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Becky Curwood is running the Great South Run
On Sunday 27th October, Becky Curwood from Pure Beauty in Chard, is very bravely running in the Great South Run and has chosen the trust to benefit from her sponsorship and donations. Becky has ...
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Future Fundraising Events
So far this year we have been invited to have a stall at the Ilminster Forum's Green Bazaar on Saturday 8th June and Ilminster Lions Summer Fete on Saturday 15th June. We will be taking our tombola d...
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Celebrating Volunteers Week 1-7 June
To celebrate Volunteers Week, Carol Crane is inviting everyone who has volunteered for the trust in any way over the six and a half years since it was founded to come along to Elm Tree Cottage, Shave ...
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Slimming World
A Sponsored Slim by Ilminster Slimming World members has raised a magnificent £120 for the trust. Trust Chair, Carol Crane, was presented with a cheque by consultant Kathleen Paton on 2nd May, ...
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Western Gazette Pride Awards 2013
At the Western Gazette Pride Awards ceremony on 17th April, Chair of the Rosie Crane Trust, Carol Crane, was honoured and humbled to be chosen as winner of the "Local Hero" category. Unfortunate...
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Cascade of Coffee Mornings
We would like to continue our very successful Cascade of Coffee Mornings this year. If you or any of your friends would like to hold a coffee morning, cream tea, cheese and wine or any other event in...
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Rosie's Chocolate Memories
The Rosie's Chocolate Memories pudding continues to be a popular item on the menu at Brazz in Taunton, with 50p being donated to the trust from each pudding sold. The new recipe, consisting of chocola...
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Tourism Week Stop Line Walk
On Wednesday 20th March there was a very interesting and enjoyable walk along the Stop Line Way from Chard to Ilminster, organised by Discover Somerset for English Tourism Week. The Stop Line Way par...
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Asda Collection
The Yeovil Asda store supported the trust by allowing us to hold a collection on behalf of the trust on Saturday 23rd February. Volunteer help for this day was very much appreciated and, although it ...
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Taunton Swimathon
The Swimathon weekend of 9th and 10th February was the 25th anniversary of one of the most successful fund-raising events in the South West. Since 1988 the Taunton Soroptimists Swimathon has raised j...
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Sainsbury's Chard - Charity Of The Year
We recently held an awareness day in the Chard Sainsbury's with our tabletop display where we gave out leaflets, newsletters and information on the trust. Our collection boxes are still at the tills ...
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Collection Boxes
We have purchased 25 collecting boxes and would like to distribute these around the West Country to raise awareness of the trust. We would like to site them around as wide an area as possible, so if y...
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Listening Ear Volunteers
We are pleased to announce that we have another new trained, bereaved parent joining our team of volunteers to help answer our 24 hour listening ear telephone line. Their time, expertise and support i...
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New Support Group from Mind, for those Bereaved by Suicide
This newly formed support group is proving valuable to parents, siblings, relatives, friends and others emotionally involved in a suicide. It meets on the first Thursday of every m...
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BPSON
The Rosie Crane Trust has become part of the Bereaved Parents Support Organisation Network (BPSON) which is a national group bringing together charities, voluntary organisations, local authorities and...
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Everyclick.com
Thank you to those supporters who are using everyclick.com to raise money for the trust. I hope more of our supporters will give it a try. It only raises a small amount each time you search the web bu...
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