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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The CKDCF has presented a £1,000 cheque to the North Lakes Foodbank to provide financial support towards a support worker, and to help cover the costs of the organisation’s school holiday scheme. Without the Foodbank, children who rely on free school meals for daily hot and nutritious meals would have to go without during the …
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The CKDCF is very proud to have made a £1,000 donation to the North Lakes Foodbank. The donation will be used to help fund a worker to deliver support and advice to the rising number of Cumbrian families finding themselves in poverty. One-third of those served by the North Lakes Foodbank, which has a number of branches …
The CKDCF donated over £1,200 for the purchase of Numicon to assist with the learning of students with learning difficulties. The Numicon resources will enable children, especially those with special needs, to improve their maths skills. Headteacher Suzanne Smith told The Whitehaven News, “We are delighted and very grateful to The Charlie and Kathleen …
By Andrew Clarke TWO local good causes have benefited from donations from an Egremont musician’s charity. The Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund (CKDCF) – set up by former It Bites star Francis Dunnery in memory of his parents – donated £1,000 to both West Cumbria Society for the Blind and Rosehill Youth Theatre. The …
The CKDCF have donated £1,000, through the West Cumbria Society for the Blind, to the campaign to purchase an ‘eye-gaze’ machine for Lily Tyson. Eight-year-old Lily suffers from Rett syndrome which affects her ability to communicate.  Her family are running an ongoing campaign to raise a total of £12,000 for the purchase of an eye-gaze …
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We would like to thank everyone who attended this year’s CKDCF Fundraising Weekend; you all contributed to making it the best one yet, with an estimated £25,000 being raised! The weekend began with a delicious buffet meal at the Seacote Hotel, St. Bees, on Friday evening. The meal was followed by an address from our …
It was with great sadness that we, at the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund (CKDCF), learned of Peter Watson’s death. We regarded Peter as both a tremendous supporter and cherished friend of the CKDCF. He will be missed every year at the CKDCF Sponsored Walk – of which he was an annual participant. Back in …