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Thank 2008 for optimism in the year ahead

2008. Overall, I can say last year was a good year, despite some setbacks, and I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who has helped me in all of my business initiatives. My philosophy on life, which I also apply in my business activities, is "Give and You Shall Get". As a result, it was a great honour for me to be short listed for the Person of the Year Award at the RADAR People of the Year Human Rights Awards event in December.

Posted by Steve Wilkinson on January 2, 2009 3:05 PM

Nobby Clarke's gifts of hope

By Claire Hartry THIS Christmas thousands of families in Coventry will be waking up to a decorated tree with piles of presents waiting to be unwrapped. But for the people in the rural community of Luwero, in Uganda, the day...

Posted by Esh Capelo on December 24, 2008 9:33 AM

Townswomens' Guild steps to it with a charity Charleston

GENEROUS ladies made a bit of a song and a dance when they handed over £1,500 to two charities. Members of the Green Lane Townswomens' Guild did the Charleston as they presented £750 to the Motor Neurone Society and the...

Posted by Esh Capelo on December 22, 2008 12:49 PM

Charity coffee mornings boost fund for Coventry's children hospice

CHARITY coffee mornings in aid of a Coventry children's hospice have raised £300. Binley Woods Neighbourhood Project held social events in Binley Woods Village Hall to raise funds for Zoe's Place, which will be built next to Exhall Grange School....

Posted by Esh Capelo on December 19, 2008 9:28 AM

Salvation Army helps credit crunch victims

Parcels of food and toys were distributed to families worst hit by the credit crunch by volunteers from the Salvation Army last week. More than 400 packages were put together at the Woodthorpe Road church by forty volunteers before being...

Posted by Russell Butt on December 18, 2008 2:21 PM

Yoga class helps homeless charity

A charity yoga workshop at River Bourne health club raised £380 for the homeless charity Crisis. Thirty-five people took part in the one and a half hour session at the Chertsey club, which was organised by yoga and pilates instructor...

Posted by Russell Butt on December 18, 2008 2:15 PM

A CIRCUS-themed evening in Coventry raised more than £15,000 for charity.

By Jenny Waddington Nearly 600 people packed into the Ricoh Arena last Wednesday for the fundraising event - organised by the city's Lord Mayor. Coun Andy Matchet organised a party to raise cash for 35 appeals, including his chosen charities...

Posted by Esh Capelo on December 17, 2008 9:13 AM

Cormac Doyle's tourney boost for homeless

By Helen Thomas A CHARITY football tournament has raised more than £350 in memory of a Coventry restaurant worker who died two years ago. Cormac Doyle, who worked as a maintenance engineer at TGI Friday's, Rugby Road, Binley Woods, collapsed...

Posted by Esh Capelo on December 15, 2008 2:02 PM

Howes Community Primary School pupils' cheer for homeless

CHRISTMAS gifts for Coventry's homeless have been collected by Coventry pupils. Generous children from Howes Community Primary School in Palermo Avenue, Cheylesmore, handed over wrapped presents to make homeless people smile. They had been learning about homelessness and wrote emotive...

Posted by Esh Capelo on December 15, 2008 9:22 AM

Last minute gifts at Emmaus on Red Lane

By Vicki Urch Emmaus is able to offer last minute gifts and decorations at bargain prices at their shop at 70 Red Lane. General Manager Vicki Urch says "we have some lovely brand new items that will make ideal Christmas...

Posted by Esh Capelo on December 13, 2008 8:58 AM

Freda May Pickard leaves entire estate to good causes, including £40k to The Coventry Telegraph Snowball

By Cara Simpson A COVENTRY woman has left her entire estate - worth £400,000 - to local charities including the Telegraph's Snowball Appeal. Freda May Pickard, who died in February last year, remembered a range charities in her will....

Posted by Esh Capelo on December 11, 2008 9:04 AM

Mia's parents gift £10k to hospital

A £10,000 donation was handed over to the Neonatal unit at St Peter's Hospital on Monday December 8 by an Addlestone couple. Russell and Sharon Peirson Hagger, of Firfield Road, Addlestone have raised over £20,000 in the past year, after...

Posted by Rupert Basham on December 9, 2008 5:07 PM

CHARITY TREK: Janet's off on Arctic trek - at 63

By Helen Thomas NOT too long ago pensioner Janet Cheary was a 50-a-day smoker who couldn't run without getting out of breath. But now the 63-year-old will be taking on the challenge to trek 150km in freezing temperatures with a...

Posted by Esh Capelo on December 8, 2008 10:28 AM

Valentine's stroll for Marie Curie Cancer Care

A CHARITY wants people to walk in the moonlight on Valentine's Day to help patients with cancer. Marie Curie Cancer Care in Coventry has organised the romantic stroll of five and 10 kilometres that will start at 6pm at the...

Posted by Esh Capelo on November 27, 2008 9:25 AM

Dr Dhushy Kumar spends three days a month in the air

By Catherine Vonledebur Health Reporter AS well as looking after critically-ill patients at Coventry's University Hospital, Dr Dhushy Kumar is a flying doctor. The 38-year-old consultant in critical care spends three days a month attending major incidents with Warwickshire and...

Posted by Esh Capelo on November 24, 2008 10:07 AM

Earlsdon-based Crossroads Coventry and Warwickshire chief says services would be affected

By Les Reid Political Correspondent A COVENTRY charity which cares for thousands of sick and disabled people says it will have to cut its service if its budget is slashed. Earlsdon-based Crossroads Coventry and Warwickshire (Caring for Carers) says it...

Posted by Esh Capelo on November 19, 2008 8:42 AM

Friends for Leisure

Friends for Leisure is a locally-based charity promoting everyday friendship and leisure opportunities for children and young people with disabilities aged five to 21. Can you share some of your leisure time with a young person with a disability offering...

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on November 18, 2008 9:46 AM

FUNDRAISER: Cheaper tickets to bring in cash for Snowball Appeal

By Helen Thomas Sky Blues reduce prices for charity TICKETS for Coventry City's next home match are being sold at a discounted price to raise money for the Snowball Appeal. The club has provided 250 tickets for next Tuesday's Championship...

Posted by Esh Capelo on November 18, 2008 9:11 AM

Charity Event Planned

A fundraising event for St Ann's School in Hanwell will take place at the Monsoon Banqueting Suite on Monday November 24. The event will include Indian music and food and will guests will include Richard Barnes, Deputy Mayor for London...

Posted by James Gates on November 17, 2008 4:29 PM

Boxing up a little bit of cheer at Pattison College

A CHARITY scheme to brighten up Christmas for children abroad has caught the imagination of pupils at Pattison College. Pupils at the school in Binley Road, Stoke, Coventry, are backing Operation Christmas Child run by charity Samaritan's Purse to hand...

Posted by Esh Capelo on November 17, 2008 9:08 AM