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More new equipment for EATC4Children at Institute in the Park

28 Sep 2021 / David Parry / All, Partner Charities

Liverpool University’s Experimental Arthritis Treatment Centre for Children (EATC4Children), is based at the Institute in the Park near Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. We were pleased to approve a grant to purchase an imaging system called ChemiDoc which will allow the team to acquire high resolution and high-quality images of both nucleic acids and protein gels/membranes […]

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Covid leads to “Attend Anywhere” at Alder Hey?

3 Nov 2020 / David Parry / All, Partner Charities

In July we made a grant to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital to purchase eight high-quality laptops for their Rheumatology Department. This project was triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic which brought into focus the need for remote consultations which can only happen if quality IT kit is available. Although having a big impact in coping with

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Coronavirus and domestic abuse

1 Sep 2020 / David Parry / All, Main Grants

The pandemic has impacted the lives of people in more ways than perhaps we have realised. People’s health, the NHS and the consequences in many of our care homes are all readily understood but it may come as a surprise that domestic violence has rocketed. Mainly women but also children have been on the receiving

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New Technology Grant for Institute in the Park

12 Jan 2020 / David Parry / All, Partner Charities

In July 2019 we made our second grant to Institute in the Park at the University of Liverpool, underpinning our long term relationship with them in supporting vital research into childhood illnesses. Our grant of £13,717 covered the cost of a 4D Nucleofactor platform from Lonza. This system will facilitate an area of research that

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Thussanang stirs the emotions and focuses the mind

15 Mar 2018 / Ann Parry / All, Main Grants

For some time our Foundation has wanted to explore how we could help the Thussanang Centre for Disabled Children in the small community of Huhudi near Vryburg South Africa. Our close relationship with Windermere School in Cumbria gives us a great opportunity to work in partnership with them to put a grant project together. A

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Waldorf spreads its wings

20 Jun 2017 / Ann Parry / All, Main Grants

Following three successful “Waldorf Experiences Afternoon Tea with Music” at Windermere School we set our sights on a bigger and different event which would reach out to more people locally. On a Saturday in February over two hundred older people from across the South Lakes area travelled to the School for the first Waldorf Concert.

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Volunteering at Vryburg South Africa

12 Mar 2015 / Ann Parry / All, Main Grants

Going to Vryburg, a township in South Africa is special for two of our trustees, Jo and Ann . Let Jo tell the story. Ann and I travelled out to Tiger Kloof School just outside Vryburg in mid-February 2015. I hasten to add at no cost to the Foundation. We worked alongside a group of

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