Photo left to right: Dr John Thompson, Dr Richard Penketh, Dr Graham Shortland Doctors from the University Hospital of Wales are taking on an epic challenge to raise money for causes close their hearts. Dr Graham Shortland, (Executive Medical Director and Consultant Paediatrician), Dr Richard Penketh (Obstetrician Gynaecologist) and Dr John Thompson (Director of the National Poisons Information Service and Honorary Consultant), will be taking part in the Eddystone Charity Sailing Pursuit in Plymouth on Saturday 15 June 2019. The…

1step2be, a new free-of-charge portal is changing the way of donating to charities by allowing individuals to have full control over where the money goes for their clothes, without spending a penny. 1step2be turns unwanted textiles into money and donates the money to a cause of their choice. Not only that, a courier comes to the donors, weighs the textiles and tells them instantly how much their unwanted clothes will make for their chosen cause. Around 75% of households admitted…

Cardiff’s Willows High School has received more than 30 laptops from Circle IT, which has introduced a scheme to regenerate a range of IT consumables and donate them to local schools across South Wales. Cardiff Gate-headquartered, Circle IT, made the donation as part of its commitment to benefiting those in the local community and it’s now hoped that many of Willows 600-plus pupils will benefit from the opportunities the technology offers. The laptops will replace the aging IT desktop equipment…

A newly established youth rugby side in Ely, Cardiff, is preparing for a season of success after receiving a donation of brand new match kits from Principality Building Society. The match kits were donated to Caerau Ely RFC’s new under 15s side, established in August of this year. The kits had their first run out on Sunday (30 September) in an under 15s Blues Cup tournament set up by the WRU, watched by parents and supporters from the local community…

The Coronary Care Unit on C3 at the University Hospital of Wales recently received a very kind donation in memory of a patient. Cardiology patient, Mrs Elizabeth Price (nee Cassidy), died three years ago and in her memory, her husband decided he wanted to do something to give back for the kindness they received from the ward.   Mr Jim Price from St Mellons organised a horse and cart ride through Cardiff on 5 August 2018, with 35 carts and…

From today (March 12), people in Cardiff can now use their contactless debit or credit cards to donate to those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness as part of new alternative giving scheme, Give DIFFerently. Funded through FOR Cardiff, an interactive screen featuring Cardiff Blues’ Sam Warburton, has been installed on the Hayes. The screen and technology behind it enables members of the public to ‘Card it for Cardiff’ by tapping their card on the window at any…

Leading sustainable transport charity, Sustrans Cymru launches second online travel challenge to get workplaces encouraging their employees to walk, cycle or use public transport for their daily commute.  The ‘Cymru Travel Challenge’ runs from 10th to 31st October with 77 workplaces and 877 individuals signed up so far to leave their cars at home and choose greener modes of transport.  Each year physical inactivity costs the NHS in Wales £51 million and this challenge is aimed to address this, demonstrating how…

Children’s charity Dreams and Wishes has secured funding to support children from across South Wales who are living with life-limiting conditions – thanks to a renewed charity partnership with Thomson Airways. Staff at Thomson Airways’ Cardiff Airport base have donated almost £30,000 since the partnership began in September 2015, and the airline has confirmed donations will continue for a further year. Money is raised in a variety of ways by Thomson pilots, cabin crew and ground staff based at the…

A new GoFundMe campaign for a cat sanctuary that was broken into and had its cats stolen has raised £12,500 in just one day The GoFundMe page was set up by Owen Williams from Ty Nant Cat Sanctuary, based in Cymmer, Port Talbot, after the sanctuary was broken into on Saturday evening (30 July), leaving many of its cats missing and stolen. One of the sanctuary’s rescue cats was later found dead nearby. Mr Williams wrote on the GoFundMe page: “All…

Blood cancer charity Bloodwise has joined forces with UK auction house Classic Car Auctions to launch this year’s Big Welsh Car Show, taking place in Margam Country Park on Sunday 18 September.   The specialist auction house, which is the official sponsor of the classic car show, wants to raise funds for the charity and is appealing to generous vintage car dealers to donate a car. This would be auctioned in December, with all of the money raised from it…