Charity

The Youth Cancer Trust is staging The Elf Olympics

Santa's elves to compete in Olympic-style contest for cancer charity

Newsquest is asking readers to help us bring hope to children over the festive season by donating cash or buying toys to support our NSPCC Christmas appeal

Newsquest is asking readers to help us bring hope to children over the festive season by donating cash or buying toys to support our NSPCC Christmas appeal

‘Childline saved my life’ – why you should donate this Christmas

NSPCC’s Childline counsellors will hear from a child every 45 seconds over Christmas

NSPCC’s Childline counsellors will hear from a child every 45 seconds over Christmas

Newsquest and NSPCC launch fundraising Christmas campaign

Henry Faure Walker, Newsquest CEO (left), with CEO of the NSPCC Sir Peter Wanless as Newsquest joins forces with the charity

Henry Faure Walker, Newsquest CEO (left), with CEO of the NSPCC Sir Peter Wanless as Newsquest joins forces with the charity

Newsquest announces £6 million support for NSPCC in anniversary year

$A Bury St Edmunds charity shop has seen a \'decline in trade and income\' and has been forced to close down.$ $A Bury St Edmunds charity shop has seen a \'decline in trade and income\' and has been forced to close down.$

Town's Barnardo's charity shop forced to close its doors

Citizens Advice Ipswich are seeing

Citizens Advice Ipswich are seeing

Cost of living crisis

Who helps the helpers? Voluntary sector facing challenges as demand soars

A West Suffolk SOS Bus has received vital funding so it may reach fully operational status.

A West Suffolk SOS Bus has received vital funding so it may reach fully operational status.

SOS Bus to reach further afield thanks to vital donation

Charities and voluntary sector groups across Suffolk have found themselves with a serious lack of volunteers due to the cost of living crisis.

Charities and voluntary sector groups across Suffolk have found themselves with a serious lack of volunteers due to the cost of living crisis.

Cost of living crisis

Fall in volunteer numbers sees vital Suffolk charity support dwindling

Ross Chilcott (left) and Jon Wilson (right) travelled across Sri Lanka to raise money for EACH.

Ross Chilcott (left) and Jon Wilson (right) travelled across Sri Lanka to raise money for EACH.

Duo's 400km tuk-tuk challenge in Sri Lanka the 'adventure of a lifetime'

Working together on sustainability, left to right: Ann Bonnett, Chair Girton Town Charity; Keith Colley, Founder Woodmonkey Workshop; Paul Darrington, Site Manager Dovehouse Court, Barnes Construction.

Working together on sustainability, left to right: Ann Bonnett, Chair Girton Town Charity; Keith Colley, Founder Woodmonkey Workshop; Paul Darrington, Site Manager Dovehouse Court, Barnes Construction.

Young people's charity delighted at homes project help

Free period packs are available in Suffolk schools.

Free period packs are available in Suffolk schools.

Hard for free period products to be 'discreet' in schools

There was a great turnout for the New Year's Day walk at Felixstowe to start Suffolk Mind's 100 miles challenge

There was a great turnout for the New Year's Day walk at Felixstowe to start Suffolk Mind's 100 miles challenge

Presenter's prom stroll kicks off 100 miles in 100 day challenge

Some of the Suffolk recipients of the 2022 New Year Honours

Some of the Suffolk recipients of the 2022 New Year Honours

Our Suffolk heroes in the 2022 New Year's Honours list

Bury St Edmunds Rickshaw has taken loan of a bicycle bus it is trialling to cut emissions and help children be more active

Bury St Edmunds Rickshaw has taken loan of a bicycle bus it is trialling to cut emissions and help children be more active

Bicycle bus four metres long could transport children to school

Julie Bailey from Tesco packing a car full of Christmas gifts.

Julie Bailey from Tesco packing a car full of Christmas gifts.

Evicted Suffolk family of dying child given early Christmas presents

A memorial service is being held at St Edmundsbury Cathedral on November 20 to remember nine people who had at some point been homeless and died during the pandemic. Pictured is Will Crump, one of those whose life will be marked

A memorial service is being held at St Edmundsbury Cathedral on November 20 to remember nine people who had at some point been homeless and died during the pandemic. Pictured is Will Crump, one of those whose life will be marked

Memorial service for 9 vulnerable people who died during Covid

Runners from Suffolk and Essex have completed the 2021 London Marathon in the capital and virtually

Runners from Suffolk and Essex have completed the 2021 London Marathon in the capital and virtually

One Sixth Form College

'I've never seen support like it' - Suffolk and Essex marathon runners

Clockwise from top left: Neil Hunting, Christen Savage and Kate Parry Crooke, Phil Willis, Leslie and Josh Wright, Steve Paul and Laura Aspinall

Clockwise from top left: Neil Hunting, Christen Savage and Kate Parry Crooke, Phil Willis, Leslie and Josh Wright, Steve Paul and Laura Aspinall

Charity Fundraiser

Meet Suffolk's magnificent London Marathon runners

Popular member of staff Geoffrey Siango, who died of cancer aged 35

Popular member of staff Geoffrey Siango, who died of cancer aged 35

Tesco store's tribute to popular Geoffrey, 35, who died of cancer

Pablo had to have life-changing surgery to remove a 4cm mass from his abdomen

Pablo had to have life-changing surgery to remove a 4cm mass from his abdomen

Couple run 4km a day fundraising for charity who paid for dog's life changing surgery

A packed Angel Hill in Bury St Edmunds for St Nicholas Hospice Care's Girls Night Out in 2019

