Cyclist Braves Rattlesnake to raise money for Stroke Association

09/26/23 • 11 min

Charity News Daily: Causes, Fundraising & Volunteering

Wicklow RNLI's volunteers launched in the early hours of Sunday 24 September to assist a sailor, after their yacht had mechanical and electrical issues off Wicklow Harbour. https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2023/september/25/wicklow-rnli-comes-to-aid-of-lone-sailor-in-the-early-hours-of-the-morning

Charity Commission to review its handling of actors’ fund feud.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/25/charity-commission-to-review-its-handling-of-actors-fund-feud

Lanarkshire man completes Mighty Stride to raise money for The Haven Centre.
https://www.thehavencentre.com/post/edinburghkiltwalk

Football legend David Seaman MBE and over 200 supporters of the British Heart Foundation came together to shine a spotlight on hidden heart conditions and their impact on the nation every day.
https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/news-from-the-bhf/news-archive/2023/september/david-seaman-shines-a-spotlight-on-daily-heart-disease-deaths

The closure of a leading gender equality charity was described as "terrible news" for women across Wales. Chwarae Teg which is Welsh for ‘Fair Play’ said that a perfect storm of funding challenges, including the impending loss of financial support from the European Union was behind the move.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66861846

https://chwaraeteg.com/news/chwarae-teg-closure-statement/

A Bristol man braved desert heat, hypothermia and an attack by an angry rattlesnake on a coast-to-coast cycle ride across the USA. Simon Galpin, 55, from Bristol, raised almost £3,500 for the Stroke Association, a charity which helps people rebuild their lives after stroke.

https://www.stroke.org.uk/about-us/media-newsroom#/pressreleases/bristol-cyclist-braved-rattlesnakes-for-the-stroke-association-3273784

Charity Commission to review its handling of actors’ fund feud.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/25/charity-commission-to-review-its-handling-of-actors-fund-feud

Lanarkshire man completes Mighty Stride to raise money for The Haven Centre.
https://www.thehavencentre.com/post/edinburghkiltwalk

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66861846

https://chwaraeteg.com/news/chwarae-teg-closure-statement/

https://www.stroke.org.uk/about-us/media-newsroom#/pressreleases/bristol-cyclist-braved-rattlesnakes-for-the-stroke-association-3273784

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https://www.ncvo.org.uk/news-and-insights/news-index/narrowing-the-gender-pay-gap/#/

In response to the UK Government’s decision to approve the development of the Rosebank oil field, Oxfam has put out a statement.

https://www.oxfam.org.uk/media/press-releases/reaction-oxfam-response-to-the-uk-governments-decision-to-approve-the-development-of-the-rosebank-oil-field/

Greenpeace UK have also put out a similar statement against the decision to approve the new oil and gas field.
https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/rosebank-oil-and-gas-field-approved-handouts-to-corporations-at-the-expense-of-the-rest-of-us-greenpeace-comment/

Woodgreen comments on the proposed ban of XL Bully types.
https://woodgreen.org.uk/news-events/woodgreen-response-to-proposed-ban-of-xl-bully-types/

RNIB has been trialing four different accessible voting solutions with blind and partially sighted voters, at an event supported by the Government and the Electoral Commission.
https://www.rnib.org.uk/news/rnib-tests-four-solutions-to-bring-accessible-voting-one-step-closer/

The Liberal Democrats have welcomed Help for Heroes to their annual party conference in Bournemouth to discuss how it will prioritise veterans at the next general election.
https://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/about-us/news/lib-dems-adopt-key-veterans-policies-at-annual-conference/

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has published an evaluation of SSAFA’s Stepping Stone Home, which it calls “... a unique and invaluable service”.
https://www.ssafa.org.uk/news-articles/new-report-on-ssafa-s-stepping-stone-home-released

Mind has published a blog by Helen Cook called Winning at Work describing how she helped her workplace - the Awen Cultural Trust - to achieve a Gold Award for workplace wellbeing.
https://www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/news/winning-at-work-how-i-helped-my-workplace-to-strike-gold-for-staff-wellbeing/