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SCVO 

Charity hopes for festive funding boost

5th December 2019 admin

People Know How is hoping to double supporters’ Christmas donations by taking part in a match funding campaign

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SCVO 

Faith leaders back Big Sleep Out

5th December 2019 admin

All faiths back the initiative

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SCVO 

Tinsel town brings magic to hospices

5th December 2019 admin

A Christmas village collector of 20 years has donated his entire collection, worth £10,000, to a children’s charity

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SCVO 

Brave Heather praises charity partnership

4th December 2019 admin

ScottishPower has raised over £25 million for Cancer Research UK through a variety of initiatives

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SCVO 

New chair for CLIC Sargent board

4th December 2019 admin

Sir David Haslam will take up the role in January.

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SCVO 

RNIB takes candidates on “blindfold walk”

4th December 2019 admin

Sight loss charity appeals to potential MPs to recognise the value of accessible streets.

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SCVO 

Marine charity opens new learning hub

4th December 2019 admin

The Scottish Seabird Centre completes refurbishment of “inspiring” facility.

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SCVO 

Edinburgh to light up for hospices

4th December 2019 admin

A host of iconic landmarks across the capital are set to light up blue and white in support of Light

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SCVO 

Personalised JustGiving pages “raise three times more”

4th December 2019 admin

Researchers uncover secrets to successful fundraising on the online platform.

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SCVO 

Scots child homelessness is “badge of shame”

4th December 2019 admin

Figures show country is failing children

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SCVO 

Sort low income poverty demands Citizens Advice

4th December 2019 admin

Rights group urges next government to prioritise low income families

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NCVO 

Who volunteers as a family?

4th December 2019 admin

Daiga Kamerāde is a reader in work, well-being and community at the University of Salford. She is an author of

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WCVA 

New vacancy: Head of Policy

4th December 2019 admin

WHY WORK AT WCVA? As an employer, Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) can offer several benefits such as a

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SCVO 

SFHA calls on politicians to fix benefits and fight climate change

3rd December 2019 admin

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations has released “three key asks” ahead of election day.

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SCVO 

Amazon shoppers urged to help homeless people

3rd December 2019 admin

Charity’s Amazon wishlist makes it easy to buy sleeping bags and clothes for those sleeping rough.

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SCVO 

Films to raise awareness this Giving Tuesday

3rd December 2019 admin

Charities will release a short film every working hour during the day.

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SCVO 

Project aims to break cycle of disadvantage

3rd December 2019 admin

Venture Trust and Cycling Scotland are working in tandem to help disadvantaged young people through the power of bicycles

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SCVO 

Thieves target Tom Weir statue

3rd December 2019 admin

Donation posts at the statue were broken into over the weekend.

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SCVO 

Scots urged to thank their neighbours

3rd December 2019 admin

The Big Lunch has launched a new campaign, #ThereForMe, encouraging everyone to thank the neighbours and people who support them

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SCVO 

Iconic venues go green for charity

3rd December 2019 admin

Show of support for leading children’s charity

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SCVO 

WWF launches subscription service

3rd December 2019 admin

Amazing Planet provides fun facts and features about the natural world, combining products with immersive digital content

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SCVO 

Help provide support for vulnerable families this Christmas

3rd December 2019 admin

One Parent Families Scotland is appealing to the people of Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Dundee to spread some Christmas cheer this

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SCVO 

Cup final to benefit children’s hospital

3rd December 2019 admin

Charity collections will be held at the game between Celtic and Rangers this weekend.

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SCVO 

Finland “holds the key” to tackling youth offending

3rd December 2019 admin

Youth charity sees benefits of mediation during visit to Nordic nation.

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SCVO 

Dementia centre appeal launched

3rd December 2019 admin

Eric Liddell’s day care service supports up to 70 people living with a diagnosis of dementia every week

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SCVO 

Celebrities thank People’s Postcode Lottery as £500m milestone reached

3rd December 2019 admin

Charity ambassadors including David Attenborough and Emma Thompson celebrate major achievement.

