Charity/voluntary

Hounslow Animal Welfare Society is holding a Christmas jumble sale at Lindon Bennett school in Hanworth on Saturday December 5.

The event is open from 11am to 3pm at the Main Street school and all proceeds will go directly to help animals in the charity's care.

Feltham rugby club are appealing for help to replace memorabilia lost when their clubhouse was burnt down by vandals in August.

Old photos, plaques, trophies and ties were destroyed in the fire at the Hanworth Air Park pavilion and the club are asking for financial contributions or replacement memorabilia to decorate the building once it is refurbished.

Anyone interested in helping should contact club president Frank Parslow by emailing frank.parslow@onetel.net.

An information day for disabled adults will take place at Hounslow Council civic centre on Friday September 11 between 11am and 3pm.

The council and representatives from the voluntary sector will be on hand to give advice about service that are available and to find out what services the people of Hounslow would like introduced.

For more information visit www.hounslow.gov.uk, email disabilitymatters@hounslow.gov.uk or call 020 8583 3164.

A blood donation session will be held at Feltham assembly hall on Monday September 7.

Anyone can give blood at the Hounslow Road hall between 10am-12.30pm and 2pm-4pm.

Feltham Rotary Club has delivered over 600 illustrated dictionaries to Year 5 children in schools throughout Feltham, Bedfont and Hanworth.

Over the last two weeks, local Rotarians visited 10 schools in the area and gave each child a dictionary to keep as part of a Rotary international literacy scheme.

Scientists are looking for Hounslow pensioners to take part in a study of the exercise in the over-65s.

Research staff at University College London are appealing for volunteers to take part in a six month programme of exercise in a bid to promote activity in older people.

On Saturday, two ambassadors of Hanworth Carnival handed over a £4,000 cheque to Cancer Research UK, from funds raised at last summer's event.

The annual event is coming to an end this summer and the final Hanworth Carnival Week will run from Saturday, June 27, until Saturday, July 4.

Volunteers continued on their monumental mission to return Hanworth Park in Hounslow to its pre-war heyday by planting another 1,700 trees.

The hard-working sixth formers from Longford Community School, The Heathland School, and Hounslow Manor School were joined by volunteers from Sky's The Bigger Picture initiative last Wednesday for an industrious day planting English Oaks, Silver Birches, Sweet Chestnuts and Wild Cherrys.

The Hanworth Carnival committee will hold its annual cheque presentation event on March 14.

The evening event, at Saint Richard's Church Centre, in Forge Lane, is an opportunity to hand over all the cash raised from last summer's event to Cancer Research UK.

Tickets cost is £8.50, including a finger buffet and two glasses of wine. Please book by phoning Ian or Sandra on 020 8707 5520.

Guests will meet at 7.30pm for an 8pm start.

Calling all dads, grandads, uncles and older brothers! Our fantastic Dads Club is on again this Saturday at Crane Park Children's Centre, Norman Avenue, TW13 5LN. It costs just £1.50 per dad, regardless of the number of children you bring along! This Saturday we are making pizzas, planting bulbs and ...Dr Bike is making a special appearance. He will fix your bike for FREE and give you some great tips on how to keep your bike in tip-top shape. We will also have our fantastic'Virtual Reality' bike. All the fun of the Velodrome, without falling off!. Pop in anytime between 10am and 1pm.

Children with additional needs are very welcome. Want to find out more? Just ring Maeve on 07932 513 869. Hope to see you there!