Autumn Charity Shoot Day for Rennie Grove Hospice Care

Join Rennie Grove Hospice Care for their inaugural Shoot Day event on Thursday 3rd October to raise funds for adults and children with life-limiting illnesses in Buckinghamshire and west Hertfordshire.

Hosted by Valley View Gun Club, Great Missenden, a fee of £140pp includes all equipment, a 75-bird English sporting clay shoot, coaching from top instructors at all 12 stands, breakfast and a BBQ lunch. To book your team or for more information, contact Adam on 07795 424590 or email adam@valleyviewclub.co.uk.

Upcoming Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity events

A message from Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity

Wellness for Success Workshop

Join us on Thursday 12th September at 6:30pm for an interactive workshop with Wellness Coach Evelyn Kaluza of Wellness for Success, with all proceeds going to Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity.

The 60-minute workshop will explore the following:

• Look at your current work/life balance
• Find ways to increase your energy levels, focus and motivation
• Learn how to be more resilient
• Be happier as a result

Whether you want to improve your performance at work or create time to do the things you enjoy, this workshop is an opportunity to take a step back and reflect on what you currently do and give you the tools to make positive changes.

Event details

• Venue: The Education Suite at Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity, Unit 2 Walton Lodge, Walton Street, Aylesbury HP21 7TA
• Time: Arrive from 6:30pm for a 7pm start
• Tickets: £15, which includes a drink and nibbles
• Parking: Via William Harding Close

All proceeds go to Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity.

Find more information and book your tickets online, here.

Aylesbury Beer Festival in aid of Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity

The Aylesbury Beer Festival offers real ale fans a chance to try new local beers and some award-winning ales and ciders from further afield.

The 2019 Beer Festival is being held on Friday 1st November (6pm-11pm) and Saturday 2nd November (12 noon-11pm) at Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School in Aylesbury and will see the return of the successful Local Gin Showcase, plus a new Craft Beer Bar.

Tickets

Entry tickets are £6 in advance or £8 on the door. Beer tokens can be bought online in advance or on the night. £10 buys 6 tokens and £5 buys 3 tokens (half a pint is one token).

You can book your tickets and beer tokens online at www.fnhospice.org.uk/events/beer-festival.

You can also buy tickets in all FNHC Shops and tickets are also available for purchase direct from the Charity Head Office by calling 01296 429975. Children are admitted free until 7pm. Under-18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Want to spend the night at Adams Park in aid of Wycombe Homeless Connection?

Chairboys fans will be overjoyed at news of a unique opportunity to once more stay overnight at Adams Park this November – and to raise money for a worthy local cause at the same time.

Wycombe Homeless Connection is delighted to announce that its annual Big Sleepout will take place at Adams Park this year, thanks to the continuing hospitality of Wycombe Wanderers Football Club. Football bosses and fundraisers at the Castle Street-based charity hope that well over a hundred ‘sleepouters’ will take part in the Big Sleepout, which takes place after the home match against Doncaster Rovers on Saturday 23th November.

Sheena Dykes, WHC Chair of Trustees, said: “We are so grateful to the team at Wycombe Wanderers FC for generously opening their doors to our ‘Big Sleepout’ this year. It will be amazing to once more spend the night at this much-loved local sports venue. Last year was our first sleepout there, and it was such a fun event – even when the stands were cold and very hard to sleep on! We’re planning lots of exciting extra details, so really hope that people will sign up soon to help us raise vital funds to help local homeless people in our town.”

WWFC officials are getting behind the event by throwing in a free match ticket for any participant – surely a great incentive for any diehard Blues fan!

Families with children (over 12) will be welcome to join in. There will also be a Big Quiz and informal supper, as well as special ‘money can’t buy’ prizes for those who raise the most sponsorship. Those who make it to the morning will be rewarded by steaming hot drinks and a welcome breakfast.

More information can be found at www.wyhoc.org.uk. Registration is now open for participants, and places are limited to 150, so readers are encouraged to act fast to secure their Adams Park bed for the night.

Bucks Trustee Conference 2019: tips and advice for trustees to help strengthen your organisation

Are you a trustee or committee member of a charity or community group in Buckinghamshire? Or perhaps you volunteer for a voluntary group which needs advice and practical ideas to strengthen their organisation?

Community Impact Bucks’ annual trustee conference on 19th September will look at why transparency and trust are critical to a charity’s success. You will be given tips on how to improve governance and accountability, as well as an opportunity to participate in an expert-led breakout session of your choice.

Tickets are heavily discounted with prices ranging from £25-£80.

For more information and to book on the half day conference (19th September, 2pm-5:15pm, Aylesbury), visit the event webpage here.

Charity Meetup in Buckinghamshire

A message from Morello Marketing

Please join us for the Charity Meetup Networking and Skills Sharing event in Buckinghamshire, kindly hosted by The Oasis Partnership in Aylesbury.

Guests will be welcomed and we will get a chance to meet the participants in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. We will have a game to help the group to mix, followed by a short talk. Then we discuss ideas to implement back in the office. Then we will do an exercise. Refreshments are included in the ticket fee. Free parking is available.

Event information: Tuesday 24th September 2019 from 5:30pm-8:30pm. Oasis Partnership, 98 Walton street, Aylesbury, HP21 7QP.

Book here >

Chilterns MS Centre events

A message from Chilterns MS Centre

Networking Evening

On Tuesday 17th September we will be welcoming guest speaker James Redden. Hear about his experiences of travelling through some of the coldest, most inhospitable locations on the planet and the essential element of any expedition: communication. What can we learn from explorers and the people who throw themselves into arduous activities? Can their feats of endurance be used as lessons in the business world? You can find out more about James here. 

There will be an opportunity to hear about the work of the Chilterns MS Centre, plus meet other like-minded businesses, with drinks and nibbles available too. 

Book your place via this online form >

We will also be offering a tour of the Centre at 5:30pm, and networking from 5:45pm. Please do let us know if you would like to join us on the tour.

Corporate Fire Walk

On Friday 11th October we host our first ever Corporate Challenge event at the Aylesbury Rugby Club. We would like to invite you all to sign up and take on the challenge of walking across hot embers for charity. It's just £20 per person to register and all we ask is that you raise as much as you can in sponsorship. There will be full training prior to the walk with experienced instructor and Guinness World Record holder Scott Bell. Plus there will be a bar and hot food available to buy on the night. So what are you waiting for - get your teams signed up now!

Sustain For Life

Charity Sustain For Life aim to better the world by making a direct contribution to improving the lives of some of the poorest people on the planet by helping them to help themselves. Their underlying belief is that people benefit more from the opportunity to develop through their own efforts rather than simply relying on the donation of aid. Therefore, by delivering projects that provide the basic building blocks for a self-sustaining life across health, education and agriculture, Sustain For Life aim to help them become economically and sustainably self-sufficient.

Otec Bikes in Halton, Buckinghamshire are running a charity event supporting Sustain For Life called the Ridgeway 200.

The event takes place on 5-6th October and tackles a 200km circular off-road bike ride through the beautiful Chilterns, split over two days. It’s a fully supported ride and entry includes overnight accommodation and much more! This charity event is all about the experience, Otec take care of everything so you can focus on enjoying the ride.

Join on your own, with a friend or even with your company. Every penny raised will go to Sustain For Life projects (never on charity core costs), directly helping people out of poverty sustainably.  

Find out more and book your place on the bike ride >