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We are very pleased to announce that Birte Harlev-Lam has joined us as a trustee.  Birte is Strategic Lead for Maternity Services in the East of England, and she was very enthusiastic about joining the charity after talking with Karen about what we are trying to...

We have been successful in securing a £450 grant from Ridgeons Ltd, via the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation.  We had an excellent meeting with Gus Chichon, manager of the Cambridge branch of Ridgeons, who was very supportive of our cause and approved the grant....

We have been receiving lots of very generous donations both via our bmycharity page, and also from cheques that you've been sending in, thank you!  Every donation, however small, helps towards the target, and we really appreciate any contribution.  It also helps to...

We have been discussing the idea that the Petals charity needs a patron to help us to champion our cause. Someone who could help us to raise our profile and help to highlight the importance of the work that we wish to do.  We would hope to find someone who has had...

We are very excited to finally have a website!  It is currently a fairly basic site, with further work planned, but we are so happy to finally have a proper 'presence' on the world wide web!  Let us know what you think to it, any feedback appreciated......

Petals is pleased to announce the appointment of Leanne Thurston as their new trustee and treasurer for the charity. Leanne is an ACCA-qualified accountant with over 10 years experience in financial and business management. Leanne was keen to get involved with the...

A charity event, featuring the 60s band 'Reminisce', has raised £1,004 for Petals. Over 130 people attended the event at the British Legion Club in Histon last month, and enjoyed an evening of live music and dancing. Highlights of the night included a performance of...

At our meeting last week we were very excited to hear (and, more importantly, see!) how the plans for the website are coming along.  Miranda has had further meetings with Mobas and she was able to bring some screenshots along to show the rest of the team.  It is all...

Petals supporters have raised over £240 for the charity, thanks to the 'Cash for the Community' scheme run by Cambridge News. The Cambridge Building Society generously donated a total of £10,000 to the scheme, which raised funds for 25 local charities. Tokens were...

Miranda kicked off the fundraising this month with a table top sale in a church ... here she tells us how it went and exactly how cold it was!  "On a very wintry February morning, me and Mum met at the church wearing pretty much every item of clothing we owned in...