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Introducing the Nominees: Team Effort
20-08-18Our stories • Posted by Candlelighters Marketing
Introducing the next award category nominees: Team Effort of the Year!  These groups have worked hard thorough out the year both fundraising, raising awareness and supporting Candlelighters. Here is some more information about each of the nominees: Leeds RAG  The Leeds RAG undertook their Pedal to Prague challenge, cycling from Leeds to Prague in June …
York Balloon Fiesta
02-08-18Our stories • Posted by Candlelighters Marketing
Our York Candlelighters Group are delighted to announce that they will be at the upcoming balloon festival at York Racecourse between 28-30th September. They were there last year and it was an amazing and fun event! They are looking for volunteers to help man their stall (tombola and chatting to visitors). If you have a …
Summer Activity at Breeze on Tour
01-08-18Our stories • Posted by Candlelighters Marketing
Candlelighters are leading on a Family Challenge Activity at Breeze on Tour at: Roundhay Park on 1st and 2nd September Kirkstall Abbey on 15th and 16th September. It will have a number of obstacles and some quiz questions/ fun facts. Donation entry is a minimum of £1 per person.

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Introducing the Nominees: Above & Beyond Effort of the Year
13-08-18Your stories • Posted by Candlelighters Marketing
With The Candlelighters Awards slowly approaching, we would like to introduce you to our amazing shortlisted nominees – this feature focussed on the ‘Above & Beyond Effort of the Year’ category. Words can’t describe how much these people have done for Candlelighters over the past year but we will give it our best shot.   Adrian …
The Lindsey’s scale Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis in just six days!
09-08-18Your stories • Posted by Candlelighters Marketing
The Lindsey Family decided to in their words ‘having a crack at climbing Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis (the highest mountains in Wales, England and Scotland respectively) in 6 days.’ Graham Lindsey the family’s father said: “We might not manage it all but we’ll give it a good go because we want to raise …
Calverley Golf Club’s Charity of the Year raises over £7,000
08-08-18Your stories • Posted by Candlelighters Marketing
Lee Dane and his wife Emma, who live in Bradford chose Candlelighters are their charity to support this year. Lee is Captain at Calverley Golf Club and he wanted to support a local children’s charity, after reading what Candlelighters do they themselves a target to raise £5,000 through various events from January 2018 until the …
Shannen-Keelie will be shaving her head for Candlelighters and donating her hair to The Little Princess Trust.
07-08-18Your stories • Posted by Candlelighters Marketing
Shannen-Keelie, of Keyingham, gave birth to Charleen Clifton on July 23rd 2015. Unbeknown to them at the time, Charleen was born with Infantile Fibrosarcoma, diagnosed aged just 3 months after her Grandma noticed a lump on her leg. Infantile Fibrosarcoma is a tissue tumour, with a percentage of 1 individual diagnosed every 4 to 7 …
Welcome back RAG Prague
06-08-18Your stories • Posted by Candlelighters Marketing
We would like to welcome back the Leeds RAG’s Pedal to Prague team from their trip. They have now completed the challenge and raised £26,638.99! When returning to the UK the leaders all agreed that it was one of the hardest but most fun challenges they had ever done. They (and we) are so proud …
Layla Wray completes an amazing 50-kilometre ultra-marathon!
06-08-18Your stories • Posted by Candlelighters Marketing
Superstar Layla Wray is going above and beyond for Candlelighters! As part of an ambitious goal, Layla and Max Dalby have set their sights on a whole year of extreme challenges, at least one in every single month of 2018! She has recently completed an impressive 50-kilometre ultramarathon, scaling epic mountains in the Lake District and finishing …
Fantastic Fenby Four
02-08-18Your stories • Posted by Candlelighters Marketing
Summer of Sporting Challenges by the Four Fenby Boys Four boys aged 16, 14, 12 and 8 years old from York have set themselves an incredible number of challenges to raise funds for Candlelighters, because they want to use their summer holidays to help others. The younger two boys became aware of the work and …