charity

On Saturday 27th July, a team from Venues Event Management, part of Capita Travel and Events, completed Virgin Active London Triathlon in aid of Cancer Research UK.

Swindon based Alisdair Ross, Chris Goundrill and Rich Edwards took part in the London based sporting event raising £905 and finishing 320th out of 485 relay teams taking part.

On Sunday 28th July, Charitable Website The Big Give Will Host the Fourth Big Give Garden Party in the Amazing Grounds of a Historic Manor House. Sir Alec Reed, committed philanthropist and businessman, is once more opening the gates of his picturesque 15th Century Jacobean Manor House grounds in Little Compton, Warwickshire to the public.

The Forestry Commission's National Arboretum at Westonbirt is welcoming a new canine visitor this summer, as part of a ground-breaking public art trail raising funds for Bristol Children's Hospital.

For 10 weeks from 1 July, Westonbirt will take part in a Bristol-wide art trail when it becomes the residence of one of 80 Gromit Unleashed sculptures.

Saturday 15 June 2013 marks the return of the annual Soapbox Derby to Avon Dassett for the 6th consecutive year.
This is a fantastic fun filled family event, that just gets bigger and better each year, attracting a growing number of visitors from throughout Warwickshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

Marie Curie Cancer Care is asking the people of Shipston on Stour to hold a Blooming Great Tea Party this June and July to help raise funds for the charity. It can be as simple as a cuppa with colleagues, a vintage inspired tea party or garden party with friends. It's a great way to get together with friends and family to do something easy and fun for charity.