Herefordshire | Archive | 2004 | February
A LEOMINSTER woman who trekked the Himalayas for Lepra, the leprosy sufferers' charity, is heading for a complete change of scene. more...
PASSENGERS aboard a city coach bound for a spectacular laser and firework show brought a fund for terminally ill county children to more than £400. more...
A SPECIAL needs teacher's mission to raise £5,000 for terminally ill county children has grown from a little acorn into a great big tree. more...
LIFE-LIMITED little ones across three counties are one step closer to having their dreams turned into reality as funding for the Acorns Children Hospice hits the halfway mark. more...
COPPERS were pooled and coffee drank by members of Hereford City Townswomen's Guild after taking a county charity to their hearts. more...
TERMINALLY ill county children need a team of trekkers to scale a whole mountain range for them. more...
DETAILED plans on Acorns' planned £4million children's hospice will be presented at a public meeting at Hereford Town Hall on Wednesday, February 26. more...
THERE was love on the dance floor at a Herefordshire bowling centre - to the tune of £500 for seriously ill children. more...
BAD hair days, outrageous clothes and even a scattering of Noddy characters helped raise thousands of pounds as Acorn mania swept county schools. more...
A WORLD tenor supremo has swelled Hereford Cathedral to the tune of well over £3,000. more...
ACORNS Children's Hospice supporters will put their best feet forward for the charity in Hereford on Sunday, April 27. more...
A BRAVE mum has spoken about the life and death of her baby boy at a charity meeting in Hereford. more...
ACORNS is looking for volunteers in South Herefordshire to help with its major fund-raising appeal to build a children's hospice for the Three Counties. The hospice is looking for `champions' to help with cheque presentations, talks and organising small-scale fund-raising events. more...
LUNCH TIME rock music, karaoke and leg waxing for the lads, all part of a fun day held at Weobley High School in aid of the Acorns Trust Children's Hospice Appeal. more...
THE former captain of Belmont Golf Club has raised a fantastic £2,243 for Acorns' Three Counties Appeal. Joan Skyrme, who was captain between 2002 and 2003, raised the money through club events. She wishes to say a big thank you to everyone who contributed. more...
THE sounds of Mozart, Albinoni and Vivaldi will float over Ross-on-Wye when an orchestra and a group of singers get in concert for charity, writes ANITA HOWELLS. more...
TWO hundred miles of open road is beckoning county bikers to take part in a fifth charity rally. more...
SUPPORTERS of the Acorns Children's Hospice Appeal are challenged to stride through three counties to raise funds. more...
A CHILDRENS charity is making lots of new friends in Hereford - and wants more to join them. more...
ONE year after 150 balloons were sent with a little prayer sailing over Hereford's High Town dreams of millions of pounds for the county's seriously ill children are coming true, writes ANITA HOWELLS. more...
I'M a fund-raiser, get me out of here! - a county charity group might yell from the depths of the Amazon Rainforest. more...
HARRY Potter, Noddy and Bill and Ben were amongst colourful characters raising money for Acorns Children's Hospice - and promoting new Hereford Times news stands. more...
CHARITY golfers will tee off for Acorns at a county golf club on May 30. more...
FORMER sporting greats were held to an exciting draw by the Hereford Cathedral School Headmaster's Xl in a charity cricket match at Wyeside, which raised £500 for the Acorns Hospice Appeal. more...
DINNER with a dashing doctor, a nurse to do the filing or an off-roading fire fighter are all on the menu during a special charity gala evening at the Left Bank in Hereford on May 23. more...
FORTY friends have feasted on a lunch of Herefordshire's finest produce and raised more than £1,500 for Acorns Children's Hospice. more...
HUNDREDS of walkers are expected to trek through the Three Counties on Sunday in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice. more...
GOLFERS are asked to be a sport for Acorns Children's Hospice at a Hereford Times charity tournament in Kington. more...
