Charity

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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Students from a specialist Shropshire college will be exhibiting their technological artwork at an exhibition in Oswestry. Creative Studies students from Derwen College, in Gobowen,…
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DONATIONS collected at the recent Rotary Club of Oswestry bucket collection at M&S Simply Food in Oswestry have been presented to two of the three…
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GEORGE Rook was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Oswestry when he gave a compelling talk about his journey…
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North Shropshire College (NSC) recently held its fourth family fun day at the Oswestry Campus. The money raised on the day is being given to…
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On Friday, Marches School Year 10 GCSE Art students had a brilliant morning at the Welsh Walls helping commemorate the centenary of World War 1…
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Three adventurous men from Ocean Telecom have raised £3540 by scaling the UK’s three highest mountains in under 24 hours. Jeremy Rose, Sean Bolas and…
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Marches School student Abbie Ball will be completing a 12 hour ‘wodathon’ fundraiser for two cancer charities on 22nd July. Abbie will be completing many…
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Family cycling fun is on the cards for Victor Williamson of Oswestry after scooping the top prize in the Hope House 2018 Summer Raffle. Mr…
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The Oswestry Life magazine have produced a 2019 calendar with all proceeds from the sale of the calendar going direct to the local charity, Hope…
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Oswestry Town Mayor Sandy Best cut the ribbon to open the newly refurbished garden, followed by a blessing by The Rev. Jeff Hancocks in the…
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IN August 2016 26 year-old Shrewsbury man Darren Edwards fell whilst climbing at the World’s End Quarry near Llangollen, an incident which would paralyse him…
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Whittington Music Festival marked the end of its successful week-long programme of British classical and folk music with a Reception last Thursday (5th July) at…
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A relaxing alfresco evening of music, food and drink will be held on Derwen College grounds on Friday, 20thJuly. Music on the Lawn with be…
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In the year which marks the 250th anniversary of the first Circus – one man and a horse in a tent in South London –…
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Little Explorers from Trefonen along with Explorers in Shrewsbury recently attended the Shropshire Kids Festival and Shrewsbury Food Festival where they baked with 724 children…
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LAST month saw the Rotary Club of Oswestry wrap up its Tree of Light Appeal with the presentation of the final 3 cheques to Midlands…
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The popular annual Hope House Cycle Challenge is back and will be returning to its roots – the original cycle ride to either Lake Vyrnwy…
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14 year old Abbie Dean who trains at Basecamp Gym at Ellesmere, has been inspired to undertake a charity ‘Wodathon’. One of Abbie’s coaches Laura Edwards was…
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Qube Gallery is calling for artist submissions to its most popular annual event, the Qube Open Art Competition. This increasingly popular event attracts artists from…
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THERE is a new person at the helm of The Rotary Club of Oswestry. David Davies, President 2017-18, recently handed over the reins of the…
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The Canal & River Trust charity is inviting the public to take a rare behind-the-scenes look at a £4 million project to restore a section…
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THE Rotary Club of Oswestry’s annual Investment Competition attracted 9 teams from 3 schools this year with HSBC Oswestry’s Senior Customer Services Officer Sean Makin…
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EACH year the Rotary Club of Oswestry is pleased to sponsor an award at The Marches School Speech Day for “Service to the School”. This…
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IN 2018, this year of commemorating the centenary of the end of the Great War, it was appropriate that this was the topic chosen for…
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International Festival & Summer School PIANO WEEK will hold its third consecutive summer residency at Moreton Hall School between 23rd July and 4th August 2018. Following…
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Students at Derwen College will be making the final arrangements to their annual Prom thanks to a generous cash boost from DPA architects, in Oswestry.…
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Moreton Hall is delighted to announce that they have been awarded the prestigious HMC (The Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference) accreditation with immediate effect, reinforcing Moreton…
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Throughout the day, The Day Lewis chain of pharmacies nationally have taken part with their annual charity day.  Staff at the Day Lewis Pharmacy located in…
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Hundreds of people are expected to descend upon The Marches School in Oswestry on Saturday 30th June and enjoy an abundance of fun and entertainment…
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There was a special assembly this morning at Packwood Haugh School in Ruyton XI Towns as we welcomed Lynsey Kilvert from Hope House Children’s Hospice…
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An Oswestry mum of two is overwhelmed by the response to a charity event she is organising next month.  Nia Morris and her husband Ian and daughter…
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Mercy Ships use hospital ships to deliver free, vital medical care to some of the world’s poorest countries. Oswestry Borderland Rotary Club have been supporting…
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Students at a specialist college, near Oswestry, are celebrating fabulous fathers on Sunday, 17th June by serving up a dedicated Father’s Day menu. Hospitality and…
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MEMBERS of Oswestry Rotary Club have been busy. Kindly permitted by M&S Simply Food Oswestry to make a bucket collection at their Smithfield Road store…
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  For many years now, Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital and Severn Hospice had enjoyed a successful partnership; and once again Nuffield Health staff, colleagues and…
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