Good luck to CWU member Matt Kerr as he begins his gruelling 500-mile challenge in 3 days to raise funds for CWUHA. Matt started his journey at 5:30 am today from his sister’s house in Ardrossan, Scotland. It is on the same street corner where his dad, Andy Kerr, grew up. After covering 178 miles, […]
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2026 CWUHA Charity Longmynd Hike For more than 15 years, John and Sue Turnbull have organised the annual CWUHA Longmynd Hike to support the charity’s projects. They have raised over £50,000, helping children in the UK affected by domestic abuse, supporting disabled children in Moldova, and sponsoring education for children in Tanzania. This year’s hike […]
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After riding 1,000 miles across the Scottish Highlands to support the CWUHA Andy Kerr Project, Andy’s son Matt Kerr is taking on another challenge. He plans to cycle from Ardrossan, where his father was born, to Bournemouth in just three days. This 510-mile ride will help raise important funds for CWUHA projects. Matt plans to […]
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CWU Humanitarian Aid – Trustees Elections 2026 – 2028 We are now accepting nominations for the following positions: Chairperson Secretary Financial Officer Fundraising Officer Vice Chair Project Managers x 3 Trustees x 14 Trustees and officers […]
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Nice to receive thanks from one of the UK based charities that the CWUHA work with. Once again I would like to thank CWUHA for their generous donation which allowed us to supply enough food to make up 35 hampers for a charity that is local to me, that helps families in the Teesside area. […]
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Great to meet up with Debbie from Jade’s Bag Charity to go shopping for desperately needed supplies for Preston Hospital Maternity Ward and to help out with Pyjamas for families in need in the Preston area. Debbie is a district nurse working throughout Preston and she and a group of friends set up Jade’s Bag […]
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Latest consignment of high quality medical aid purchased at a hugely discounted price from our latest supporter Baron Medical. Thanks to Brian in excess of £50K worth of baby/infant medical cots, children’s mobility aids, patient monitors, medicine cabinets, medical gowns, and overbed tables were provided. This valuable equipment will make a huge difference within Moldovan/Ukrainian […]
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Following the decision by Russia to invade Ukraine, we quickly realised that we may need to start the process of appealing to our contacts within the CWU, wider labour movement for what would be required to assist with the relief of the many refugees. We were also in contact with our friends at Royal Mail […]
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CWUHA our plans and progress for 2022 We started the year planning our first convoy for two and a half years, but had to cancel the May convoy due to complications with our Royal Mail agreement. So we moved on to start planning other ways to get aid to our project in Moldova when we […]
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In 2021 we continued to receive amazing support from CWU members, branches and regions. Without this support we wouldn’t be able to deliver smiles in Eastern Europe, Africa and here in the UK. We also receive fantastic support from companies like Royal Mail, Eir, An-Post, Pellacraft and Unionline Please take the time to read about […]
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