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Charities are part of British life. They range from small groups meeting local needs with few resources to the well-known major charities with budgets of millions.

Whatever their size or purpose, an essential requirement of all charities is that they operate for the public benefit and independently of government or commercial interests.

Our job is to ensure our readers are provided with the best possible regulation and information on these charities in order to increase charity effectiveness, public confidence and trust in them.

What is classed as a Charity
UK charities are non profit organisations that carry out activities that help society such as charity events & fund rasing and help fund vital research into medical conditions such as cancer or heart disease, helping children & poverty and help raise awareness of endangered species by such acts as “adopting an animal” sponsorship schemes.

Below you will find our charity directory. It lists a number of charities that we have worked with, supported and recommended over the years.

Humanitarian organization

http://www.redcross.org.uk British Red Cross

http://www.redcross.int International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

http://www.redcross.org American Red Cross

http://www.helpwithoutfrontiers.org Help without Frontiers

http://www.christian-aid.org.uk Christian Aid UK

http://www.irw.org Islamic Relief

http://www.soldierscharity.org/ The soldiers Charity

http://www.msf.org Médecins Sans Frontières

http://www.salvationarmy.org The Salvation Army

http://www.christianaid.org Christian Aid

http://www.oxfam.org Oxfam

http://www.jewishcare.org Jewish Care

http://www.samaritans.org Samaritans

http://www.jrf.org.uk Joseph Rowntree Foundation

http://www.sja.org.uk St John Ambulance Surrey

http://www.mrdf.org.uk Methodist Relief and Development Fund

Child abuse and other child issues

http://www.childline.org.uk Child line

http://www.nspcc.org.uk National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)

http://www.kidscape.org.uk Child Abuse – Signs and Symptoms

Autism

http://www.autism.org.uk National Autistic Society

Deaf

http://bda.org.uk British Deaf Association

http://www.ndcs.org.uk National Deaf Children’s Society

http://www.rnid.org.uk Royal National Institute for The Deaf

Disabled

http://www.kids-online.org.uk Kids

http://www.aapd-dc.org American Association of People with Disabilities

http://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk Down’s Syndrome Association

Blind People

http://www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk Action for Blind People

http://www.guidedogs.org.uk The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

Bullying

http://www.bullying.co.uk A charity that deals with the important issue of bullying

www.besafeonline.org An internet charity that deals with bullying

www.antibullying.net A charity that deals with the issue of bullying

http://www.cyberbully.org Cyber Bullying

http://www.bullyfrog.com

http://www.actagainstbullying.com Act Against Bullying website

Mental Illness

http://www.mind.org.uk Mind

http://www.sane.org.uk SANE

http://www.rethink.org Rethink

Learning disabilities

http://www.mencap.org.uk

The Aged

http://www.helptheaged.org.uk Help the Aged

Animals and wildlife

http://www.rspb.org.uk Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

http://www.peta.org People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

http://www.rspca.org.uk Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)

http://www.scottishspca.org Scottish SPCA

http://www.aspca.org American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

http://www.animalaid.org.uk Animal aid

http://www.fawc.org.uk Farm Animal Welfare Council

http://www.league.org.uk League Against Cruel Sports

http://www.wspa-international.org World Society for the Protection of

http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk Woodland Trust

http://www.advocatesforanimals.org.uk Advocates for Animals;

http://www.captiveanimals.org Captive Animal Protection Society, UK

http://www.wpsi-india.org Wildlife Protection Society of India,

http://www.greenpeace.org Greenpeace International

British charity networks

http://www.wcva.org.uk Wales Council for Voluntary Action

http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk NCVO website for England

http://www.scvo.org.uk SCVO website for Scotland

http://www.nicva.org NICVA website for Northern Ireland

Torwoodlee Golf Club

“Shane is always very helpful in arranging the advertising for the Golf Club. Look to get the best deal in these difficult economic times for us all.” – Torwoodlee Gold Club

Julie

“Advertising with Northwest Times – Shane is always helpful and informative and will always try to get you the best possible price for your budget for advertising.” – Julie

Pen Y Bont 2 January 2023

“Colston Media wouldn’t go anywhere else – helpful, polite and keep it simple.” – Julie

Prenton Preparatory School

As headteacher of Prenton Prep School I have dealt with Katie Walden in her role at the North West Times on numerous occasions. She has always been well-spoken and extremely professional in her manner and has followed up conversations with the promised actions promptly. Katie is a good representative for Colston Media and PPS have, therefore, reused the service on various occasions.

Scarisbrick Hall School

This is to confirm that I have been dealing with Katie for about 3 months now and in all our communications she has been professional in her handling of the enquiry and where possible as offered the best possible rate available and space in the publications we are advertising in.

Lake District Inns & Cottages

Colston Media has really put us on a platform to North West Times readers. We have used them a number of times over the years to promote our Inns and Cottages. Early this year we decided to really push weddings at The Kings Head Inn. Katie, our representative at Colston Media, jumped on this and reached out to us every time there was an amazing chance to get our name out there. Communication between us was clear, so we always knew exactly what er were getting and for how long we would be visible. Katie was also happy to work with us and our right budgets. I provided images and our wedding pack information. From this, the team made a lovely advert that highlighted our best features. All the stress of putting something together was taken away from us. We decided to change the photos used for the earlier adverts which was no problem to the team at all. From all this work, we have started taking a number of bookings for the upcoming year. With out already at the end of March. Due to the area the North West Times is distributed and being accessible online, we really feel this has helped confirm these bookings. We look forward to continuing to work with Colston Media in the future.

Cheshire Falconry Centre

Hi, just a quick note to say thanks to Gary regarding is help in placing adverts with yourself, Gary made the whole procedure very easy and was a great point of contact.

Storthes Hall Park

Good service, great offers simple process and easy to work with!

Oasis Fostering Services

Please find below my thoughts on my experience of dealing with you.
I have always found you to be really polite and patient with me - I have a very busy workload and you have been understanding of this when I haven't managed to come back to you. I have found you to be very helpful and explanatory and have always been happy that I've understood exactly what you are proposing. I have been impressed with how speedy you have dealt with any questions I have had. I was happy with the ad and although it is difficult to always identify where our enquiries come from, we have definitely seen a rise in enquiries - so something is working for us! We would definitely consider using you again and we would definitely recommend you to others.

Holdens Solicitors

I wanted to set down in writing my views on the skill with which you have dealt with me over the last months. You are extremely business-like and always make a compelling case for Holdens to advertise. You are efficient and effective and have a no-nonsense approach which is very engaging. Without your sensible and accessible approach, we would never have advertised or thought to do so. You also have the ability to make us as the client feel special and work with us as if you are working for our success. This combination of skills is exceptional as I can testify after a long career in the corporate environment when one is bombarded with services being offered.
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