Charity News & Updates
- 14th February 2012
St. Mary's Hospice will be holding another barking mad fundraising event as Paws For Thought returns on Sunday 11th March. The walk is open to any dog owner in the local area and will take place in Dalton-in-Furness, covering two miles.
- 14th February 2012
Support the amazing work of the Bluebell Foundation by sponsoring brave fundraiser Mark Gibbons, who is organising two giant skydiving events to take place on August 4th and 5th.
- 26th November 2011
Charity supporters with a talent to entertain have just 2 weeks to enter the Furness Building Society Charity Challenge competition and win a share of more than £3,000 for their chosen good cause.
- 21st November 2011
Paul Graham, General Manager at the Abbey House Hotel, is asking local people for sponsorship during his involvement in Movember, which aims to raise awareness of men's health by encouraging thousands of them to grow moustaches throughout November.
- 16th October 2011
Help St Mary's to win £6000 for their project by reading all about it here on thebestof Barrow & Furness and then voting for this hard working charity.
- 26th September 2011
Former Barrow AFC player Neil Doherty is just one of the local celebrities taking part in the much-anticipated Voices for Hospices event next month, which is being sponsored by thebestof barrowandfurness.
- 1st August 2011
Dog owners are being encouraged to bring their canine friends along to Glaxo Sports and Social Club on Sunday 11th September, where St. Mary's Hospice are holding a "Paws for Thought" sponsored walk.
- 23rd June 2011
thebestofbarrowandfurness are doing our bit for St. Mary's Hospice by donating profits from the new sponsored car- have you spotted the bright blue "bestof" mini out and about yet?
Come along to the Orangery Cafe at St. Mary's Hospice on 30th June and discover great recipes, techniques and tricks from the Pampered Chef, who are holding an event in support of the hospice.
- 9th April 2011
Find out how to make the most of Summer 2011 with this fantastic evening of mini treatments for skin and hair and holiday advice.