Author: free@last
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Christmas at free@last
Party Time!!! We had an amazing family party at free@last to celebrate Christmas together. Santa came and gave out presents (donated by so many people, including @wearefreeradio Cash for Kids), and inside the awesome grotto made out of balloons by our lovely @candybubblesuk – we love this time of year and spending time together –…
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Young Entrepreneurs
Our group of young entrepreneurs have spent several months learning how to make jewellery – earrings, bracelets, necklaces etc. – and having created some unique products we spent 2 days on a market stall on Sutton high street. The journey we are on to teach these young people the skills to run their own business…
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Decorations and Panto
We were given the opportunity to have a decorated Christmas tree in Lichfield Cathedral this year, to raise our profile further afield. The queens of decor were Cheryl and Sarah, who organised and made an array of free@last festive decorations, supported by the craft specialists Berts & Gerts, and helped by our little elves. Thank…
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free@last Interact Rotary Club
This week we were very proud to launch our Interact Rotary Club at free@last. This is a youth version of the long established Rotary Club, an international organisation that aims to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian service and to advance goodwill and peace around the world. over many years,…
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Summer Residentials
We had 3 awesome residentials this summer, with 12 primary aged lads going to Preston Montford Study Centre in Shrewsbury; 11 teenagers going surfing in North Devon and 34 people, representing 11 families, camping in Tenby, South Wales. The primary residential boys had so many things to do, see and learn throughout the three days…
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Mount Kilimanjaro
12 months ago, on a free at last fundraiser (the Oddball Run), Steven Quance and I decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free standing mountain in the world. Little did either of us know the extent of the journey we would travel, or that it would become a journey shared with 6 other amazing…
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Invitation To Tender 2019
free@last have the opportunity for a qualified and experienced consultant to work with us this Autumn. For more information please download the ITT document here free@last Invitation To Tender July 2019
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Tresaith Youth Residential
It’s always a great time of the year when we can take our teenagers away on a residential, and this week we had a great time in a beautiful little coastal village in West Wales called Tresaith. We had 5 wonderful volunteers, on their first free@last residential, making it possible for 18 teenagers, aged 11…
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Queens Award for Voluntary Service
free@last is delighted to announce that we are honoured to have received the Queens Award for Voluntary Service. The tireless work of our team of volunteers, staff and supporters over the past 20 years has been recognised by the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. We will be presented with the…