Charity

They are well drilled in outdoor challenges, but cadets from 1165 (Oswestry) Squadron, Air Training Corps are currently preparing for field manoeuvres of a very…
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It’s a scary thought but the antibiotics we take for granted, could one day, stop working and leave us vulnerable to all manner of infections.…
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Moreton Hall has been shortlisted for the prestigious Independent Schools of the Year Community Outreach award 2018. One of the UK’s top performing independent schools,…
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Moreton Hall hosted the annual Shropshire Festival of Verse and Prose, welcoming record numbers of children and young adults from throughout the region. Competitive classes…
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Students from North Shropshire College’s (NSC’s) Oswestry Campus have been celebrating World Mental Health Day by providing information to students, staff and visitors alike and…
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Prep school pupils at Moreton First raised over £480 during The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Research. Moreton First, in Oswestry,…
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On Sunday 7th October, Amy Bell, Trainee Accountant at DRE & Co Chartered Accountants Oswestry, took part in the Cardiff Half Marathon, raising money for…
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Up-and-coming young musicians across Shropshire were given the chance to formulate their own band when seasoned musicians Will and Dean Oram visited local Prep School,…
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A mum whose daughter died in a tragic accident is bravely sharing her story to publicise the work of Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith Children’s…
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Film Society’s Pride: LGBTQ+ Season returns for a second year! Oswestry Film Society has announced the films for their Pride Season showing at Oswestry’s award…
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Blue skies and the stunning colours of Autumn provided the perfect backdrop to Moreton Hall’s latest Senior School Open day this weekend. Set amidst the…
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Having painted a World War I Mural on the Welsh Walls during the Summer Term, Marches School students have painted a second mural near Oswestry.…
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A new training aid has been added to the Oswestry Cambrian Rotary community project to get as many people as possible on the streets with…
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A beacon is to be lit at Old Oswestry hillfort as part of national Armistice Day commemorations marking 100 years since the end of World…
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Five-year-old Erin Harris from Oswestry has completed a three-mile sponsored walk in memory of her great grandad Reg Kilvert, who passed away in August. The…
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Hirnant Community Centre, the former church of St Illog, serves a scattered community in the beautiful countryside between Penybontfawr and Lake Vyrnwy. One of the…
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THE Rotary Club of Oswestry invites applications from local organisations for grants from the Mary Hignett Bequest Fund. Local author, teacher and naturalist Mary Hignett…
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ROTARY RotaKids Groups are a fun and exciting way for children aged 7-12 to make friends and get involved with important activities in their community…
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A week-long series of challenges has been unveiled as part of a Shrewsbury trampoline park’s support for The Harry Johnson Trust. The event will be…
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Oswestry knitting group, The Crafty Knitters recently presented a selection of handmade ‘twiddle muffs’ to the New Fairholme at the Senior Citizens Hall. The cosy…
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A kind-hearted beauty salon owner and her team have raised over £1500 for Lingen Davies Cancer fund after being touched by friends and family fighting…
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“The Holroyd Community Theatre will provide a state of the art performance space with a 240 seat auditorium designed to accommodate the very best that…
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The gift of communication can open up a whole new world and enrich our lives and experiences Have you ever travelled abroad to another country…
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Tyn Dwr Hall, one of the UK’s top wedding venues is to host an exclusive, Christmas charity Fundraising Ball for the first time, in aid…
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Here is an update on all the exciting ways to get involved with Oswestry Makes 2018, which is a festival throughout October to celebrate all…
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Not content with writing and publishing just one book this year, sport-mad father-of-two Richard Carpenter is going for the ‘double’. The 41-year-old from Tetchill in…
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Online booking for the much-anticipated Bike4Life Ride Out & Festival organised by Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, is now open at www.bike4lifefest.com. The biker event, which…
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Leading Shropshire amateur swimming club, Oswestry Otters, is celebrating achieving charity status thanks to support from Shrewsbury law firm Aaron & Partners. Lawyers from the…
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Our Health Heroes, the national healthcare awards, are returning for the third year and promise to be bigger and better than ever, with new categories…
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In what turned out to be a first for Oswestry Golf Club a Mother and Daughter reached the 2018 Ladies Club Championship Final Judith &…
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A Shropshire businessman has organised a 100-mile charity cycle ride to mark the final year of the First World War centenary and raise money for the…
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Visitors are invited to take a trip back in time to find out more about the extraordinary woman who founded Shropshire’s Derwen College back in…
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Face2Face Performance Academy in Shropshire is inviting talented young performers to take centre stage during an audition event next month, as part of their scholarship…
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Hope House Children’s Hospices are appealing for people to join them on their annual Welshpool Canal Walk this September. Last year’s Canal Walk raised more…
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Moreton Hall student, Alice Williams has more to celebrate than a grade A in her Theatre Studies A level. The Drama scholarship student has beaten…
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A pair of inspirational young friends got on their bikes to raise funds for a children’s hospice charity. Zech Newton, 10, and his 14 year…
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Moreton Hall is celebrating another stellar set of results, cementing its position as the top non-selective school in the UK. Students worthy of individual mention…
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A teacher from Trefonen Primary School who volunteers in Africa in her free time has organised a fundraising exercise as part of a Geography topic…
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Oswestry-based charity, Qube, is inviting young people aged 14-19 living in Oswestry and the surrounding area to take part in a brand-new weekly Youth Music…
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The sixth annual Oswestry Community Games is set to take place on 23 September in Cae Glas Park from 11am to 3.45pm. It promises to…
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A teenager from Oswestry has raised over £3300 with a 12-hour sponsored wodathon cross-fit workout and a raffle held at Basecamp Gym. Abbie Dean raised…
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A Shropshire law firm has signed up to a scheme which pledges to help and support serving and retired armed forces personnel and their families.…
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An Oswestry family who recently held a charity evening have raised £1,800 for the Children’s Wales Air Ambulance. Nia Morris and her husband Ian and daughter Alice from…
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August marks the end of Oswestry Otters Swimming club 2017-2018 macrocycle. The club embarked on employing its first ever paid head coach (Timothy Hastie) in…
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 13th-17th August Afternoon Tea Week The Orangery Restaurant, Derwen College, Gobowen Nothing tastes as much like summer as a traditional afternoon tea, so The Orangery…
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The first Teenage and Young Adult clinical specialist nurse to support young people with cancer in Shropshire has been appointed. Teenage Cancer Trust in partnership…
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ROLL UP ROLL UP Get your raffle tickets from our fundraiser Chloe (pictured). Draw tickets are £1 each or £5 a book and will be…
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TSB in Oswestry is pleased to announce that an impressive total of £1151.36 has been raised by its Partners and local customers for Severn Hospice,…
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Young Carers, the charity that supports youngsters who care for family members were treated to a canal trip and barbeque at Canal Central, that little…
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It was a big day for Borderland Rotary Club the other day! It was the annual handover of the club presidency which went off without…
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