Charity

A charity leader saddled up for a 12-hour cycling challenge in the New Forest to support a cause close to his heart.

A beautiful sculpture created by a welder whose partner spent her final days in the Macmillan Unit at Christchurch Hospital is to be auctioned.

Little Lexi Lewis was so excited about donating her hair to charity that she is growing it again so she can donate once more.

A daring mother and daughter from New Milton hope to raise £900 for a local hospice by skydiving.

Lymington Rowing Club captain Hugo Mills is embarking on an epic 89-mile charity challenge from Portsmouth.

A New Milton personal trainer is set to embark on an epic 980-mile charity cycle ride in memory of his parents whom he lost in childhood.

Colleagues at a New Milton travel agent are donning their walking boots as they train for a 10k event in aid of a children’s charity.

A 90 year old pensioner is aiming to walk 90 lengths of Hythe Pier which is half a mile long to raise money to help fund its renovation.

Citizens Advice staff say moving into new town centre premises will allow them to further develop the services they offer.

Fundraisers exceeded their maximum weight limits as they took part in a plane pull at Bournemouth Airport.

Generous diners at a Brockenhurst hotel have helped raise thousands of pounds for charity Hospitality Action.

Kind-hearted care home residents have helped families in need over the summer holidays by teaming up with Christchurch Food Bank.

Charity leaders say they are delighted after plans to build an indoor learning and sports facility on the Forest got the green light.

A life-saving defibrillator has been installed on the outside wall of a Lymington pub.

A charity set up to support children with additional needs has launched a new project to help them with speech and language in local nurseries.

A charity which provides help, advice and friendship to people affected by Parkinson’s could be forced to close if a new chair is not found.

World class long-distance runner Julian Goater joined a team of cyclists for an epic ride in aid of the Honeypot Children’s Charity.

AN ARMY veteran from the New Forest is spending almost three months hiking across the Alps on a 1,368-mile fundraising odyssey.

AN exhibition bringing together local artists and craftspeople is to open to the public tomorrow.

Charity Autism Unlimited was shortlisted for a national award for its transformation of a former Christchurch car parts warehouse into a sixth form.