Charity - Page 2
Heart of England offers help to mental health charities in the Midlands during lockdown
Rangzeb Hussain
May 25, 2020 | 06:48 pm
Heart of England Community Foundation has been extending help and support across the Midlands with its Coronavirus Resilience Fund, supporting charities that are having to adapt, modify or pivot to…
Inspirational hero raises nearly £200,000 for coronavirus charities while fasting
Rangzeb Hussain
May 22, 2020 | 06:52 pm
100-year-old Dabirul Islam Choudhury has raised nearly £200,000 for coronavirus charities while also fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. The inspirational hero from St. Albans, set a challenge to…
British Muslim celebrities share positive message for Eid during lockdown
Rangzeb Hussain
May 22, 2020 | 10:49 am
Birmingham born comedian Adil Ray has shared a heartfelt video message on social media as Ramadan comes to a close and families begin to prepare for Eid celebrations during the…
100-year-old man raises over £75,000 for coronavirus charities during Ramadan
Rangzeb Hussain
May 6, 2020 | 01:17 am
A 100-year-old poet and book lover from London is walking 100-laps while fasting during Ramadan to raise money for those affected by coronavirus. British Muslim centenarian Dabirul Islam Choudhury has…
Meet the Birmingham volunteers creating scrubs for NHS staff still without basic PPE
Denise James
April 19, 2020 | 02:23 pm
A group of Birmingham women have stepped in to provide NHS workers with essential scrubs, as the government continues to fall short of delivering vital PPE to frontline staff. Despite being hit financially…
West Midlands Police donate hundreds of free soft drinks from Birmingham college to NHS staff
Staff Reporter
April 17, 2020 | 12:22 pm
Officers from West Midlands Police have been delivering soft drinks to NHS workers after a local college asked for assistance in distributing excess stock from vending machines. Following the coronavirus lockdown…
Kind hearted Small Heath volunteers deliver food during coronavirus lockdown
Rangzeb Hussain
April 15, 2020 | 05:40 pm
An inspirational youth club run by volunteers in Small Heath has put aside fun and games to concentrate on helping people during the coronavirus pandemic raging across Birmingham. Dream Chaser…
Small Heath hero bakes 165 cakes and raises £600 for NHS staff battling coronavirus
Rangzeb Hussain
April 14, 2020 | 08:39 pm
An inspirational teenager from Small Heath in Birmingham has raised £600 to buy food for frontline medical workers during the coronavirus pandemic and baked 165 cakes for NHS staff. Aatif…
Who’s performing at Lady Gaga’s ‘One World’ global telecast to benefit frontline workers?
Ben House
April 8, 2020 | 10:00 am
Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll have seen that Lady Gaga has been all over the news this week. Usually, you'd expect her to have dropped a new…
Sikh soup kitchen to soldier on feeding the homeless despite coronavirus threat
Staff Reporter
March 14, 2020 | 12:07 pm
A Sikh soup kitchen in Birmingham is determined to continue feeding the homeless despite the threat of coronavirus. The Midland Langar Seva Society - who feed the vulnerable and needy…