Feb 27, 2013 14:04 GMT Aspire Aspire’s Director of Fundraising and Marketing, Paul Parrish, was this week announced a finalist of the JustGiving Awards ‘Endurance Fundraiser of the Year.' Here, he writes about the gruelling but incredibly rewarding experience. It’s an inspirational read for anyone who’s ever thought of taking on an active fundraising challenge.
Jan 10, 2013 15:24 GMT Aspire John Lambert sustained a spinal cord injury in 1981 when he was in a motorcycle accident aged 33. Final Touchdown is a novel that follows his journey through recovering in Stoke Mandeville hospital and all the obstacles he faces in achieving a fully independent lifestyle. Aspire's Jessica Penney has written a review. Final Touchdown is available as an ebook on Amazon.
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Apr 10, 2012 20:34 BST DeadSocial Personal review about UK Trade & Investment's Mission to South by South (SXSW) 2012.
Mar 12, 2012 13:44 GMT Aspire My name is Sheikh and I have recently been funded £895 from Aspire Grants to buy rollers for my racing wheelchair. I am very grateful for the money and I am writing to express thanks and also to tell you a little bit about what I have been doing over the past few months.
Mar 10, 2012 19:37 GMT DeadSocial DeadSocial has been selected to pitch at the London Web Summit 2012. We are honoured to be one of the startups selected out of a list of 150!
Feb 29, 2012 10:08 GMT National Union of Students If you've ever thought that NUS is not for people like me - we need you.
Feb 21, 2012 15:53 GMT RSA The tragedy James alludes to is that when we get this periodic glimpse of being present, at ease with the world, and available for other people, we wrongly think that drinking more will heighten the sensation. Instead, we should ask ourselves more fundamental questions about how we might live our lives, in order to experience such bliss all the time.
Feb 20, 2012 09:19 GMT Fishburn Hedges My colleague Ayesha Bharmal recently commented on a difficult week for David Cameron following ablog from influential Tim Montgomerie at ConservativeHome that called for the Health and Social Care Bill to be scrapped.
Jan 24, 2012 10:00 GMT Atos Healthcare 10 per cent of managers working in London have admitted to being under the influence of drugs at work or during a work-based social event, according to a recent survey