Author: Nancy Platts

Nancy Platts is a member of Campaign Collective and writes mainly about charities, the workplace, health & wellbeing plus stories from Sussex.
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Birmingham man climbs Mount Kilimanjaro after heart surgery

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A 42-year-old man from Birmingham has climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro just three years after having triple bypass heart surgery. Pratap Mekapothu was an active and healthy person but one day he felt ill after running and was stunned when tests revealed he had cardiac disease at such a young age. Pratap said, […]

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Will Leicester students be inspired to stand for Parliament?

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Underprivileged young people from Leicester were given a guided tour of the Houses of Parliament by Jonathan Ashworth MP in a bid to help raise their life and career aspirations. The trip was organised by the Randal Charitable Foundation, Leicestershire Police and the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) Foundation, to help inspire underprivileged young people […]

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Cornwall support workers prepare to take a Leap of Kindness

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A team of charity employees from St Austell, Cornwall are set to take a ‘Leap of Kindness’ for learning disability charity Hft this September, to raise funds for impactful projects in the area. The seven-strong team, comprising Chloe Drew, Tiffany Pooley, Tegan Martin, Tracey Bridle, Yasmin Miller and Nicola Massey and her husband, Malcom, will […]

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Categories EnvironmentRecent

Pre-loved school uniforms go digital to beat the cost-of-living crisis

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A project to re-use school uniform, that grew out of the Fair-Trade movement in Brighton & Hove, has gone digital. When Smarter Uniforms set up in 2017, they didn’t anticipate how much demand there would be for their pre-loved items. The project works on two levels because re-using school uniform is great for the environment […]

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Nanny Bears Crochet delights locals with her latest work

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Cheeky crocheted seagull appears on village post box overnight

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Categories Health & Social CareRecent

Largest ever canine rabies vaccination drive in Cambodia

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Charity vaccinates nearly 75,000 dogs against rabies in ten days

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Eco-inspired carnival float raises £1,000+ for adults with learning disabilities

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Paper-mâché bees and ‘bee bombs’ adorned the carnival float

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Categories RecentWork

Low paid refuse workers secure pay increase after strike action

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Unite negotiates above inflation award following Acas talks

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Categories CultureEducationRecent

Royal Opera House celebrates winners of student Design Challenge 

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Futuristic spin on Mozart’s Magic Flute wins costume design category in competition for Art and Design students from GCSE up to Foundation Degree level.

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97-year-old walks five miles in charity fundraiser

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Worthing man walked in memory of ‘love of his life’ Peggy to raise money for sight impairment charity 4Sight Vision Support.

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