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The Big Sort is now closed. No more Christmas cards thank you.
The Big Sort is now closed but don’t forget we still accept greetings cards and stamps all year round. A massive thank you to everyone who brought in used greetings cards as part of our Big Sort. We were absolutely blown away by the … Read more
Opportunity to double donations coming soon
The Big Give launches on #GivingTuesday, 3 December from 12 noon until Tuesday 10 December. Every donation given to Cobalt through The Big Give website up to £25,000 will raise funds for two new Breast Cancer Research nurses. This means a … Read more
New 3 Dimensional mammography equipment has been installed at Gloucestershire breast centre
New 3D mammography equipment has been installed at Thirlestaine Breast Centre in Cheltenham just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This was the result of a fundraising campaign by local medical charity Cobalt. Cobalt has supported … Read more
Local businesses to bounce into action for Cobalt
Gloucestershire PR agency 10 Yetis, Cotswold District Council, Keith Holland Opticians, Endsleigh Insurance and IRESS are all geared up for fun at the Inflatable 5k obstacle event. By taking part, all 71 of them will be showing support for the … Read more
Dementia patients benefit from digital therapy
As part of their ongoing support for Cobalt, staff from the Cheltenham office of global technology company IRESS have been fundraising for the charity’s Dementia Futures Fund. Along with pledging to train their staff to be more dementia aware, … Read more
Dr Janet Ropner joins local medical charity Cobalt as Trustee
Dr Janet Ropner FRCP FRCPath joins local medical charity, Cobalt’s Board of Trustees. Janet will bring a wealth of experience to the Charity’s Board including clinical governance, quality improvement, patient safety along with leading and … Read more
Lois from The Local Answer and Jack complete the Cheltenham Challenge for Cobalt
A big thank you to Lois from The Local Answer and Jack for completing the Cheltenham Challenge and raising over a £1000 for us. The Local Answer are celebrating 10 years of their magazine this year and have chosen Cobalt as their charity of the … Read more
Challenge to inflate Charity fund
An exciting ‘Inflatable 5k’ event is coming to Cheltenham and we can’t wait to welcome people to join our team. The 5km inflatable obstacle course is coming to Cheltenham Racecourse on Saturday 14 September at 9.00am. The course is set out … Read more
The Local Answer’s Lois will be running Cheltenham Challenge for Cobalt
In June, Lois who works for local magazine The Local Answer and her boyfriend Jack will be running 10k for Cobalt in the Cheltenham Challenge. As part of the publication’s 10th anniversary celebrations, they have chosen to support us and … Read more
Spring is in the air for our plant sale
Spring will be in the air on Saturday 4 May when we invite green fingered supporters to buy great value quality plants at our annual sale held at our headquarters in Cheltenham. The ever popular plant sale is kindly supported by Greenway … Read more