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Stoke-on-Trent Gazette · 17 Sept 2026Homeless charity benefits from £22k veteran fundsThe Macari Foundation in Stoke-on-Trent has received £22,000 from the Veterans' Foundation to support homeless veterans. The charity dedicates six rooms…Read on Stoke-on-Trent Gazette →
Stone GazetteVolunteers wanted to help uncover and record Stone churchyard headstones17 Sept 2026
Hinckley GazetteAnnual awards will honour volunteers who are ‘Making a Difference’16 Sept 2026David and Lilian with Shaftesbury support workers Bright and Chiamaka at Ginger Music in GatesheadGateshead GazetteGateshead singers with disabilities record new charity song16 Sept 2026
Loughborough GazetteResidents attend first Charnwood Community Health and Wellbeing event15 Sept 2026Winners at the BBC CWR Make a Difference Awards 2026 in Coventry and WarwickshireCoventry GazetteCoventry and Warwickshire community heroes honoured at BBC awards14 Sept 2026Wolverhampton GazetteP3 Charity Relocates Wolves Support Hub to Strengthen Homeless Support14 Sept 2026Wigan GazetteWigan 10K raises over £2,000 for Wigan Athletic Community Trust!10 Sept 2026Shrewsbury GazetteNeon Rave Run set to raise funds for Shrewsbury Town Foundation3 Sept 2026Grantham Disabled Children Society to host black tie fundraising ballGrantham GazetteGrantham Disabled Children Society to host black tie fundraising ball3 Sept 2026Burton-on-Trent GazetteGREYHOUND TRUST BECOME CLUB CHARITY PARTNER2 Sept 2026Ludlow GazetteMayor of Ludlow Announces Charity Reception and Front‑Row Concert Experience30 Aug 2026Barnsley GazetteNominate your community champion for a Penistone Volunteer Award30 Aug 2026Dudley GazetteCharity boxing showdown raises almost £28K28 Aug 2026West Bromwich GazetteVolunteers help bring Sandwell’s history to life at local archives28 Aug 2026Wakefield GazetteMayor of Wakefield abseiling for charity25 Aug 2026Comedian Russ Lee on stage ahead of his Cure Leukaemia fundraising show in BawtryDoncaster GazetteComedian Russ Lee to return to stage for Bawtry leukaemia fundraiser25 Aug 2026Wolverhampton GazetteVolunteers invited to join Independent Education Appeal Panel24 Aug 2026Tamworth GazetteTamworth Ladies Choir helps raise around £650 at charity concert24 Aug 2026Dudley GazetteLocal businesses go the distance to support Dudley charity boxing showdown19 Aug 2026Stoke-on-Trent GazetteAir ambulance charity under inquiry announces closure19 Aug 2026
Loughborough GazetteResidents urged to attend free community health and wellbeing event13 Aug 2026
Hartlepool GazetteCelebrating our supported internship and volunteering stars12 Aug 2026Tamworth GazetteTamworth Schoolreaders volunteer Margaret Dalton on helping children find the joy of reading11 Aug 2026Stone GazetteStone charity AEDdonate reaches 10,000 locations5 Aug 2026
Chesterfield GazetteChesterfield FC Academy Seeks Volunteer Sports Science Inter4 Aug 2026Stone GazetteStone Cricket Club Fundraiser for Jem — 21 August4 Aug 2026
Chesterfield GazetteChesterfield FC Academy seeks volunteer physiotherapist4 Aug 2026Ludlow GazetteMayor of Ludlow: 2026/27 Charity Events Calendar4 Aug 2026Dudley GazetteDudley Charity Boxing: Council Leader Fights for £30,0003 Aug 2026Ludlow GazetteMayor's Charity Market returns to Ludlow 30 July3 Aug 2026Grantham GazetteKesteven Rideability Receives £5,022 Charity Donation2 Aug 2026Burton-on-Trent GazetteBurton Albion Retain Bass Charity Vase vs Derby County2 Aug 2026Stone GazetteJunior parkrun volunteers sought in Stone28 Jul 2026Mansfield GazetteMansfield Community Groups: £10,000 Grants Available27 Jul 2026Middlesbrough GazetteMiddlesbrough FC Charity Cricket Match at Acklam Park27 Jul 2026

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