Read the full newsletter – Volunteer Voice – May 2026 issue
LOCAL GOLF CLUB TEES UP FOR FRIENDS OF AIREDALE
The work of “fantastic staff” at Airedale Hospital is being recognised by Settle & Giggleswick Golf Club which has just named the Friends of Airedale (FoA) as its charity of the year. David Colgrave, Captain of the community golf club, was so impressed by the care and dedication of staff who looked after a close relative early this year, that …
Olicana Lodge Names Friends of Airedale as charity of year
Freemasons from Olicana Lodge in Ilkley have named the Friends of Airedale (FoA) as their charity of the year. It means proceeds from the Lodge’s regular fundraising events up until January 2027 will go towards the charity’s aim of enhancing patient care at the hospital. Said Worshipful Master Darren Marchment: “Freemasons donate a massive amount of money to charity across Yorkshire …
FRIENDS OF AIREDALE MARCH INTO ACTION
Hospital charity The Friends of Airedale (FoA) has provided another £4,000 worth of grants to improve patient care. Two new sets of informal dining tables and chairs have been presented to Ward 7 (female surgery), and the charity has also paid for the servicing and repair of 12 wheelchairs for the hospital chapel. The £3,000 worth of furniture for Ward …
Volunteer Voice February 2026
Read the full newsletter – Volunteer Voice – February 2026 issue
FRIENDS OF AIREDALE GETS A BOOST FROM FIBRELINE
Keighley-based Fibreline, the UK’s largest independently owned cushion fillings supplier, has presented the Friends of Airedale (FoA)with more than £1,000. The money was raised by the company’s employee run Engagement Committee through a series of fundraising events held in 2025. Fibreline named the Friends, the Airedale General Hospital charity, as one of its charities of the year for 2025. A …
CHRISTMAS CHEER TO CHILDREN’S UNIT
The Friends of Airedale (FoA) has provided some pre-Christmas cheer to the Children’s Unit, with a donation of £1,500 worth of specialist toys and digital devices. The bumper package was presented by FoA chairman Alison Dixon following a request by Ward 17 for some much needed sensory and distraction toys. They will be used to help calm children facing tests …
