Going above and beyond, an incredible children’s charity you might not have heard of…

Transport for Sick Children is a charity with a group of volunteer drivers who use their own cars to transport accompanied children to hospital and clinical appointments. Based in Stockport and serving the entire Greater Manchester area, these sick children who are under the age of 16 would have no other means of attending their […]

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Outdoor family fun on the farm

In this issue of Community Update, we are delighted to select Briarlands Farm as the recipient of our Commitment to Excellence Award. Briarlands Farm is in Blair Drummond, near Stirling in central Scotland and is open to the public, every day from 10 – 5.30pm, from mid-February until after the Christmas and New year period. […]

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Dr. Livingstone, I presume?

In this issue of Community Update, we are delighted to award David Livingstone Birthplace our Commitment to Excellence Award. David Livingstone is widely regarded as one of the world’s best-known explorers, with passionate missionary and fierce abolitionist ideologies.  David was born in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, in 1813, during the height of the Industrial Revolution, and […]

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Summer fun at the Farm

At Community Update, we take pride in showcasing the very best services provided by people, companies and charities that provide a wealth of benefits for their community. As such, in this issue we are proud to announce that we have selected Rutland Farm Park as the recipient of our Commitment to Excellence Award. Rutland Farm […]

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Hackney project offers support network to new foster carers

In this issue of Community Update, we would like to congratulate Hackney Fostering on being awarded our Commitment to Excellence Award. There has been a surge of recent media coverage about fostering: from Barry Keoghan’s wonderful Oscar 2023 nomination to Lemn Sissay’s harrowing autobiographical novel and similarly titled, ‘My name is Why, ‘ about the […]

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February half-term fun on the farm

Rutland Farm Park is a small 18-acre Victorian working farm in the market town of Oakham, Rutland – England’s smallest county. It is open all year round for you and your family to explore its tracks and meet and feed the wonderful and friendly animals. Visitors to the farm come from the surrounding counties of […]

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Capstone Foster Care: a commitment to excellence

At Community Update, we take pride in showcasing the very best services provided by people, companies and charities that provide a wealth of benefits for their community. As such, in this issue we are proud to announce that we have selected the Capstone Foster Care as the recipient of our Commitment to Excellence Award. With […]

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