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Poole pet photographer given Small Business Sunday award
Sophie Matthews of Poole, who runs By Sophie Photography and began focusing on dog portraits in January 2025, was given Theo Paphitis' Small Business Sunday award at the ICC in Birmingham.
Community singing group at Bedwas Workmen's Hall brings people together
A bi-weekly community singing group at Bedwas Workmen's Hall, run by Parklands Care Home with Inside Out Cymru, offers an inclusive space where attendees, including people living with dementia and their carers, have formed new friendships.
Shop hosting Coffee and Cake fundraiser for life-saving charity
The Wales Air Ambulance shop in Tenby will hold a Coffee and Cake fundraiser on Saturday 28 February from 12pm to 2pm as part of the charity’s 25th‑anniversary Coffee and Cake campaign, which runs through March and April to raise funds for its critical care services.
Recent heartwarming stories
Showing: 51-60Trans Voices Cabaret returns to New York City with a new show
Trans Voices Cabaret is scheduled at Caveat in Manhattan on Sunday, April 5 at 5pm and will feature performances by trans and nonbinary artists; the series reports nearly 100 entertainers have taken part since 2017.
Choirs raise £2,500 at festive concert to support hospice's work
Two local choirs raised £2,500 at a festive concert at Winsford Academy to benefit St Luke's Hospice, with funds collected via ticket sales, a raffle and audience donations.
CTF establishes fund to support Allegany County animal shelter
The Community Trust Foundation has created the Friends of the Allegany County Animal Shelter Fund in partnership with the Allegany County Commission to provide ongoing financial support for the shelter's operational and capital needs.
Lychee Red celebrates the Year of the Horse
Lychee Red held a Lunar New Year celebration on 16 February with dumpling-making, Chinese calligraphy, singing, dancing and lantern crafting that brought multiple generations together; the volunteer-led group meets weekly at Beeston Village Community Centre and is supported by Health For All.
Mayor awards funds to community projects in Mansfield and Ashfield
Mayor Claire Ward has awarded £252,868 to Warsop Parish Council for Future Warsop and £228,634 to the Academy Transformation Trust Further Education for Let's Go Leamington from a £3 million Community Development Fund; both areas are among 10 neighbourhoods chosen across the EMCCA for targeted investment.
Charity offers chance to fly your name on lifesaving missions
Magpas Air Ambulance has launched the Your Name, Every Mission campaign to print supporters' names on its helicopter, and the charity's clinical team responded to 1,948 emergencies last year.
U.K.'s largest school kitchen garden created in MK
Volunteers planted an orchard of 24 half‑standard fruit trees and moved over two tonnes of topsoil into a new polytunnel at Lift Sir Herbert Leon in Milton Keynes, creating what organisers describe as the U.K.'s largest school kitchen garden.
Horsham charity superstore opens as hundreds visit at launch
Hundreds of shoppers attended the opening of the expanded Camelia Botnar Foundation charity superstore in Horsham, which now occupies 11,000 square feet; proceeds will support the foundation’s vocational training for disadvantaged young people.
Dovestone Diamond race returns to Saddleworth on May 27
The 10km Dovestone Diamond race will return on Wednesday, May 27 with up to 300 runners and full chip timing, and all profits will support Oldham Mountain Rescue Team's vehicle fund.
South Essex community centre hosts celebration of culture
More than 70 people attended a community dinner at The Ironworks in Leigh, organised by the Southend Hindu Association to share food, music and traditions.