‘I go to charity shops, buy ugly clothes, design, rework and sew them then sell them on. It’s better for the environment, I make money and someone gets a cute top.’ Proudly sitting in front of her sewing machine, Harriet lets me know that it too was thrifted, ‘For only a tenner’. She shows me […]
Christmas is the season of goodwill and giving. Every charity and company has their respective Christmas campaign which brings in big bucks for appeals across the globe, but what happens when the festive period ends? January is when we close our wallets and save our pennies, but the demands of charities still exists. So how […]
The Samaritan’s Purse charity have launched their annual Operation Christmas Child campaign. It’s one of the largest Christmas campaigns and sees members of the public selflessly providing others with Christmas gifts. Christmas is for sharing The scheme was launched by Christian group Samaritan’s Purse in 1990, is run all over the country […]
CoppaFeel, a charity focusing on both male and female breast cancer awareness, has come to the University of Gloucestershire. Students are getting involved by encouraging others to get themselves checked and reduce the stigma around breast cancer. Leader of the Park Campus group, Charlie Gowans, is encouraging students to get involved and making sure no one feels […]
Cheltenham-based charity CCP are concerned that disadvantaged people in Gloucestershire will go without this Christmas due to a lack of donations. Each year, the charity creates Christmas hampers for families and individuals who may struggle financially over the festive period. This year the charity aims to raise £100,000 worth of food and gifts, but have […]
