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Leader Live
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Splashathon in aid of Tommy's and the Children's Alliance
Children from Water Babies classes, including Wrexham and Flint, will be showcasing their superstar swimming skills during the week of June 30 to July 6, with a Splashathon fundraiser for charities Tommy's and the Children's Alliance. Little ones will be sponsored to complete swimming challenges in pirate and sea creature fancy dress at venues across North Wales. Read more: Airbus Broughton team's Three Peaks test for children's hospices Together with 47,000 Water Babies from across the UK, the North Wales event aims to raise £650,000 for pregnancy and baby charity Tommy's, and Water Babies charity the Children's Alliance. This could fund a Tommy's research centre for eight months, investigating the causes of miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth. It could also help the Children's Alliance fund key projects to make sure every child has safe and enjoyable access to water, fostering their physical development and wellbeing. Babies and children are at the heart of this special charity partnership. Read more: Buckley Mystery Machine's animal charities fundraising farewell Lizzy Hughes from Water Babies North Wales said: "All of us at Water Babies are really excited to be taking part in Splashathon. We aim to raise as much money as possible locally, and of course give the children a really exciting class, whilst they fundraise to give every child a better, brighter future." Tommy's CEO Kath Abrahams said: "Splashathon is a fabulous way for children to have fun in support of a vital cause. We're grateful to every family taking part and everyone who's working hard to make it happen at swimming pools around the UK." Tamsin Brewis at Children's Alliance said: "We can't wait for Splashathon and to watch families come together in their swimming lessons for this special sponsored event. We're so appreciative of every water baby taking part, who will be helping us to give better starts and brighter futures to children across the country."
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
York teenagers prepare to fly 6,000 miles for East Africa volunteer work
TEENAGERS from a York school are preparing to fly more than 6,000 miles to do community and volunteer work in East Africa. Nineteen students from Archbishop Holgate's School are embarking on the once-in-a-lifetime trip to Uganda after raising thousands of pounds to cover the costs. Pupils from Years 9, 11 and 12 are going on the adventure in early July for two weeks, travelling with the Christian-based charity Abaana which invests in children in Africa, helping them to break the chains of poverty through education. The group will undertake a range of volunteer work, which will include painting both the inside and outside of a primary school building. School show, The Masked Singer, helped boost their fundraising efforts (Image: Submitted)They will also be teaching and running a range of activities and experiences for primary school children in the town of Kuluba, a sub-county in the Koboko district of Uganda. Group members are paying for their own flights, accommodation and food and will be staying in one of Abaana's guesthouses on the outskirts of Kampala. They have also raised money for the renovation materials for the primary school and to buy resources and gifts to take on the adventure. Each student threw themselves into a range of challenges, including scaling great heights and throwing themselves out of a plane, to bring in the pounds. RECOMMENDED READS: Fantastic news' as more than 5,000 children eligible for free school meals 'The world is changing': head at top York school joins others in smartphone plea New light show to bring vibrant colour to Museum Gardens Joanna Kitney, assistant headteacher and trip lead, said: "It's been so impressive to see them working hard to ensure we meet our aim. 'Brodie Barrow cycled a mile a day for a month, Oscar East has been sorting and selling items on EBay, Reuben Stockdale and Miles Hall walked the Three Peaks. 'Charlie Summers has completed a sponsored bike ride, Charlotte Brannan and Dora Escombe have been busy making and selling homemade products to family and friends and Bryn Wade did a parachute jump.' As a team, the group has also run whole school events which included The Masked Singer show in December and a school disco in April. Collectively both events made more than £1,000. Students who helped to organise the fundraising school disco (Image: Submitted) The group also has a JustGiving page which has received more than £2,400 in donations. To donate to the students' fundraising efforts, visit It is not the first time students from Archbishop Holgate's School have travelled to far-flung destinations to do overseas volunteer work. Back in 2012, pupils from the school, which is named after one of the city's most famous clerics, went to South Africa to do community and voluntary work in schools and orphanages. The group of ten Year Ten students were joined by teachers Richard Nihill and Hannah Turvey as they visited the Diocese of Cape Town for two weeks, and got the chance to meet the city's Nobel Prize-winning former archbishop, Desmond Tutu who was taking a small service at the city's cathedral.
