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The Epicurean Collection raises more through Children’s meals.
The Epicurean Collection is a group of venues that have been supporting The Murray Parish Trust since 2015. Venues included in the collection have been raising money for The Murray Parish Trust by encouraging parents to donate 25p, with every child’s meal...
3Women Winter Sparkler in Winchester.
Start November with a Sparkle… We are thrilled to have been chosen as charity partner for this very special evening, as the last fundraising event hosted by 3Women, an organisation dedicated to raising funds for local and national charities. The 3Women...
Thank you CrawleyFest 2017!
CrawleyFest is a family friendly boutique festival which takes place in the village of Crawley just outside Winchester in Hampshire. This year they chose to support The Murray Parish Trust throughout the festival and it's a HUGE thank you from all of us,...
Team Jeremy France to scale Snowdon!
The team at Jeremy France Jewellers are up to their old 'fundraising' tricks again. This time, they (accidentally) decided to climb Mount Snowdon to raise money for The Murray Parish Trust and are set to scale the mountain on Monday the 9th of October. The...
Farewell to a dear friend – Robert Hardy CBE
All of us at The Murray Parish Trust were extremely saddened to learn of the death of Robert Hardy in August this year. We were honoured that Robert chose to support our charity as a 'noble cause' through an insightful evening at the Theatre Royal,...
Danebury Vineyards in festive charity partnership.
We are delighted to announce an exciting new charity partnership with Danebury Vineyards, an award-winning boutique English winery in Stockbridge, Hampshire. The new collaboration will see the vineyard support The Murray Parish Trust at 'A Christmas...
Rotary Club of Alresford Donate £5,000!
On Saturday 26th August Mark Porter (Chairman of Alresford's Rotary Community Service Committee) presented a cheque for £5,000 to Sarah Parish & her husband James Murray (co-founders of The Murray Parish Trust) on behalf of The Rotary Club of...
Peter Cooper Motor Group on board for ‘A Christmas Celebration’
We are delighted that the Peter Cooper Motor Group has chosen to become an Event Partner for a very special evening planned for December this year. 'A Christmas Celebration' is taking place at Winchester Cathedral on 7th December 2017 to raise money for...
Emergency Dept staff take on Tough Mudder!
The UHS Emergency Department is taking part in London South's Tough Mudder this year to raise money for the new children's hospital at Southampton General. A group of nurses, HCAs and doctors are braving the challenge on the 24th of September...
Ideal Collection raises over £20,000 – Next stop £30k!
The Ideal Collection recently donated £3,681.98 to The Murray Parish Trust. This latest donation makes a grand total of £21,462.39 that this wonderful group of venues have raised since the beginning of 2016. This incredible amount is the result...
Three generations at Great South Run for #2MillionSteps
Tracey Edwards is doing it all again at the Simplyhealth Great South Run this October to raise even more money for The Murray Parish Trust. Taking on the 10 mile route for the second time for #2MillionSteps, Tracey will be joined by her son Jamie Funnell,...
More fundraising from Paultons Park for Children’s Trauma Centre appeal
It's another wonderful surprise from Paultons Park who have raised yet more money for The Murray Parish Trust this Summer with different fundraising events held at the family theme park in Hampshire. We would like to say a huge thank you to...
The Murray Parish Trust flag flies high in Switzerland – Shadi did it!
It’s the tallest endeavour anyone has ever taken on for us – Shadi Ganjavain- Connor set her sights high and challenged herself to summit the iconic Matterhorn mountain in Switzerland to raise money for our #2MillionSteps appeal. On Wednesday 19th July at...
Jonathan takes on The Thames Path Challenge!
Jonathan Cranfield is taking on The Thames Path Challenge to raise money for The Murray Parish Trust’s #2MillionSteps appeal on 9th September 2017. The 100k route follows England’s greatest river upstream from Putney Bridge, past Hampton Court...
A Ginormous Success – Teddy Bears Picnic 2017
Back in June, we launched our very first Ginormous Teddy Bears Picnic! This Summer fundraising event was sponsored by Trethowans Solicitors. Schools, nurseries, workplaces and groups from all over the South, hosted their very own Teddy Bears...
‘Step Challenge’ at a Festival – Thank You Blissfields!
Blissfields has been hosting sold-out crowds in its small but perfectly formed mini wilderness since 2001. It was proudly the first ever festival headline performances for Bastille and Everything Everything, and has over recent years hosted...
Winchester Portrait Exhibition Book – On Sale Now!
The Winchester Portrait Exhibition took place in the The Great Hall Winchester at the end of April - With over 100 portrait photographs of people who live in and around Hampshire who have made an impression on local life. The exhibition was the...
‘Dream big, Tackle challenges & work as a Team’ – Shadi on Schools Tour.
Shadi Ganjavain-Connor has taken on an extraordinary challenge to raise money for The Murray Parish Trust. She is heading out to Switzerland to climb the iconic Matterhorn with a fundraising goal the size of the mountain itself! As part of the...