News
Stories and updates from Hazel's Footprints Trust, our Partner Schools, Educational Projects and Footprinters (volunteers).
20 Years of Hazel’s Footprints Trust
Tue, 3rd Sep 2024August 2024 marked 20 years of Hazel’s Footprints Trust. It is, of course, rather bittersweet as two decades have now passed without Hazel. Naturally this month every year is cause…
Trustee Ben bikes up the Giants of the Alps
Fri, 8th Sep 2023Ben Newman certainly takes the title of most avid cyclist amongst the Trustees of Hazel’s Footprints and, indeed, amongst the wider Hazel’s Footprints community. He has, once again, completed a…
A spoonful of sugar from St Mary’s, Melrose
Tue, 16th Apr 2019We’d like to express our enormous thanks to St Mary’s School, Melrose, for choosing Hazel’s Footprints as the beneficiary of their charity performance of Mary Poppins in March. Pupils at…
Fundraising Success – Footprints Ball
Tue, 18th Sep 2018The Footprints Ball 2018 has raised £17,740.77 – and we are absolutely thrilled! The event was held earlier in the summer in aid of both Hazel’s Footprints Trust and Pilgrims…
Hazel’s Footprints at the London Marathon
Thu, 30th Apr 2015Huge congratulations to Lorcan and Euan on their fantastic running in the London Marathon at the weekend! Well done Lorcan, our official Hazel’s Footprints Trust runner, for battling the 2015…
Highland Fling Tickets Now On Sale!
Sun, 22nd Jun 2014Tickets for the HFT Highland Fling are now on sale! ***Ticket sales have now closed*** Tables of 10 or 12 can be purchased at £110 per person until 31st…
Update from HFT HQ – Summer 2013
Sun, 18th Aug 2013The all new Hazel’s Footprints Website By Bill Scott Aiton Welcome to our fantastic all-new website. A huge huge thanks to Pete Moore for all the hours of work he…
A wee Flinga Bat and a Field!
Thu, 15th Aug 2013Wednesday 14th August. 2013 Despite the weather looking decidedly ropey, just over 50 intrepid rounders players took to Inverleith Park in Edinburgh for the first ever HFT Rounders Tournament. With…
A fundraising round up
Sat, 20th Mar 2010The big news for Hazels Footprints is some wonderful fundraising ideas which are being planned, are works in progress and have been completed against all odds. Starting with the last…
The Hurlingham and other summer fundraisers
Sun, 20th Sep 2009Highland Fling at the Hurlingham Club THE big event this summer has been the HFT London Ceilidh held in the Hurlingham club on the 1st of August. Not only was…
Funding report: Eramba School by Sophie Rodgers
Sun, 20th Sep 2009During the two months of July and August 2009, I spent my time at Eramba Mixed Secondary School in the Kisii region of Kenya working on a sustainable resource investment…
George Matts cycling to Cape Town
Mon, 20th Jul 2009It has come to our attention that George Matts is about to embark on a fantastic cycle trip and will raise funds for Hazels Footprints as he bikes from Northamptonshire…
Hazels Dramtastic 4
Mon, 20th Jul 2009This will cost you nothing but a couple of minutes of your time, but give our team the chance to compete in a fantastic challenge. Hazels Dramtastic 4 are taking…
Good fortune
Mon, 20th Apr 2009This email came in from Ben Newman a while back:- “I’m not a very superstitious person, but yesterday I went to take some cash out from a cashpoint outside work.…
Loretto Fashion Evening
Fri, 20th Feb 2009Last week we received the following letter completely out of the blue from Harriet Wood who is at Hazels old school, Loretto. I am a member of the sixth form…
Funding Report: Action for Children in Conflict by Jo Bayley
Fri, 20th Feb 2009In October 2008 I began a year long voluntary placement with Action for Children in Conflict, a UK based charity which works in Thika, Kenya to prevent and rehabilitate street…
Spring fundraising news
Sat, 14th Feb 2009There is to be another Garden Opening in aid of Hazels Footprints this Spring at Baddingsgill, West Linton in Peeblesshire on Sunday 25th May by kind permission of Gavin and…
Musselburgh Gardens
Tue, 20th Jan 2009Margo Cochrane sent a donation of £100 from two families who wanted a piece of land near Musselburgh to grow vegetables on. Well done Margo you see the credit crunch…
Christmas fundraising round up
Tue, 30th Dec 2008Rachael Ormrod, who has recently been out on a very successful trip to Otjikondo volunteering for six weeks, decided to give us a donation of £112 at Christmas time in…
Wedding cars
Thu, 20th Nov 2008When Guy and Philly Lees daughter Emma got married earlier this month our Trustee David Watt took his Bentley along with Toby Vint in his Rolls Royce out of their…
HFT Londons Kenya Project
Sun, 20th Jan 2008The aim for HFT London is to donate over £5,500 to the sports project with an on-going commitment to support the sports training on a three year basis as we…