JAZZ jivers danced their way to raising more than £5,000 at a ball in aid of seriously ill county children. more...
A TOP-flight former SAS man has been inspired by a baby boy he never met to row across the Atlantic in his memory, writes ANITA HOWELLS. more...
MORE than 200 walkers have raised £15,000 for a county children's charity. more...
THE appeal to build a new children's hospice for the Three Counties has passed the £3 million milestone. more...
A HEREFORD charity shop is showing off a brand new look. The Acorns retail shop in Eign Gate has reopened its doors following a major revamp. more...
A TOP class harness racing event is taking place to help raise funds for the Acorns Three Counties Appeal to build a new children's hospice. more...
THE call is going out for Herefordshire businesses to join the recycling revolution and turn used printer cartridges into cash for a regional children's charity. more...
A UNIQUE Australian engine is to make its debut appearance at a children's charity day in Hereford on Sunday. more...
A YOUNG fundraiser has put the school holidays to good use by collecting money with her friends for a children's charity. more...
A UNIQUE little yellow engine has helped raise £1,500 for sick children. more...
MADCAP fun with lots of foam will be among the ingredients at the Acorns' It's a Knockout charity challenge. more...
TROPICAL diseases and killer creepy crawlies don't frighten Annie Turner. more...
THE dream of a new Acorns hospice to support life-limited children from Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire has taken a massive step closer to becoming reality with the signing of the contract for the project. more...
GIVING little ones with awful illnesses `the best that money can buy' is the aim of a Ledbury fundraiser who is focusing on getting Acorns Childrens Hospice finished. more...
SIXTEEN Sun Valley employees have rowed their way to raising more than £8,000 for Acorns Children's Hospice. more...
THE Acorn Walk on Offa's Dyke is inspiring an intrepid charity fundraiser. more...
A BABY girl's legacy to help terminally ill children has inspired two county roofers to run the New York Marathon. more...
A THREE-YEAR-OLD Bob the Builder fan has met his yellow dungareed hero - and given him a matey bite on the ear too. more...
EARLIER this year they were doing it in Borneo. This month they are doing it again, but in Hereford, much nearer home. more...
A `TREEMENDOUS' fundraising idea which will help with Acorns' fundraising to build a new children's hospice has been launched in the run up to Christmas. more...
A HEREFORD woman has raised more than £1,000 for charity after climbing one of Africa's highest mountains. more...
A LIFE-threatening abscess was a risk too far for `Who Dares Rows' former SAS soldier David Williams. more...
AN open-air family Christmas celebration is taking place at Hereford's Left Bank Village on Sunday December 21 in aid of the Acorns Three Counties Appeal to build a new children's hospice. more...
TEENAGERS staying at the new Acorns hospice will have the run of their own wing. more...
VETERAN donkeys Sally and Dotty will welcome children to their old paddock when Acorns' new hospice for the three counties opens in 2004. more...
- The new Worcester hospice will be staffed by a team of up to 40 people including physiotherapists, activity co-ordinators, social workers and bereavement councillors. There will also be a community team and about 150 unpaid volunteers, who are still being sought. more...
A BALLOON for every child in Herefordshire who will die before their 19th birthday has been released at the launch a £4million fundraising appeal to build a children's hospice for the three counties. more...
ONE hundred and fifty blue balloons were sent sailing over Hereford's High Town carrying a £4million appeal message from life-limited county children on Tuesday. more...
SISTERS Kelly and Alison Hibbard were born with a rare genetic disorder that meant they would not live to see adulthood - their Hereford parents have told how the Acorns Children's Hospice changed their lives. more...
STEPHEN Hill was the picture of health when he gave this heart-warming smile, but what lay beneath his toddler's twinkle was the beginning of a swift and cruel disease. more...
BIG hearted members of a county bikers club are preparing for the open road with a mission to help sick children. more...
A BIG hearted county fundraiser is dedicating her working hours to a children's charity in thanks for care to a seriously ill niece, writes ANITA HOWELLS. more...
