WHEN Horndon woman, Andrea Nunnery, discovered that her sister was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2012, she was determined to raise awareness of breast cancer in younger women and fundraise to help improve diagnosis, treatment and hopefully one day find a cure! Although the prognosis for her sister was good, Andrea has embarked on a series of fund-raising activities culminating in a trek to the Grand Canyon.
Derek explained how on 3rd March 1943 many local people made their way in the pitch dark of the blackout, to file in an orderly manner, down the steps of the unfinished underground station which had been used as a deep air raid shelter since 1940. At 8.27 pm the searchlight went on and three buses unloaded their passengers at the shelter entrance.
THERE doesn't seem to be a week that goes by without charities receiving the support of Sainsburys in Chafford Hundred. In the last few weeks, a lot of the local charities that have been doing store-based collections have been popping in to see PR ambassador, Liz Stevens and announcing their yearly totals.
SOUNDS intriguing doesn't it? The Thurrock Community Chest, a charitable organisation that helps support local groups and organisations, have organised a charity chinese curry night at the Great Hong Kong in King Street, Stanford-le-Hope for the 28th Feb.
THE ROTARY CLUB of Thurrock Gateway are hosting a race night in aid of eradicating polio. The night at Langdon Hills Golf Club takes place on Friday 22nd at 7.30pm.
FOR the next six weeks Thurrock foodbank is setting a challenge to local people: support us by giving up something small and donating what you save to the foodbank. You can do it with your work colleagues, family and groups of friends. For example, you could give up putting sugar in your tea and give a 1k bag of sugar to foodbank, or not eat biscuits and donate a packet or two instead. You’ll feel better and be able to help others at the same time.
YOU KNOW, there are fundraisers and there are fundraisers and then there is Dolly Turner. Dolly has once again raised over £1,000 for Little Havens Hospice by baking dozens and dozens of christmas puds.
SWIMMERS in Thurrock will dive into the world’s biggest fundraising swim at Impulse Leisure - Blackshots on Sunday 28th April 2013 as they take on a Swimathon challenge in an effort to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Held at over 600 pools across the UK from 26-28 April, the event sees thousands of swimmers challenge themselves through 5k, 2.5k and 1.5k individual challenges or Team 5k/1.5k challenges, while raising funds to help Marie Curie Nurses care for terminally ill people at the end of their lives.
Peter Hall, Little Havens Community Fundraiser went along to the school to receive the donation at two special assemblies on Tuesday 15th January, and to thank all the children and staff in person. Peter said, “ We are so grateful to pupils, staff and parents who helped to raise such a fantastic sum for Little Havens. It was a pleasure to be able to visit the school to say thank you in person– and to share a little about what makes Little Havens such a special place and just how much their donation will help."
STAFF at St. Luke’s Hospice in Basildon are delighted they were given a 100% rating by the Care Quality Commission following an unannounced visit to the Hospice in November. The visit has now been backed up by a written report received last week declaring that the Hospice was ‘fully compliant with all standards that were assessed at the time of the inspection’.
Total raised to date stands at £12,936, around half of what has been targeted for budget requirements. Currently the Hospice has in the region of a £63K deficit against their projected 2012/13 budget. Analysing the budget further it is evident that whilst the Hospice, across all departments, is maintaining or working below expected expenditure, direct public donations have dropped to below 2011 levels which is causing concern. The Hospice’s previous Christmas Appeals - reveal a steady decline from £26,000 in 2008 to just under £20,000 in 2011.
IT HAS been a hell of a month for the men, across the borough, who forsook the razor and grew a moustache, for the cause of Movember. Men have raised money for a number of causes but for most it was to raise awareness of prostate cancer.
Little Havens Ladies Darts League has been raising money for Little Havens Children's Hospice for 16 years - even before the hospice first opened it's doors in March 1998. Their latest donation of £8000 has boosted their current total to a staggering £170, 078.17. The cheque was presented at their annual prize giving and awards evening to Little Havens Community Fundraiser Peter Hall last month at the Springhouse Community Centre in Springhouse Road, Corringham
LEATHERLAND Lodge in South Ockendon raised £103 for Children in Need this week. The care home raises money for a host of charities so it was no surprise that the staff and residents dug deep for the BBC charity.
THURROCK Scout Leader David Tapsell is relatively new to running but next April will prove his love of scouting by running and raising funds for The Scout Association in The London Marathon 2013. David ran his first mile in November 2011, progressing to The British 10k in July 2012 and The Royal Parks Half Marathon in October.
