Charity
Greenham Trust awards Second Golden Ticket for 2019
Greenham Trust drew its second Golden Ticket at the D-Day 75 Celebration event which took place at the 101 Outdoor Arts Centre on 4 and 5 June 2019. The Golden Ticket is a new initiative launched by Greenham Trust in 2019 where one winner will be drawn at random at each of their community events. […]
Thatcham charity boot camp raises £3000 for children’s hospice
A charity fitness event held in Thatcham recently by personal trainer, Johnny Stokes, has raised more than £3,000 for the Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice. 143 people attended the boot camp at the Henwick Sports Field and were put through their paces by Johnny and his team. “It was an amazing event,” said Johnny, who runs […]
‘TIME TO TALK’ is Newbury Mayor’s chosen Charity
Newbury Town Council resolved at its Full Council Meeting on 13 May to support the Mayor’s chosen Charity, ‘Time to Talk’. Time to Talk has been in existence for over 30 years, and has made a significant difference to mental health and lives of many young people. They add an average of 35 young people […]
Greenham Trust announces first Golden Ticket Winner
Greenham Trust awarded its first Golden Ticket at Pitch to the Panel at Newbury Corn Exchange on 8 May. All members of the audience were entered into a prize draw to win £5000 to award to a local charitable project. At the end of the evening one ticket was drawn at random and the lucky […]
Annual Roc 10K race – road closures
The annual Roc 10K race will be taking place between 8:30am-12:30pm on Sunday 26t May 2019. Northbrook Street & Bartholomew Street (Between Market Street and Mansion House Street) and Wharf Street (From the bollards) will be closed for the duration of the event. Other roads along the route will be subject to a rolling road […]
The Roc Newbury 10k – last call for entries
Runners are reminded to register their entries – which can only be done online – by May 23, entries cannot be accepted on the day. The clock is ticking down to Sunday, May 26, when hundreds of men, women and children will line up for the start of the 2019 Roc Newbury 10k race, along […]
And the winners of Pitch to the Panel 2019 are…
Following months of promoting their projects and pitch rehearsals, Greenham Trust’s six shortlisted Pitch to the Panel finalists took to the stage on Wednesday 8 May for the event finale, in the hope of winning £100,000. After a tense interval, the panel of judges awarded three projects a share of the funding that will have […]
The Greenham Cold War continues….!
Following the sell-out performances of the Greenham Cold War Experience in historic buildings on Greenham Common, the Greenham Trust has commissioned a re-run of the performances for the end of May Bank Holiday week. The Greenham Cold War Experience presents scenes from the Control Tower USAF flight control, the peace camp and in the Decontamination […]
Newbury Town Council Grant Aid 2019
If you are involved with an organisation or charity that benefits the residents of Newbury, don’t miss your chance to apply for grant funding for a special project or core costs. All applications for funding that are on the Good Exchange website by 31 May 2019 (and posted since 22 October 2018) will be considered, […]