Heather’s Story
AS PART OF ‘THE WORK THE HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD SERIES’, WE NOW FOCUS ON HEATHER AND STEPHEN’S STORY The cafe at the Hospice of the Good Shepherd is buzzing. It’s always a really happy place, brimming with positivity and full of smiles. That’s probably not what everyone would expect in a hospice. We’re […]
An Interview With Christine
Who has the words to help a terminal patient come to terms with the reality of their impending death? Who takes the responsibility for helping young children understand that they’re going to lose mummy or daddy forever? Who is resilient enough to work with a dying parent to help create memory boxes, buy presents and […]
Ashley & Tania
None of us ever really expect to find ourselves in the care of the local hospice, especially not in our 30’s but it happens. When it does, the one thing we’ll hope for is that the people looking after us will understand just how shocking and devastating it is to be given an end-of-life diagnosis, […]
A cheque presentation to THE FARNDON MEMORIAL HALL
On Tuesday 23rd of May, some of the Farndon Soapbox Derby organising team visited The Farndon Memorial Hall to present a cheque for £450. This generous contribution was possible thanks to the efforts of the Farndon Soapbox Derby organising team who are all local volunteers wanting to bring a little joy and support to our […]
THE FARNDON PRIMARY SCHOOL New Sensory Room!
The new Sensory Room at the Farndon Primary School was made possible with the help of the Farndon Soapbox Derby contributing a grand sum of £850 which went a long way towards creating this valuable space for the pupils! Some of The Farndon Soapbox Derby organisers today visited The Farndon Primary School and were delighted […]
The Barnston Estate Sponsors the Farndon Soapbox Derby
Barnston Estate is an historic Cheshire estate with a strong focus today of promoting positive change. The modern-day Estate is forward-thinking and continually strives to adapt, innovate and lead the way in best practice rural land management. It covers 1,800 acres in and around the villages of Farndon, Churton and Hapsford and its interests extend […]
Welcome On Board, Kloud9!
KLOUD9 is committed to bringing ultra-fast Gigabit internet to rural Britain, including Farndon. The UK’s current internet infrastructure utilises an old copper network designed for TV and phone services. The plan is to retire this network by 2025, and a lot of UK villages will be left behind. Kloud9 will be working with the Farndon […]
UK Drone Services Ltd Flying the Flag for Soapbox 2023!
As we go up a gear in September, We were absolutely delighted that a local family run and very successful drone company specialising in aerial, ground photography and videography has very kindly offered to help us film the Farndon Soapbox Derby 2023! How fantastic is that?! We are truly honoured that UK Drone Services Ltd […]
The Rickitt Partnership Sponsor The Soapbox Derby Again in 2023!
After the huge success of last year’s event which raised over £26,000 for charity, we are delighted to confirm that we will be sponsoring The Farndon Soapbox Derby again in 2023. For those of you who are unsure what the Soapbox Derby is, it is a time trial charity event for gravity powered homemade karts. […]
Lewis Knox Excited to Support Again in 2023!
“We are back again to show our support for this groundbreaking community fundraising event” As first time sponsors last year to the Farndon Soapbox Derby, we were blown away by the community feel and atmosphere at the Soapbox event. It was amazing to see the village and its wider community gather to show their support and raise […]
