Tag: Barnardo’s

Brothers get moving with Barnardo’s-backed spare stationery campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Two brothers have launched a New Year campaign encouraging people in and around north London to hand over their spare stationery so it can be passed on to other children who are less fortunate. Joseph and Sam Pressinger are collecting up new and used pencils, crayons, pens, rubbers, protractors, rulers and pencil cases with support from Barnardo’s, which from Monday, January 8 will have donation boxes in six stores in Hillingdon, Harrow and Barnet, and the boys’ local branch in Bushey Heath. Joseph, 12, and Sam, nine, have called the…

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Be a “Force for Good” for Barnardo’s by re-enacting favourite Star Wars scenes

Stuart Mitchell

Grab your lightsaber and show off your inner Jedi with Formula 1 champion Jenson Button and Star Wars actor Warwick Davis to raise money for Barnardo’s. As part of a partnership between Santander and the UK’s leading children’s charity, the bank has pledged to be a “Force for Good” and donate up to £250,000 to help Barnardo’s to keep supporting thousands of vulnerable children and Together for Short Lives, which supports children with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions. Former F1 World Champion Jenson Button and Star Wars actor and Barnardo’s supporter…

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Celebrity storytelling events at John Lewis stores in Leeds and London to raise money for Barnardo’s

Stuart Mitchell

Celebrity storytelling sessions about the heart-warming tale of Moz The Monster from the 2017 John Lewis Christmas advert are being held in aid of the UK’s leading children’s charity Barnardo’s. This coming Saturday, 16th December, award-winning children’s author, poet and voiceover artist Christina Gabbitas will be reading the lovable tale at the John Lewis shop in the Victoria Gate shopping centre in Leeds from 1pm to 3pm. On Saturday 23rd December, Escape To The Country host and former Newsround presenter Sonali Shah will be at Peter Jones in Sloane Square,…

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Barnardo’s marks Disability History Month with unseen 125-year-old photos

Stuart Mitchell

Barnardo’s is marking Disability History Month by sharing some 125-year-old stories of children supported by the charity.   From the beginning, Barnardo welcomed all children regardless of their disability or background into his community. He wrote in 1877: “We receive cripples into our homes, not because they are cripples, but because they are destitute. Given the destitution and when accompanied by disease, deformity or ill-health… we will render assistance.” Barnardo disapproved of a segregated life for disabled children, arguing that able-bodied and disabled children both benefitted from integration. He wrote:…

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Legendary South Asian Qawali singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan becomes Barnardo’s International Ambassador

Stuart Mitchell

One of the world’s most acclaimed South Asian musicians has joined Barnardo’s as an international ambassador, in a huge boost for the children’s charity. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan accepted the offer after topping the bill at the sell-out Annual Gala Dinner at London’s Dorchester Hotel for the UK’s South Asian community to support Barnardo’s work with vulnerable children and young people across the UK. Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan becomes the second international ambassador to join Barnardo’s, after Bollywood super-star Salman Khan pledged his support in September. The renowned Pakistani…

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