Article

LONDON, U K - More than 27000 cyclists have been taking part in this year's London to Brighton charity bike ride. The riders started the 54-mile (87km) journey from the capital to the south coast in staggered starts from Clapham, south west London, from 0600 B ...

709 days ago From Dorset Echo   View Archived Article

LONDON, U K - Lea can remember his girlfriend staying by his side and the impressive speed of the ambulance. His heart attack finally stopped at Dorset County Hospital at about 11am and just five weeks after the episode, Lea was back out on the water. ...

715 days ago From Swindon Advertiser   View Archived Article

SWINDON, U K - Helen, 26, of Oakhurst, was taking part in her second parachute jump, having already done one in Australia five years ago. =93It was a lot worse this time around =96 the first time I didn't really think about it, but this time there has been such ...

715 days ago From Hartlepool Today   View Archived Article

HARTLEPOOL, U K - Those brave enough to come forward will be jumping out of a plane from around 12000ft, freefalling at around 120mph for 45-50 seconds and then gliding down to earth. You'll be safely harnessed to a professional British Parachute Association Instr ...

716 days ago From Falmouth Packet   View Archived Article

FALMOUTH, U K - Course Manager, Laetitia Mayne said: =93The skipping 'jump off' was a fantastic event and I am proud of all the students for completing the challenge with such enthusiasm and energy. =93The students had a great time raising money for The Brit ...

726 days ago From Telegraph.co.uk   View Archived Article

LONDON, U K - Almost =A31500 was found stuffed down the back of a sofa that was donated to a charity shop. Karen Wilson, manager of a charity furniture store in Rugby, Warks, discovered the money in an envelope between the cushions of a two-seater sofa that had .. ...

727 days ago From Swindon Advertiser   View Archived Article

SWINDON, U K - Joshua, of Eldene, attends Hatherop Castle School, near Cirencester, where he learned about the British Heart Foundation during a theme week. He wrote to his headmaster asking to organise a read-a-thon in aid of the charity, but unfortunately one was ...

730 days ago From Car Dealer Magazine   View Archived Article

LONDON, U K - 18 MEMBERS of staff from Volkswagen Group have signed up for a gruelling challenge in aid of charity. Members from Volkswagen's Financial Services (VWFS) and Volkswagen Group, will be taking on the 24 Peaks Challenge in July this year aiming to r ...

735 days ago From Tewkesbury ADMAG   View Archived Article

EVESHAM, U K - A STUDENT in Evesham has decided to compete in the Malvern Half Marathon in aid of the charity which helped his girlfriend recover from a heart problem. Taylor Robinson, who goes to South Worcestershire College, will be taking on the 13.1 mile course ...

741 days ago From Selby Times   View Archived Article

SELBY, U K - Members of the Brayton Belles girls' football squad were also there in force including Georgia Bromley whose father Richard said: =93We are raising funds for disabled Selby youngster Mollyann Doughty =96 sister of Under 12s captain Bethany Dought ...

754 days ago From thisiskent.co.uk   View Archived Article

KENT, U K - Mr Chapman, from Hillingdon Rise, devotes as much time to volunteering as possible and joined Quit when it opened in September. "I'd just rather be doing something than nothing," he said. The British Heart Foundation says its Kent store ...

757 days ago From Epsom Guardian   View Archived Article

EPSOM, U K - One of the UCA designers, fashion innovation student Bobi Sanders, said: =93I am very passionate about being part of the British Heart Foundation organisation, and frequent its charity shops on a regular basis as I am a sustainable eco-fashion design ...

770 days ago From Birmingham Mail   View Archived Article

BIRMINGHAM, U K - by Brett Gibbons, Birmingham Mail SWEET-toothed students at a Birmingham food college have raised over =A3500 for a medical charity in memory of a student who died. University College Birmingham degree students Nitisha Patel and Naomi Leslie were kee ...

776 days ago From Norwich Evening News   View Archived Article

NORWICH, U K - An =93Art Prom=94 project producing art with a Valentine's Day theme was organised by Norwich Student Enterprise Council (NSEC) members at City Academy Norwich in Earlham, Costessey Junior School, West Earlham Junior School and Henderson Green Pr ...