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Kingston Guardian is backing the Fircroft Trust's charity appeal to raise £1 million to convert the derelict White Hart pub in Hook into a dream home for those with learning difficulties.
To start donating or for more information about the project visit thefircrofttrust.org/buildingpotential or call Fircroft on 020 8399 1772. If you have any fundraising ideas call the Kingston Guardian on 020 8399 1772
Burns Night supper and auction raises cash for Kingston's Fircroft Trust
1:06pm Monday 18th January 2010
A Burns Night supper and auction celebrating all things Scottish is the next fundraising event for a charity which wants to keep together a group of adults with learning difficulties.
Kingstonians dig deep for Fircroft Trust appeal
7:50am Wednesday 7th October 2009
Kind-hearted residents have dug deep into their pockets to support a group of vulnerable adults, after Kingston and Surbiton’s MP included a charity appeal for Fircroft Trust in his newsletter to voters.
Dad calls on new generation of fundraisers to help his daughter
11:40am Monday 28th September 2009
A new generation of fundraisers is being called for by the father of a woman who lived in a home for adults with learning difficulties.
Fircroft Trust to flog White Hart sign for funds
5:20pm Monday 21st September 2009
The pub sign for the old White Hart in Hook could be auctioned off to raise money for vulnerable adults at the Fircroft Trust.
Sainsbury's backs Kingston's Fircroft Trust appeal
10:59am Friday 3rd July 2009
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s in Surbiton has thrown its weight behind a charity appeal to raise £1m for a new home for people with learning disabilities.
Bishop will pull on his running shoes for Fircroft
5:50pm Monday 20th April 2009
A bishop who pulled on his running shoes last year in aid of the Fircroft Trust has backed their appeal to keep adults with learning difficulties together.
'The Hook alternative is very exciting for them'
5:40pm Monday 20th April 2009
The parents of one of the residents of a home for people with learning disabilities have backed a charity appeal to keep her with her friends.
'Amazing' panto raises thousands
5:30pm Monday 20th April 2009
A panto performance of Pinocchio featuring the local MP has raised thousands of pounds towards keeping a group of vulnerable adults together.
Hundreds of football kits handed to Fircroft appeal
11:10am Thursday 5th March 2009
A life-long collector of football kits has donated more than 100 of rare and unusual shirts to the Fircroft Trust Building Potential Appeal.
First glimpses of a dream home
9:10am Wednesday 4th March 2009
These are the first glimpses of a dream home which would help keep together some of the borough’s most vulnerable people.
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