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August 2010

Maggie’s Digital Shout a Roaring Success! »
Wind To Create 28,000 Jobs In Next Decade »
Foster home for stolen chicks »
Take a walk on the wild side »
Get running for WWF »
Weather girl Heather backs WWF partnership »
Baby beavers spotted up north »
Global goodbyes for Lady, the UK’s most famed osprey »
Missing People – Read Lily’s Story »
WWF welcomes new offshore wind sites »
Scottish Epilepsy Initiative Launch the Teenage Epilepsy »
New woodlands take root in Yorkshire Dales »

July 2010

Thank you letter from Children 1st »
Thank you letter from Children North-East »
Thank you letter from SWT »
Nature writing competition for unpublished authors »
YDMT donations flourish into new woodlands »
WIN A £5,000 ECO-MAKEOVER FOR YOUR HOME »
Bright ideas in line for £10,000 funding »
New Charity partner WWF Scotland »
Children North East’s Sandcastle Challenge and Ball »
177 Birthday Wishes with People’s Postcode Trust »
First flight for protected peregrine chicks »
Run the 2010 Great North Run for Maggie’s »

June 2010

Fire destroys Hauxley Visitor Centre »
Missing People offer exclusive film tickets »
Maggie's Night Hike strikes twice! »
Survival hopes for UK’s most famous osprey »
Maggie’s Highlands Celebrates Milestone Birthday »
Shoresearch - Rock pooling for adults! »
People’s Postcode Lottery Host Reception for Scottish Charity Awards »
CHILDREN 1ST gets animated in new advert »
Families unite to serve Bed and Breakfast to Birds »
Free Family Day Out With Yorkshire Wildlife Trust! »

May 2010

Still beavering away one year on »
Hay Time project scoops environmental award »
Maggie’s Dundee Receives Special Visit »
Heartfelt thanks for our players »
Family Fun Events with SWT »
Greener Leith receive funding for a growing success! »
Maggie’s announces plans for next seven Centres »
It's a goal for the SAFC Foundation! »

April 2010

Maggie’s Monster Bike and Hike turns seven »
New Northumberland Wildlife Trust Patron! »
PPT project becomes European Champions! »
NOMAD Homeless Project Hailed a Success »
Lessons in love pay off for UK’s oldest osprey »
Build a ‘bug hotel’ at Jupiter Urban Wildlife Centre »
Lambing with Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust »
CNE helps create UK’s first independent Youth Council »
People's Postcode Trust helps trainees join Tall Ships Race! »

March 2010

SWT urge gardeners to go peat-free this Easter »
World Autism Awareness Conference Comes to Daisy Chain »
Missing Persons Taskforce Report »
24hr protection watch for rare birds’ love nest »
YMDT festival starts with a buzz this Easter! »
Happy Love Maggie’s Day! »
Dive into Conservation »

February 2010

£80,000 grant for Dales charity »
People's Lottery raises £80,000 for Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust »
Burma meets Malham though People and the DALES »
Northumberland Wildlife Trust’s Bird Bonanza Launched »
New Sea Hide at NWT's Hauxley Reserve »
Dales charity a winner with People's Postcode Lottery »
Why not try a Valentine's Day with a difference? »
Maggie's are over the moon thanks to bra-clad walkers! »
Run the British 10k London Run in support of Missing People »
Maggie’s Cotswolds on Track to Open in Summer »
Yorkshire groups go further with leader funding »
The Big Debate - Alcohol: changing people or policy? »
Scottish Wildlife Trust: golf course extension will damage dunes »
Neil Livingston's collection finds a new home with Maggie's »
Missing People featured on BBC Radio 4 'The Report' »

January 2010

Maggie's to benefit from Memories project »
Bird fun galore with NWT this half term »
Scottish First Minister Praises the Work of Children's Charities »
Missing People featured on BBC Radio 4 'The Report' »
The Peoples Postcode Lottery Goes to Parliament »
New role for former park chief »
Miles for Missing People - your chance to take part! »
Join in the fun with Love Maggie’s Day! »
Join in the fun with Love Maggie’s Day! »
Miles for Missing People - your chance to take part! »
Thank you letter from Children North East »
250,000 reasons for a cheerful New Year in North Yorkshire »
All action ambassador for People’s Postcode Lottery »
The Samaritans in Dunfermline celebrate! »
PPT Sensory Garden a Blooming Success! »
Fundraising Cowgirls Get a Surprise Christmas Present »
Chris Hoy challenges the public to take on the Monster for Maggie’s Centres »
Scottish Native Woods Receive Postcode Trust Funding Boost »
A Cracker of a Christmas for Charities! »
Kilmarnock cycling charity receives Postcode Trust cash boost »
Christmas Gifts to Support Charities »

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Daisy Chain delivery!

5 May 2009

Daisy Chain's Open Day on Bank Holiday Monday was made all the more special as Matt Simpson, Project Director, received a huge £37,892 cheque from the People's Postcode Lottery.

Daisy Chain is an autism charity with a difference, and not only helps autistic children but their carers, parents and siblings too. As Lesley, founder of the charity puts it, Daisy Chain aims to be "a haven for families affected by autism and special needs, a place where they can go and find something in life that gives them pleasure".

The Open Day was a fun filled event for all the family, with activities, games, and the opportunity to look around the centre and its farm, which hosts all kinds of animals, from Sampson the donkey (pictured) to pygmy goats and cockroaches!

The money raised so far will pay for the care of these animals, outings and the completion of a Day Care Centre, which will eventually host families overnight and provide a place for school care, day care and weekend activities.