The CKDCF has donated £1,000 to a local scheme providing activities for local children during the summer holiday. The donation to Greenbank Summer Playscheme enabled the group to host a number of activities for children in the Greenbank area of Whitehaven, Cumbria. Lola and Nova presented the cheque to Ann Maudling on behalf of the …
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The CKDCF has donated £1,000 towards supporting young carers in Cumbria. West Cumbria Carers provides support and respite to young carers across west Cumbria, offering opportunities to meet others in the same position and take part in activities away from their caring responsibilities. The CKDCF donation will enable the organisation to continue its vital work. …
The CKDCF has donated £1,000 to Whitehaven Community Trust to help support the young people in its hostel. The donation will be used to fund a support worker, who will offer advice to young residents. The CKDCF cheque was presented to Kerry Maxwell, chief executive of Whitehaven Community Trust, as pictured above. Tuesday 29 June …
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The CKDCF has donated £1,000 to Rosehill Youth Theatre, which will be used to cover the organisation’s running costs. Rosehill Youth Theatre is a volunteer-run amateur dramatic group for children and young adults, staging their own productions of well-known musicals in Whitehaven’s Solway Hall. The group has around 80 members aged between 5- and 18-years-old. …
The CKDCF has donated £3,000 to West Cumbria Society for the Blind. The annual donation helps fund a support worker to work with Cumbrian children and young people with visual impairments. Marie Scott received the CKDCF cheque on behalf of the Society. Thursday 1 April 2021
The CKDCF has donated £1,500 to South Copeland Disability Group for the building of a ramp. The new ramp at a playground in Millom will make it more accessible to children with disabilities. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation, we were unable to take a cheque hand-over photograph. Tuesday 23 February 2021
The CKDCF has donated £1,000 to Safety Net UK to fund help and support for children affected by sexual violence, exploitation and domestic abuse. The organisation offers therapeutic support to children aged 3 to 18 who have experienced or been affected by rape, exploitation, and sexual or domestic abuse across West Cumbria. Due to ongoing restrictions, we were unable to take …
The CKDCF has proudly donated £1,000 to Always Another Way (AAW), providing community support to Cumbrian young people suffering from exclusion, stigma and mental health problems. AAW consists of a group of volunteers working primarily to support young people suffering from mental health problems, as well as those belonging to the LGBT+ community. The charity seeks …
The CKDCF has donated £1,000 to the Freedom Project, West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support, to assist with their work in supporting children affected by domestic abuse. The donation will support the organisation’s vital work with children who have witnessed and/or suffered domestic abuse, offering counselling and enhancing their well-being. Our cheque was handed over to Vicky …
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Last Saturday, committed CKDCF Fundraiser Jeanette Farmer raised over £1,000 for the charity through her sponsored haircut. Jeanette’s knee-length hair was chopped 19 inches shorter in aid of the Little Princess Cancer Trust, with proceeds going to the CKDCF. In the run-up to the challenge, Jeanette explained its significance: “I have problems with my hands …
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The CKDCF is proud to have donated £1,000 to Egremont Youth Partnership, a local youth centre. Egremont Youth Partnership supports young people from some of the most deprived local areas, offering a host of different weekly sessions, including ‘Fusion’ which focuses on supporting children with special needs. The donation will help to fund a Youth …
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The CKDCF has donated £1,000 to support the work of West Cumbria Carers. The donation will go towards offering support for young carers across the local area. This can range from informal chats to activities, giving the youngsters a break from their caring responsibilities. Pictured above handing over the cheque to Mags Little (West Cumbria …
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The CKDCF has donated £1,500 to Time to Share Bereavement Services to fund support for children suffering bereavement across Copeland. The donation will be used by Time to Share to offer one-to-one sessions, group sessions and after-school support groups. All of these services are accessible to local children via referrals from their school. Time to …
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The CKDCF has donated £1,000 to the Rosehill Youth Theatre, based in Whitehaven, to cover their overheads. Rosehill Youth Theatre is a volunteer-run amateur dramatic group for children and young adults, staging their own productions of well-known musicals in Whitehaven’s Solway Hall. The group has around 80 members aged between 5- and 18-years-old. The CKDCF …
The CKDCF has donated £1,500 to help homeless young people in West Cumbria. Whitehaven Community Trust runs supported accommodation for homeless, vulnerable people between 16- and 24-years-old. Kerry Maxwell, from the Trust, said: “Our aim is to provide safe and secure accommodation with housing related support to vulnerable young people with a range of varied and …
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The CKDCF has donated £1,000 to the North Lakes Foodbank to fund food parcels for struggling families. The money will go towards feeding families in poverty over the Easter and upcoming summer breaks, when school meals vouchers are unavailable.  It will also be used to purchase food for those struggling to get by on the …
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West Cumbria Society for the Blind has received a £3,000 donation from the CKDCF to help fund a support worker for children and young people with visual impairments. The annual donation was presented to Marie Scott, the Society’s chairperson.  We are proud to make this recurring donation and thank all of our fundraisers for making it …
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The CKDCF is honoured to have received more than £2,800 in memory of Lee Elliott. Friends and family of Lee Elliott, who passed away in February, have raised £2,825 for the CKDCF in his memory.  £1,000 was raised at his funeral and £226 was raised by the ‘Committed to Rock’ choir, with the remainder raised …
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A representative for the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund has given a cheque to the Every Life Matters organisation. Fundraiser Mark Andrews presented the cheque, for £1,000 to Ian Alcock, suicide safer community co-ordinator. The money is in memory of the son of one of the charity’s close friends and will be used to …
The CKDCF is proud to have donated £1,000 to Every Life Matters to help their efforts to reduce suicides in children and young people across Cumbria. The donation will provide “ASK” Workshops, which help to train adults in recognising when young people are at risk of suicide, whilst also providing participants with appropriate strategies and support …
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