Thank you to all involved in the Dovedale Dash, for their generous donation of £300 to Careline.

The Dovedale Dash which began in 1953, is a cross country race of 4 3/4 mile, run by 1200 to 1400 people of all abilities. The venue is the picturesque area around the village of Thorpe near Ashbourne and Dovedale in the south of the Derbyshire Peak District.

The course is mainly along field paths and open ground in the valleys of the river Dove and Manifold. One of the excitements is the crossing of the rivers Dove at the well known Stepping Stones.

THE NEXT DASH IS ON SUNDAY 3RD NOVEMBER 2019

for more information see:    http://www.dovedaledash.co.uk/

Thank you to everyone who helped to keep Careline going by making a donation during 2018, including:

Design By Ego,

Derbyshire Dales CVS

Derbyshire County Council

Sainsbury’s Ashbourne

Ros Hunt

Val Benns

Ashbourne Santa Float

Mary Millward

Dovedale Dash

Marion Smart

Gillian Prince

Gladys Ellis

Tesco Superstore, Uttoxeter

Christina Hole

Uttoxeter Knights

Virgin Care East Staffordshire

Tissington Well Dressing Committee

Mark the Butcher, Ashbourne

Foundation Derbyshire

The Prince’s Trust

Ashbourne Methodist Church

Anne Robson

Ashbourne Rotary Club

Betty’s Sewing Box

Ryan Quince

Cornerstone Cafe, Ashbourne

Yvonne Sheard

St Michael’s Church, Kirk Langley

Bernard Learoyd

Last year was a particularly difficult one financially for the charity, but because we had such fantastic help from the  community we have been able to keep our telephone befriending service  running and to  support those needing us. But as we start 2019 we do so in a much more secure situation, having just secured 2 years of funding from the Big Lottery which will enable us to continue to develop our service and meet the growing demand! In the meantime we will  continue to fund raise,  to  ensure that we have enough resources to keep Careline going once that  funding comes to an end in 2021.

Thank you to all the staff and customers of Sainsbury’s in Ashbourne who last year supported Careline whilst we were charity bag packing at the store. All together we were able to raise a whopping £1515.78!

Many thanks to Foundation Derbyshire which has generously awarded £2,000 to Careline.