Hello to our lovely 500, we hope January isn’t too dark and cold for everyone. This week we are honouring one of our members who has been with us since we started, Rosemary Watson James. Rosemary didn’t ever nominate, but she really loved being a member of 500 reasons and often sent messages and offered help further to our nominations. Sadly, Rosemary passed before Christmas from cancer. Last year she battled through surgery and chemotherapy and was given the all clear. But s

Happy new year everyone. I hope 2026 bring you everything you deserve. The weather warnings coming up suggest a bitter cold so hope you’re all able to stay safe and warm but for many less fortunate SWEP will be implemented. SWEP stands for Severe Weather Emergency Protocol, a system used by local authorities, primarily in the UK, to provide emergency shelter and support for people sleeping rough during extreme weather conditions like freezing cold, heavy rain, wind, or extre

We hope you’ve all had a lovely Christmas and are enjoying this time until New Year’s Day and would love to let you all know how much we appreciate the power of community through our group and enjoy the weekly feeing of extending help and kindness through our nominations. This week we are re-visiting a person we helped last year, this time under very different circumstances. We hope our act of kindness toward Ran will be very welcome and we send much love at this time and a

Good morning and happy Christmas Eve to you all. Thank you all so much for your unwavering support this year. Your incredible nominations have meant we’ve helped such a broad range of people and you’ve all helped make such an important difference each and every week. This week we’ve decided to help the tremendous https://www.operationcommunityhamper.co.uk/about They started from their humble beginnings as case workers whose hearts broke for vulnerable families that were una

Hey you lovely lot! We have decided to split the pot this week between two wonderful homeless organisations either side of the Severn. In Bristol, the incredible Wild Goose day centre who offers meals, hope and support to anyone experiencing insecurities such as hunger or homelessness. The hot meals and practical help offered give people hope at their point of crisis, whilst ongoing support means that they are championed to rebuild their lives. You can find more out about th

Morning all, we have two important nominations this week that we’ve chosen to split the pot with. Firstly, first time nominator Mike has been in touch regarding 12 year old Bessie who has Leukaemia and her self employed parents are needing to raise funds to stay by her side whilst she continues treatment. We wish her and her family all our love. Our second nomination is The Flying Seagull Project who, in their own words say: “Around the world, millions of childhoods are bein

Imagine doing the job you love, having a real passion for making a difference in your community and then having your livelihood taken from you by some opportunistic thieves. That’s what happened to poor Jay in Manchester. Thankfully our lovely member Holly thought we might be able to put a smile on his face and get him back transforming the landscape of Manchester again. Top man Jay and thanks Holly! Hope this helps you get back on your feet x Greetings from Manchester on thi

Hello you wonderful lot… Here we are, racing through November towards the end of the year. Christmas decorations and lights popping up everywhere and even snow!! As always at this time of year, we start to look out for those who might need a helping hand to find some ‘Festive Joy’. And we’ve had a few nominations come in which we immediately felt we wanted to help. So this week we are splitting the pot between a family whose life was turned upside down by the recent floods

Hello and happy Wednesday to our lovely and loving community. This weeks recipient was nominated by two lovely members both Ffion and Ellie who reached out to help a person in need of our support. The NHS, in my option the backbone of our society that is held together by the amazing, hard working staff, that tirelessly give everything to their patients, and when some thing awful happens to us or one of our loved ones, we run towards for the help and treatment we need. I can’

Hello you wonderful bunch… Wishing everyone a Happy Halloween this week and hope that at least some of you are getting creative with brilliant costumes and decorations for some spooky fun this weekend. May there be more treats than tricks for you gorgeous lot!! And in the spirit of creativity, this week we are splitting the pot between three artists/arts projects that need a little helping hand. We find ourselves with a little surplus due to some kind donations and so we’

Morning all! Some stories break your heart and inspire you all at once. This is one of them. Marv is a lovely fella and family man who has moved three different members to nominate him and his family whilst he faces the worst news imaginable. Alexis and her husband Marvin have been together since they were sixteen. Childhood sweethearts who built a life, a home, and a beautiful family together, with two daughters, aged 11 and 8, who completely adore their dad. For years, Ma

Morning all! Who among us as parents, grandparents and carers and indeed as kids ourselves doesn’t love a park?! Park provision is essential to get out and about improve our mental and physical wellbeing and it isn’t financially punitive. Patch got in touch with us because his local park needs a bit of love to get kids playing safely and inclusively and that sounds lovely to us! We hope Page Park continues to make memories for generations to come x Hi All, I would like to nom

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