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Trees of Life – Bright Red Woodland Memorial 2022
This event will take place on Saturday 10th December. If you’re looking for a lasting memorial to your loved one, you may be interested in planting a Memory Tree. Each tree planted becomes part of our woodland memorial, while helping us continue of vital work. ...
Volunteering: unpaid, but priceless
Although volunteering is unpaid; the help that is received is priceless. While it can also help you make friends, learn new skills, advance your career, and even make you feel happier and healthier. Why volunteer for us? With busy lives, it can be hard to find time to...
Walk This Way
Whether you tour a city or follow a nature trail, you’ll discover things you’ve never seen before by walking – and why not do it all for a good cause too. The Lowland Leader Scheme is designed for people who wish to lead groups on day walks in lowland countryside and...
Bright Red Chairman Speaks of Pride at Regional Growth
Chairman Mark Thompson first became close to Bright Red many years ago when his wife suffered from Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Since his initial involvement, he has shaped Bright Red – from its infancy as a small regional charity, to what it is today. Mark Thompson says: “I...
Spotlight: Bright Red Chairman, Mark Thompson
It’s estimated that 1 in 2 of us will get cancer. But it’s not something that you necessarily think about – not until it affects you personally. Unfortunately, Mark Thompson observed his wife’s battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 1988. Now that she’s in remission, her...
Banks Group staff raise £14,500 for Bright Red
A year-long fundraiser by staff from North East property and energy firm, The Banks Group has raised an amazing £14,500 for Bright Red. Bright Red was nominated by David Wilson, a member of Banks Group ICT team, who has experienced first-hand the support that we...
Why life is sweet for flourishing start-up
A young entrepreneur is enjoying soaring demand from sweet-toothed northeasterners for her fast-growing confectionery business. Anna Madderson launched Daisy’s Daily Delights last April amid a surge in local delivery services in the first lockdown and the closure of...
Have you ever seen a Wolf Pig? – Izzy Rochester’s story
And what would it look like if you had seen one? My brother Jonny asked all of his friend’s children if they could imagine what a wolf pig would look like. All of the kids drew interpretations of what it may look like. But none of them were close to what Jonny had in...
Blood cancers can affect the ones we love, including our furry friends
“It was October 2019 and I was recovering from a hysterectomy – but my pug Charlie always had to steal my thunder. When I was in bed recuperating, so was he. He was sick and then diagnosed with H.E. This is an immune-mediated hemolytic anaemia, where the white blood...
Oar-inspiring rower raises over £900 for Bright Red
Rob Jones has swapped running for rowing to raise hundreds of pounds for Bright Red. The Royal Grammar School student, Rob Jones, set himself the challenge of rowing 33km ( 20.5 miles) in support of Bright Red. “Bright Red is an important charity to me because of the...