Good Causes

FELTHAM folk are being urged to emulate World Champion Mo Farah to help raise funds for charity.

The Sport Relief Mile is returning to the town for the third year running and those taking part can sign up to run one, three or six miles.

CHARITIES, schools and clubs are set to benefit from a new discount booklet, which will also save shoppers hundreds of pounds.

The Peel2Save Feltham and Bedfont card, which launched earlier this month, contains 64 money-saving coupons for businesses across the area, with discounts totalling more then £350.

OPTICIANS in Feltham staged three weeks of festive fundraising to help youngsters who are struggling to learn to read.

The £150 raised by the town's Specsavers store will be donated to Volunteer Reading Help (VRH).

A BEDFONT resident has transformed his house into a festive winter wonderland in the hope of inspiring folk to dig deep for charity.

Jason Hoban has used more than £5,000 worth of lights to create the glittering display at his Longford Avenue home.

HOUNSLOW Community Farming Association (HCFA) has been awarded £2,500 to transform a derelict allotment site into a fruit orchard.
The grant comes from Heathrow operator BAA's Community and Environment Small Awards fund.

HOUNSLOW Mayor, Councillor Amrit Mann, pitted his wits against terrifying teams of vampires, mummies and werewolves at a Halloween Charity Quiz Night.
The quiz, on Tuesday (November 1) at Lampton Park Conference Centre, featured prizes for the best costume and for the winning team and also included a charity auction and a raffle.

A CHILDHOOD cancer charity is appealing for marathon runners to raise money to help fund the ongoing treatment of a Feltham youngster.

Five-year-old Aarin Bhatt, from Tawny Close, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer, in September 2009.

THE CLICK of a mouse could help to see £6,000 added to a charity donation following a fun-packed Bedfont community event.
Chris Beauchamp, of KGF Entertainments, held the Army in the Park event on Saturday September 3 at Bedfont Football and Social Club to raise money for Help for Heroes.

A BRIDE-TO-BE from Bedfont hoping to slim down for her wedding has raised nearly £500 for charity in the process.
Claire Sharpe, 29, of Grove Village started looking for triathlon events to take part in when she decided to get in shape for her wedding, which will take place in Pinner on November 11.

A LARGE scale charity event in Bedfont enjoyed success in its first year.
Army in the Park took place on Saturday (September 3) at Bedfont Football and Social Club, and raised more than £5k for Help for Heroes.