Smile for miles for Rotherham kids thanks to £899k lottery funding
Children and young people across Rotherham will now have access to more free activities thanks to almost £900,000 in National Lottery Funding. The Children Young People and Families Consortium (CYPF Consortium) has been awarded £899,572 from the National Lottery to support local voluntary and community sector organisations who work with...
Rother nice new charity shop opens at Manvers
Shop frugally and support your local hospice with a visit to Rotherham Hospice’s brand-new retail shop in Manvers. The new shop, which opened on 5th August, has a fresh and innovative concept design that the hospice say will redefine charity fashion shopping. It’s like stepping into a high street clothing...
Volunteers needed for Rotherham Poppy Appeal
Rotherham’s Royal British Legion members are looking for new volunteers to support this year’s Poppy Appeal. This year’s appeal will run from Thursday 24th October until Remembrance Sunday on 10th November. Remembrance activities are organised annually by the Royal British Legion to honour the contribution of our Armed Forces community,...
Wentworth Woodhouse CEO awarded an OBE
As part of the King’s Birthday Honours, the CEO of Wentworth Woodhouse, Sarah McLeod, was awarded an OBE for services to the heritage sector. Sarah, who joined Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust as CEO in May 2017, has been pivotal in steering arguably the UK’s greatest heritage restoration challenge of a...
A never-ending story at Grimm & Co
Mortals and magical beings assemble! Grimm & Co’s bamboozling new Emporium of Stories is open at long last to let the wild rumpus start. It’s not in a kingdom far, far away or some far flung corner of an undiscovered galaxy. You won’t need a pumpkin coach, flying carpet, portkey,...
Rotherham Minster launches £3 million redevelopment campaign
Rotherham Minster has towered over the town for more than 500 years. But to ensure the town’s oldest and most significant building remains for the next thousand years, its vicar took a leap of faith to launch an ambitious £3 million fundraising campaign. In April, Rev Canon Phil Batchford, together...
Rain Rescue founder to retire after 22 years
The founder of Rain Rescue, Jacquie Neilson MBE, is retiring from the animal rescue charity 22 years after setting it up. Jacquie and her husband Steve started Rescuing Animals In Need (RAIN) in 2002, saving stray dogs from council kennels that were destined to be put to sleep through no...
Fashion fundraiser tops £4,000
We’re delighted to announce that the charity fashion show we hosted at Wentworth Woodhouse in September raised a whopping £4,131,67. The event was a sell-out, with 200 people packing out the grand Marble Saloon. We invited four of our fashion boutiques to showcase their collections on the catwalk: Pink Boutique,...
Celebrating 40 years of Rush House
It’s been a positive year for the team at Rush House. Not only have they been celebrating their 40th anniversary, but they have also secured over £350,000 in lottery funding to help them enhance their wraparound support for years to come. Rush House was started in 1982 in response to...
Rotherham Cancer Care: helping people cope with cancer
Being diagnosed with cancer is an overwhelming and life-changing moment that can cause many different emotions about what the future holds. It’s natural to feel stressed, shocked or anxious, but support is out there to help cancer patients deal with their worries and improve their quality of life. For the...
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