Tag Archives: Rainy Day Trust

Liz Lawson gets on her bike for charity

Liz Lawson, managing director of south-west independent housewares chain Lawsons, is hoping to raise £1,000 for industry charity the Rainy Day Trust by taking part in three 100k cycling events within four weeks. She will be participating in three sportives [a cyclosportive or ‘sportive’ is an organised, mass-participation cycling event]: Rapha …

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RDT boss Bryan Clover takes a hike for charity

Industry charity the Rainy Day Trust is 175 years old and to mark the occasion, chief executive officer Bryan Clover is hiking 175 miles across the most rugged terrain around Cornwall. During the October ramble, he will cover 25 miles a day for a week (carrying 30lbs on his back), …

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Rainy Day Trust: ‘We want to work much more closely with housewares businesses’

Industry charity the Rainy Day Trust is nearly half-way through its 175th anniversary year. The Rainy Day Trust is the UK’s only charity supporting the home improvement and home enhancement workforce and their families in times of need. Chief executive officer Bryan Clover said: “We’ve been helping people like you …

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Home Hardware show raises £400 for charities

A draw held at Home Hardware’s Spring Trade Show on Tuesday (March 6) raised £400, which will be split equally between Cancer Research UK and the Rainy Day Trust. Home Hardware said: ‘We would like to thank all members, suppliers and staff who generously contributed towards these charities’ A total …

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Joseph Joseph’s Henry Thomson takes up Rainy Day Trust’s #challenge175

This year is the 175th anniversary of the housewares and home improvement charity Rainy Day Trust (RDT) and to mark the event, RDT has set itself a goal: to get 175 people in the industry to raise £175 each, to help fund the charity’s continued work. One of the first …

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Help Rainy Day Trust ceo Bryan Clover stay ‘dry’ to the end of January!

Rainy Day Trust (RDT) celebrates its 175th anniversary in 2018 and to mark the occasion, the industry charity is running #Challenge175 celebrations throughout the year to raise awareness and funds for its work. For the first event of 2018, RDT chief executive officer Bryan Clover has been going ‘dry’ this …

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Rainy Day Trust ceo Bryan Clover goes ‘dry’ for January

The Rainy Day Trust (RDT) celebrates its 175th anniversary in 2018 and to mark the occasion, the industry charity is running #Challenge175 throughout the year to raise awareness and funds for its work. RDT is the UK’s only charity supporting the home improvement workforce and their families in times of …

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Bryan Clover ditches the booze in January for Rainy Day Trust

The Rainy Day Trust (RDT) celebrates its 175th anniversary in 2018 and to mark the occasion, the industry charity is running #Challenge175 throughout the year to raise awareness and funds for its work. RDT is the UK’s only charity supporting the home improvement workforce and their families in times of …

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Rally raises over £77,000 for Rainy Day Trust

Industry charity the Rainy Day Trust is set to receive over £77,000 in donations from a fund-raising initiative held earlier this month. A total of 38 teams from across the home improvement sector took part in the four-day Pavestone Rally from September 7, travelling 1,300 miles across four countries, from …

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Rainy Day Trust ceo completes coastal challenge

On May 3, Rainy Day Trust ceo Bryan Clover set out to walk the entire length of the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path Challenge in 10 days, to raise funds for the industry charity. He succeeded in completed the 186-mile trek from St Dogmaels to Amroth half a day ahead of schedule, …

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