Leader Live
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Scooby-Doo van pet charities fundraiser ahead of sale
Now the campervan, painted to look like TV and film's Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine, is set to go up for sale. It is hoped that as a farewell and thank you, some money can be raised in support of local animal charities. Read more: Airbus Broughton team's Three Peaks test for children's hospices Amanda Thomas has been looking after the van for a friend, at her home on Liverpool Road in Buckley. The famous blue and green hippy van, featuring the Mystery Inc. gang characters, has attracted quite a lot of attention during its stay. Amanda even had a group in full Scooby gang fancy dress on their way to a party, ask if they could take photos with the Mystery Machine. Now Amanda is putting the van up for sale on behalf of friend and owner, Hayley Maxwell-Keys, who has had it for several years. Read more: Redrow graduates help transform Flintshire school's outdoor area But before it is sold, she hopes to raise money for animal charities in the region. In a post on social media, she said: "Scooby-Doo will soon be finding a new home, and we'll miss the joy and laughter he's brought to so many people as they pass by. "As a fitting send-off, for those who have smiled, laughed, taken photos, made TikToks, knocked on our door for a closer look, let's spread the joy a little further. "I'm sure local animal charities would be incredibly grateful if everyone donated a £1 or more, which we'll share between them for toys and Scooby snacks." Read more: Flintshire venue ranked one of UK's 'best-looking' pubs A GoFundMe page has been created for those who wish to donate, which you can visit here: Amanda added: "I thought this was also a nice way to let people know it's going, and not just get rid of it one day. "It gets so much attention, especially from children, and we've had messages from people asking to see it before it goes."
Leader Live
10-06-2025
- Sport
- Leader Live
Hiking feat for Hope House Tŷ Gobaith children's hospices
The 26-strong team from the manufacturing engineering operations department of Airbus UK in Broughton, are taking on the revered Three Peaks challenge on Friday (June 13) and raising funds for Hope House Tŷ Gobaith children's hospices. Starting at Scotland's Ben Nevis at about 2pm, they will then travel in coaches down to Scafell Pike in the Lake District, which they will traverse overnight, to finish at Wales' highest point, Yr Wyddfa on the Saturday afternoon. Read more: Matt's epic tribute raises £50,000 for children's hospices The team are no strangers to charity treks having completed four other distance challenges that have raised tens of thousands of pounds for the hospices. Claudia McKinlay from the team, said: "We're really excited for it. As well as giving to this amazing charity, it's fantastic team building. "We'll push through somehow and just hope the weather is kind to us." Accompanied by experienced mountain leaders at each site, the team are hoping to complete the challenge in just 24 hours. Read more: Every moment matters - Wrexham hospice launch funding campaign Department head, Guy Jones said: "It's our biggest challenge yet. We'll be travelling on three coaches and have arranged guides to help us through. "There's still some snow on Ben Nevis but we're really looking forward to it as part of our fundraising commitment to Hope House Tŷ Gobaith. "We're even doing a fundraising trip up Mount Kilimanjaro next year." Read more: 'Incredible day' - Charity car show raises over £2,400 for good causes in Deeside Area fundraiser for the hospices, Nicky Eyes is supporting the colleagues and said: "Guy and the Airbus team are just amazing. "Their enthusiasm is infectious - they always push themselves to help us raise the money we need to provide the best possible care to local children and families living with a life-threatening condition. "You can do it and we're rooting for you every step of the way." • You can sponsor the team online via their JustGiving page here:
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Two stroke survivors taking on 24-hour three peaks challenge
Two East Lancashire men, who have both suffered strokes, have made the 'bonkers' decision to take on the Three Peaks challenge after a brief conversation over dinner. Andrew Wilson, from Clayton-le-Moors and Paul Wood, from Blackburn, have set themselves the task of climbing all three of Great Britain's tallest mountains in less than 24 hours to help fund a local cadet group. They aim to raise £2,000 for Accrington Air Cadets to help fund a trip to Poland for the young people who use the service. Andrew said: 'The youth deserve to have a trip that is going to teach them about why we don't forget the atrocities of the past, because if we don't remember it, it will be impossible to sort our future out. 'They said they would all like to go to Auschwitz and pay their respects.' Having volunteered at the youth group for 12 months, Andrew was inspired by the work that was done there and the major benefits it had for young people in the community. During the mammoth challenge, the pair are planning to drive themselves and expect to only have a 10-minute break to stretch on their route as they ascend Scotland's Ben Nevis, England's Scafell Pike, and Wales' Mount Snowdon. Andrew added: 'We have done no training. We are typically blokes from the North West of England, thinking, ah, we can do that. "We are doing our first training sessions next weekend and starting at Pendle Hill. 'Most people go with the Three Peaks challenge, and then they do all the driving. "Because we don't want to take away from the cadets, we are not doing it that way, we are driving ourselves.' READ MORE: Scout group to host 'Alfresco Afternoon Tea' event in Blackburn READ MORE: King's Award for Voluntary Service event to be held at football club Andrew has suffered two transient ischemic attacks, often referred to as a 'mini stroke', whilst Paul has suffered one. All funds raised will be used to reduce the cost of the trip, with some young people in the cadets unable to cover the £900 cost for the trip. The pair will be live-streaming the event on the Accrington Cadets' Facebook page and regularly updating people in WhatsApp groups. Donations can be made to the group's GoFundMe page or dropped off at the air cadets' base in Harvey Street, Oswaldtwistle, between 7.30 and 9.30pm on Tuesdays.
