Tag Archives: charity

Coronavirus 19 – Social Distancing with 99 year old Captain Tom Moore and his multi-million pound fundraiser

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve touched on how nice I find it that celebrities and ‘stars’ have been thrust out of the lime-light this last month or so as finally the media wake up to what most of us knew… that they are almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News | Tagged #tomorrowwillbeagoodday, Captain Tom 100, Captain Tom fundraiser, Captain Tom Moore, charity, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Covid19, NHS, Self isolation, Social Distancing | 5 Comments

Supporting BBC Comic Relief with a very special Sherlock tour

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Today is Easter Monday and though I’m working as I have done every day so far this year, it seems like an apt time to make this post considering the time of year. One of the nice things I like … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, television, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged 221B Baker Street, BBC, charity, Comic Relief, Louise Brealey, Sherlock, Speedy's, Uma Stubbs, Ye Olde England Tours | 6 Comments

I met perhaps the most famous tree in the world at Sycamore Gap

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

If you think of how many trees are famous; there are quite a few of them but compared to the countless billions of trees on the planet they are really few and far between. Some famous trees are no longer … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, history, Movies and Films, Northumberland and Durham, Travel | Tagged charity, Hadrians Wall, Northumberland, outdoors, Robin Hood, Romans, Sycamore Gap | 16 Comments

Walking Hadrian’s Wall For Cancer Research

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

A different sort of post just for a change. This week is the birthday of my Mother whose death occurred almost 5 years ago. She suffered from cancer on several occasions and so my wife, uncle and I have decided … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumbria & The Lake District, Life, Northumberland and Durham, Travel | Tagged Cancer Research, charity, Grief, Hadrians Wall, Just Giving, Mama, Susan Liddell, Wallsend | 3 Comments

Rebuilding the Great Library of Mosul

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Libraries are one of the hallmarks of civilisation, the availability of knowledge and ideas has been inherent to our progress as a species for thousands of years. The destruction of such knowledge is also an often repeated and always unforgivable crime … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged books, charity, Iraq, Library, Life, Mosul, Terrorism, war | 4 Comments

Helping people with loans and not donations

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

I don’t know about you but I like to help as many people as I can. If possible then I do practical things to help like carry suitcases up the stairs on the London Underground or assisting the elderly or … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Opinion | Tagged business, charity, Kindness, Kiva, Kiva Loans, Life | 1 Comment

Thomas Coram and The Foundling Hospital

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

Whilst researching for a new book which I am writing on ‘Things To Do In London’, I came across a park which piqued my curiosity. The park is called Coram’s Fields and remarkably it is only open to children with adults … Continue reading →

Posted in history, London, Travel | Tagged Bloomsbury, charity, Coram's Fields, Culture, Foundling Hospital, Foundling Museum, Handel, Life, London, Thomas Coram | 13 Comments

Changing The World, One Step At A Time

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve been extremely busy the last week or so which isn’t normally a reason not to blog post but that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it. I’ve been very busy with working on my V1 book and other … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Politics | Tagged charity, Help, Helping Others, Kindness, Life, love, NHS, Pay It Forward, Politics, Snow, Stangers, strikes | 7 Comments

Let Me Help – Doing more than feeling sorry for those in need.

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve written before about being A Good Samaritan. I spend a lot of time thinking about those in need. Whether it is homeless persons or those fallen on hard times in other ways such as ex-service people. Even my first … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Beggars, charity, Good Deeds, Help, Homeless, Life, London, refugees | 4 Comments

The British Schindler Sir Nicholas Winton and the Kindertransport

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

Not many people have heard of Sir Nicholas Winton even in his own country but his actions undoubtedly mean that thousands of people are alive today that would not have been without him. The Kindertransport has its origins on 15th … Continue reading →