As part of the M6toll’s Drive for Charity ‘In the Community’ funding, Midland Expressway Ltd (MEL); operators of the M6toll have provided £500 to Simon’s Heroes to assist with specialised equipment needed for a local child. Simon’s Heroes is a Tamworth based charity which aims to improve the quality of...
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Mark goes the distance for cause close to his heart
A dedicated runner has run a half marathon every day for the month of May and raised over £2400 for charity. Mark Cotton from Coton Green has covered 406 miles over 31 days for Simon’s Heroes, a charity which helps children with life-limiting illnesses lead more independent and fulfilling lives....
Ocado donates over £6000 to local fundraising group, Simon’s Heroes
One of the UK’s leading online grocery retailers, Ocado, has donated £6,380 to children’s charity, Simon’s Heroes, which helps local children suffering from debilitating conditions lead more independent and fulfilling lives. The money was raised over a 12-month period through various activities organised by teams at Ocado sites across the...
PCE Ltd and Simon’s Heroes celebrate another fantastic year of fundraising
Members of local charity, Simon’s Heroes, recently paid a visit to PCE Ltd's head office in Tamworth, to thank its employees for their continued fundraising efforts over the last 12 months. Employees have raised a fantastic £6,600, bringing the overall total to £16,600 since the partnership began in May 2018!...
Sports club for children with disabilities returns thanks to funding from Simon’s Heroes
Local fundraising group, Simon’s Heroes, has teamed up with Wilnecote Community Leisure Centre to re-launch a popular community project that gives disabled children and their siblings the wonderful opportunity of participating in sporting activities. Heroes’ Haven, formerly known as Inspire multi-sports club, is a free-of-charge, fortnightly club for disabled children...
Local gym works out a festive treat for children’s charity
Bannatyne Health Club & Spa in Tamworth has helped make dreams come true for a number of the beneficiaries and their siblings of Simon’s Heroes children’s charity, through its Christmas toy appeal. The national campaign, Gifts for Kids, was launched at the end of November 2019 and appealed to club...
Apollo’s £1500 festive charity treat
For the third year running, Apollo has handed over a Christmas cheque to Simon’s Heroes, a Tamworth charity dedicated to raising money for local children with life limiting illnesses. This year £1500 has been raised from raffle ticket sales at the Apollo Christmas party and the business’ ‘Fit Club’ -...
Comedy night raises the roof and cash for local charity
Simon’s Heroes fundraising group, in conjunction with Mortified – Live Comedy, Tamworth’s original stand-up comedy night, has raised over £1200 at its third charity comedy event. The sell-out evening, held at Hopwas Social Club on 15th November, was compèred by Mortified’s Darren Mortiboy and supported by Radio Tamworth’s DJ Mark...
Simon’s Heroes highly commended for its fantastic work in the local community
Tamworth children’s charity Simon’s Heroes has been Highly Commended for its life-changing work in the community at the 5th annual Tamworth Business and Community Awards. The event celebrates all that is good about Tamworth, from its small and larger businesses, to its residents, and reinforces what a fantastic town Tamworth...