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Tonbridge Canoe Club's annual charity paddle

Canoeists raise funds with annual paddle

25th July 2016

A group of canoeists enjoyed the summer weather at annual charity event. Members of a canoe club have raised almost £100 for BWBF by taking part in a 17km paddle. Eight people from Tonbridge Canoe Club joined in with the event on Saturday. It was organised by club member Frances Fielding, who is BWBF’s Trusts…

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Impact Report 2015-2016 published

15th July 2016

British Wireless has published its annual Impact Report for 2015-2016. BWBF is inviting its supporters to have a read of its Impact Report for 2015-2016. We’ve been working on the document for the last few months and it has now been published. It includes a review of the last year and also sets out our…

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Mum’s muddy 5k run for BWBF

13th July 2016

A fundraiser has taken part in a muddy 5k event to support British Wireless. A mum has raised almost £100 for BWBF after taking part in a muddy run. Our new Financial Controller Adrienn Rocco took part in the event at the weekend. She tackled a 5k obstacle course which involved running through tyres, crawling…

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Funds boosted by trusts in June

11th July 2016

Several trusts have given grants to BWBF during June. Visually impaired people across the country will benefit from a number of grants BWBF received throughout June. The Sir Jules Thorn Trust has given us £1,000 from its Ann Rylands Small Donations Programme. It will be used to provide our specially adapted sets to people with…

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Trusts fund Concertos for residents in Cumbria and Essex

10th July 2016

Visually impaired people living in Cumbria and Essex will benefit from two grants that British Wireless has recently received. More than 15 visually impaired people will benefit from grants recently received by BWBF. The Sellafield Charity Snowball has donated £2,200 which will be used to provide Concerto 2 multimedia players to 12 blind or partially…

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Guernsey's visually impaired will now be able to access our service

5th July 2016

BWBF has issued its first set to someone with sight loss in Guernsey – where people are now able to benefit from our service. People living with sight loss in Guernsey can now benefit from BWBF’s service if they meet our criteria. Two members of the charity’s team visited the island to reach out to…

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Decades of support for charity from Roberts Radio

22nd June 2016

Roberts Radio has been a long supporter of BWBF and we are very proud of the relationship. Read more about how our partnership works. For the last 60 years, BWBF has been lucky enough to be supported by the UK’s most prestigious consumer electronics company, Roberts Radio. The Yorkshire-based business designs and manufactures most of…

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Three trusts boost funds

16th June 2016

Three trusts have given donations to BWBF to provide radios to visually impaired people around the country. Grants have come in to BWBF from three different trusts to provide radios to visually impaired people. The JJF Charitable Trust has donated £400 to give Concerto 2 sets to those in need in the London area. In…

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