Our continued work at the Focus Point community centre was interrupted when Covid -19 came and locked down the country. Our charity shops closed and the centre lost all its bookings.
With help of our County Councillor, several Mansfield District Councillors and volunteers from different social sectors we formed the support hub.
The centre remains open three […]
These are unprecedented times and we would like to thank you for your continued support and co-operation.
Unfortunately, we will be closing all our our shops (excludes Mansfield) from Monday 23rd March until further notice as we seek to protect our staff, volunteers and customers from the spread of this virus.
This includes all collections and deliveries.
MANSFIELD […]
2019 marks a very special milestone for us, it is our 10th anniversary and what better way to celebrate than an evergreen ‘enchanted forest’ charity ball, not only to showcase what we have done but to raise further funds for our future projects.
Around two hundred guests including the Mayor of Mansfield Andy Abrahams came to […]
Finally after 3 years of waiting our school Chanda was finally ready to be opened.
The First Lady of Zambia Esther Lungu had been informed about what we had achieved and was keen to attend the official handover / opening along with HRH The Chieftaness Mwape, Members of Parliament and other dignitaries.
The school was designed to […]
There has been a vast amount of progress made at Chanda since our last update in November. The finish line is so close we can almost touch it now.
The building team has worked hard to get everything ready sending us updates at every stage, as the pictures show the village now has a more than […]
We have teamed up with Cornwater a Ravenshead Charity.
The Cornwater Club is a friendly, lively club which offers members the opportunity to come and meet like minded older people. The work they do is sometimes vital to members of the elderly community, it’s perhaps the only opportunity to get out and socialise that they have.
The Peaceful Trust […]
Work on Chanda School in Zambia is still ongoing and our colleagues there have sent us some pictures to update us on its progress.
Due to the rainy season which is mainly November to April progress has been delayed. Rainy season in Zambia is an obstacle all of its own. Work had to be put hold, […]
Due to the hard work of all staff and volunteers, the new look Mansfield Woodhouse shop opened on time.
We felt at this time that we could continue our commitment to the elderly residents within the village and decided to reserve a segment of the shop to have a small community coffee area. Over 60’s can […]
Due to the success of our Mansfield Woodhouse shop over the last 18 months and the offer to occupy the adjoining shop, we have decided to expand.
Work starts on the extension next week and we are hoping to open our new look shop on Monday 10th October.
We can only attribute our success to the community […]
Arriving at 10am in morning, the sun shinning and a cloud free sky we began the long walk to the top.
As time passed with some legs tiring and determination wavering the group stretched out along the steep rugged path.
The first members of the group arrived at the top just after noon with the rest of […]
