Packed With Smiles launches a Children’s Christmas Card Design Competition to support their fundraising The fundraising landscape has changed dramatically since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, making it more challenging to raise money across all charities and sectors. Packed with Smiles, a local registered charity based in Southend on Sea and covering South East
Five Ways to Futureproof Your Vegan or Vegetarian Diet From Dementia September 2020 is World Alzheimer’s Month and a chance to reflect on two things that most of us do not like to think about at all: Where will I be in older age? What will happen to me should I develop cognitive impairment? Alzheimer’s
Please help support the smaller Animal Sanctuaries and Rescue Centres across the UK by supporting Wetnose Day on 18th September. Although the UK is a nation of animal lovers, unfortunately, there have always been people who abuse, neglect and abandon their pets. These poor creatures often end up at animal sanctuaries/rescue centres across the UK
How government and charitable organisations can strengthen communities Whether they are local, online or international, a community is better placed to achieve its goals if it has the support of governmental bodies or charities. Both types of institution have the resources to extend the reach and impact of a community and achieve public support. Government
It is essential that high street accessibility for visually impaired persons (VIPs) is not adversely impacted post-COVID For many visually impaired people, navigating our town centre high streets can be particularly challenging. And as lockdown eases and temporary changes are rapidly made to street layouts, these problems are being exacerbated across the country. Clearly, as
Yesterday, Mike and I completed our first water fast in support of my son’s ground-breaking project Fast to Feed the World. We’ll be adding loads more information about the project, albeit the website is quite self-explanatory, and about the health benefits of fasting, but I just wanted to share a blog covering our personal experience
Support your favourite charity by joining the 2.6 Challenge. No doubt, like most of the people in the UK, you have been inspired by Captain Tom who, at the time of writing, has raised over £28million for the NHS. Absolutely amazing! So, why not take part in the 2.6 Challenge, a national event finishing on
Healthy Life Essex is proud to be a Fund Ambassador supporting the Southend Emergency Fund. As a Fund Ambassador, our role is to promote the fund through our networks and social media platforms which, naturally, we are more than happy to do. If you have Southend-based networks through which you can share the information, please
STARS – Southend Treatment and Recovery Service – is a drug and alcohol service that supports clients with their substance misuse issues. Our goal is to help service users regain control, change the direction of their lives, grow as a person and live life to its full potential. STARS needs some items to support
Celebrating Christmas With Alopecia Embracing Your Condition Throughout The Festivities How to navigate your way through the fun-filled festive season with a diagnosis of alopecia. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! For the next few weeks, it’s a slippery slope until the festivities peak on Christmas Day. But amidst present-buying, carol singing and