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Hospice supports Workout at Work Day

Hospice staff at the Tai Chi taster session

4:23pm Thursday 28th June 2012

A physiotherapist at Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice organised a “Workout at Work Day” on June 19 to encourage colleagues to get more active during their working day.

Dartford MP to hold charity cricket match on Sunday

Dartford MP to hold charity cricket match on Sunday

11:17am Wednesday 27th June 2012

A CRICKET match organised by Dartford MP Gareth Johnson will raise money for a horse riding for the disabled centre.

Leukaemia survivor following in grandmother's footsteps by trekking to Everest base camp

Tom Mote is getting ready to do the trip his grandmother Margaret Coppard did in 2002

8:44am Thursday 21st June 2012

A LEUKAEMIA survivor is preparing to follow in his grandmother’s footprints to celebrate beating the disease.

Fun, Fun, Fun for all the family!

Fun, Fun, Fun for all the family!

12:45pm Wednesday 20th June 2012

A team of volunteers are organising a charity fundraising day packed with FUN for all the family. the Cystic Fibrosis trust are who we are helping, after a dear friend and legend in the community sadly passed away in May.

Thamesmead cyclist has fundraising hopes punctured after £500 bike stolen

Graeme Cooper.

9:22am Tuesday 19th June 2012

THE FUNDRAISING hopes of a Thamesmead cyclist have been punctured after thieves stole his £500 racing bike.

Church volunteers paint hospice

Emil Asempa, Kwesi Hammon, Joe Lamptey, Benjamin Odompleh, Vanesa Hill and Samual Odompleh paint Greenwich and Bexley Hospice

1:37pm Tuesday 19th June 2012

CHURCH volunteers got out the brushes and rollers to lend a hand at a hospice.

Bexleyheath transplant athlete meets Olympic heroes

George Mortlock with Sally Gunnell and Ade Adepitan

4:47pm Tuesday 19th June 2012

A BEXLEYHEATH kidney patient, who has won four medals at the World Transplant Games, rubbed shoulders with Olympians at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Fundraising youngster keen to raise money in America

Jonjo with West Ham player Freddie Sears

3:40pm Tuesday 19th June 2012

A TEN-YEAR-OLD football fan who has raised thousands for charity is looking to take his fundraising across the pond.

Bexley duo 'Lost My Donkey' hoping to storm the music charts

Duncan Newton and Dave Beecham - better known as Lost My Donkey.

3:10pm Tuesday 12th June 2012

A BUDDING Bexleyheath musical duo known as Lost My Donkey are hoping to storm the charts this week to raise money for a cancer charity.

Dartford supermarket raises £2,000 for disabled charity

Sainsbury's staff hand over the cheque to their  chosen charity.

2:04pm Monday 11th June 2012

STAFF at a Dartford supermarket have raised more than £2,000 for a disabled charity.

Bexley dance group named Most Entertaining in charity contest

Bexley dancer group named Most Entertaining in charity contest

11:02am Wednesday 6th June 2012

YOUNG dancers from Bexley have been awarded a prize in a fundraising competition.

Dartford father and son rap-up victory for children's hospice

‘Divvy Dad and Charlie chYps’

11:46am Friday 1st June 2012

A RAPPING father and son have won £10,000 for the Northfleet children’s hospice which treated their young brother and son.

Come along to hospice summer fair

The summer fair will include a classic car show

7:00am Friday 1st June 2012

HARRIS HospisCare holds its summer fair from 11am to 4pm on Saturday, June 9 on The Green in Green Street Green.

Call for charity runners to British 10K

8:41am Thursday 31st May 2012

Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice has 10 charity running places available for the British 10K powered by Nike, the UK's most prestigious 10K road race.

Nurse to trek in Peru for Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice

Lynda Gibson

12:02pm Thursday 31st May 2012

A NURSE will be tackling Peru's Inca Trail to raise cash for Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice.

Bexley Rotarians hold information evening

Rotarians from Crayford, Sidcup and Danson Clubs discuss charity fund-raising projects.

11:45am Thursday 31st May 2012

ROTARIANS from across Bexley held an information evening at Bexley Civic Offices.

Run the British 10k for Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice

Attractions such as the London Eye are taking part in a tourism drive aimed at cashing in on the Olympic year

9:23am Thursday 31st May 2012

RUNNERS are being encouraged to take part in a 10k through central London in aid of Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice.

