Casa Naranjo, Shrewsbury’s authentic tapas Bar present a charity dinner in aid of Woodford
Casa Naranjo, located on Barracks Passage off Wyle Cop in Shrewsbury will on Sunday the 13th of May from 2pm be hosting members of the public in a three course meal to raise funds for Woodford. The manager of Casa Naranjo Peter said “we are a delighted to be able to host an event [...]
The Bridgnorth Walk…Woodford Needs YOU
The Annual Bridgnorth Walk is all about raising money for charity and since 1967 it has been going in aid of local and national charities and organisations and last year raised over £120,000. This year it will be held on Monday the 4th of June it is 22 Miles around the beautiful scenery of Bridgnorth and Shropshire. As [...]
Doreen Woodford
Miss Doreen Woodford, one of our founding trustees, sadly passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday the 31st of December. She will be missed by many not least from within our organisation which bears her name and also from within the deaf community which she has been a part her entire life. Doreen’s unequivocal [...]
PANCAKES!
The 8th of March saw Woodford take to Shrewsbury with hundreds of donated items to sell along with baskets of eggs, butter and flour, ready to offer the busy shoppers of Shrewsbury a tasty and freshly made pancake for a suggested donation, all in the aid of the First Official Pre-School For Deaf Children in [...]
Fundraising at -20 degrees; a volunteers perspective…
The title is not that much of an exaggeration, at around -5 degrees this certainly proved to be my most arctic fundraising experience to date. That said, I’m not an overly experienced street fundraiser, I’ve dabbled a bit and helped out with bits and pieces of fundraising in university. My first major experience of [...]
Towards Sustainability: Tanzanian Vocational Training Centre for Deaf People
The Vocational Training Centre (VTC) for young deaf people in Tanzania is on its way towards self sustainability in just its first academic year. Working with a parents led organisation UWAVIKA to provide their deaf children with a sustainable future the VTC’s first students are studying business enterprise, tailoring and carpentry. The skills and experience that [...]
Students at work in the Vocational Training Centre for Deaf people
Working closely with UWAVIKA, a Tanzanian parents of the deaf led organisation, Woodford are following the progress of the first students to enrol this year in the Vocational Training Centre for Deaf people in Tanzania. Students are studying Business Enterprise, Tailoring and Carpentry. Here is a picture of one of the students working hard.
Miss Doreen Woodford, one of our founding trustees, sadly passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday the 31st of December. She will be missed by many not least from within our organisation which bears her name and also from within the deaf community which she has been a part of her entire life. Doreen’s unequivocal enthusiasm and dedication to deaf children here in the UK and around the world has meant that she has touched thousands of people and improved their lives for the better. Even in the last year of her life she travelled to Africa to visit some of the projects and people she has helped for so long.
We miss you Doreen.
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