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News Image Frenchay Fun Run 18th April 2010 - 30 Jan 2010

The committee for the Frenchay Fun Run have chosen SHIPS as one of two charities to be supported this year.  This is a great honour.  For our part we need to provide marshalls to help ...

News Image Weston Parents' Group - 29 Jan 2010

The next meeting for the Weston-super-Mare Parents' Group is on 25 February at The Bucket & Spade public house in Weston-super-Mare  at 7:30pm.  More information from the office on 0117 ...

News Image Collection outside Sainsbury, Weston-super-Mare - 29 Aug 2009

Thank you to all those who helped with the collection outside Sainsbury's on Saturday, especially the children.  We raised the grand sum of £341.20.

News Image Castle School fund raising - 01 Jul 2009

Today I was priviledged to be invited to a house assembly and be presented with a cheque for £600. The house undertook many events during the year, the highlight of which was bag-packing in Tescos ...

News Image ART SALE - 28 Jun 2009

Our art exhibition and sale attracted attention and allowed parents and teachers to make contact with SHIPS and donations were made into our boxes.  However we did not sell many paintings.  ...

News Image Thank you Bath Rag - 04 May 2009

The students at the University of Bath have again voted to support SHIPS as one of their charities this year.  On 28th April Paul Rochester Vice Chair of the Rag Committee presented Sian ...

News Image Waitrose, Monmouth - 08 Apr 2009

Thank you to the people of Monmouth for choosing SHIPS as the charity to receive their bag tokens.  They raised £350 to support children and young people with Acquired Brain Injuries

News Image Collection boxes - 03 Feb 2009

Could you find a home for a collection box?  Perhaps you could take one into your work, or perhaps your local social club or pub.  If you would like to place one, and check it from time to time, please ...

News Image SHIPS in the press - 02 Jul 2008

Did you see this article in the Weston & Worle News?  Thanks to Tracy Gardner for sending it in.

News Image Quartet raises money for SHIPS - 19 Jun 2008

The Lituus Ensemble played for a wedding last weekend and donated £200 to The SHIPS Project.  We thank them for their gift.

News Image A SHIP of Coins - 01 Jun 2008

We made our SHIP of COINS on 31 May outside the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare and collected £366 for the work of The SHIPS Project.  Thank you to everyone who helped.

News Image Thank you Roald Dahl - 18 May 2008

The Roald Dahl Charitable Foundation have again made a generous donation to the funding for SHIPS.  This will allow us to continue to support children and young people who have sustained an ABI ...

News Image Thanks to Bath Rag - 10 May 2008

The students at University of Bath have again supported SHIPS.  At their presentation evening Rachel Spevack, a student in the Mechanical Engineering Department, presented a cheque for £250 ...

News Image SHIPS T-Shirts - 09 May 2008

Would you like a SHIPS T-shirt?  You can see Mark wearing one in the photo.  They cost £6 each and are available in adults and childrens sizes from very very large to extremely small.  ...

News Image Running for SHIPS - 20 Apr 2008

Congratuations to Mark Bywater who ran the Bristol 10K in aid of SHIPS.  It was his first race and he got around with only a couple of blisters! Those who sponsored him will now need to pay up. ...

News Image A big thank you to The Junior Wriggle Valley Players - 30 Jan 2008

The Junior Wriggle Valley Players made a collection for SHIPS when they put on their Christmas production of The Snow Queen. They collected a magnificent £500 for which we say a big THANK YOU!

News Image Castles in the sand - 30 Oct 2007

On Sunday 21st October five sand castles were built on Sand Bay Beach, Weston-super-Mare in aid of SHIPS.  The promised monies are now being collected!  Thanks to all concerned.

News Image School non-uniform day - 30 Sep 2007

Many thanks to Whitefield-Fishponds Community School for their donation from their non-uniform day.  This school will soon be moving into a new building and have a new name - Bristol Metropolitan ...

News Image Local Firm Book up! - 30 Sep 2007

Nickel-Electro Ltd, of  Weston-super-Mare, have generously bought reading books for the SHIPS Reading Lifeboat.  We now have a number of schools wanting to borrow the resources and were ...

News Image House adopt SHIPS - 30 Sep 2007

Caernarvon House, Castle School, Tauton, have adopted SHIPS as their charity for the year.  They are planning a number of activities to highlight the work of SHIPS and to raise funds.  Last Wednesday ...

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