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New Play for Chinese New Year in Birmingham

New Play for Chinese New Year in Birmingham

24th January 2022

New Play for Chinese New Year in Birmingham

The power of blessings and wellbeing - AUM Consultancy

The power of blessings and wellbeing - AUM Consultancy

21st January 2022

The power of blessings and wellbeing - AUM Consultancy

Multi-academy trust welcomes another new school

Multi-academy trust welcomes another new school

21st January 2022

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership (ATLP) has announced that West Coventry Academy has officially become part of its growing family of schools.

BMet student packs ‘perfect punches’ for Thai boxing success

BMet student packs ‘perfect punches’ for Thai boxing success

21st January 2022

BMet student packs ‘perfect punches’ for Thai boxing success

St Giles Hospice is celebrating after this month's (Jan 22) TreeCycle campaign became the most successful yet, collecting even more trees than last year's record-breaking collection. The environmentally-friendly recycling campaign saw more than 5,000 Christmas trees picked up by volunteers in return for a small donation to St Giles, raising over £69,000 for the hospice. Last year’s collection picked up 4,428 trees. All funds raised by TreeCycle help to ensure that St Giles Hospice can continue to support local people and their families living with a terminal illness. Between Wednesday 5th and Wednesday 12th January, 115 dedicated and energetic volunteers braved the freezing winter weather to join the eighth annual TreeCycle collection, following Government COVID-19 guidelines. They picked up Christmas trees from Lichfield, Walsall, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Burton, Rugeley, Burntwood, Uttoxeter, Swadlincote, Stafford and surrounding areas. Chloe Herbert, Head of Fundraising at St Giles Hospice, said: “This year’s TreeCycle campaign has been a huge success and we are absolutely delighted with the results. Our 2021 collection was a record-breaking event following the amazing goodwill we had from our supporters during the COVID-19 pandemic so to beat that total in 2022 is simply amazing. “We need to raise £850,000 every month just to keep our services going, so the success of this year's TreeCycle will make a massive difference to local people and their families at a time when they need us the most.” Wincanton provided St Giles with vital logistics and volunteer support during the collections, and the trees will be recycled for agricultural uses at Greener Composting in Wall, Lichfield. “We’d also like to thank Lichfield Tree Works, Central England Cooperative, Darwin Electricals, Robson Lister and DHL Fradley for joining our volunteers in the TreeCycle collections this year,” added Chloe. “As always, our volunteers, community and businesses have been amazing and we couldn’t have made TreeCycle such a huge success without their dedication and support – it honestly couldn’t happen without them. “Our volunteers tell us that they really enjoy TreeCycle and get a great sense of achievement from taking part and we hope they will encourage even more volunteers to get involved next year, so that we can collect more trees than ever. “If you would like to volunteer at next year’s TreeCycle or if your business can offer us their support we’d be very happy to hear from you. To find out more contact our Volunteer Team by email at volunteer@stgileshospice.com or call us on 01543 43453.” For more information about St Giles Hospice and the expert care it provides, please visit www.stgileshospice.com

St Giles Hospice is celebrating after this month's (Jan 22) TreeCycle campaign became the most successful yet, collecting even more trees than last year's record-breaking collection. The environmentally-friendly recycling campaign saw more than 5,000 Christmas trees picked up by volunteers in return for a small donation to St Giles, raising over £69,000 for the hospice. Last year’s collection picked up 4,428 trees. All funds raised by TreeCycle help to ensure that St Giles Hospice can continue to support local people and their families living with a terminal illness. Between Wednesday 5th and Wednesday 12th January, 115 dedicated and energetic volunteers braved the freezing winter weather to join the eighth annual TreeCycle collection, following Government COVID-19 guidelines. They picked up Christmas trees from Lichfield, Walsall, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Burton, Rugeley, Burntwood, Uttoxeter, Swadlincote, Stafford and surrounding areas. Chloe Herbert, Head of Fundraising at St Giles Hospice, said: “This year’s TreeCycle campaign has been a huge success and we are absolutely delighted with the results. Our 2021 collection was a record-breaking event following the amazing goodwill we had from our supporters during the COVID-19 pandemic so to beat that total in 2022 is simply amazing. “We need to raise £850,000 every month just to keep our services going, so the success of this year's TreeCycle will make a massive difference to local people and their families at a time when they need us the most.” Wincanton provided St Giles with vital logistics and volunteer support during the collections, and the trees will be recycled for agricultural uses at Greener Composting in Wall, Lichfield. “We’d also like to thank Lichfield Tree Works, Central England Cooperative, Darwin Electricals, Robson Lister and DHL Fradley for joining our volunteers in the TreeCycle collections this year,” added Chloe. “As always, our volunteers, community and businesses have been amazing and we couldn’t have made TreeCycle such a huge success without their dedication and support – it honestly couldn’t happen without them. “Our volunteers tell us that they really enjoy TreeCycle and get a great sense of achievement from taking part and we hope they will encourage even more volunteers to get involved next year, so that we can collect more trees than ever. “If you would like to volunteer at next year’s TreeCycle or if your business can offer us their support we’d be very happy to hear from you. To find out more contact our Volunteer Team by email at volunteer@stgileshospice.com or call us on 01543 43453.” For more information about St Giles Hospice and the expert care it provides, please visit www.stgileshospice.com

21st January 2022

St Giles Hospice collects 5,000 Christmas trees and raises £69,000 in best-ever year for TreeCycle

Andrew Mitchell MP supports Veganuary | Andrew Mitchell MP | Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfield

Andrew Mitchell MP supports Veganuary | Andrew Mitchell MP | Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfield

20th January 2022

Andrew Mitchell MP supports Veganuary | Andrew Mitchell MP | Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands businesses offered support to mark 2022 with a move towards net zero

West Midlands businesses offered support to mark 2022 with a move towards net zero

20th January 2022

West Midlands businesses offered support to mark 2022 with a move towards net zero

Last chance to nominate your unsung mental health heroes

Last chance to nominate your unsung mental health heroes

18th January 2022

Last chance to nominate your unsung mental health heroes

Transport for West Midlands appoints new executive director

Transport for West Midlands appoints new executive director

14th January 2022

Transport for West Midlands appoints new executive director

The Belfry leads the way for women in golf

The Belfry leads the way for women in golf

14th January 2022

The Belfry leads the way for women in golf

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