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Stone Scout Group fundraising for a new minibus

stone scout group fundraising for a new minibus

2:05pm Friday 17th May 2013

As part of our campaign for a new minibus, Stone Scout Group is going to embark on the Three Peaks Challenge!

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Dine with an MP at the House of Commons

2:03pm Friday 17th May 2013

Heidi Alexander MP is hosting The Chartwell Cancer Trust's forthcoming black tie charity dinner to be held on Tuesday, May 21.

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Orpington boy raising money in memory of classmate

10:56am Friday 10th May 2013

Paddy Gray, aged 10, of Orpington, plans to do a mini-triathlon to raise money in memory of a classmate of his who died suddenly of an asthma attack in March.

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Queen Elizabeth House sponsored walk

10:48am Friday 10th May 2013

Staff and residents of local care home Queen Elizabeth House in Bickley are preparing themselves for this year's sponsored walk.

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Family fun day in aid of Weald hospice

3:38pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

I have organised a Family Fun Day to be held on Sunday 26th May at Blossoms Park, Edenridge.

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Three-year-old girl walks for cancer research.

3:34pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

My 3 year old daughter Elizabeth, who loves to walk and run will be doing the 5k (roughly 3 miles) Charity walk for the ITV Lorraine show for Cancer Research with her mum Tracie on the 14th May 2013 from Dulwich.

Beckenham schoolgirls sell jumble to fund voluteer work

5:28pm Friday 26th April 2013

Four enterprising schoolgirls from Langley Park School for Girls have organised a jumble sale (Sat April 27 3 -5pm) at Beckenham Methodist Church, Bromley Road BR3 5JE to raise funds for a school volunteering trip to Ecuador in 2014.

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Running marathon to raise money for clinical trial

1:13pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

Back in september 2012 an article was in the News Shopper about a mother who was trying to raise £580,000 for a clinical trial to halt the disease her son has which is Sanfilippo - also known as MPSIII Mucopolysaccharidosis.

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Kevin Neath's fifth London Marathon challenge

4:41pm Thursday 28th March 2013

Super athlete Kevin Neath is running for The Chartwell Cancer Trust again in this April's London Marathon.

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Ella's Comic Relief PJ Mile

4:05pm Thursday 28th February 2013

Ella is 9 years old and lives in Orpington. She wanted to organise an event to raise money for charity with family and friends.

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Cycling for Cancer

4:04pm Thursday 28th February 2013

In August 2012, my Dad lost his battle against cancer. I always promised myself that if his condition got worse I would do something to raise money for a Cancer Charity.

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London To Liskeard charity cycle ride

11:22am Wednesday 30th January 2013

London To Liskeard is a charity cycle ride that is supporting Combat Stress.

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Save my dog (Rocco) he needs an MRI scan

11:19am Wednesday 30th January 2013

Please can you help me out. I am looking for donations for help for my dog Rocco as he has been having very bad seizures.

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Mytime Active's Ettienne gears up for £100k fundraising adventure

11:19am Wednesday 19th December 2012

Bromley personal trainer Ettienne De Beer is setting his sights on completing two epic fundraising adventures in 2013 in a bid to help 100 breast cancer sufferers regain their dignity after treatment.

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Having all my hair cut off for Charity.. Little Princess Trust

11:18am Wednesday 19th December 2012

Donating, please read...I am going to turn 30 at the end of the month. And I would like to mark it as a special occasion and do something for Charity. I have decided to have all my hair cut off, in to a short style. My hair currently is half way down my back. There is a Charity called Little Princess Trust, who help children with cancer by donating wigs for them. I am going to fund raise as a sponsored haircut and I will also be donating my hair too.

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Pell & Bales donates Christmas gifts to young carers in Lewisham

11:10am Wednesday 19th December 2012

Family Action, a leading provider of services to disadvantaged and socially isolated families, has praised Pell & Bales for donating much-needed Christmas gifts to young carers in south London.

