Following the success of last year’s crowdfunded Christmas Appeal, upland wildlife conservation charity Hen Harrier Action has launched a new appeal funding satellite tags to monitor young Hen Harriers and deter criminality. The appeal, set up by Hen Harrier Action trustee Jonathan Wilson, aims to raise enough money to fund at least three tags, which will be fitted next Spring by experts from the RSPB and partners. Last year’s appeal raised more than £13,000 from over 500 donors and funded four satellite tags for young Hen Harriers. Wilson, a volunteer with the charity, said “I was absolutely delighted by the…
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Books make a wonderful Christmas gift. For music lovers, autobiography, and other writings by or about musicians are especially captivating, as they reveal the deeper stories behind their music. Musicians are often great at telling stories, behind every lyric, there are many experiences, challenges, and successes that shape who they are. “Musicians personal stories bring their music to life, making their experiences compelling reads for music fans” says Simon Bennett, Managing Director of musicGuard. There are many great books for musicians written by musicians. Leading UK’s musical instrument insurer musicGuard shares their favourite ones: Year of the monkey – Patti…
An organisation that has helped over 2000 charities to benefit from charitable gifting through wills has reached a landmark moment with over £50m pledged through its platform this year. Freewills, which is an online, solicitor-checked service, allowing people to create their own bespoke, fully legal will, for free, says that this is already up 14% on 2023, with December (often a busy time for legacy donations) still to be factored in. Back in…