I love charity work and charity shops and, having done charity work myself in the past, I’m a great supporter of all the people who donate their time, money and efforts for the good causes of others. Not only does it give you a great deal of satisfaction, but the knowledge that you’re helping to improve the lives of other people or raise awareness to their conditions, is a great bonus.
In these hard times, it’s great to see that time and trouble can still be invested to support others, so I’m appealing to the readers of Eastbourne Rocks! to advertise their charities and charity events here.
Here’s a taster of some of the goodwill goings on in Eastbourne.
Members at Eastbourne Working Men’s Club have raised £1,450 for Chestnut Tree House, which is the only children’s hospice in Sussex that provides specialist palliative care to children and young adults.
Eastbourne Working Mens Club, Firle Rd, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 8ET. Tel: 01323 640302
Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice, Dover Lane, Poling, West Sussex, BN18 9PX. Tel: 0845 450 5820. Registered Charity No. 25678 - Go there!
Pupils in Years 3 and 4 at St Andrew’s School in Meads grew beans during the first half of this term, in which parents and children donated money to the children’s charity, Barnardos, raising £203.
St Andrew’s School, Meads St, Eastbourne, BN20 7RP. Tel: 01323 744820 – Go there!
Barnardos,16 Terminus Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3LP. Tel: 01323 749910 – Go there!
A total of £2,468 has been donated to St Wilfrid’s Hospice by the PevFest community event which ran through the summer months, having raised almost twice that amount, the other half was collected in order to provide more facilities to young people in the area.
St Wilfrid’s Hospice, 2-4 Mill Gap Road, Eastbourne, BN21 2HJ. Tel: 01323 644500 – Go there!
We couldn’t find any information about the PevFest’s location, sorry
Willingdon’s branch The Royal British Legion is celebrating its 70th Birthday this year. To mark this occasion with a coffee morning. From 10am at the Trinity Church Hall in Coppice Avenue with cake stall, grand raffle, books and bric-a-brac in aid of the Legion’s Poppy Appeal. Frolics continue on Thursday 29 October at the Wheatsheaf pub for a lunchtime social occasion.
The Royal British Legion, St Mary’s Church Hall Willingdon, Eastbourne. Tel: 01323 506539 – Go there!
The Wheatsheaf Inn, 2 Church St, Willingdon, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN20 9HP. Tel:01323 502069
Police dogs and their handlers are hoping to raise funds for Cancer Research by selling a Charity Calendar. The pictures were mainly taken by dog handlers at a variety of locations, including the famous Eastbourne event 999 Display which takes place on the Western Lawns every year. A target of £10,000 has been set, in which they are already half way there. Priced at just £5 each, they are available at Eastbourne and Hailsham Police stations.
Cancer Research UK, 172 Terminus Rd, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3BB. Tel: 01323 739703 – Go there!
Eastbourne Police Station, Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex. BN21 4UF. Tel: 0845 60 70 999 - Go there!
Hailsham Police Station, George St, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1AB. Tel: 0845 60 70 999 - Go there!
Probably the best Elvis concert since Elvis is coming to Eastbourne in November for a night of charity fund raising.
Marshall King, as the King of Rock and Rock, is dubbed as the best ‘Elvis impersonator in Britain’ by ITV comes to the Winter Garden on Saturday 7 November and is set to be a great event, supported by Eastbourne Operatic and Dramatic Society (EODS).
Marshall wears the exact replica tailored costumes which are copied stone for stone as the original, all custom made in the US with matching accessories, including sunglasses made by the King’s original optician.
Money raised from the night’s entertainment will go towards two Eastbourne based charities, The Sollomon Andal Trust and Eastbourne Fibromyalgia Support Group.
The show starts at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £16.50 and £9.50 for children (aged 9-16).
The Sollomon Andal Trust was set up after ten-year-old Sollomon, an Eastbourne resident, was diagnosed with bone cancer in January 2008 and aims to raise £200,00 so Sollomon can be flown to America for treatment and to raise awareness of osteosarcoma, one of the hardest childhood bone cancers to treat. [insert web address here]
Eastbourne Fibromyalgia Support Group offers support and information about the condition to suffered and those who care about them. Fibro is a chronic illness that affects more than 1/5 million people in the UK.
We couldn’t find any information about Marshall King – sorry!
Eastbourne Operatic and Dramatic Society, 96 Seaside, Eastbourne, BN22 7QP. Tel: 01323 729647 - Go there!
We couldn’t find any information about Sollomon Andal Trust – sorry!
Eastbourne Fibromyalgia Support Group - Go there!
Eastbourne Theatres, Eastbourne Theatres, Winter Garden, Compton Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4BP. Tel: 01323 412000 - Go there!
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