Victoria Cross Trust 2025 Support
The Victoria Cross Trust is a Doncaster based charity that restores and maintains memorials and graves relating to recipients of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for valour. we are a small team, only 2 employees and largely run by military veteran volunteers raising funds through our shops in the Frenchgate Centre. With around 70 - 80% of our turnover going towards our charitable aims we reduce as much as possible our costs in order to maximise our restorations. We also visit schools and other
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Highland Carbon Win’s the ‘Best UK Carbon Units Supplier Award’ for Fourth Year in a Row
Doncaster-based Highland Carbon is the UK’s pioneer in the supply of conservation-grade carbon credits. Rather than merely carbon farming with a few varieties of trees planted on arable farmland, as done by some others, Highland Carbon restores wild landscapes to their former splendour with diverse planting schemes targeted to benefit rare and endangered wildlife. Located in the village of Tickhill, Highland Carbon has won the award for ‘Best UK Carbon Unit Supplier’ for each year that it has applied.
Memorial Food Forest Gets The Go Ahead
A memorial "Food Forest", developed with the input of Doncaster-based business Highland Carbon, has received the green light and will be named in memory of the landowner's son. Emiel (Aemilius Justin Matthias van Well) died aged 26 from a protracted illness back in January 2022. Described by his father, Adrian, as a "handsome, brilliant and kind man with a fantastic sense of humour", he was passionate about nature and healthy living; which is why the food forest is such a perfect way to honour his
Andrew Isaacs Law to Host Exhibition for Local Oil Painter
On Thursday, 23rd February, Andrew Isaacs Law, Divorce & Family Law Specialists will be hosting an Art Exhibition in support of local oil painter Andrew Farmer ROI. Born in South Yorkshire, Andrew studied Fine Art Painting at the University of Canterbury Christ Church (2005-2008) achieving a First Class Honours, followed by a postgraduate at the Royal Drawing School in London. Since first exhibiting with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 2014, Andrew has gone on to claim 1st and 2nd Prize in the
State of the Art Memorial Park and Crematorium To Offer Doncaster a Much-Needed New Facility To Reduce Waiting Times and Offer New Innovations to Funerals in the Area
In April 2023, Memoria Ltd — the 3rd largest private operator of crematoria in the UK — will open a new crematorium in Doncaster. This development will benefit from the latest state-of-the-art electric cremator, which is powered by renewable energy sources. As such, it will produce 95% less carbon dioxide emissions compared to a regular gas cremator. Deputy CEO, Jamieson Hodgson, said: “Since the beginning of time, mankind has chosen to either bury or cremate their loved ones, however, change to the