Charity Today

Memorial bench for volunteer gardener who died suddenly aged 40

Chris Nutt, who worked at Fujitsu and initiated the firm sending volunteers to the Friends of Telford Town Park (FOTTP) group ...
Evening Chronicle

Joy as memorial bench in memory of young solider killed in action returns to Sunderland pub

A 10-year-old memorial bench in memory of a young solider who was killed in action has been able to return to its original spot after it was removed last week. Family members of the late Richard ...
Richmondshire Today

Community football match raises thousands in memory of former player

A charity football match in Leyburn raised more than £4,000 for a memorial bench in memory of former youth player James ...
Daily Mail

Outrage as mystery prankster sets up memorial bench mocking the death of Margaret Thatcher with plaque saying 'made from the same tree as the stake that killed' former PM

A prankster has set up a memorial bench cruelly mocking the death of margaret thatcher prompting outrage at the 'unpleasant and childish' act. The fake tribute bench was placed on the High Street in ...
Milton Keynes Citizen

Vandals try to destroy bench made in memory of two young Milton Keynes men killed in M1 crash

A bench made in loving memory of two young Milton Keynes men killed in a motorway crash has been deliberately trashed by vandals. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Milton Keynes Citizen, ...
Yahoo News UK

'I have sat on my daughter's memorial bench for 10 years... now I have to pay up or the plaque will be removed'

Anne Needham created precious memories playing with her daughter in a Rochdale park. Those days came to mind when her daughter died, aged 32, from cancer. Anne later decided to have a memorial bench ...

A memorial in the heart of Williams Lake, B.C., pays tribute to homeless, addicted people

The Cheryl Folden Memorial Bench seeks to spread empathy by telling the story of just one person who died after a lifetime of ...
The Northern Echo

Widow's plea after vandalism of bench in memory of Darlington doctor

A WIDOW has made a plea for grieving families to be treated better after a memorial bench to her husband was vandalised – but she only found out about it months later. The bench, which was erected in ...
Lancashire Telegraph

New bench installed in Osbaldeston in memory of Ribble Valley's longest serving councillor

A new bench in memory of a former councillor has been installed in an East Lancashire parish. Ribble Valley Councillor, Cllr Robin Walsh, purhcased and installed the bench, in Osbaldeston, in honour ...
Daily Mail

Council removes park bench memorial plaque for man who used to 'shout “f*** off” at seagulls’ - after claiming it was put there without permission

A cheeky memorial plaque has been torn down by the local council - because it honours a man who 'used to sit here and shout ''f*** off!'' at the seagulls'. The plaque, on a bench near Aberystwyth ...
Liverpool Echo

Memorial bench in memory of Little Crosby hero

A BENCH will be installed in the area as a permanent memorial to a Crosby legend. Bob Wright will be remembered by those whose lives he touched in his home village of Little Crosby and the wider ...
BBC

Memorial benches: 'A quiet reminder of people gone, but not forgotten'

Veterans, friends and family come to sit on a bench in Bognor Regis to pause, reflect and remember serviceman Danny Johnston. A simple plaque tells of his premature death, at the age of just 35. The ...