Following a long break due to Covid-19 Eden Riding for the Disabled have re-started their sessions with riders of all ages attending from a number of local schools along with the Edington Day Centre. Facilities are supplied by Rookin House Equestrian Centre and the sessions are managed by the RDA volunteers, with a variety of […]
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It’s official – we are a Cash for Kids Mission Christmas drop off point for the second year running! Last year we had amazing support from our staff, who all donated their secret Santa gifts, members and non-members alike, so lets see if we can go one better this year! Our 2019 collection box is […]
On Friday the staff of PBS completed their big bike challenge raising money for Sunbeams Music trust. We cycled an amazing 112 miles during our working day and raised £71.48 in the process with the kind donations of our Members. This was also the final challenge of our Bronze Better Health at Work Award which […]
Clare went out to visit Elaine and Jacqueline of Lazonby first responders on Friday 15 February, to see how they were getting on with their new equipment which was sponsored by the Society. In terms of training people in giving life saving CPR, this new model will prove invaluable. Not only does it provide more […]
In February the British Heart Foundation are running the ‘dechox’ challenge – a chocolate detox. The rules are that anything with cocoa in it is off limits which is much harder than it sounds! That means no chocolate bars, no chocolate biscuits and not even any on their cappuccino. You can read more about the […]
The Penrith Building Society Barracudas swim team are once again participating in a charity Swimathon organised by Penrith Rotary Club on January 26 2019. The team of 5 includes 3 members of staff – our Finance Director Elspeth, our Finance Manager Freya and Customer Representative Trevor. They will be aiming to swim as many lengths […]