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SCVO 

Scotland urges world leaders to wake up to climate change

3rd December 2019 admin

Scots-based coaliton takes message to governments

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WCVA 

Optimism amidst uncertainty for Welsh charities in 2020

3rd December 2019 admin

The report shines a light on the attitudes and concerns of the ambitious and stretched people at the helm of

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NICVA 

NICVA Member Visit – Dementia NI

3rd December 2019 admin

On 21 November staff member Susan Coffey met with Fionnuala Savage, Income Generation Manager at the Dementia NI, at their head office

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WCVA 

General election 2019 – guidance on lobbying for charities

3rd December 2019 admin

The 2019 United Kingdom general election is scheduled to be held on 12 December 2019. Given the current political context

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SCVO 

Revealed: what the public really thinks of charity chief executives

30th November 2019 admin

Public trust in charity chief executives has fallen, according to new polling

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SCVO 

Fate of precious wildlife site is in the Scottish Government’s hands

30th November 2019 admin

​Scottish Government has the power to save globally important wildlife site

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SCVO 

Rangers celebrate partnership with LGBT inclusion charity

30th November 2019 admin

Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara joined pupils to celebrate the launch of a new partnership between the club’s charity foundation and

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NCVO 

Charity Policy Round-Up: November 2019

30th November 2019 admin

This month has understandably been dominated by the calling of the general election on 12 December. NCVO has published its

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SCVO 

Charity study shows how towns can regenerate

29th November 2019 admin

​Positive case studies show how struggling towns can transform their fortunes

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WCVA 

Chwarae Teg Agile Nation 2 programme

29th November 2019 admin

This has been established as women continue to be underrepresented at a managerial level in these sectors. The programme has

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NCVO 

Events, collaborations and ratios – and, of course, the election

29th November 2019 admin

I’ve been in post for about a couple of months now and I wanted to share some of the conversations I‘m

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SCVO 

Brexit not a priority for parents of disabled children

28th November 2019 admin

Poll suggests two million votes could be up for grabs this election.

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SCVO 

Charity lists 10 tips to avoid Christmas debt

28th November 2019 admin

Citizens Advice Scotland has published a guide on how to avoid Christmas on credit.

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SCVO 

Blind voters struggle to cast ballots in secret

28th November 2019 admin

RNIB Scotland calls for voting reforms as it launches its manifesto.

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SCVO 

Charities urged to grab a share of Kiltwalk cash

28th November 2019 admin

Charities get a 40% top-up from Sir Tom Hunter

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SCVO 

Two-year-old girl launches cancer awards scheme

28th November 2019 admin

Amelia Topa is in remission from leukaemia after a stem cell transplant.

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SCVO 

Social enterprise donates 1000 gifts to local children

28th November 2019 admin

Total Homes has distributed the presents to community organisations and housing associations.

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SCVO 

Sustainability award for Fife housing association

28th November 2019 admin

Kingdom Housing Association has won a coveted Green Apple Award.

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WCVA 

Help in applying for the EU Settlement Scheme

28th November 2019 admin

Wales is home to thousands of EU citizens who enrich our communities and contribute to our public services and economic

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SCVO 

Drivers support sustainable travel, poll finds

27th November 2019 admin

Sustrans Scotland research shows people are willing to change their travel habits.

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SCVO 

Students to perform autism-friendly Jungle Book panto

27th November 2019 admin

Special one-off performance

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SCVO 

Paws for Thought, urges homelessness charity

27th November 2019 admin

Simon Community Scotland issues guidance around pets for housing providers.

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SCVO 

New director for leading Scots charity announced

27th November 2019 admin

Charity boosts its senior management team

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SCVO 

Waiting times targets missed for 15,500 patients

27th November 2019 admin

Cancer Research UK calls for workforce plan to ensure quick diagnosis.

