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Volunteers Needed to Join Nacoa at Upfest 2018
Upfest is Europe’s largest urban art festival, taking place annually in Southville, Bristol. Nacoa partners with Upfest each year to run the festival and raise funds for children affected by a parent’s drinking. We are looking for volunteers to help us make Upfest 2018—on Saturday 28th to Monday 30th July—the best festival yet! Why Volunteer …
Upfest is Europe’s largest urban art festival, taking place annually in Southville, Bristol. Nacoa partners with Upfest each year to run the festival and raise funds for children affected by a parent’s drinking. We are looking for volunteers to help us make Upfest 2018—on Saturday 28th to Monday 30th July—the best festival yet! Why Volunteer …
Volunteer Martin Trekking the Strawberry Line Walk
Nacoa volunteer Martin Ubank has spent 3 years coordinating fundraising events to raise vital funds. Today, however, Martin is the one donning the training shoes. A retired IT technician, Martin is walking the Strawberry Line Walk, a continuous path spanning Mid-Somerset from Clevedon to Shepton Mallet. Martin says of the event: ‘I have been a volunteer …
Nacoa volunteer Martin Ubank has spent 3 years coordinating fundraising events to raise vital funds. Today, however, Martin is the one donning the training shoes. A retired IT technician, Martin is walking the Strawberry Line Walk, a continuous path spanning Mid-Somerset from Clevedon to Shepton Mallet. Martin says of the event: ‘I have been a volunteer …
Meeting at 33 returns at the Brighton Fringe Festival
The fantastic hit Edinburgh show from 2017, Meeting at 33, will return to the stage next month at the Brighton Fringe Festival. Inspired by Hannah Samuels experiences with her mum’s problems with drink, the show was created using anonymous interviews with real people suffering with addiction. The show opens a window to experience an alcohol …
The fantastic hit Edinburgh show from 2017, Meeting at 33, will return to the stage next month at the Brighton Fringe Festival. Inspired by Hannah Samuels experiences with her mum’s problems with drink, the show was created using anonymous interviews with real people suffering with addiction. The show opens a window to experience an alcohol …
Bianca Gascoigne and Calum Best Leading host of Celebs Climbing Mont Blanc for Nacoa
This July, Calum Best and Bianca Gascoigne will lead a host of celebrities in a ‘Raise to the Top’ sponsored trek up Mont Blanc in aid of Nacoa. Braving the hike with them, to draw attention to the struggles faced by children of alcoholics, will be Angie Best, Jamie O’Hara and David McIntosh. To raise a …
This July, Calum Best and Bianca Gascoigne will lead a host of celebrities in a ‘Raise to the Top’ sponsored trek up Mont Blanc in aid of Nacoa. Braving the hike with them, to draw attention to the struggles faced by children of alcoholics, will be Angie Best, Jamie O’Hara and David McIntosh. To raise a …
Donations, Not Gifts, for Carmel and Mark’s 30yr Anniversary
Nacoa supporters Carmel and Mark Warren recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. Rather than ask their friends for presents, they kindly asked their guests to make donations to Nacoa, raising over £200. They wanted to give something to Nacoa for personal reasons: ‘We have some friends that have benefited from the support from Nacoa. Their support …
Nacoa supporters Carmel and Mark Warren recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. Rather than ask their friends for presents, they kindly asked their guests to make donations to Nacoa, raising over £200. They wanted to give something to Nacoa for personal reasons: ‘We have some friends that have benefited from the support from Nacoa. Their support …
Two Years Running! Jonathan Ashworth Facing London Marathon for Nacoa again
Shadow Health Secretary, Jonathan Ashworth MP, is running the London Marathon for a second time raising funds and awareness for Nacoa. Since the launch of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Children of Alcoholics in 2016, Ashworth has become a vocal supporter of Nacoa, and recently visited the Bristol offices to meet volunteers and fellow Nacoa supporters. …
Shadow Health Secretary, Jonathan Ashworth MP, is running the London Marathon for a second time raising funds and awareness for Nacoa. Since the launch of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Children of Alcoholics in 2016, Ashworth has become a vocal supporter of Nacoa, and recently visited the Bristol offices to meet volunteers and fellow Nacoa supporters. …
A COA Tale – ‘Rum in the Gravy Boat’ at the Brighton Fringe
Over recent years, awareness of the challenges faced by children affected by parental alcohol problems has increasingly grown in public consciousness. Amidst our campaigns to draw awareness to this hidden harm, we have been delighted to see sensitive portrayals emerge of families under the shadow of alcohol addiction in original works of film and theatre. …
Over recent years, awareness of the challenges faced by children affected by parental alcohol problems has increasingly grown in public consciousness. Amidst our campaigns to draw awareness to this hidden harm, we have been delighted to see sensitive portrayals emerge of families under the shadow of alcohol addiction in original works of film and theatre. …
Emma’s ‘Winter Fan Dance Challenge’
Nacoa supporter Emma Hatfield has completed the amazing feat of the Winter Fan Dance, raising over £1,200. The trek is described by the Special Forces Fit as ‘a gruelling 24km SAS Selection test march staged over Pen y Fan, the highest mountain in the Brecon Beacons. The infamous march is the world’s oldest Special Forces …
Nacoa supporter Emma Hatfield has completed the amazing feat of the Winter Fan Dance, raising over £1,200. The trek is described by the Special Forces Fit as ‘a gruelling 24km SAS Selection test march staged over Pen y Fan, the highest mountain in the Brecon Beacons. The infamous march is the world’s oldest Special Forces …
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