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Middlesbrough’s Class of ’86 reunites to raise money for Gary Parkinson’s care
Former Middlesbrough FC players will reunite at Middlesbrough Town Hall on 10 September for a fundraising evening supporting former teammate Gary Parkinson.
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Council cake sale combines fundraising with a potentially life-saving lesson about sepsis
A Three Rivers charity cake sale will raise money for the UK Sepsis Trust while helping residents learn the warning signs of the condition.
Wiltshire community lottery helps Calne group turn local support into practical impact
Wiltshire's community lottery is helping a Calne good cause raise money and connect more residents with its work.
Ramsgate fishing community raises more than £6,500 for RNLI as 79 children take to the water
A record 79 children joined Ramsgate’s junior fishing competition, while organisers Dawn and Jason Parrott received surprise community-service awards from the High Sheriff of Kent.
Sunderland rallies around teenager Jude Hazard as family raises money for specialist treatment
Fundraisers across Sunderland are backing 15-year-old Jude Hazard and his family as they seek specialist treatment overseas for a rare heart cancer.
Wolverhampton charity lunch raises nearly £2,000 for four local good causes
A sports-themed mayoral lunch in Wolverhampton raised nearly £2,000 for four local charities supporting young people, community kitchens and grassroots sport.
SpongeBob takes on the Smurfs in Hull hockey match raising awareness of fostering
A free fancy-dress hockey fundraiser in Hull is using Team SpongeBob versus The Smurfs to raise money and awareness for fostering services in the city.
Bradford fundraiser passes £1.6m lifetime total after 10K raises enough for 159 goats in Malawi
Nazim Ali's Blackpool 10K raised more than £6,365 for families in Malawi and pushed his 14-year fundraising total beyond £1.6m.
Age UK asks North Worcestershire residents for just a few hours to support older people and young fundraisers
Age UK North Worcestershire is recruiting volunteer mentors and collection helpers, with roles requiring as little as two hours or three hours a month.
First KEMP Hospice Moonlight Walk raises more than £7,500 under the stars
More than 160 people joined KEMP Hospice’s first Moonlight Walk at Bodenham Arboretum, raising over £7,500 for local hospice care.
Round Norfolk Relay runners aim to fund an entire air-ambulance lifesaving mission
The 2026 Round Norfolk Relay has chosen East Anglian Air Ambulance as its charity partner, with a £4,250 target matching the median cost of a lifesaving mission.
Former boxing champion takes on 1,800-mile cycle-and-swim challenge for suicide prevention
Darren Barker is travelling from Edinburgh to Morocco by bike and open-water swim to raise money for CALM in memory of Ricky Hatton.
Three friends will jump from a plane to help Prospect Hospice after one receives a terminal cancer diagnosis
Sean Harper, Terry Cook and Sam Cottle are taking on a charity skydive inspired by Terry’s bucket list, aiming to raise £5,000 for Prospect Hospice.
Wolverhampton’s Best Foot Forward turns ordinary laps into thousands of pounds for local charities
Best Foot Forward lets people walk, run or wheel laps of Aldersley Stadium while a business-backed fund converts participation into money for Wolverhampton charities.
Age UK Cheshire is looking for people willing to walk over hot coals for older people
Age UK Cheshire will hold a charity firewalk in Northwich on 1 October, raising money for local services supporting older people across the county.
Glasgow teenager raises more than £6,000 for the children’s hospital that has cared for her since birth
Sixteen-year-old Connie organised a music fundraiser for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity after a lifetime of treatment, raising more than £6,000.
Golfers raise more than £30,000 for Oakhaven Hospice with a little help from Bruce Grobbelaar
Thirty-one teams took part in Oakhaven Hospice’s annual Barton-on-Sea golf day, raising more than £30,000 for hospice care across the New Forest area.
Birmingham Dogs Home turns its Solihull rescue centre into a country music fundraiser
Birmingham Dogs Home hosted its first mini country music festival in Solihull, using live music and line dancing to raise money for homeless dogs.
Birmingham Airport passes £200,000 raised for children’s hospital charity
Airport staff, passengers and businesses have raised more than £200,000 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity in 18 months, already closing in on a three-year £250,000 target.
Hertfordshire hospice charity asks supporters to put the kettle on this October
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care is inviting people to host tea parties, coffee mornings and workplace get-togethers throughout October to raise money for local hospice and bereavement care.
Heaton music shop turns a one-off guitar into a fundraiser for Northumberland’s wild future
Curvy Sounds has created a bespoke Tokai Les Paul worth around £1,000 for a raffle supporting the campaign to secure the Rothbury Estate for nature.
Armagh record-breaker turns a lifetime of unusual challenges into a charity children’s book
Willie Nugent’s new book looks back on decades of improbable record attempts, with proceeds supporting Little Heroes at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children.
Norfolk Wildlife Trust marks its 100th year with sponsored walk for nature
Norfolk Wildlife Trust is inviting people to walk 5km or 12.5km through Broadland Country Park on 4 October to raise money for wildlife during its centenary year.
Twenty fundraisers abseil 100 metres down Spinnaker Tower and raise more than £14,700
Twenty supporters took on a 100-metre descent down Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower, raising more than £14,700 for Trinity Winchester’s homelessness services.
Grimsby teenager wins community award after raising £40,000 and challenging stoma stigma
Thirteen-year-old Jax from Grimsby has been recognised for raising £40,000 for stoma charities while helping other young people feel more confident about life with a stoma.
Arctic-to-Africa fundraiser sets sights on a 114-mile loop around the M25
Hertfordshire athlete Matthew Hollingham raised almost £30,000 for children’s charities during a 61-day Arctic-to-Africa challenge and is already planning his next fundraiser.
New South London half marathon will build fundraising into race day from the start
A new closed-road half marathon in Merton is being designed to help thousands of runners get active while giving charities a bigger platform for fundraising.
12-hour walking football marathon raises almost £5,000 for Prostate Cancer UK
More than 70 players took part in a 12-hour walking football event in Shoebury, raising close to £5,000 for Prostate Cancer UK.
North East golf network raises £22,500 for youth and Teesside charities
Golf in the City has raised £22,592 for The Teesside Charity and NE Youth, taking its four-year fundraising total beyond £80,000.
Rothbury nature appeal passes £26m as £30m goal moves within reach
The Wildlife Trusts’ campaign to secure the 9,500-acre Rothbury Estate in Northumberland has passed £26 million including pledges.
Midnight Inverness runway challenge raises more than £43,500 for Maggie’s Highlands
Fundraisers ran, jogged and walked 5km across Inverness Airport’s runway at midnight, with the total for Maggie’s Highlands passing £43,500.
Glasgow’s indoor beach raises £50,000 for children’s hospital charity
Silverburn’s Flamingo Beach welcomed 21,000 visitors this summer and raised £50,000 for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity.
Armagh friends turn cancer recovery into a year of fundraising for three charities
Two Armagh friends who have both experienced breast cancer are bringing their community together through a series of events raising money for three cancer charities.
Hull Trains team walks to London and raises nearly £6,000 for brain injury charity
Hull Trains colleagues walked the operator’s route from Hull to London King’s Cross, raising nearly £6,000 for Hull charity P.A.U.L For Brain Recovery.