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SCVO 

Scots children at risk by unlawful block on disability equipment

27th November 2019 admin

Blanket bans are being used as an excuse not to supply vital equipment

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NICVA 

New series of cyber security sessions funded by The Halifax Foundation

27th November 2019 admin

A big thank you to The Halifax Foundation who have funded our new cyber security workshops. NICVA has teamed up with

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NCVO 

Funding round up: November 2019

27th November 2019 admin

NCVO’s manifesto for the next government NCVO has published its manifesto for the next government titled A bigger role in

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SCVO 

SFHA joins domestic abuse campaign

26th November 2019 admin

Scottish Federation of Housing Associations pledges to support residents and staff.

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SCVO 

Misogyny should be standalone offence, say charities

26th November 2019 admin

Scottish Government urged to challenge “epidemic” of harassment and abuse.

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SCVO 

Active lives project for care homes wins award

26th November 2019 admin

Benefits of the Care About Walking scheme recognised by sportscotland.

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SCVO 

Greenpeace ad exposes turkey’s “dirty little secret”

26th November 2019 admin

Creative advert has a deeper message

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SCVO 

Help at hand for veterans with sensory impairment

26th November 2019 admin

Poppyscotland is holding an open day at its welfare centre in Inverness.

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SCVO 

Prince Andrew steps back from charity patronages

26th November 2019 admin

Move follows disastrous interview about duke’s association with Jeffery Epstein

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SCVO 

New recruiment drive for care sector

26th November 2019 admin

Scheme will attract new blood into the sector

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WCVA 

Charitable foundation seeks more applications from Wales

26th November 2019 admin

The Garfield Weston Foundation launched the Weston Charity Awards in Wales two years ago and wants more Welsh charities to

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SCVO 

Barnardo’s warns of Christmas misery for children in poverty

23rd November 2019 admin

Charity launches Kidsmas campaign to help vulnerable children this festive season.

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SCVO 

Scotland’s Fair Trade champions named

23rd November 2019 admin

The 2019 Scottish Fair Trade Awards took place in Edinburgh earlier this week

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SCVO 

Charity praises attitudes towards disabled people

23rd November 2019 admin

Perceptions towards disabled people have come a long way charity says

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SCVO 

Avoid payday loans this Christmas

23rd November 2019 admin

A new campaign has been launched to inform Scots of their rights if borrowing from a payday loan company this

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SCVO 

Sex scandal-linked royal resigns from charity

23rd November 2019 admin

Under-fire royal Prince Andrew has cut ties with a children and young people’s charity

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SCVO 

Sector staff excel in use of social media

23rd November 2019 admin

Several members of staff from Scottish voluntary organisations have been recognised at the Social CEOs

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SCVO 

Charity backs fox hunting pledge

23rd November 2019 admin

The League Against Cruel Sports Scotland has welcomed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s commitment to tightening legislation

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SCVO 

New Right to Food film unveiled

23rd November 2019 admin

The Scottish Human Rights Commission and Nourish Scotland have launched a new film to highlight what the Right to Food

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NCVO 

Young volunteers and social action: The task for universities, the voluntary sector and communities

23rd November 2019 admin

Emily Lau, winner of the New Researchers Prize at this year’s Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference, is a lecturer

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SCVO 

Charity’s staff balloted on strike action

22nd November 2019 admin

Cuts to conditions and salary are being contested

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SCVO 

General election 2019: third sector news, views and analysis

22nd November 2019 admin

General election 2019: TFN campaign round up

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SCVO 

Huge donation could save city charity from the brink

22nd November 2019 admin

Nearly £100,000 has been raised

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NCVO 

Impact round-up: November 2019

22nd November 2019 admin

Welcome to our November impact round-up. Each month at NCVO Charities Evaluation Services we summarise the latest news in impact and evaluation

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SCVO 

Rapper Loki celebrates 80 years of Citizens Advice

21st November 2019 admin

The musician and campaigner speaks to CAB staff and clients in a new film.

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SCVO 

Highland charity marks raising £5.3m for good causes

21st November 2019 admin

Highland Cross has been fundraising for 37 years.

