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Douglas Macmillan Hospice – Â Dementia Services Across North Staffordshire, 7,000 people are known to be living with dementia with the number of diagnoses continuing to rise, while the number of people with dementia in the UK is expected to rise to 1.6 million by 2040. Dougie Mac is determined to play a proactive role in […]
NSCG Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week 2026 National Apprenticeship Week, taking place from 9th – 15th February, brings together businesses, apprentices and education providers to celebrate the vital contribution apprentices make to organisations and the wider economy. Apprenticeships play a significant role within the Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) community. Each year, NSCG supports the […]
CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young in memory of Dan Hughes … 2025 marked 10 years since Dan’s death and the Hughes family, wanted to make it the year in which more hearts were screened through his memorial fund than in any of the previous years. And they achieved that by hosting 14 screening […]
I want to remind you about that fun dog show that will be taking place this coming Sunday,  8th February from 11 til 5 … it is being put on by Pebbles Legacy the fantastic local charity to raise much needed funds – It is taking place at Werrington Village Hall, Ash Bank Road, Werrington, […]
DON’T MISS THIS TONIGHT ……Â and every Monday ….. ‘THE TEEN TAKEOVER’ with students from NSCG Newcastle College entertaining us for an hour from 7pm … tonight we have Alfie, Holly, Joe, Jess and Lacie in the hot seat with great music and chat. All students from NSCG Newcastle Performing Arts and Music departments … […]
Today I want to tell you more about the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust …. A great local organisation which provides many different activities throughout the year. Memberships are very reasonably anyway – you can join individually, as a couple or as a family – but for January they have had a special offer on – half […]
Now, if you have young children or grand children and are always looking for ways to keep them entertained – here is a reminder about The Welephant Club – which is is an on-line club for 4 to 8 year olds living in Staffordshire courtesy of Staffordshire Fire and Rescue.  Youngsters can join the club […]
A MESSAGE FROM THE DOUGIE MAC TO ALL POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERS ….. Volunteering at Dougie Mac Dougie Mac has over 700 dedicated volunteers that give their time in every department across the hospice including retail, finance, fundraising, gardening, catering and care services. From making delicious cups of tea and counting money to offering a listening ear […]
Riverbank Restaurant in Stafford is part of the NSCG Stafford College – based on the campus, overlooking Victoria Park – and it took us just 30 minutes to get to Stafford and parking was very easy right across the road on the Windmill car park. So the getting there was much easier than we anticipated […]
www.justgiving.com/campaign/wearitpurple2026 Peter Pan – a wonderful local charity supporting children with various special educational needs and disabilities. They provide a fantastic service to our community but they don’t receive government funding, which is why funds raised through campaigns make such a difference to helping them raise the income needed to support vulnerable young children with […]
