Charity News & Updates
- 17th October 2016
Do you remember the Loom to the Moon appeal in 2015 by Skye Hall, a five year old boy with an aggressive brain tumour who called for help from the local community to set a world record by creating the world’s longest loom band?
Article by Sally Hall
- 27th June 2016
Can you help? Be one of our Incredible Volunteers in our friendly Abingdon Team! Come along for a taster session....
- 18th May 2015
A Blooming Great Tea Party is a chance for you to invite all your friends and family around for a tea party between 20 and 29 June and raise money for Marie Curie.
- 24th February 2015
James Phillpott, the founder of the "Yeah Baby" annual music festival is appealing for support from local Abingdon businesses for this charitable event.
- 12th June 2014
Community First Responders are urgently looking to recruit new members to double the number of life saving volunteers in the area.
- 31st March 2014
Simon Critchley from Harwell, Oxfordshire has won the 31st World Pooh Sticks Championships that were held on Mother’s Day, Sunday 30 March 2014.
- 17th December 2013
The newly opened Crown & Thistle on Bridge Street started with a bang as its launch party raised this huge cheque for Helen & Douglas House!
- 20th November 2013
Once again we can thank the Scouts and Guides of Abingdon for a great service for Christmas card delivery, with all proceeds to charity.
- 4th October 2013
The World Poohsticks Championship has been voted Britain’s Favourite Quirky Event! Held at Days Lock, Little Wittenham each year it now celebrates its 30th year and the re-scheduled competition will be held on Sunday 13th October 2013.
- 3rd September 2013
Abingdon Dementia Action Alliance has been set up voluntarily to form a Dementia Friendly Community to help raise awareness, improve understanding and give people suffering from Dementia a better quality of life.