Arthritis Care

Arthritis is the biggest cause of disability in the UK, it affects 1 in 5 adults and there is no known cure. Arthritis Care is a user led charity which specialises in helping people live with the pain and discomfort of arthritis and we provide all our expert information and services for free in order to help those most in need, people who may have no-one else to turn to. If you would like to support us, contact Katharine on 020 7380 6552 or email events@arthritiscare.org.uk for a fundraising pack.

 

 

Arthritis Research Campaign

The Arthritis Research Campaign (arc), founded in 1936, raises funds to promote medical research into the cause, treatment and cure of arthritic conditions; to educate medical students, doctors and allied healthcare professionals about arthritis; and provide information to the general public.

 

 

Rockinghorse

For 40 years Rockinghorse has worked throughout Sussex to make life better for ill, injured and disabled children in hospital. From toys, games and entertainments to furnishings and pictures on the wall, there is so much that can be done to turn a very clinical setting into a warm, welcoming environment for children and young people.

 

 

Concern Worldwide

Concern Worldwide is an international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering in 28 of the world’s poorest countries, working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world's poorest countries. Concern engages in long term development work, responds to emergency situations, and undertakes advocacy on those aspects of world poverty which require national or international action

 

 

MS Research Training and Education

MS Research Training and Education is a charity dedicated to research and extending knowledge about MS with the aim of providing better treatment and hastening a cure.

 

 

Mind

Mind works for better mental health for everyone. It is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. Our vision is of a society that promotes and protects good mental health for all, and that treats people with experience of mental distress fairly, positively and with respect.

 

 

Variety Club Children's Charity

The Variety Club Children’s Charity helps sick, disabled and disadvantaged children throughout the UK by providing them with the things they really need. From an entire hospital ward, through to wheelchairs, to a specialist car seat Variety Club gives help where and when it is needed most.

 

 

SIGHTSAVERS

Sightsavers works to combat blindness in developing countries, restoring sight through specialist treatment and eye care. We also support people who are irreversibly blind by providing education, counselling and training.  We help the people who need it most - those living in poverty in some of the world's poorest countries.

 

 

21st Century Tiger

The tiger (Panthera tigris) has lived on this planet for more than two million years. A century ago 8 sub-species of tigers, perhaps about 100,000 individuals, roamed the face of the earth, thriving in a variety of habitats throughout Asia and parts of Europe. Today, there are only between 3,600 - 4,600* of these magnificent animals left, confined to small and isolated ranges across Asia.

 

 

Sports Aid

SportsAid is the charity for sport. It helps youngsters both able-bodied and disabled to realise their sporting ambitions.

 

 

Emergency Search Dogs

When most people think of Search dogs, the first thing that pops into their mind is mountain rescue. However, Emergency Search Dogs is a small team of volunteers based in Scotland, who specializes in locating and rescuing casualties trapped in collapsed structures, simply by using their dogs' natural abilities.

 

 

Battersea Dogs Home

Battersea Dogs & Cats Home aims to rescue lost and abandoned animals, providing them with kennel and veterinary care. We reunite lost animals with their owners, provide rehabilitation to those with behavioural challenges and rehome into caring and permanent new homes. We offer behavioural advice and strive to communicate the importance of animal welfare and responsible ownership.

 

 

Medecins Sans Frontiers

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is the leading non-governmental organisation for emergency medical aid. It is dedicated to providing expert medical relief to victims of war, disasters and epidemics in 80 countries around the world, giving help to those who need it most, regardless of ethnic origin, religion or political affiliation.

 

 

The Bobby Moore Fund

The Bobby Moore Fund raises money for bowel cancer research in memory of Bobby Moore who died from the disease. To date, the Fund has raised over £9 million pounds. Thank you for helping us tackle bowel cancer.

 

 

Just a drop

Incredibly, more children die under the age of five from water pollution than anything else in the world. Polluted water causes diseases such as dysentery, cholera and diarrhoea. Just a Drop raises money to build wells, hand pumps and health and sanitation programmes in order to give children and their families access to clean water close to their homes. It also assists with disaster relief when the most basic human need is clean water.

 

 

WWF

WWF is the world's largest and most experienced independent conservation organisation. WWF vision is to have a world in which humans live in harmony with nature, where wildlife thrives and where wonders of nature are appreciated as a natural asset.

 

 

RNLI

The RNLI saves lives at sea. RNLI volunteer lifeboat crews provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the coasts of the UK and the Republic of Ireland. RNLI lifeguards provide a seasonal lifeguard service on selected beaches. An average of 22 people are rescued every day from the water. The RNLI is independent from Government, relying on donations for its income, so can only continue thanks to people like you.

 

 

The Donkey Sanctuary

The Donkey Sanctuary has taken over 12,000 donkeys into its care and has over 45 welfare officers who can follow up reports of cruelty to or neglect of donkeys, quickly and efficiently. It also works throughout the world helping to improve conditions for working donkeys and mules.