A COUNTY club is to host an evening of live music in response to the launch of a £4 million fundraising appeal to build a hospice for seriously ill children. more...
A FORMER Hereford schoolgirl with a song in her heart has recorded a CD in memory of a beloved friend, writes ANITA HOWELLS. more...
BUSINESSES in Herefordshire are being invited to tee off for a children's charity in June. more...
LAST year an incredible 111 county bikers left a city pub to ride 200 miles in aid of sick children. Their colourful machines are pictured outside the Rose and Crown in Ledbury Road, where it is hoped the scene will be repeated this month. more...
WHEN 150 blue balloons were released over Hereford the life-limited children and their families watching offered up a £4 million prayer of hope, writes ANITA HOWELLS. more...
A PLUCKY lady with mountains to climb has set her sights on the Peruvian highlands and a £4 million children's appeal, writes ANITA HOWELLS. more...
A HEREFORDSHIRE grandmother is calling eyes down for a children's charity in memory of her grandson. more...
MEMBERS of a Hereford bikers club broke records for their favourite charity when they rode 200 miles in convoy for sick children. more...
POORLY children in the county are looking for good friends to help raise £4million. more...
THERE was a huge surge in donations from Herefordshire as the appeal for the new Three Counties Acorns Children's Hospice completed its second month. more...
RAVERS at a popular festival disco will be digging out their flares this weekend even though the annual festivities are not going ahead. more...
BELMONT Golf Club's lady captain will tee off to raise money for county children on August 14. more...
A WALK past one of the Seven Wonders of the World is one of three mighty challenges planned to raise funds for terminally ill county children. more...
AN English Lady's dream garden created by two of Britain's top designers is to open its gates for a county children's charity. more...
A LITTLE acorn has grown into a big tree worth half a million pounds for terminally ill county children. more...
TOP harness racers from Herefordshire will trot out to raise funds for terminally ill children on Sunday. more...
A BIG-HEARTED city primary school teacher is asking at least 2,000 people `to Bat' for a children's charity. more...
SERIOUSLY ill children can look forward to splashing about in a hydrotherapy pool thanks to a £200,000 grant from a Herefordshire charitable foundation. more...
THE heat is on for a little ferret called Acorn from racy ladies in a North Herefordshire village. more...
AN internationally acclaimed male voice choir will be singing out in support of terminally ill county children on September 28. more...
CHAMPAGNE corks have been popping across the county for Acorns Children's Hospice as its fundraising appeal to build a new hospice smashes £1million. more...
A CUP of coffee and a butterfly cake could make all the difference to a county children's charity this month. more...
ACORNS is cracking open the bubbly this week as its appeal to fund a new children's hospice reaches £1.75 million. Fundraising was boosted by a massive £450,000 in September with £29,598 raised in Herefordshire alone. more...
SICK children in Herefordshire will be asking Father Christmas for a very big present this year. They need £2 million so building can begin on the new Acorns Children's Hospice for the three counties next spring. more...
THREE friends from Herefordshire are to journey to the centre of the Earth. more...
A CHEEKY chimp called Munks is looking for county children to share his adventures. more...
MONEY will be growing on trees at a city office next month. more...
A TIME capsule containing artefacts from a Herefordshire charitable organisation will be set in stone inside Acorns new children's hospice. more...
A BINGO playing Herefordshire grandmother is on a £3,000-winning streak. more...
IT will be an office party no one will forget for the winners of a county radio contest this Christmas. more...
A 50-YEAR-OLD grandfather will celebrate his birthday by climbing Mount Everest. more...
A COUNTY village used to seeing male pin-ups may be relieved to find sweeter faces on next year's calendar. more...
HOUSEWIVES, school children and professional musicians will band together to raise the roof at a Herefordshire theatre on December 21. more...
ACORNS £4 million appeal is on course to reach the half way mark by Christmas. more...
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