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A Huge thanks to Ed and Gilly Aspey, Sales manager and owner of Slate Clothing Ltd, Burford and also to Cotswold Inns & Hotels for raising a fabulous £525.00 for our charity, by organising a fashion show and lunch which was held at The Lamb Inn in Sheep Street Burford. Add to this the raffle ticket sales which gives a

On Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June 2014, more than 70 volunteers gave up their weekend and descended on our Centre of Excellence here in Burford to help give it a much needed facelift. As part of the Big Weekend Makeover event organised by Behaviour Expert Jez Rose, we spent the weekend with a team that included gardeners, decorators and DIY

After almost a year at sea 19 year old Sophie Hetherton is now back on dry land and at home reacquainting herself with her family and friends. It has been an amazing year full of ups and downs and experiences which most of us can only dream about (or have nightmares about). Commenting on the race experience, Sophie said: “I

On 28th and 29th June a remarkable young man called Jez Rose is coming to Burford to give the Contented Dementia Trust home a thorough makeover, both inside and outside the buildings. Jez has made this pledge in memory of his much loved grandmother who died recently.  She had dementia, and Jez came across our book Contented Dementia towards the

With only 23 days to go, Sophie Hetherington is on the homeward journey. Having had a 4 day stop off in New York, all the yachts are heading towards Ireland across a rather icy sea. Sophie is now officially a circumnavigator of the world - At 43 deg. 80. 890' W is the line of longitude she crossed last Sunday, and is

Joe Biggs, a paramedic in the film and event industries has decided to get fit and healthy again after several years of neglecting exercise and healthy eating. Not one to do things by half, he has signed up for his very first SuperSprint Triathlon and has made the decision to raise money for charity at the same time. Joe says