Jesmond restaurant Chakh Dhoom raises £2,700 for Children North East
As the season of giving is in full swing, let’s look at a Jesmond restaurant that has positively changed the lives of many children in the North East.
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Callum Wilson’s NUFC shirt donation helps Mind shop raise £1,500 in donations
The Mind charity shop in Jesmond has raised £1,500 in their recent charity raffle, with the winner receiving a Newcastle United football shirt signed by Callum Wilson.
Jesmond family calls for more investment in cancer treatment
The family of three-year-old Rocco Troiano is urging the government to make a life-saving vaccination available for him and other children fighting the neuroblastoma form of cancer. At present, the bivalent vaccine is available only in New York but the toddler’s family has so far
Library collecting warm clothes for refugees and asylum seekers
Jesmond Library is opening its doors on Monday (6th December) morning from 10am to midday to receive donations of warm clothing for refugees in need. As a community, Jesmond has been aiding refugees for several years. St George’s Church has organised events and collections of
Student group organises litter pick for food banks used by international students
International students in Jesmond and elsewhere rely on hospitality jobs to make ends meet – which covid has put paid to. Local students are raising money through charity litter picks to support food banks that feed them
Jesmond “carrots” win best neighbour award
Larkspur Terrace residents Tash Finchett, Kate Abery and Eleni Haines are among the latest winners of Newcastle and Northumbria universities’ Best Neighbour on Campus (BNOC) awards.
Christmas is coming to Jesmond, thanks to local charity
Fears that Jesmond would be without a Christmas tree this year have been allayed, thanks to the Watson Family Charitable Trust. Last month Jesmond Residents Association (JRA) announced that it would not be able to arrange the Acorn Road Christmas tree, as it had done
Local community gets involved in Big Fun Run
Runners of all ages and abilities gathered at the Town Moor on October 22nd to run for fun and raise money for charity in spite of strong winds
Newcastle High School for Girls brave the shave for charity
Morgan Ayre spoke to Newcastle High School for Girls pupil Rachel Moberly about her decision to shave her head for charity
Joggers’ Marathon man raises over £4,200 for homeless charity
Jesmond Jogger Angus Miller completed the London Marathon in support of The People’s Kitchen, a life-line for homeless people in Newcastle, as Al Hall reports