We are in Wayne’s World at the WTF Spring Quiz in March 2025!
Wayne’s World strikes again ! A great evening quizzing and we raised £510. Thank you ! A great evening’s entertainment again with a challenging and inspiring, fun quiz, a great raffle, a game of card bingo and a game of ‘On me ‘ead son’! Thank you to the Pav Bar at West Hallam Cricket Club […]
2025 Winter Ball is a winner for WTF. Great occasion and £3500 raised!
A wonderful Winter Ball to celebrate Will and the WTF and its achievements Oh what a night on the 1st of February! Our third Winter Ball. A packed out room, in Marriott Breadsall Priory’s Pavilion Suite, delicious 3 course meal, games to play, competitions to win, spot prizes, a wonderful raffle and to finish it […]
Second WTF 5k Run raises £700
Running 5k for WTF, such fun! By Janine Eyre Our 2nd WTF 5k run took place on Sunday 15 September 2024, this time at the Nutbrook Cricket Club and along the Nutbrook trail. It was a lovely family day with a mixture of runners, joggers and walkers of all ages and abilities, and quite a […]
“It’s about the Chat Iknit”
By Kevan Garvey Will adopted early. Technology, music, and when his sister sulked into early teen awkwardness, he even took on a few of my fatherly duties, and as a result, you could include her in that adoption list too. But especially, he was first to new TV comedy. Gavin and Stacey, Its Always Sunny […]
Football4Charities and WTF combine to raise funds and raise awareness
A football match to remember, here’s how it went…. By Hadley Trueman It was a grey Saturday afternoon down at New Manor Ground, home of Ilkeston FC and as the starting XI’s lined up in the tunnel the rain started to pour. Local well-known referee Ray Ferguson led out the teams and last out onto the pitch […]
Foundation Derbyshire release £1500 to support WTF’s Wellbeing libraries
New funds support our intentions to put Wellbeing Libraries in local schools Foundation Derbyshire have released £1500 to Will Garvey Trust Foundation following the appointment of Jodie Cook as out Chair of Trustees. This means we have £500 to spend at Bennerley School from the Coleman Fund, and £1000 to spend at another school […]
Belper Marlin Swimming Club Mega swim – wow! You are fantastic!
Over £5000 raised. You will make such a difference! The Belper Marlin Swimming Club held a Mega Swim last Sunday to raise money for Why Talking Fixes, where swimmers had an hour to complete as many lengths as they could. This is a fundraising event that the Belper Marlins host every year. We are so […]
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 […]
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 […]
