Charity
Team Ubunye seek to break Atlantic Rowing Record
May 4th 2012
1,407km cycle, 35km swim and a 4727km row; an epic Challenge to raise money for Children in Africa...
Walk Ten for Marie Curie Cancer Care this Summer
April 27th 2012
Marie Curie Cancer Care is calling on everyone to ‘Walk Ten’ this summer, to help Marie Curie Nurses provide more free care to people with terminal illnesses in their own homes.
Photographer Steve Gubbins to raise £200,000 for charity
April 18th 2012
Sussex photographer Steve Gubbins, whose work raised £5,000 for a single portrait at auction in a charity event at presenter Anthea Turner’s home, is now bidding to reach £200,000 of fundraising for charity.
Rockinghorse Children's Charity to close store
February 29th 2012
The charity has decided to close its Hove shop after two and a half years.
Exclusive Hotels raises over £122,000 for charity at South Lodge Hotel
December 20th 2011
On Friday 2 December, Exclusive Hotels hosted a spectacular gala dinner at South Lodge Hotel in Horsham, West Sussex as the finale of their 30th Anniversary celebrations.
The Night of 1000 Voices returns to raise money for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research
November 10th 2011
The Night of 1000 Voices, the annual, star-studded event celebrating musical theatre at the Royal Albert Hall, is to take place on Spring Bank Holiday Sunday May 6, 2012 and will fundraise for blood cancer charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research.
Phil Packer's plans to help young people with a centre in West Sussex
October 5th 2011
After suffering severe spinal cord injuries whilst on operational duty in 2008, Phil Packer was told it was unlikely he would ever walk again. Here he tells of his plans to help young people
Alexandra's Animals
September 29th 2011
Actress and custodian of the ABC Animal Sanctuary Alexandra Bastedo says that each season brings its own challenge
1,000 miles in 15 days for a courageous Cranleigh teenager
September 19th 2011
A courageous Cranleigh teenager has raised over £3,000 by cycling the length of Great Britain in just 15 days. Sixteen-year-old Bradley Skillicorn completed the 1,000 mile route between Land’s End and John O’Groats in August...
Over £200,000 raised for Great Ormond Street at this year's Glorious Goodwood
August 10th 2011
Five days of Glorious Goodwood came to a close last weekend. During the festival over £200,000 was raised for Great Ormond Street Hospital
Worthing Dragon Boat Race
August 10th 2011
Caroline Faller, sport and social secretary of Worthing HASSRA , a sports and leisure association that provides sporting opportunities at local, regional and national levels, gives her impressions of the day
Donate your old bras to help developing countries
July 26th 2011
McIndoe Surgical Centre is collecting unwanted bras to help raise money for charity
Sussex business receives award for charity work
June 8th 2011
I DRIVE U Chauffeur Service achieves recognition for its work with the Amber Foundation
50 Years of Sussex Wildlife Trust
January 19th 2011
Celebrating a 50th anniversary is both a time for reflection and looking forward; reflecting on what has been achieved over half a decade and looking forward to the challenges in the future, says Mike Russell of the Sussex Wildlife Trust
SUPER t-shirts, AWESOME causes, YEAH!
November 9th 2010
SuperAwesomeYeah.com sells original t-shirts and other apparel designed by the Bloc Media teams in London and Norwich. All profits generated by the store go to good causes.
The Big Society - 1933 style in Sussex
August 21st 2010
As our new prime minister calls on us all to do more for our fellow man and our community, a charity in Sussex could claim to have put the idea into practice well before David Cameron was born. Here Chris Hare tells us more about the proud history...
People in Kabubbu, Uganda helped by Hailsham couple and Quicken Trust
August 20th 2010
The lives of thousands of people in Kabubbu, Uganda, are being transformed thanks to help from many organisations in Sussex. The rescue mission has been driven by a determined couple from Hailsham...
Jane Weeks Looks back on her favourite Heritage Lottery Fund Projects in Sussex
April 22nd 2010
Chichester resident Jane Weeks stepped down recently after six years chairing the South East England Committee of the Heritage Lottery Fund, she looks back at some of her favourite projects in Sussex.....
Sightsavers, 60 years of helping the blind to see
March 31st 2010
This year marks the 60th anniversary of Sightsavers, a charity that literally helps the blind to see. It has been based in Haywards Heath for the past 40 years. Sussex Life spoke to Lady Wilson, widow of its founder Sir John Wilson, to find out more.
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