Daphne "Snowy" Snowden is a long-term resident of Marine Court who has just received the British Empire Medal from HM The Queen. We went along to her investiture ceremony to hear what being honoured for her charity and community work means to her. Retained firefighter Richard Bowman has completed a gruelling 24-hour mountain bike ride through the Scottish Highlands to raise money for The Fire Fighters Charity. Here he explains why he wanted to say thank you in this way. As we're halfway through our Bag It and Bank It textiles recycling campaign, here are ten surprising facts you may not know about our textiles habits, and how we can all do our bit to help the planet as well as The Fire Fighters Charity. Keep up to date with all the features on the Charity in The Telegraph as part of their Christmas Charity Appeal. Five-time 'Bag it and Bank it' winners Egremont Fire Station share their top five tips on how to collect more than 11,000 KG of textiles in just one month.
A lifetime of fundraising recognised by Her Majesty
One man’s quest to tackle the toughest bike race in the UK
Ten surprising facts about our textiles habits
Follow our coverage in The Telegraph’s Christmas Appeal
Bag it and Bank it: Top tips from Egremont Fire Station