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SCVO 

Action needed to curb drink-related illness

21st November 2019 admin

NHS figures reveal problem drinking has merely stagnated, not improved

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SCVO 

UK’s social investment market now worth £3.5bn

21st November 2019 admin

Industry leader says value of social investments is growing by 30% every year.

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SCVO 

Politicians “must ensure no care leaver lives in poverty”

21st November 2019 admin

Staf calls for wage and benefits reforms amid general election campaign.

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VODG 

#MoreToHealth – VODG supports collective statement demanding a better debate on health

21st November 2019 admin

Together with more than 60 other charities, VODG has signed a collective statement calling on the next government to work

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VODG 

Social care must be top of domestic policy agenda – VODG backs cross-sector letter to next government

21st November 2019 admin

VODG today joined 14 other organisations to call on the newly elected government to “grasp the nettle” and prioritise adult

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IVAR 

The power of reporting by film: Three things to think about

20th November 2019 admin

Vita Terry (IVAR Senior Researcher) reflects on using film to document the process and progress of an intergenerational dance project

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SCVO 

Charity could cut links as anger grows over Prince Andrew sex allegations

20th November 2019 admin

Under-fire royal Prince Andrew looks set to be ditched by a charity that works with young people

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SCVO 

Housing associations ‘an untapped resource” in care delivery

20th November 2019 admin

Report suggests associations could play key part in supporting residents.

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SCVO 

Homeless shelter will not open early

20th November 2019 admin

Charities called for winter shelter to open doors following death of rough sleeper in Glasgow.

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SCVO 

Drive to ensure rural EU workers remain in Scotland

20th November 2019 admin

The Scottish Government has pledged to work with rural charities and other employers to ensure EU citizens feel valued

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SCVO 

Poverty must be the key issue of the general election

20th November 2019 admin

Poverty must be put at the heart of the UK general election battle, charity campaigners have said

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SCVO 

Youngsters pledge to take on climate change

20th November 2019 admin

The #IWill4Nature campaign has called on Scottish councils to ensure that young people play a meaningful role in tackling the

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SCVO 

Charities team up for child mental health programme

20th November 2019 admin

Pilot scheme aims to improve the wellbeing of schoolchildren in Edinburgh.

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SCVO 

New zero waste mobile shop set to be created

20th November 2019 admin

A social enterprise is crowdfunding as it aims to expand plastic free shopping across the west of Scotland

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SCVO 

New era for Fife Gingerbread

20th November 2019 admin

The charity had been fighting for its future but is now planning to develop after securing a new home and

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SCVO 

Storytelling can benefit children

19th November 2019 admin

The power of storytelling is being highlighted to mark the start of Adoption Week Scotland 2019

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SCVO 

Child prostitution charity wins Mother Teresa award

19th November 2019 admin

Free a Girl has helped 4,500 young women escape from forced sex work in India.

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SCVO 

Public toilet closures leading to social isolation

19th November 2019 admin

Elderly people are disproportionately affected by the cuts, Age Scotland says.

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SCVO 

Charity trustee admits murdering fellow board member

19th November 2019 admin

Jonathan Christopher Stasiuk has been jailed for more than 24 years for the murder of Gerard White

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SCVO 

Charity launches Christmas appeal for Scotland’s children

19th November 2019 admin

Aberlour calls for “lifesaving” donations ahead of festive period.

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SCVO 

Young cancer survivors star in festive campaign

19th November 2019 admin

The CLIC Sargent appeal shows the harsh reality faced by children with cancer over the festive period.

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SCVO 

Road safety charity says: leave car at home

19th November 2019 admin

The plea coincides with road safety week

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SCVO 

Restoring peatland can help reduce carbon emissions

19th November 2019 admin

A single wildfire doubled Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions, showing the importance of Scotland’s natural habitat

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WCVA 

Winners celebrated at Welsh Charity Awards

19th November 2019 admin

Nominees of all ten categories travelled the length and breadth of Wales to be at the ceremony, where they were

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