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Volunteers’ Week Blog 1: Marie
June 1, 2021 Off

Volunteers’ Week Blog 1: Marie

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Marie writes about the sense of achievement that volunteering as a befriender gives her. I currently volunteer for Mind in Bradford in a befriender role.   Over the last year I began noticing how isolation was affecting people, with limited social experiences and interactions and the reduction of face-to-face support, especially within mental health. This made […]

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May 25, 2021 Off

Join a national outpouring of love to raise money for your NHS heroes

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Bradford Hospitals’ Charity is urging people across the districtto join the nation’s biggest tea break on 5 July and help raise money for our NHS heroes who’ve done so much to help everyone throughout the pandemic. Following a year like no other,Bradford Hospitals’ Charitywants as many people as possible to get involved in a national outpouring of love and thanks …

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May 21, 2021 Off

Amy and Marcia take on 127-mile canal trek for Bradford Hospitals’ Charity

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A grateful family whose nephew and cousin spent four months on Bradford Royal Infirmary’s neonatal unit are this summer walking the Leeds-to-Liverpool canal towpath to raise vital funds for Bradford Hospitals’ Charity. Marcia Pearson, 22, and her mum, Amy, 43, from Eccleshill, are set to trek the 127-mile route in August as a ‘thank you’ to the doctors and nurses …

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Housing First transforming the lives of homeless people
May 18, 2021 Off

Housing First transforming the lives of homeless people

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Housing First is a partnership between local charity the Bridge Project, Bradford Council and housing providers. It is based on an international model, first developed in New York that is proving successful in helping rough sleepers with complex needs turn their lives around. Rather than the traditional approach, which is often to place rough sleepers […]

The post Housing First transforming the lives of homeless people appeared first on The Bridge Project.

Merger Announcement by the Trustees of Spacious Places and The Bridge Project
May 5, 2021 Off

Merger Announcement by the Trustees of Spacious Places and The Bridge Project

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Innovative charities The Bridge Project and Spacious Places will merge with effect from 30th June 2021. The merger is the culmination of a long association between the two organisations and many months of planning. Bridge and Spacious Places share the same values, and each believe that there are many pathways to recovery and everyone’s journey […]

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April 29, 2021 Off

Schoolgirl’s fund-raising new look will benefit baby appeal

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The reopening of hairdressing salons, closed for months due to the lockdown, has been welcomed by many – including schoolgirl Eva Bell, who has a very special appointment booked. The kind-hearted 12-year-old is raising money for Bradford Hospitals’ Charity’s BIG Neonatal Appeal by having her long locks cut. The Charity is part of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and …

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April 29, 2021 Off

Little Oscar inspires Coast to Coast trek

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The extraordinary tale of Oscar, the “little miracle” born 15 weeks early – just three weeks after mum found out she was pregnant – has inspired Will and Adam Robinson to tackle the Coast to Coast walk for Bradford Hospitals’ Charity. Will, who is originally from Saltaire and now living in Hampshire, is the proud uncle of Oscar, who was …

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West Bowling ARLFC 2021 Fixtures Announced
April 29, 2021 Off

West Bowling ARLFC 2021 Fixtures Announced

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The first team will kick off home games at Horsfall at 2.00pm, and the second team kick off at 2.30pm. Admission: All Adults £3.00. Under 16s Free. FIRST TEAM HOME FIXTURES: 22 May vs Featherstone Lions 29 May vs Bradford … Continued