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Apls to Eye 2010 Expedition Complete

Posted on August 2, 2010 by admin

On Saturday 31st july 2010 just after midday www.sport4charity.net Alps to Eye expedition came to its end. A crowd of around 200 family and friends stood on the South Bank to see their very own heroes come ashore. The trip was … Continue reading →

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The Green Marine and Sport4Charity

Posted on July 22, 2010 by admin

The Green Marine is very proud to be supporting the incredible 1000 miles of paddling ‘Alps to Eye’ expedition in aid of helpforheroes http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/. To help celebrate and provide Phil, Rob and Sean with some much needed sun protection, The … Continue reading →

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www.springwise.com

Posted on April 26, 2010 by admin

Back in 2006 we covered German Feuerwear, which creates bags and belts from used fire hose. Feuerwear is still going strong, but we couldn’t resist mentioning a similar venture we recently came across in the UK that expands the notion … Continue reading →

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Give a day, get a night

Posted on July 23, 2009 by admin

Hotel group Sage Hospitality has come up with a novel idea to promote both their hotels and volunteerism: it’s offering half-price rooms for those who have completed a day of charity work. A limited number of free nights are also … Continue reading →

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Spent tents and festival fun

Posted on July 13, 2009 by admin

  Instead of dumping an unwanted tent after going to a festival, consider donating it to a project like the Give Me Shelter scheme (www.globalhand.org), so homeless people in other parts of the world can put it to good use.

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Improve the international outlook

Posted on March 18, 2009 by admin

Vision Aid Overseas collect old glasses from Vision Express opticians and sends them to developing countries www.vao.org.uk/spectacles

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Who was it that said “Charity begins at home”?

Posted on March 15, 2009 by admin

Yeah just who was it that said Charity begins at home? Well at the time of writing and in the very face of a recession the very generous British public have donated, laughed and joked their way to a record … Continue reading →

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Red Nose Day 2009 Do Something Funny For Money

Posted on March 9, 2009 by admin

If you didn’t already know it Fri 13th Mar 2009 is Red Nose Day. This year, to be part of Red Nose Day 2009, you just need to Do Something Funny for Money. It’ll all be going off in schools, … Continue reading →

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Raise money for your charity using Mission Fish

Posted on February 24, 2009 by admin

Especially during tough economic times charities are one of the hardest hit groups, but fear not there are always solutions to a problem, nothing is impossible. MissionFish was set up in 2005, and began working on eBay for Charity that … Continue reading →

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Unwanted Christmas gifts that keep giving

Posted on January 13, 2009 by admin

If like me you have a few unwanted gifts from Christmas and you can’t exchange them, don’t throw them away or store them at the back of the cupboard – why not donate them to your local charity shop. Put … Continue reading →

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WaterAid

Posted on January 4, 2009 by admin

Here in the Western World we are fortunate enough to have access to a plentiful supply of safe potable water, we take it for granted! And whilst we may have water restrictions at certain times of the year there is … Continue reading →

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