WTF chosen by Bird and Blend Tea Co. as their chariTEA for 2024
WTF are selected as a chariTEA for Bird and Blend Tea Company We’ve been brewing up something special for 2024… Bird and blend tea has chosen us to take part in their chariTEA programme this year. Pop down to the store located on Bridlesmith Gate in Nottingham city centre and ask to purchase ‘candy floss at […]
Nottingham Panthers chose WTF as their charity of the month in December
Nottingham Panthers chose WTF as Charity of the Month. We are honoured. Thank you! The Nottingham Panthers chose WTF as their Charity of the Month for December and we were honoured to be part of the Christmas celebrations down at the Nottingham Arena. We had carol singers serenading us one night and enjoyed the many […]
Kirk Hallam Christmas Fair provides the opportunity to talk to locals
Kirk Hallam Christmas Fair – we’ll be back! There was Santa, there were reindeer, and there were cakes. What more could you want at a Christmas Fair? The weather was a bit miserable but it didn’t dampen the spirits of everyone there. So many people stopped to leave messages of kindness and support, to leave […]
WTF’s exhilerating Race Night at the Old Black Horse raises over £1,600
£1,600 raised for WTF, down at the race track There were punters shouting and screaming; the Tote inundated with calculations of odds; a compere frantically relaying those odds to all gathered; a Race Manager feverently setting the gee-gees off; horses running like the wind; more shouting and screaming; and eventually ‘Winners’ and ‘Losers’ throughout the evening […]
Knit and Natter at Old Black Horse raise £700 at Mapperley Christmas Fair for WTF
Another £700 raised for WTF. The Old Black Horse Knit and Natter group are amazing! Last night the Old Black Horse Knit & Natter, Mapperley presented the Will Garvey Trust Foundation with £700 that they raised on their stall at Mapperley Christmas Fair and light Switch On They raised this money by knitting decorations and […]
WTF ‘Volunteer induction’ event held at Nutbrook Cricket Club
Third WTF Volunteer Induction event held at Nutbrook Cricket Club In November, WTF delivered its third Volunteer Induction at the Nutbrook Cricket Club . 11 attendees took part in activities that helped develop their understanding of safeguarding, mental health, and the charity’s mission, amongst other things. Thanks to Kev for the fantastic lunch. The Volunteer […]
Derby Fans Twitter FC raise over £850 for WTF for the Wellbeing Libraries
Derby Fans Twitter FC organise and play a football match and raise over £850 for WTF – Thanks Ashley! One young man who had taken part in the WTF Charity Football Match with Football 4 Charities in June was inspired to set up a football match of his own with a group of friends. Ashley […]
Jodie Cook raises over £500 at the Heanor 10k pudding run
Well done Jodie – great run! Jodie Cooke wasn’t able to join us at the 5k Memorial Run so decided to take on the bigger challenge of the 10k Heanor Pudding Run. On a soggy, grey Sunday morning Jodie completed the run raising over £500 FOR WTF and received her Matthew Walker Christmas Pudding! You […]
The first WTF 5k Memorial Run
The first WTF 5k Memorial Run – and it won’t be the last! On Saturday 29th October, WTF hosted its first 5k run inspired by Wayne Haslam, who contacted us because he wanted to support a local charity whose mission was close to his heart. Wayne ran 100 miles, from Ilkeston to Skegness, on a […]
The 100 at Nutbrook CC raises £500 for WTF!
£500 raised. Thank you Nutbrook Cricket Club! Nutbrook Cricket Club hosted The Dennis Lovatt Memorial Hundred Ball Cup again this year on September 10th offering a day full of cricket, drinks, great food, great company and some sun! There was also some live music too! Proceeds from their raffle were shared between us, Ben’s Den and […]
