What: The Yorkshire Cancer Appeal Gala Day 2010
When: Saturday 29 May, 12pm – 5.30pm
Where: Soldier’s Field, Roundhay Park, Leeds
It’s that time of year again for the Yorkshire Cancer Centre to host its second annual family fun-draising Gala Day in the beautiful surroundings of Roundhay Park!
So if you fancy doing something different with your weekend why not show your support for our cancer patients and enjoy a spectacular display from national parachute freefall team, the Red Devils as well as live music all day, a children’s funfair, barbeque and beer tent! Continue reading 29th May 2010 | Yorkshire Cancer Appeal Gala Day | Roundhay Park
The theme for this year’s Recycle Now week focuses on old electrical items: you know, those things we’ve all got hidden away at the back of cupboards, or shoved in drawers – that Walkman that was state-of-the-art back in the 80s, or the 1970s ghetto blaster you just can’t bear to throw away because you saved up for it for months!
On 11th July 1987, when the world’s population reached five billion, the United Nations marked the day with a special day of celebration known as The Day of Five Billion.
The public response to the event was so positive that the Governing Council of the United Nations Development was prompted to set up World Population Day – held annually on 11th July – to create public awareness of the growth in global human population, as well as to highlight issues relating to overpopulation that may threaten the ecosystem. Continue reading World Population Day 2010 : One Big Register! | July 11th 2010
Volunteering opportunities can be sourced from the Volunteers’ Week website which provides inspiration for work in such diverse areas as the Justice System, Environmental Health, Defence Volunteering, Emergency Services and the Arts.
These newer choices can be found alongside the popular alternatives of working in Charity Shops, fundraising, volunteering with animals, or working within the community.
It also works with employers of businesses to run formal employer-supported volunteering programmes.
National Transplant Week – 4th July to 11th July 2010
When the parents of five-year-old Lucy Pearson were told that their daughter, who was born with a complex congenital heart condition, would not benefit from further surgery and that they should try to enjoy the remaining years they had with her, they refused to accept defeat.
Lucy was put on the transplant register in late 2005 and a suitable donor was found the following year.
Origins of the modern Father’s Day are attributed to several sources, but it’s most likely that we have to thank a young lady called Sonora Smart Dodd, who lived in Spokane in Washington in the early twentieth century.
The story goes that whilst listening to a Mother’s Day sermon at the local church, Sonora was inspired to arrange a tribute for her own father – a Civil War veteran named William Jackson Smart – who had raised a family of six Continue reading Father’s Day: A Tie for the Guy? | June 20th 2010
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What: The Yorkshire Cancer Appeal Gala Day 2010
May Half Term Activities
World Population Day – 11th July 2010
Volunteers: Inspiration and Opportunity
York Racecourse’s Music Showcase Weekend on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th July sees the first evening horseracing event in the York Racecourse season.