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I Trekked for Alzheimer's

9:42am Friday 30th November 2012

I have just returned from an amazing ten day trip to China where I trekked for six days on the Great Wall in aid of Alzheimer’s Society.

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Lloyds Banking Group staff to take over Orpington's Save the Children shop

11:43am Thursday 22nd November 2012

On November 23, Lloyds Banking Group colleagues will ‘take over’ Orpington’s Save the Children charity shop for the day in a bid to raise as much money as possible for the charity.

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Movember begins: Tell us if you're growing a 'tache for charity

9:50am Thursday 1st November 2012

NOVEMBER is here, which means charity ‘tache-growing event Movember is also back. We’d love to hear what you’re doing for it?

Movember UK website

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Men's wax-athon charity fundraising day in Orpington for Help for Heroes

4:20pm Monday 15th October 2012

Golden Gems Tanning & Beauty are a brand new tanning & beauty salon based in Poverest, Orpington.

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Gymathon and sponsored size loss in aid of Help for Heroes

3:00pm Wednesday 10th October 2012

I am doing two fundraising events to raise much-needed cash for Help for Heroes.

Skydive for Make-A-Wish-Foundation

3:09pm Wednesday 10th October 2012

Myself and a friend of mine are taking part in a 12,000ft tandem skydive on November 13 in aid of the Make-A-Wish-Foundation.

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Orpington grandmother cycling 400km across Cuba for Women vs Cancer

3:08pm Wednesday 10th October 2012

Donna Still, Orpington grandmother of three, has committed to raising £3,000.and cycling 400km across Cuba to raise funds for Women vs Cancer even though she hasn't been on a bike since she was 12!

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Motor Neurone Diseas Association thanks The Mall Bexleyheath and shoppers

3:08pm Tuesday 9th October 2012

Members of the North West Kent Branch of The Motor Neurone Disease Association manned an information and awareness stall in Broadway Shopping Centre Bexleyheath over the weekend of October 6 and 7, 2011.

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12 hour triathlon for local charity

3:14pm Tuesday 9th October 2012

I’m Nnamdi Samuels and I've been a London school counsellor for over 14 years, supporting a wide variety of children from differing cultural backgrounds.

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The CRiBS 50:50 Challenge

4:16pm Monday 17th September 2012

The CRiBS Team are going on a 50 mile walk in September to raise funds for its work and also the schools we work in. Money raised will be split 50% each. Hence the name 50:50 challenge.

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10K fundraisers get a boost from Barbara Windsor

4:05pm Monday 17th September 2012

Barbara Windsor has written a heartfelt letter to two friends thanking them for organising a charity run to raise money for the National Osteoporosis Society.

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Burnt Oak Junior School pupils thanked for RSPCA fundraising event

3:56pm Monday 17th September 2012

Hannah Kelly and Alanis Stone from Burnt Oak Junior School, Sidcup, organised a stall at school selling cakes and handmade bracelets / keyrings.

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Help for Heroes fundraising

4:19pm Monday 17th September 2012

My 16-year-old son is joining the Royal Marines and as he is waiting to join he wanted to do some fundraising for Help for Heroes.

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Abbey Wood and Sidcup vet Sandra Kuhlmeier in charity triathlon

4:39pm Tuesday 4th September 2012

A local vet is taking up a huge challenge and is competing in the London Triathlon in September for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

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Golfers play for disabled children of north-west Kent at Lullingstone Park Golf Course

3:31pm Friday 31st August 2012

The Parents Consortium is organising a charity golf day at Lullingstone Park Golf Course on Friday 7th September.

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Triathlon fundraising for Second Chance Animal Rescue

10:45am Friday 24th August 2012

My name is Sophie and I am a 24 year old Counselling and Psychology Student from Hayes, Bromley.

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Beckenham Rugby Cyclists to support local special needs school

4:20pm Wednesday 22nd August 2012

On 13th September 24 of Beckenham Rugby Cyclists will be cycling from Calais to Amsterdam on behalf of the O2e Charity.

