Our Charity News
Welcome to our charity news blog. Below you will find our Bedfordshire charity’s news on volunteering, making donations & fundraising ideas as well as information on our domestic abuse and PND support services.
Elaine’s training to run the London Marathon
February 16th, 2017 | fundraising
Our thanks to Elaine Wylie from the MRN who is currently training to run the London Marathon in aid of our charity…
Kerry’s Skydive
September 21st, 2016 | fundraising
Brave Kerry Gaylor is taking on the challenge of a skydive for our charity! At the time of writing, Kerry has reached 93% of her fundraising target and is aiming to do her skydive during October 2016. “Being a nursery nurse, this charity is something close to my heart as I work with families and […]
Rock Solid Race
September 21st, 2016 | fundraising
Tom, Pat & Paul from Makilo are taking part in the Rock Solid Race to raise funds for our charity! “Home-Start Central Bedfordshire is a charity we believe in because they help young children, women suffering from domestic violence and much more. We’ve only got a small fundraising target, but even £10 will help the […]
25km, 16 Bridges Thames Path Trek
September 21st, 2016 | fundraising
Congratulations to Jill & Ruth for completing the Thames Path Trek in aid of our Bedfordshire Children’s Charity. From East to West through the heart of London, their fundraising challenge covered 25km, crossing 16 of the Capital’s historic bridges. This really was a huge undertaking, as Jill Tate from the Inner Wheel Club of Luton Chiltern […]
Charity Bike Ride Fundraises For Home-Start
May 31st, 2016 | fundraising
Congratulations to Mark and Dawn Pomfrett who have completed their tandem bike ride from John O Groats to Lands End! This amazing charity bike ride has helped to raise £455 for our Family & Children’s Charity’s support services: https://www.justgiving.com/Dawn-Pomfrett1 Challenges such as this are an excellent way to enrich your life whilst fundraising to help […]
The Bright Horizons Team Fundraises For Our Charity
May 6th, 2016 | fundraising
A huge thank you to Lisa and the team at Bright Horizons Nursery for raising an amazing £370 through their Children’s Cinema Evening, cake stall and raffle in aid of Home-Start Central Bedfordshire! The fantastic staff at Bright Horizons gave up there own time to arrange the nursery events to fundraise for our charity‘s vulnerable […]
PND Support Groups Closing Due To Funding Cuts
April 4th, 2016 | postnatal-depression
Sadly due to central government funding cuts, we will no longer be running our Great Expectations Groups for women affected by post natal depression and anxiety. © Mark Bryce, Images of Morningside 2010 The groups have been running across Central Bedfordshire for five years. They first began when it was recognised that joining a support […]
Anonymous Donation
April 4th, 2016 | donating
We are so grateful for a £1350 donation we have received towards our Luton Children & Families Appeal. A heartfelt thank you to the donors who wish to remain anonymous. About Our Charity
Novus Solutions Charity Donation
April 1st, 2016 | donating
Thank you to Novus Property Solutions for their £100 donation to our Family & Children’s Charity. Home-Start Central Bedfordshire provides vital support services to local parents and children going through illness or injury, bereavement, domestic abuse, poverty or financial issues and more. It costs us just £15 to support a family with young children for […]