The City of Sunderland is once again taking part in one of the region’s biggest charity, art events. Spot Elmer the Patchwork Elephant across Tyne and Wear for 10 weeks between August and October 2019. This is all in aid of raising money for St Oswald’s Hospice following the […]
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Hundreds of families and their dogs turn out for Gateshead dog walk
Hundreds of families and their dogs set foot on Gibside National Trust in Gateshead to raise awareness of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People in the North East. More than 370 people along with 203 dogs walked through the trust’s landscape on Sunday, March 12 to kickstart the Great British Dog […]
More than 5 in 100 North East families receive grants to fight poverty
More than five in 100 families are receiving grants from Buttle UK. The grant-giving charity, which provides support to vulnerable children and their families who are facing poverty and other adverse family circumstances, had a decade of their applications analysed by Mayhew Harper Associates. It revealed that 44 per cent of […]
BIG family fun run hits Sunderland
SAFC mascots Samson and Delilah and Sun FMs very own Sunny the Seagull are just two of the special guests expected to be at the Active Sunderland BIG Family Sun Run to be held on Saturday, April 30. The event, which will take place in Mowbray Park, invites children and families […]