Good causes

A charity golf day will take place at Hoebridge Golf Centre, Woking, to raise funds for Home Start Runnymede, on Friday, October 15.

Tickets cost £35 per head, including breakfast, 18 holes, dinner and a raffle.

For more details, contact Bill McCoy on 07737 820748 or email: wtmcc@hotmail.com

The Virginia Water British Legion is launching an appeal for the public to help provide parcels to frontline troops in Afghanistan.

The legion has worked supporting the Windsor-based Houshold Cavalry for the past year, sending comfort parcels of food to the soldiers.

Now the legion, which has also been running fundraisers to raise money for the regiment's casualty fund, is asking for help with donations of food products, or to help pack the boxes.

For more information call Jim Thatcher on 07833 664749.

A special service to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain will take place at the The Air Forces Memorial, Coopers Hill, on Sunday, August 15 at 2pm.

The service, organised by the south east and eastern area of the Royal Air Forces Association, will be attended by the Mayor of Runnymede, Cllr Margaret Roberts

The sounds of the 'South' will fill the Community Centre in Beechmont Avenue on Saturday, July 10 when Colin Kingwell's Jazz Bandits provide 'A Night in New Orleans'.

The evening of live music and dancing begins at 7.45pm, with an 8pm start. Admission is £12 for members, £15 for non-members, including a southern-style supper. BYO drinks and glasses.

For tickets, call Mavis on 01344 843509.

The 1st Englefield Green Scout Group will hold a car wash on Saturday June 5 from 10am until 1pm in the car park of the Armstrong Gun Pub in Victoria Street.

Payment is by donation and all funds go to the Scout Group.

A subsequent car wash will take place on Saturday July 3, at the same time and place.

Local charity, the Runnymede Access Liaison Group is looking for volunteers to help with its work.

The group, which helps provide access for people in the community with disabilities, holds its Annual General Meeting on May 17 at Addlestone Community Centre.

An awards ceremony will be held by the group at The Chertsey Hall on June 8 and the group is looking for nominations for people or organisations that show consideration or good practice for people with disabilities.

For more details contact chairman Jonathan Fisher on 01784 435622.

Specialist plants nurseries who offer unique flora will be appearing at a Specialist Plant Fair being held at the The Saville Garden, Wick Lane, on Saturday, May 8 from 10am until 5pm.

Coloured leaved shrubs from the southern hemisphere as well as other interesting herbaceous and other unsual plants on sale.

The fair takes place in the car park and entry is free.

For more information about the Specialist Plant Fair please call 01753 860222

A dog-lover had her hair shaved to a grade I over the weekend to raise money for an animal charity.

Nicola Warren, 38, who works in the Staines High Street branch of HSBC, had her collar length hair all shaved off to near bald status at Lloyd Charles Hairdressing, in St Jude's Road, Englefield Green on Saturday (April 10).

A dog-lover will be shaving off her hair for charity to raise money for a canine charity.

Nicola Warren, 38, will be getting her hair shaved to a Grade I at Lloyd Charles Hairdressing, in St Jude's Road, Englefield Green, on Saturday April 10, for London's The Mayhew Animal Home, after adopting Teddy the Yorkshire Terrier from them last year.

A charity which sends medical staff to developing countries has opened a shop in Victoria Street and is looking for donations.

TLC (Transplant Links Community) opened the new shop on March 1 and is welcoming quality mechandise to sell (except electrical items).

TLC takes teams of doctors, nurses and surgeons to developing countries to help save the lives of people with kidney failure.

Anyone with goods requiring collection should call Anne on 07592 019739.