Category Archives: Charity

Family walk up the Skirrid in aid of Zimele UK. Contact Rebecca on 01873 855 126 or email zimele_uk@yahoo.co.uk for an information pack. Location: Skirrid Mountain Date: 2013-06-08

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On 11th April this year – the day after Keith Chammings’s 70th Birthday – he will open the door to his home in Abergavenny, walk out, turn right and continue walking for more than 80 days over a distance of 1,400 miles until he reaches The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain… The Camino […]

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‘Friends of Chernobyl’s Children’ was set up to improve the general well being and immune systems of children in south eastern Belarus, in the area most affected by the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster of 1986. The Monmouthshire branch of this charity began life in 2001 and since then about 40 children have visited the county. The […]

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As you may remember from last month’s issue of the Focus, we had plans in the pipeline to create a confectionary delight constructed from gingerbread to give away as a prize to one lucky Focus reader. Well, I’m happy to say the Gingerbread House – or Lebkuchenhaus, to give it its correct German name – […]

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Zimele means ‘to stand on your own feet’ in Zulu. This sums up our ethos. Through training and mentoring we encourage women in rural KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, to start their own businesses and community projects. Zimele’s Self-Help Groups empower people to lift themselves out of poverty. What does this mean to us in Abergavenny? […]

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Llantilio Pertholey based charity, Love Zimbabwe, has now officially linked Abergavenny with Chinamhora, the village that Martha Musonza Holman calls home in Zimbabwe. The link is authorised by the Welsh Assembly through their ‘Wales for Africa’ programme. To qualify, Love Zimbabwe has made connections between the Methodist Church in Castle St, 7 Corners Youth Group, […]

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Abergavenny has a fine range of charity shops, of which Oxfam is one. Situated in the heart of town in Frogmore Street, Oxfam Abergavenny prides itself on being a quality shop which raises money for charity. Nicola Prosser, the shop manager, says: “Sadly, people sometimes have a negative image of charity shops, but we have […]

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Despite the name Foodbank, you can neither deposit a bacon sandwich nor withdraw a chicken tikka masala.     Food Banks are valuable initiatives that are spreading throughout the UK and beyond. They have been set up to help anyone in genuine need. We are part of the Trussell Trust networlk of Foodbanks. Currently there […]

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The Abergavenny Neighbourhood Policing Team would like to thank everyone who contributed to their bucket collection and sponsorship on Saturday 31st March. Officers raised money for two charities whilst completing the South Wales Three Peaks Challenge. The first is the Richard Hunt Foundation which was set up to help Welsh service personnel and their families. […]

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Sonia’s love of life inspires huge donation for Cancer Research UK On Christmas Eve, 2010, Mrs Sonia Chiplin of Abergavenny was diagnosed with Pleural Mesothelioma. Sonia had faced bad news before – she had overcome breast cancer in her thirties – but her prognosis this time was different. Pleural Mesothelioma is a cancer that affects […]

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