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HarperFest - Raising money for Brain Tumour UK & Kings College Hospital

9:39am Wednesday 15th August 2012

A very good friend of mine (Kevin Harper) had an operation on 19th February 2012 at Kings College Hospital to remove a (benign) tumour from his brain stem.

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Dare-devil 71-year-old skydives dressed as Biggles

4:37pm Tuesday 17th July 2012

A DARE-DEVIL 71-year-old will sky dive 13,000 feet from a plane dressed as adventure hero Biggles for charity.

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Freddie's golf day success

8:25am Monday 16th July 2012

MORE than 90 golfers braved the rain to help raise a magnificent £6,134 for the Freddie Farmer Foundation at Shooters Hill Golf Club on Friday, July 6.

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HOSPICE FUN DAY RESCHEDULED TO SEPTEMBER 2012

12:18pm Friday 13th July 2012

The Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice Fun Day, due to take place this weekend (July 15), has been postponed due to adverse weather and ground conditions. It has been rescheduled to Sunday, September 23.

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Horse riders raise cash for charity

1:59pm Wednesday 11th July 2012

PONIES and their riders got dressed up in pink to support a cancer charity on a sponsored ride.

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Charity Fun Day

2:27pm Tuesday 10th July 2012

After a hard 2 years of struggling with her battle with Crohn’s Disease Suzannah Addison, aged 25 from Gravesend in Kent, has been inspired to organise a charity fun day to raise funds and awareness in aid of the National Association for Colitis and Crohn’s Disease (NACC).

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WILKINSON IN DARTFORD CELEBRATES NEW CHARITY PARTNERSHIP WITH CANCER RESEARCH UK

1:16pm Tuesday 10th July 2012

Team members at the Wilkinson store, situated in the Priory Centre, Dartford, celebrated the launch of a new charity partnership with Cancer Research UK, by hosting a day of fun and celebrations.

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Darent Valley Hospital re-schedules fun day and Stride 4 Life

5:03pm Monday 9th July 2012

DARENT Valley Hospital's free annual fun day and Stride 4 Life event has been re-scheduled.

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Quiz night helps mum to stay by ill son's bedside

10:36am Monday 9th July 2012

A MUM will be able to stay with her seriously ill son in hospital thanks to fundraisers.

Greenwich Oxfam Fundraising Group holding open evening

2:23pm Friday 6th July 2012

The Greenwich Oxfam Fundraising Group is holding an open evening at the Pelton Arms pub in Greenwich on July 17 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

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Memorabilia sell off for Olympic torchbearer

3:24pm Wednesday 4th July 2012

A bowel cancer survivor who has been chosen to carry the Olympic flame is hoping to raise thousands to help doctors fight the disease by auctioning off celebrity memorabilia in his possession.

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Samantha to climb Nevis for Freddie

3:05pm Wednesday 4th July 2012

FOR someone who admits to being scared of heights, mother-of-four Samantha Sees is taking on the challenge of a lifetime.

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Woman completes sponsored cycle from Sidcup to Paris

10:12am Tuesday 3rd July 2012

A 26-YEAR-OLD woman has completed the first of two challenges to raise cash for special equipment to improve her father's quality of life.

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Dartford MP raises money for charity with cricket match

3:57pm Monday 2nd July 2012

IT MUST have seemed like there were 30 fielders in the outfield when Dartford required 11 to win from 12 balls on Sunday. And that’s because there were.

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Bereaved mum jumps out of plane in memory of her son

4:26pm Thursday 28th June 2012

A bereaved mum is jumping out for a plane to raise vital funds for the children’s hospice who cared for her brave son.

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Hospice gets new minibus

4:25pm Thursday 28th June 2012

Staff, Volunteers and Patients at Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice are celebrating after taking delivery of a new minibus.

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Second year at Sainsbury's for Freddie Farmer fund

4:24pm Thursday 28th June 2012

SAINSBURY’S Eltham have opted to support the Freddie Farmer Foundation for a second year.

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