St Columb Rotary Club helped raise more than £4000 for charity with sponsored zip-wire and abseil descents. Club members, led by last year's president Graham Cockcroft, organised this year's Rotary district conference at Newquay's Hotel Bristol in March. As part of this event, recently retired Rotary district governor, John Grindle, who challenged Rotary clubs from all

The Lord Mayor of Swansea's boules tournament trophy has been formally presented for the eighth year after another successful event. It took place as usual in the marine when 16 teams battled it out for glory – and raised £2,969 in the process. It takes the total raised for the Lord Mayor's charity appeals to £24,000. This

Comedian David Walliams was joined by a Sussex MP to raise awareness of cardiac risk in young people. Tim Loughton, MP for East Worthing and Shoreham, joined the Little Britain star at the annual Parliamentary Reception of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Walliams, who has just swum the Channel for charity in little over ten

An England shirt signed by World Cup heroes including Joe Cole and 10 other squad players is among great prizes up for grabs at a forthcoming celebrity football match in aid of charity in Eastbourne. The shirt, also signed by Sven Goran Eriksson, will be raffled by children's charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) at

Pupils at a Sittingbourne junior school let off almost 400 balloons to raise money in memory of a boy who died suddenly two years ago. Football fan Adam Payne was just eight when he died from an undetected heart condition, leaving his parents Nick and Monia and younger brother Liam devastated. Adam was a pupil at

Legendary ex-Arsenal footballers and celebrities are taking on Eastbourne United Veterans in a one-off charity match. Players set to take the field include former Arsenal player Brian Hornsby, former England international Steve Williams and television stars Ralph Little from the royle Family, EastEnders' Joe Swash and Ground Force's Tommy Walsh. The event is due to take

When Little Britain star David Walliams stepped up to tackle a staggering cross Channel swim challenge this week, he was relying on 'made in Luton' know-how to see him through. It took the award-winning comedian just 10 hours 25 minutes to reach the French shore from his Dover departure point – a speed fast enough to

Fundraisers will be dancing in the street this weekend at the annual Charlotte Day event in Clyde Street, Sheerness. And this year for the first time, the party fun will be spread over two days. Attractions on Saturday include a display of classic cars, the scary Sheppey Zulus, tarot card readings, various stalls, a tug-of-war and

A heart screening clinic for children and young adults is being held later this month. It will help to pick up previously undetected heart conditions which, if left untreated, could lead to sudden cardiac death in young people who appear to be fit and healthy. The clinic, on Saturday, July 22,is a joint initiative between Essex

A friendly soccer game arranged by friends of a Coppenhall High School pupil who collapsed at a training session with his team-mates at the Cumberland Sports Ground in April last year. The event raised £288. Since Ben's death, family and friends have been raising money for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), Christian charity which provides help and