Surviving the Great North Run
The knees have stopped creaking and I’m able to rise from a chair without wincing, but the tremendous sense of satisfaction remains. And all this because I completed the Great North Run last Sunday....
View ArticleYour adventure starts here: Five amazing Red Cross challenges
From marathons to treks and cycling adventures, there are loads of great ways to raise money for the Red Cross. Visit www.redcross.org.uk/events to find out more. The post Your adventure starts here:...
View ArticleThings to do this half term
Looking for things to do during the holidays? Look no further. Here are our top five things to do with the British Red Cross this half term. Play Disaster Island Can you survive Disaster Island? Put...
View ArticleFrom X-men to Bestival: three top tips from the woman who sews for superheroes
Costume designer Verity Treadwell has sewn glittering creations for everyone from panto dames to the cast of the X-men movies. Now she’s making costumes for a team of Red Cross superheroes that will be...
View ArticleYoung dancers raise the roof at final of Dance: Make Your Move
Over 4,000 young people danced their socks off at the recent final of our annual competition, Dance: Make Your Move. Each school performed a routine inspired by the British Red Cross – raising...
View ArticleHow a Nottinghamshire stately home became a First World War hospital
How would you feel about a hospital stay if your ward was in a luxurious stately home? During the First World War the British Red Cross transformed private manors, estates, town halls and even schools...
View ArticleHow watching STOMP could help save a life
STOMP started as a British street show in 1991. Two decades later, its dancers tour around the globe to packed-out audiences. For one night only, you can see them in Dance Power – and they say that...
View ArticleRun the London Marathon in seven steps
The London Marathon ballot has closed: are you in or out? If you didn’t get a place, you can run with Team Red Cross. Apply to run the London Marathon 2016. If you were one of the lucky folk who got a...
View ArticleStrictly come dancing: 100 years of Red Cross dance
Strictly fever is back and here at the British Red Cross, we love a bit of ballroom dancing. In fact, we’ve seen people hit the dance floor for over a century. From fundraising balls to hairy fairies...
View ArticleI’m dreaming of a Red Cross Christmas
Christmas is a time for giving and receiving – and you can enjoy both through our wide range of Christmas events and shopping opportunities. Unique and delicious shopping days Get inspired by the...
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