A walk up Pen-y-Crug, Brecon, for mental health and well-being/Sunday 31st July. The Friends of Brecon and District Mind are holding the annual Tea-on-Top walk. Organised to raise awareness of mental health issues, it revives a tradition which was popular in the region until the 1950s of holding a picnic tea at the top of […]
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Category Archives: Charity
Charity bike Ride in support of The Hospice Angels
Since their conception in 2003, The Hospice Angels have visited 19 countries, enjoying amazing experiences and raising considerable funds for St Michael’s Hospice. On 18th June, 15 bikers who will include Nigel – one of the Coach House Interiors team – are setting out on a challenge to ride from Lands End to John O’Groats […]
Fairtrade goes from strength to strength in Abergavenny
Fairtrade is not just about tea and coffee. As part of this year’s UK-wide Fairtrade Fortnight, Abergavenny Fairtrade Group is holding a buffet breakfast featuring the wide range of Fairtrade ingredients now available to buy in the town’s shops. The mayor of Abergavenny, Councillor Maureen Powell, is hosting the Big Breakfast in the Town Hall […]
Craft Market for Crohn’s Disease returns for a second year
2nd April 2016 10am to 4pm. A craft market is being held at the Clarence Hall Crickhowell, on April 2nd 2016, from 10am to 4pm with all proceeds going towards research into a potential cure for Crohn’s Disease. This is the second time the event has happened building on the success of the first one […]
Zimele needs you!
For a third year, we’re yarn bombing our beautiful town for the Close-Knit Community. That’s decorating it with wool, for the uninitiated! To make this happen, we need help! If you can knit or crochet, will you contribute some squares? Any stitch works: 20 x 20cm (8”) in synthetic wool. We have a small supply […]
Abergavenny & District Soroptimists
Abergavenny & District Soroptimists have local, national and international projects helping to improve the lives of women and girls with the three objectives of education, empowerment and enablement. Locally we currently support the food bank and Women’s Aid. Last year we asked businesses in Abergavenny & Crickhowell to arrange specially coloured window displays over three […]
Gabb and Co raise funds for the homeless in Wales
Gabb and Co Solicitors have been busy raising money for charity. They recently took part in ‘The Wallich Clash of the Corporate Challenge’ to raise money for The Wallich charity who support the homeless in Wales. The charity believes that everyone deserves the right to a home and that everyone deserves the right to feel […]
Goytre Fawr Primary School take Christmas cheer to Nevill Hall Children
Pupils at Goytre Fawr Primary School in Monmouthshire delivered over 60 presents to the Children’s Ward at Nevill Hall Hospital for Christmas last month. The gifts had been donated by the school’s pupils for children who would be spending the festive season in hospital. Three of the school’s house captains took the presents to the […]
Saving Lives Charity at the heart of Wales celebrates its 2nd birthday!
Local charity Welsh Hearts Calonnau Cymru celebrates its 2nd birthday this month. Welsh Hearts was founded in 2013 by Sharon Owen and has been focusing on placing Defibrillators in communities and schools through-out Wales and holding free CPR training sessions to the public! Welsh Hearts have trained over 7736 people in CPR and have […]
ROTARY MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Crickhowell Rotary Club makes a difference in the local area. Whether keeping the recycling area clean, helping local schools, rattling tins for charity we have a presence in the our community. Do you know about our international exploits? The global Rotary movement (1.200.000 members) has been the prime mover in virtually eradicating the crippling disease […]
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