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Business’s boiler donation ensures warm welcome at homeless shelter

Business’s boiler donation ensures warm welcome at homeless shelter

Business’s boiler donation ensures warm welcome at homeless shelter

06 December 2024

The Boiler Installation Specialists, based at Northgate End, partnered with Worcester Bosch to fit a new heating system at Holy Trinity Night Shelter.


Help hospice wrap up £80,000 Christmas fundraising campaign

Help hospice wrap up £80,000 Christmas fundraising campaign

Help hospice wrap up £80,000 Christmas fundraising campaign

06 December 2024

St Clare is £15,000 short of the £80,000 it needs to support patients with life-limiting conditions and their families over the festive season.


Buy a brick to help children like Sapphire shine at Grove Cottage

Buy a brick to help children like Sapphire shine at Grove Cottage

Buy a brick to help children like Sapphire shine at Grove Cottage

05 December 2024

Sapphire, a three-and-a-half-year-old girl, is just one of the tots whose lives have been transformed by the support of Grove’s nursery.


Michael sprinkles Christmas magic at station to encourage food bank donations

Michael sprinkles Christmas magic at station to encourage food bank donations

Michael sprinkles Christmas magic at station to encourage food bank donations

05 December 2024

Commuters who use Stansted Mountfitchet railway station are once again enjoying ticket office clerk Michael King’s festive display.


Streets filled with Christmas joy as Sawbridgeworth’s lights switched on

Streets filled with Christmas joy as Sawbridgeworth’s lights switched on

Streets filled with Christmas joy as Sawbridgeworth’s lights switched on

03 December 2024

The event began at 3pm, with family-friendly activities, including live music, food stalls, and a Christmas market, before the lights switch-on.


Sports club offers chance to place a star in memory of a loved one

Sports club offers chance to place a star in memory of a loved one

Sports club offers chance to place a star in memory of a loved one

03 December 2024

Bishop’s Stortford Sports Trust will sell paper stars for £5 for people to dedicate to a loved one and hang on a Christmas tree outside its clubhouse.


The Light Ranger is back – putting smiles on faces for Christmas

The Light Ranger is back – putting smiles on faces for Christmas

The Light Ranger is back – putting smiles on faces for Christmas

02 December 2024

Mark Sanders’ Ford Ranger pick-up, festooned with 12,000 coloured fairy lights, brings festive joy to residents as he drives it around Stortford.


Former boxer Paul smashes punch bag challenge for charity

Former boxer Paul smashes punch bag challenge for charity

Former boxer Paul smashes punch bag challenge for charity

02 December 2024

Fast Feet Sports owner Paul Lincoln said a girl’s fundraising for her local food bank pulled at his heartstrings and sparked the three-hour challenge.


Stortford pupils join massed choir of 900 for Royal Albert Hall concert

Stortford pupils join massed choir of 900 for Royal Albert Hall concert

Stortford pupils join massed choir of 900 for Royal Albert Hall concert

02 December 2024

Children from St Michael’s C of E Primary in Apton Road teamed up with more than 20 other schools for the Barnardo’s Young Supporters Concert.


Give the gift of friendship this Christmas as a Compassionate Neighbour

Give the gift of friendship this Christmas as a Compassionate Neighbour

Give the gift of friendship this Christmas as a Compassionate Neighbour

02 December 2024

According to St Clare Hospice, 2.3 million older people wish they had someone to spend time with over the festive season.


Centre for over-55s earmarked for refurb to bring in younger guests

Centre for over-55s earmarked for refurb to bring in younger guests

Centre for over-55s earmarked for refurb to bring in younger guests

30 November 2024

Cllr Steve Smith told Sawbridgeworth town councillors The Hailey Centre had made a loss for some time and it was in need of an upgrade.


High school students are soft touches when it comes to the community

High school students are soft touches when it comes to the community

High school students are soft touches when it comes to the community

27 November 2024

Assistant head Natalie Mile said: “Volunteering, helping others and community involvement is one of our school values.”


Chorus of approval as St Elizabeth’s opens music room for students

Chorus of approval as St Elizabeth’s opens music room for students

Chorus of approval as St Elizabeth’s opens music room for students

27 November 2024

The Dylan Rix Music Room will be used by an increasing number of children and young people joining the charity’s school and college at Perry Green.


Residents tag along to make Gifts of Love scheme a huge success

Residents tag along to make Gifts of Love scheme a huge success

Residents tag along to make Gifts of Love scheme a huge success

27 November 2024

The scheme was launched by town projects manager Joanne Sargant, councillor Greg Rattey and House of Harlequin Boutique owner Berrin Lee.


Children dig in as mental health support group branches out

Children dig in as mental health support group branches out

Children dig in as mental health support group branches out

25 November 2024

Primary and secondary students from Stortford and villages helped to plant more than 400 trees at Silver Leys Polo Club, the new home of The Nest.


Lucky 13 projects share almost £30,000 from Stansted Airport Community Fund

Lucky 13 projects share almost £30,000 from Stansted Airport Community Fund

Lucky 13 projects share almost £30,000 from Stansted Airport Community Fund

25 November 2024

SACF offers grants of up to £5,000 to initiatives aimed at improving community life, the environment and conservation within 10 miles of the airport.


Food bank to distribute almost 200 bags of ‘Christmas cheer’ as pleas for help grow

Food bank to distribute almost 200 bags of ‘Christmas cheer’ as pleas for help grow

Food bank to distribute almost 200 bags of ‘Christmas cheer’ as pleas for help grow

25 November 2024

Over the past year, the charity at the Methodist Church in South Street has received over 1,500 referrals and fed the equivalent of 3,465 people.


Former boxer, 67, aiming to bag funds for school with punchbag challenge

Former boxer, 67, aiming to bag funds for school with punchbag challenge

Former boxer, 67, aiming to bag funds for school with punchbag challenge

25 November 2024

Fast Feet Sports owner Paul Lincoln said a girl’s fundraising for her local food bank pulled at his heartstrings and sparked the three-hour challenge.


Night shelter manager urges caution and compassion as beggars target town

Night shelter manager urges caution and compassion as beggars target town

Night shelter manager urges caution and compassion as beggars target town

25 November 2024

Men asking for money have been sitting outside South Street’s WH Smith, Pret A Manger in Potter Street and Aldi on London Road.


Avanti Grange students support Stortford’s shelter for homeless

Avanti Grange students support Stortford’s shelter for homeless

Avanti Grange students support Stortford’s shelter for homeless

25 November 2024

The refuge at Holy Trinity Church is expected to open in the first week of December as the worst winter weather begins to bite.


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