Darent Valley Hospital launches Little Budding Stars competition

Darent Valley Hospital launches Little Budding Stars competition

9:14am Wednesday 30th May 2012

DARENT Valley Hospital is on a mission to find a little budding star.

Sponsored walk to raise money for children of mum who died after giving birth

Borough walk set for next month

2:59pm Tuesday 29th May 2012

A SPONSORED walk will raise money for a mum-of-two who died shortly after giving birth last year.

Organisations across South East London Go Dotty for Demelza

Organisations across South East London Go Dotty for Demelza

2:22pm Monday 28th May 2012

Organisations across South East London have been proudly showing off their spots to go dotty for Demelza.

Dance lovers raise £3,000 through Bexleyheath's Big Purple Zumba Party

Julia Harris and Olivia Finch

1:39pm Monday 28th May 2012

DANCE lovers have raised £3,000 for charity by taking part in Bexleyheath's first Big Purple Zumba Party.

Jubilee Raffle to boost charity coffers

1:35pm Friday 25th May 2012

THE Royal Parade Traders Association in Chislehurst is holding a Diamond Jubilee raffle to raise funds for the Freddie Farmer Foundation charity, with the draw taking place over the Jubilee weekend.

Nurse trekking the Inca Trail for charity

Nurse Lynda Gibson

1:34pm Friday 25th May 2012

A nurse will embark on one of the most famous treks in the world, Peru’s Inca Trail next month (5 – 15 June) to raise funds for Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice.

New hope for man suffering from 'Locked-in-Syndrome'

Picture by Derek Hope - Frank and Joanne Bradley

1:31pm Thursday 24th May 2012

A 38-YEAR-OLD man who was left a prisoner in his own body is hoping new technology will improve his quality of life.

Russell Brand tweets his support for Dartford rap duo in £10,000 competition

Russell Brand tweets his support for Dartford rap duo in £10,000 competition

5:23pm Thursday 24th May 2012

RUSSELL Brand is the latest big-name publically supporting a father and son rap duo from Dartford.

Bexley couple raise cash for hospital after son survives 'against all odds'

Benjamin Ballard with his parents Katie and Toby

11:59am Thursday 24th May 2012

A BEXLEY couple who were given the devastating news that their baby would not reach his first birthday are raising cash for the hospital that saved him.

Oddfellows give armed forces charity a £4k boost

Oddfellows give armed forces charity a £4k boost

8:45am Thursday 24th May 2012

AN ARMED forces charity has been given a boost thanks to the fundraising efforts of one of the country’s oldest societies.

Petts Wood footballers break world record in support of teenage cancer sufferer

Petts Wood footballers break world record in support of teenage cancer sufferer

1:54pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

PETTS Wood footballers think they have smashed a world record while raising money for a teenage leukaemia sufferer.

Men run 10 miles with 13ft long telegraph pole for charity

Eight men, some ex-servicemen, started the run at Strood Fire Station and finished at Greenhithe and Swanscombe Royal British Legion’s club house in London Road, Greenhithe on May 19

1:03pm Monday 21st May 2012

A GROUP of men have run 10 miles with a 13ft long telegraph pole to raise money for a charity supporting injured soldiers.

Grants on offer to Bromley-based charities and community groups

£25,000 prize draw for Lewisham council tax payers

8:13am Monday 21st May 2012

GRANTS of up to £3,000 are now available for small Bromley-based charities and community groups.

Get into Olympic spirit at games for children in Petts Wood

Kid's Olympics will raise funds for Harris HospisCare

2:00pm Sunday 20th May 2012

YOUNGSTERS can get into the Olympic spirit early at a Kid’s Olympics in Petts Wood next month.

Bereaved dad takes on Three Peaks challenge for Demelza in memory of son

Bereaved dad takes on Three Peaks challenge for Demelza in memory of his son

1:32pm Friday 18th May 2012

A father has raised over £10,000 for the children’s hospice who cared for his late son.

Fundraiser tries to meet as many people from Olympic nations as possible

(LtoR) Clinical nurse specialist at the hospice, Brigid Williams with Stephanie Fuller

1:50pm Friday 18th May 2012

A FUNDRAISER is on a mission to meet as many people as she can from the 216 nations competing in the Olympics.