A packed Angel Hill in Bury St Edmunds for St Nicholas Hospice Care's Girls Night Out in 2019

Girls Night Out will be back on Angel Hill in September

Ruth Bennett said the Macmillan grant made a huge difference to her at a time she needed it

Ruth Bennett said the Macmillan grant made a huge difference to her at a time she needed it

Cancer patients given £66k of grants to cover hidden costs of illness

Cruse Bereavement Care is available over the Christmas and New Year period for those who need support

Cruse Bereavement Care is available over the Christmas and New Year period for those who need support

Grieving over Christmas and New Year - practical ways to cope

The charity reached a milestone number of helicopter missions when they hit 30,000 this year

The charity reached a milestone number of helicopter missions when they hit 30,000 this year

'There in people's darkest hour' - inside story of life-saving air ambulance after 30,000 flights

Staff at the refuge has made it as special as possible for the women and children. Left to right: Sarah Hart, child support worker, Father Christmas, Louise Pag, child support worker.

Staff at the refuge has made it as special as possible for the women and children. Left to right: Sarah Hart, child support worker, Father Christmas, Louise Pag, child support worker.

Women's refuge makes Christmas special

Dr Barbara Gale, chief executive of St Nicholas Hospice Care

Dr Barbara Gale, chief executive of St Nicholas Hospice Care

Redundancies at St Nicholas Hospice Care after £1m loss

Paralympian Leigh Walmsley (left) with Team GB in 2012 Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Paralympian Leigh Walmsley (left) with Team GB in 2012 Picture: CONTRIBUTED

‘I certainly feel less lonely’ - Paralympian Leigh Walmsley on benefits of new Zoom groups for arthritis sufferers

96-year-old D-Day veteran, Fred Tuck, a resident of Cornwallis Court care home in Bury St Edmunds walking his mile for the East Anglian Air Ambulance Picture: CORNWALLIS COURT

96-year-old D-Day veteran, Fred Tuck, a resident of Cornwallis Court care home in Bury St Edmunds walking his mile for the East Anglian Air Ambulance Picture: CORNWALLIS COURT

Age is no barrier for care home residents walking for charity

Fullers Mill Gardens are at West Stow near Bury St Edmunds Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Fullers Mill Gardens are at West Stow near Bury St Edmunds Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Naked fundraiser at botanic gardens hailed a success

Fullers Mill Gardens in West Stow Picture: PHIL MORLEY

Fullers Mill Gardens in West Stow Picture: PHIL MORLEY

Back to nature - naked event at botanic gardens

The Rural Coffee Caravan in Suffolk has been awarded �44k for its work during this coronavirus crisis Picture: SIMON LEE PHOTOGRAPHY/SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

The Rural Coffee Caravan in Suffolk has been awarded �44k for its work during this coronavirus crisis Picture: SIMON LEE PHOTOGRAPHY/SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Emergency funding for Rural Coffee Caravan for its community work during coronavirus

Melissa Chalmers and Jayne Stokes who have bubbled up and are behind the open gardens event Picture: SUBMITTED

Melissa Chalmers and Jayne Stokes who have bubbled up and are behind the open gardens event Picture: SUBMITTED

One street raised hundreds for charity - this is how

Children at Westgate School in Bury St Edmunds Picture: GEEWIZZ

Children at Westgate School in Bury St Edmunds Picture: GEEWIZZ

Can you spot yourself in our Christmas jumper gallery?

Evelina Kravale is said to be recovering well after she was hit by a bus in Newmarket earlier this month Picture: LAUREATE PRIMARY ACADEMY

Evelina Kravale is said to be recovering well after she was hit by a bus in Newmarket earlier this month Picture: LAUREATE PRIMARY ACADEMY

Children unite for ‘miracle’ schoolgirl injured in horrific bus crash

Stanley, 4, is all dressed up for Children in Need in Ipswich. Picture: MICHELLE LAMB

Stanley, 4, is all dressed up for Children in Need in Ipswich. Picture: MICHELLE LAMB

Your pictures as Suffolk and north Essex fundraise for Pudsey

Thetford Ladies Park Runners taking part in St Nicholas Hospice Care Girls Night Out Picture: ANDY ABBOTT

Thetford Ladies Park Runners taking part in St Nicholas Hospice Care Girls Night Out Picture: ANDY ABBOTT

Spot yourself in our Girls Night Out gallery

Cheeky three-year-old Oakley was diagnosed with a life limiting disorder at the end of 2018 Picture: JASMINE AMELIA

Cheeky three-year-old Oakley was diagnosed with a life limiting disorder at the end of 2018 Picture: JASMINE AMELIA

Ipswich boy faces being wheelchair-bound by the age of 12 due to rare illness

Norman Lloyd Campaign Manager for Elmer's Big Parade Suffolk with Councillor Paul West from Suffolk County Council Picture: SUZANNE DAY

Norman Lloyd Campaign Manager for Elmer's Big Parade Suffolk with Councillor Paul West from Suffolk County Council Picture: SUZANNE DAY

Elmer’s Learning Herd Guide set to get children stomping

Ann Osborn and founder Sally Fogden of the Rural Coffee Caravan which visits villages across Suffolk to help combat loneliness Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN

Ann Osborn and founder Sally Fogden of the Rural Coffee Caravan which visits villages across Suffolk to help combat loneliness Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN

‘We are the medicine that each other needs’ - why the Rural Coffee Caravan volunteers deserve prestigious award

Comedian Jim Davidson

Comedian Jim Davidson

All those unfunny lefties rile me says Jim Davidson, heading to Ipswich