Acxiom's David Barker is taking on a challenge with a difference next week in a race called Spartathlon, a 153 mile foot race held annually in Greece since 1983 and takes place between Athens and Sparta. The Spartathlon aims to trace the footsteps of Pheidippides, an Athenian...
A team from Project Leaders are preparing to tackle one of the toughest challenges in the UK to raise money for the Freddie Farmer Foundation charity in Bromley. The team of 12 will start their endurance feat at the foot of Ben Nevis on September 24....
An Orpington man and his determined granddaughter took part in a sponsored walk to raise funds for the Bromley-based Freddie Farmer Foundation charity last weekend. Allan Day walked from Orpington Hospital to Trafalgar Square on July 24. He was joined for the final stretch by his...
Enterprising youngsters from Crofton Junior School on Towncourt Lane, Orpington set up stalls including a ‘teddy bear raffle’ and ‘beat the goalie’ in the school playground on May 18 to raise money for the Freddie Farmer Foundation in Bromley. The Charity Day initiative was organised by...
The family and friends of an 11-year-old girl held a charity night to raise money for the Freddie Farmer Foundation in Bromley, who provide unique and intensive physiotherapy programmes for children with cerebral palsy and mobility issues. Georgia Strudwick, from Purley, was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome...
A secret charity postcard art sale held at Sainsbury’s, Crayford has raised £155 for the Freddie Farmer Foundation in Bromley. Postcards painted by artists, schoolchildren, footballers and celebrities including former Prime Minister David Cameron and quiz show host Bradley Walsh were sold at the store on...
84 players joined representatives of Bromley charity, Freddie Farmer Foundation at Shooters Hill Golf Club on July 8 for the 10th annual golf fundraiser. The event raised a wonderful £5,500. The day was supported by Dickie Russ from Coppards Removals who sponsored the nearest the pin and...
The Rotary Club of Beckenham is one of the latest to support the Bromley disabled childrens' charity, Freddie Farmer Foundation's campaign to purchase a £55,000 piece of equipment called a LokoHelp after reading about the fundraising campaign in the News Shopper newspaper earlier this year. Geoff...
Leading marketing technology and services company Acxiom has donated £4,100 to the Freddie Farmer Foundation, disabled children's charity in Bromley. The donation came from the proceeds of a sunflower growing competition, and included a personal donation of £1,000 from Acxiom International President, Warren Jenson. Jed Mole, Acxiom’s...
Amelia Salisbury is the latest addition to the Freddie Farmer Foundation physiotherapy centre in Bromley. She joined the team last week as apprentice physio assistant to our two resident physiotherapists, Colin Clifford and Judith Abbott, and alongside physio apprentice Sam Donovan. Amelia is currently training to...