SI Chesterfield and District Links

Bluebell Wood

Bluebell Wood is a charity raising funds to build a dedicated childrens hospice to serve families living in the South Yorkshire and North Midlands area. Currently in this catchment alone there are over 200 children suffering from life-limiting and terminal conditions, who are not receiving the support and care that they need.

Ashgate Hospice, Chesterfield

The Ashgate Hospice serving Chesterfield and district, which the club has supported for many years.

Jacob's Well Medical appeal

Jacob's Well medical charity sends unused but still in-date, medical supplies to parts of the world where medical equipment is desperately needed.

Judy Leden website

Judy, our speaker on 24 May, is a three times world champion hang glider.

Alzheimer's Society - Chesterfield & North Eastern Derbyshire Branch

The Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading care and research charity for people
with dementia, their families and carers.
The local branch covers two Primary Care Trusts, and includes Chesterfield Borough Council and the District Councils of Bolsover and North East Derbyshire.
It is estimated that about 4000 people with dementia live in this area, of which about 100 are younger people (under 65).

Macmillan nurses

Macmillan nurses specialise in cancer and palliative care, providing support and information to people with cancer - and their families, friends and carers - from the point of diagnosis and during their illness.

Derbyshire Young Carers

Young carers are young people and children under the age of 18 years who provide care and support to another person on a regular basis, for example a brother or sister, grandparent or parent.
They may help care for someone who has a physical or learning disability, terminal illness, depression or mental ill health or, someone who has a drug or alcohol problem.

North Derbyshire Women's Aid

Women's Aid is the national domestic violence charity that co-ordinates and supports an England-wide network of over 500 local services, who work to end violence against women and children and support over 200,000 women and children each year.

Chernobyl Children Lifeline

The Chernobyl nuclear explosion in April 1986 resulted in thousands being born with or developing thyroid cancer, bone cancer and leukemia.
As part of the work of this organisation child victims of the Chernobyl disaster are brought to the UK for recuperative breaks of 1 month - over 40,000 have been brought over to stay with host families since 1992.

Street Children of Colombia

In Bogota, the capital of Colombia, the street children are known as 'gamines'. But this is the polite name. More frequently they are referred to as 'throwaway children'.

When you wish upon a star

A charity devoted to turning the Wishes of very special children, who suffer from life threatening illnesses, into dreams come true.

FAIRTRADE

To develop programmes and partnerships to eradicate extreme hunger and poverty of women and girls, thereby empowering women.

To improve society and workplace conditions for women to achieve their full potential.

To increase women's involvement in management and decision making.