Tag: Charity

John Edmondson, who is raising money for MND. Credit: John Edmondson.

“It’s inspiring to see John doing what he can for others” – Salford hairdresser raising money for MND doing 1000 press ups in 10 days

A Salford hairdresser recently diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has taken on the MND1000 Challenge in the hope of […]

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“At least it got my mum out of the house” – Importance of charity shops as they prepare to reopen

Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Bargain hunters are on stand-by as charity shops in Salford prepare […]

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“It was a group of people just laughing about on Twitter and then the next thing we’ve raised £1,000” – Novice charity bake off raises over £1,000

A fun bake-off between five baking novices has raised more than £1,100 for charity. Last Sunday (22nd November), Richard Caulfield, […]

“Young carers, in general, are being forgotten” - Covid-19’s Impact on Salford’s young carers, with 'Lonely Not Alone'

“Young carers, in general, are being forgotten” – Covid-19’s Impact on Salford’s young carers, with ‘Lonely Not Alone’

Credit: Lonely Not Alone Across Salford, young careers have been impacted by local and national lockdowns more than most. This […]

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Islington Mill artist collecting donations for school children

Islington Mill freelance artist, Natalie, is collecting long-life food and gifts for an Eccles secondary school. Suggestions for donations include […]

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Invasion: Salford travel company going the distance for Student Minds

Team members at a Salford travel company, Invasion, are running the distance from Manchester to Amsterdam to try and raise […]

Jackie McColl has been team leader for Haircuts 4 Homeless Manchester for two years.

“It’s not just a haircut, it’s so much more than that” – Haircuts 4 Homeless team leader hoping to help more of Salford’s homeless in 2021

Everyone knows the feeling when you get a haircut, a confidence booster to say the least, especially if it has […]

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Caritas Salford pledge to support homeless through tough winter

For the first time in Caritas Salford history, they have launched their annual Advent Appeal digitally as the coronavirus pandemic […]