Fantastic news – M&S Ashbourne has once again chosen Careline as its local charity! A huge thank you to them – we’re absolutely thrilled that their staff have recognised what a difference our telephone befriending service makes to the local community and have chosen to support us!
We’ll keep you up to date with our fundraising plans and please do keep an eye out for our collection buckets which will be in store for the next 6 months. Every penny counts and goes directly towards keeping our valuable service going.

Join Careline this Saturday as we help St Oswald’s Hospital to celebrate it’s fifth anniversary.
The hospital will throw open its doors to the public on Saturday, September 19 between 11am and 3pm. It promises to be a fun day including an art competition, ‘bake-off’, a car boot sale, Ashbourne Town Band and refreshments.Come along to see us on the Careline stand where we’ll be selling raffle tickets and delicious homemade produce.
The hospital was officially opened on May 6, 2011 by Prince Edward and offers a range of services including physiotherapy, podiatry and a walk-in clinic at weekends.
The birthday celebrations are free to attend, and will take place at the hospital in Clifton Road.
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A big thank you to Careline supporters Ellie Woodward and Doreen Watt who are running this Sunday’s Ashbourne Half-Marathon on behalf of Careline.
Ellie told us “I’ve chosen to run for Careline as its the charity we support at work (Ashbourne Marks & Spencer’s Simply Foods), and I’ve always been passionate about supporting local charities. My Grandpa lived on his own for over 20 years therefore I know how valuable it can be having a person to be able to share things with and have a chat. I’m 22 and have lived in Ashbourne my whole life, I’ve always loved running so its great to be able to do something I enjoy whilst raising money for such a worthwhile cause!”
If you would like to sponsor Ellie, it’s very easy to make an on-line donation on http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/EllieWoodward.
Doreen is a keen runner and a member of the Ashbourne Aerobics Group.
Look out for the Careline t-shirts if you go down to watch.
Good luck ladies!

 

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Careline Supporter Dominic Delf and a group of intrepid friends have taken on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in aid of Careline. The team, made up of Dominic, Ciara Delf, Tom Delf, Gavin Delf, Peter Douglas and Michael Pettingale,  took the challenge on 15 August which involved climbing the peaks of Pen-y-Ghent (691m) , Whernside (728m) and Ingleborough (723m), all in under 12 hours! These peaks form part of the Pennine range, and encircle the head of the valley of the River Ribble, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

We’re enormously grateful to Dominic and his team for taking this on for Careline. Please support them by making a donation on our Virgin Money Giving Page: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/displayEventDetails.action?eventId=22688&charityId=1005884&invocation=evt0050

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We had a lovely time at our Strawberry Tea recently. The sun shone, giving us beautiful views over Dovedale, with everyone enjoying the opportunity to catch up with old friends or to meet new ones over afternoon tea.

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The birthday girl and boy, Theresa and John

Talented young local trumpeter Josh Short delighted us with some vintage tunes, as well as playing an impromptu “Happy Birthday” to Theresa and John, whose birthdays it was that day. We were also joined by some special guests including Derbyshire County Councillor and long time Careline supporter Steve Bull; as well as 3 representatives from M&S Ashbourne, who have helped us to raise a significant amount of money this year. Pat Arnold, Site Manager at St Oswald’s Hospital was able to join us  for a cup of tea too.

Everyone agreed what a super afternoon it had been!

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Eileen, winner of Guess The Name of the Bear – his name was Tom!

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The Careline staff members, past and present; also Lesley our dedicated Chair

 

 

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