CKDCF lends a hand to west Cumbrian young carers

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…

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CKDCF funds homeless support for young Cumbrians

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…

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CKDCF helps fund support worker for young homeless

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…

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CKDCF donation puts spotlight on Youth Theatre

The CKDCF are extremely pleased to have once again donated £1,000 to the Rosehill Youth Theatre, Whitehaven. 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 currently has around 80 members aged…

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CKDCF Keeps Kids Occupied During Long Summer Holidays

The CKDCF have donated £1,000 to the Greenbank Community Association for their 2017 Summer Play Scheme. The play scheme, which caters for between 60 and 80 local children, will be held during the school summer break. The scheme is targeted at children from in and around the Greenbank area of Whitehaven; it…

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CKDCF donation puts Youth Theatre centre stage

As part of an ongoing annual funding programme, the CKDCF have donated £1,000 to the Rosehill Youth Theatre, Whitehaven. 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 currently has around 80…

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CKDCF Keeps Kids Busy During Long Summer Holidays

The CKDCF have donated £1,000 to the Greenbank Community Association for their 2016 Summer Play Scheme. The play scheme, which caters for between 60 and 80 local children, will be held during the school summer break. The scheme is targeted at children from in and around the Greenbank area of Whitehaven; it contributes…

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Rocker Francis dishes out the cash

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…

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The show must go on: CKDCF funds Youth Theatre

As part of an ongoing annual funding programme, the CKDCF have donated £1,000 to the Rosehill Youth Theatre, Whitehaven. 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 currently has around 80…

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CKDCF donates £1,000 towards Youth Theatre Production

The CKDCF have donated £1,000 to the Rosehill Youth Theatre, which prides itself in diversity and inclusivity. The money will go towards staging their next production, Aladdin, in their newly-acquired Solway Hall, Whitehaven.   Founded in 1983, the Rosehill Youth Theatre is a West Cumbrian theatre group run entirely by volunteers for…

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