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two young women looking at camera
Ten young people organise Bake and Brew event, raise money for our work
Ten young people hosted a Bake and Brew event, raising funds to support our work with vulnerable children across the country.
01 October 2012
Amira Dahir, Young Person
Guest bloggers
Nigel Varndell standing at the peak of a mountain in Scotland
'Yes, I’ll climb Mount Kilimanjaro on my honeymoon'
Nigel Varndell, our Director of Church Partnerships, will spend his honeymoon climbing Kilimanjaro and raising funds for our work - please support his efforts
25 September 2012
Nigel Varndell, Director of Church Partnerships
Church team
Bake and Brew week - cakes and treats table
Join us for Bake and Brew
Today we kick off Bake and Brew Week
03 September 2012
Kate Birtwistle, Regional Fundraising Development Manager
Fundraising and events team
Sensational smoothies, rapid rock-climbing, and lots and lots of rain
Our Media Intern Rosie reports on the fun at this year's record-breaking, smoothie-making, karaoke-singing Young Carers Festival.
04 July 2012, 1 comment
Rosie Rutherford, Media Assistant
Media team
Several runners at this year's London Bupa 10K
The people who inspire us to run
Kate Wareham reports on yesterday's Bupa London 10k, including some of the more personal reasons she and others chose to run.
28 May 2012, 2 comments
Kate Wareham, Senior Regional Fundraising Development Manager
Fundraising and events team
How to run a 10k . . . and how I ran 10k
Kate Wareham has good advice for training for a 10k run, although she hasn't followed her sound words for this year's London Bupa 10k.
25 May 2012
Kate Wareham, Senior Regional Fundraising Development Manager
Fundraising and events team
Preparing for my 10k time-trial torture
He's good on a bike but for Henry Rowling running is a different matter, as he explains the aches he's enduring to support our work.
18 May 2012
Henry Rowling, Senior Direct Marketing Manager
Fundraising and events team
Why I run for The Children's Society
Read Kate's blog on the lead up to her Bupa 10k run and why she's fundraising for The Children's Society.
10 May 2012
Kate Wareham, Senior Regional Fundraising Development Manager
Fundraising and events team
Lauren Devereux looking at the camera
Rain, a campaign and a marathon
Our intern Lauren Devereux writes of the Fair and Square campaign launch, preparation for the London Marathon and, at last, steady rain.
20 April 2012
Lauren Devereux, Media Intern
Media team
A group of 30 young people
Sleeping rough to support Make Runaways Safe and Ghanaian children
Scouts leader Camilla Legate describes her and 30 young people’s experience sleeping rough and raising funds for young people.
14 March 2012
Camilla Legate, Supporter
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Informative. I clicked for the pun in the title and stayed for the graphs.

The kids are all Wight: Gauging children’s well-being on the Isle of Wight

Great idea to map your run with the icons of London. Well done for finding the mental strength to run the VLM AGAIN, especially now you are an old man!

Mapping my route as I prepare for the London Marathon

Well done Joe, all in a good cause and will be thinking about you on the day.

Mapping my route as I prepare for the London Marathon