Dartford rap-duo agonisingly close to winning £10,000 for Northfleet charity

‘Divvy Dad and Charlie chYps’

11:51am Thursday 17th May 2012

A FATHER and son rap duo from Dartford are agonisingly close to winning £10,000 for a Northfleet charity – but they need your votes to secure the victory.

Charity country walk raises cash for cancer sufferers

Dartford Mayor Eddy Lampkin starts the walk

10:43am Wednesday 16th May 2012

A FUNDRAISING walk in picturesque north Kent countryside was completed by 180 charity-minded trekkers.

Dance lovers urged to join Bexleyheath's Big Purple Zumba Party

Join Bexleyheath's Big Purple Zumba Party to win VIP O2 tickets

4:40pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

DANCE lovers from Bexley are being urged to sign up to the Big Purple Zumba Party in aid of Young Epilepsy.

Barnado’s in need of more stock at Erith Riverside Shopping Centre

Erith Riverside Shopping Centre

4:30pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

A CHILDREN'S charity is urging people to de-clutter their wardrobes by donating unwanted clothes.

Pre loved sale and children's fair

2:14pm Monday 14th May 2012

A group of mums have organised a pre loved sale and children's fair to support Demelza Hospice Care for Children.

Head Shave for Cancer Research Uk

2:12pm Monday 14th May 2012

My Mum has suffered with Cancer now for nearly 3 years and having had a CT scan done recently the Drs have now found a big Cancerous mass on her brain.

Tea and cake party in Sidcup raises more than £100 for British Red Cross

Staff at Natwest bank and British Red Cross volunteers.

2:19pm Monday 14th May 2012

HUNDREDS of cake-lovers braved the rain to raise more than £100 for charity at a tea and cake party in Sidcup High Street.

Tammy to take part in Three Peaks challenge for charity

Tammy to take part in Three Peaks challenge for charity

2:15pm Monday 14th May 2012

THE MANAGING Director of The Millbrook Garden Company Limited is this month (May, 2012) taking part in the Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for a hospice in the area.

Go Dotty for Demelza.

5:22pm Wednesday 9th May 2012

Companies in the Bexley area are going dotty during May to raise funds for Demelza Hospice Care for Children.

Nurse help's Sidcup man's flying wish come true

Richard and flight instructor James Brown

9:08am Wednesday 9th May 2012

A TERMINALLY-ill man’s last wish to fly was realised with the help of a nurse at his care home.

Event at Charlton Asda raises cash for cancer charity Yes to Life

Event at Charlton Asda raises cash for cancer charity Yes to Life

4:42pm Wednesday 9th May 2012

TWO women have helped raise money for the charity which helped their friend battle cancer.

Keen swimmers have a splashing time raising money for charity in Bexley

9-year-old Ellie Harden.

3:55pm Wednesday 9th May 2012

MORE than 130 keen swimmers across Bexley had a splashing weekend raising money for charity.

Barbers Fundraising Day, Wednesday May 9th 2012, Blades Barbers, Orpington

2:37pm Tuesday 8th May 2012

Wednesday May 9th 2012, 9am-4pm, Blades Barbers are having a fundraising day for Macmillan Cancer Support. Men's haircuts £10, all money raised will go straight to charity. Please come and help raise funds, 41 High Street, Town Centre, Orpington.

Ex-special care baby unit patient raises money for Darent Valley Hospital

Brooke Harman

2:49pm Tuesday 8th May 2012

A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl who spent the first week of her life in an incubator is raising cash for the hospital which cared for her.

Hospice invites women to join GI Jane Bootcamp

Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice

9:52am Tuesday 8th May 2012

GREENWICH and Bexley Community Hospice is inviting women to join its GI Jane Bootcamp.

Plant sale marks start of Harris HospisCare open gardens festival

Dr Liz Sawicka with the mayor and mayoress of Bromley enjoying the grounds of Caritas House at last year's festival

9:33am Monday 7th May 2012

GARDENERS can buy plants for their gardens before seeing some of the borough’s best when a festival kicks off next weekend.

Join Bexleyheath's Big Purple Zumba Party to win VIP O2 tickets

Join Bexleyheath's Big Purple Zumba Party to win VIP O2 tickets

1:54pm Friday 4th May 2012

PEOPLE taking part in Bexleyheath's Big Purple Zumba Party are being offered the chance to win VIP tickets to the O2.






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