Fundraisers

A HOMESICK horse is one of the problems vet Kate McMorris has had to contend with during her solo charity ride from John O’Groats to Lands End.

A DARING Dorset woman is is skydiving to raise hundreds for the children's hospice which supports her terminally ill daughter.

A TEAM of fundraising friends are on the final leg of a 4,000-mile Mini adventure around the coast to raise £10,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital.

IT could have been very different for the woman who went on to found Oakhaven Hospice, one of the New Forest’s best-loved charities.

THREE girls raised £1,000 for Oakhaven by holding a joint birthday party where guests were invited to donate to charity instead of bringing presents.

OAKHAVEN Hospice has received a £50,000 legacy from millionaire New Forest industrialist Leon Crouch just over two years after his death.

TWO New Forest charities received early Christmas presents with successful funding drives netting well over £1m between them.

A CHARITY which supports and teaches people with learning difficulties and disabilities through horses has held its annual nativity.

DOODLES by celebrities including Ant & Dec, Brian May and Harry Redknapp have been transformed into mini artworks to raise funds for Macmillan.

THE streets of Lymington became a sea of red as 600 festive fundraisers put their best feet forward for Oakhaven’s annual Santa dash.

A NEW Milton woman is set to embrace a bald new look for charity.

LYMINGTON High Street will once more be awash with Jolly Saint Nicks as Oakhaven Hospice’s popular Santa dash returns.

A HOARD of ancient coins found buried in the New Forest has been described as one of the “most important historical and archaeological” local finds.

A 10K walk in memory of a pensioner who died after a fire at his Pennington home raised more than £1,500 for the local air ambulance.

SPRIGHTLY Lotus Flower Trust founder John Hunt (80) virtually conquered Mount Everest to raise thousands for disadvantaged Himalayan communities.

THE parents of a 12-year-old Highcliffe boy who died in his sleep are raising funds for a special hospital ward which helped him.

FRIENDS and sponsors are being urged to come forward to secure the future of a popular community building amid a bid to raise £100,000 for a new roof.

A GOLD-PLATED poppy will be auctioned by Lymington sculptor Michael Turner as part of his treasure hunt to raise money for the Royal British Legion.

FATHER is taking on a 3,000 push-up challenge after his son urged his family to help raise awareness of cancer research before dying aged just 16.

CHARITY walker Speedo Mick stopped by for some kind words about Olivia Inspires when he passed through the area on his nationwide trek.