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Women's Domestic Violence Refuge Launches Local Appeal

08-Dec-11 17:50
Christine Dean
Posted in: Charity
Women's Domestic Violence Refuge Launches Local Appeal

Can you spare a few items to bring some festive cheer to women and children who will be spending this Christmas at a domestic violence refuge? Local collection points will accept your donations from now until Christmas and beyond.

hft (Home Farm Trust) Annual Christmas Fair

23-Nov-11 14:40
Veronica Goodenough
Posted in: Charity
hft (Home Farm Trust) Annual Christmas Fair

Come and shop at our wonderful stalls at the HFT Christmas Fair this Saturday, 26 November at the Memorial Hall 10.00am - 1.30pm.

Madagascar - Island of Wonders

08-Nov-11 20:01
Julie Verney
Madagascar - Island of Wonders

Wincanton and Area Parkinson's Group is hosting an illustrated talk about this unique island at its monthly meeting on November 16th in the Meeting Room of Wincanton Memorial Hall from 2.30pm - 4.30pm. Admission £2 to include refreshments (£1 for members).

Wincanton Parkinson's Group Celebrates its First Anniversary

31-Oct-11 12:00
Stephen Beech
Wincanton Parkinson's Group Celebrates its First Anniversary

On 19th October 2011 the Wincanton and Area Parkinson's Group held its first birthday celebration at Memorial Hall, Wincanton, where over 60 invited guests, members and family attended.

Wincanton & Area Parkinson's Group Chairman Steve Beech Recognised

10-Jul-11 12:30
Steve Beech
Wincanton & Area Parkinson's Group Chairman Steve Beech Recognised

Having recruited thirty members within a year Steve Beech was nominated as one of the recipients of an award, in recognition of the work he has put in at the first ever Parkinson's Volunteer Recognition Day for Parkinson's South West Region.

Walkabout in Castle Cary for Children's Hospices on 1st May

28-Apr-11 13:24
Posted in: Charity
Walkabout in Castle Cary for Children's Hospices on 1st May

Why not go for a walk around Castle Cary on Sunday, 1st May to help support Children's Hospices in the South West?

Parkinson's Awareness Day at Morrisons

22-Apr-11 11:51
Steve Beech, John Baxter
Parkinson's Awareness Day at Morrisons

Members of the Wincanton and Area Parkinson's Group spent Thursday 14th in the foyer of Morrisons handing out leaflets, collecting donations and talking to people about Parkinson's Disease.

Volunteer IT Tutors Sought

21-Feb-11 12:05
Posted in: Charity
Volunteer IT Tutors Sought

Our registered charity has already given free IT lessons to a dozen housebound people in and around Wincanton. If you are looking for a rewarding voluntary activity that you can do locally for just one or two hours a week we would like to hear from you.

From Horsington to Kilimanjaro - For the British Heart Foundation

28-Jan-11 17:19
John Baxter
From Horsington to Kilimanjaro - For the British Heart Foundation

Two determined women, Artist Penny Moorcraft and Specialist Cardiac Rehab nurse Andrea Podmore will soon be setting off to trek to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain.

We Need You. Volunteers Desperately Needed During Bad Weather

16-Jan-11 12:28
Rebecca Thurgood
Posted in: Live at Home
We Need You. Volunteers Desperately Needed During Bad Weather

Could you offer a few hours a year (yes a year!), to help the elderly members of our community during periods of bad weather?

Defiant Octavia Sets Big Target for Charity Drive

01-Dec-10 16:00
Western Gazette
Posted in: Charity

A wheelchair-bound schoolgirl is planning to overcome the limitations of her debilitating condition to raise £1 million for charity. Octavia Woodward, 13, of Charlton Musgrove, suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a condition characterised by chronic weakness of the muscles, but plans to drive a pony trap 100 miles from Windsor to her home.

Art Show Success

29-Nov-10 16:58
Rebecca Thurgood
Posted in: Live at Home
Art Show Success

Thanks to everyone who contributed in some way to the Art Exhibition and Craft Show earlier this month in aid of the Wincanton Live At Home Scheme.

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