We are thrilled to announce that Careline Calling received an amazing £1000 grant, certificate and award, at the Derbyshire Freemasonry Community Awards last night.

It was a beautiful evening listening to all the incredible work that is being carried out throughout Derbyshire.

We were delighted to reconnect with Liz Fothergill, Careline’s Patron, and meet the new High Sheriff, Theresa Peltier.

Thank you again so much to Freemasonary Derbyshire and to the Masonic Lodges of Ashbourne, who nominated us for this award, we are truly grateful for your support and generosity.

Hannah, Carolyn, The Trustees, Volunteers and Members at Careline.

We did it!! Our wonderful volunteers, trustees and supporters walked the 8-mile loop around Carsington Reservoir or a shorter 5k on Saturday in the scorching heat. THANK YOU to everyone who took part and donated. We appreciate you all SO much. We are counting up the proceeds as we speak, so once we have a total amount raised, we will let you know!!

If you haven’t donated yet, there’s still time: https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/campaign/carelines-fundraising-walk 

Stepping Stones, Ashbourne held a Happy Potter themed quiz night in July with all proceeds in aid of Careline. They raised a wonderful £212 for us and we are thrilled. Thank you to all those who attended, your generosity means a great deal.

THANK YOU!

We want to say a huge thank you to Pat Walker, one of our lovely volunteers, who raised an amazing £595 for Careline during her 70th birthday party instead of receiving gifts. We are extremely grateful to Pat for choosing Careline and for continuing to support us as well as her friends and family for being so generous.

Thank you to everyone who attended our Spring Coffee Morning and also to those who bought raffle tickets and donated items for our raffle and stalls. We had a great time and raised a fabulous £507!! Thank you!!

We held our Christmas Coffee Morning last Wednesday, our first since 2019! We had Christmas carols, sung by the amazing Ashbourne Singers, Santa and lots of local artisan stalls, including On A Wick And A Prayer Candles, EstherMarie Beauty, Betty’s Sewing Box, Niki Jane Hughes and Rosedale Floral Design. Thank you to our volunteers and everyone who came by for a sing-song and a mince pie – it was lovely to see you.

❤️ THANK YOU for your support – we appreciate you more than you know. ❤️

We did it!

Six of us walked the 8-mile loop of Carsington Reservoir yesterday morning. The weather was much better than last year, it started out foggy but then cleared and we had a pleasant temperature for walking.

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far. We really appreciate your support. If you haven’t donated yet, please consider making a donation in the following ways:

– Online: https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/campaign/careline-fundraising-walk 
– Cheque: payable to Careline and post to Careline, c/o St. Oswald’s Hospital, Clifton Road, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1DR

Looking forward to our next event – I will keep you updated.

Carolyn & Jane ❤️

p.s. Carolyn’s behind the camera 🙂

We would like to say a big THANK YOU to all of those who came to our 25th Anniversary Afternoon Tea last Thursday. We had a fabulous afternoon and it was lovely to see everyone again after two and a half years! We also raised £775, which is just amazing!

We took part in #GivingTuesday this week and what a great day it was.

Giving Tuesday is a global campaign that raises awareness and hopefully funds for charities taking part all over the world. We had great fun doing it last year, so we decided to take part again this year.

We posted throughout the day on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and had lots of likes, comments and shares – which is great to raise awareness for Careline to let people know what we do and how important our service is for people.

Our amazing community also donated to our #GivingTuesday appeal and we have raised £255 so far, which will help us continue to reach the most vulnerable and lonely people in society, especially over the Christmas period.

If you haven’t donated yet you can do so here.  Every pound we raise makes a huge difference to those we support. It doesn’t matter how big or small, every pound matters.

❤️ Thank you for all your support – we appreciate it so much ❤️