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Nurses invited to join fantastic team at St Giles Hospice
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NURSES are being invited to come along to St Giles Hospice to find out how they can make a real difference to people’s lives every day. St Giles, which has just been awarded an “outstanding”...
The Care Quality Commission says St Giles Hospice is Outstanding
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STAFF and volunteers at St Giles Hospice are starting the new year on a high after receiving an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) – the independent regulator of health and social care...
Tamworth business raises thousands of pounds for local charities
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Tamworth-based business Shire Leasing raised a phenomenal £11,694.07 for local charities and causes in 2019. For the past five years, Shire Leasing has committed to fundraising for a local charity or cause every...
New cash boost given to voluntary groups across Tamworth
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VOLUNTARY, arts and sports groups across Tamworth are starting the New Year with a collective cash boost of £6,500 in the latest round of grants from Tamworth Borough Council. Seven groups and one individual...
Make volunteering at a St Giles Hospice shop your New Year’s resolution for 2020
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St Giles Hospice is calling on people to help make a real difference to the lives of local patients and their families in 2020 by volunteering at one of its charity shops. By making a...
Go green and support a local charity by recycling your Christmas cards with St Giles Hospice
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People can make a New Year’s resolution to protect the environment and support a great local charity at the same time by donating their old Christmas cards to St Giles Hospice. As the decorations get...
Local businesses are being urged to join this years Tamworth Urban Arts and Sports Festivities
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Local businesses are being urged to join this years Tamworth Urban Arts and Sports Festival and sponsor activities for the month-long event in 2020. To celebrate 10 years of NUE Organiser's plan to host a...
Log your support now and help St Giles Hospice break Christmas Treecycle record
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An army of volunteers will be hitting the streets of Lichfield, Burton, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth and Walsall next week to collect Christmas trees in return for a small donation to St Giles Hospice. Last year...
Staffordshire residents recognised in New Year’s Honours
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People from Staffordshire have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours List alongside household names from sports, entertainment and the arts. Three residents have been honoured by Her Majesty the Queen with MBEs for their...
Businesses and St Giles Hospice unite to give special gift to bereaved local family
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Kind-hearted businesses have teamed up with staff and volunteers at St Giles Hospice to give a special extra Christmas present to a bereaved local family. Liam and Naomi Wright and their dad Andrew, from Lichfield...
‘Life-saving’ service open throughout festive season
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Brighter Futures’ Staffordshire Mental Health Helpline Service will be open as normal during the Christmas period to support people with concerns about their mental health. Available 365 days-a-year, the Helpline operates out of hours and...
Surplus food from Tamworth Co-op stores is redistributed to feed the hungry and vulnerable
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Tamworth Co-operative Society is now recycling surplus food from its stores for redistribution to people in need in the community, including the homeless and elderly. Crates of leftover fruit, vegetables, bread, cakes, biscuits, cereal and...
Bannatyne Health Clubs in West Midlands change children’s lives with Operation Smile
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Members and staff at Bannatyne Health Clubs across the West Midlands*, have come together to help hundreds of children in the developing world receive life-changing surgery. All the Bannatyne health clubs held a range of...
Music star Tony Hadley’s visit is pure ‘Gold!’ for everyone at St Giles Hospice
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Yes, this is ‘True’.  It was ‘with pleasure’ that St Giles Hospice welcomed pop star and former Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley this month. He created a ‘glow’ when he visited the Whittington site...
Stay healthy this winter and look out for your elderly neighbours
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Stay healthy this winter, be a flu fighter and keep an eye out for your elderly neighbours are the messages from health bosses in Staffordshire. The elderly and vulnerable shouldn’t hesitate this winter but seek...
Abandoned dogs receive Christmas gift from housebuilder
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Staff at a West Midlands-based housebuilder have teamed up to give abandoned dogs a gift this Christmas. The team at Bellway West Midlands ran a shoebox appeal at their head office in Tamworth in aid...
Moving message of hope at Tamworth Christmas Memorial Service from vicar who lost young son
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A Tamworth vicar spoke about the death of his son, two weeks before his 10th birthday, as more than 500 people came together to remember lost loved ones at St Editha’s Church. Reverend Vic Van...
Alzheimer’s Research UK receives boost from Amazon
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Alzheimer’s Research UK has received a donation of £1,000 from the Amazon team in Rugeley. Alzheimer’s Research UK is the country’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to causes, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. The...
Santa leads the pack at Tamworth Castle’s St Giles Hospice Rudolph Run
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A squadron of Santas and a forest of Christmas trees led elves, Christmas presents and reindeer as festive fundraisers hit the road for the annual St Giles Hospice Rudolph Run at Tamworth Castle. The popular...
Local Resident hopes to raise funds to give a Veteran a bed this Christmas
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Local Resident Dan is hoping to raise funds with his sponsored walk around Tamworth to raise funding for the "Walking Home for Christmas" campaign. On the 15th of December, Dan will start in Tamworth...
Priest’s timely plea for homeless shelter instantly bags £5,000 donation from Tamworth Co-op
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A Catholic priest had his prayers answered when he turned to Tamworth Co-operative Society for help in running a winter night shelter for the town’s homeless. Father Michael White hand-delivered a letter to the chief...
Grateful family of St Giles patient donates furniture to support hospice care
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Asking for unwanted furniture to be collected might not sound like the most obvious way to raise funds for charity. But that's exactly how Christine Mortimer is calling on people to support St Giles Hospice...
Lovell Sponsors Coton Green Girls Under 12s
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Lovell Sponsors Coton Green Girls Under 12s Coton Green Girls Under 12s will be sporting a striking new shirt this season thanks to local partnership homes developer, Lovell Partnerships Limited. Based at Marston Park, Tamworth...
Proceeds from popular Christmas service will boost trust for children suffering from cancer
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Proceeds from one of the biggest events in Tamworth’s festive calendar will boost a trust set up by the family of a young girl who lost a leg through bone cancer. Amelia Eldred, from Kingsbury...
Staffordshire Families see life changing benefits from free central heating scheme
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Eligible families across Staffordshire are getting their homes connected to gas for free and getting fully funded central heating systems installed to help keep their homes warm this winter. Households that currently aren’t connected to...
Santa’s Little Helpers
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PLEASE HELP: Santa’s Little Helpers need help with bag packing at home bargains this Sat & Sun - the money we raise goes directly to help local families who are having a horrible year...
Tamworth families remember loved ones this Christmas at St Giles Hospice Light Up a Life service
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People from across Tamworth and the St Giles Hospice catchment area will be coming together to remember their loved ones at special services arranged by St Giles Hospice this December. The Light Up a Life...
Central England Co-op reveals opening date and first look behind the scenes of a new Tamworth store
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Central England Co-op reveals the opening date and first look behind the scenes of its new Food Store in Tamworth Central England Co-operative can today reveal the launch date and a first look behind the...