The latest of our Olivia Inspires funded sailing voyages set sail yesterday. The 10 Hounsdown School pupils had a busy first day learning how to tack and practising man overboard drills, before heading to Osborne Bay to anchor for the night. This is the second of our 2026 voyages with our partner the Rona Sailing…
On Sunday a team of intrepid athletes from University College, Durham took to the streets of Gateshead in wet and challenging conditions to run a half marathon. The torrential rain didn’t dampen their enthusiasm for raising much needed funds for Olivia Inspires and so far they’ve raised an incredible £1,300 – a fantastic effort! Thanks…
The students from @universitycollegedurham have been training in all weathers for the Newcastle-Gateshead Half Marathon to raise funds for Olivia Inspires. Good luck to everyone taking part tomorrow. Please support them if you can: https://www.gofundme.com/f/castles-gateshead-half-marathon-and-10k-for-olivia-inspires Source
Good luck to all the students from Olivia’s college at Durham University who are running the Newcastle-Gateshead Half Marathon on Sunday. ❤️THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT❤️ If you would like to support them: https://www.gofundme.com/f/castles-gateshead-half-marathon-and-10k-for-olivia-inspires Source
We had a great time this morning at Colten Care Court Lodge Care Home in Lymington meeting the residents and telling them all about Olivia and her charity. Thank you so much for choosing Olivia Inspires as your charity of the Year for 2026. Source
Today marks 8 years since we lost our beloved daughter, Olivia. She faced everything in life with positivity and a smile, her love of life continues to inspire us every day. As we remember our wonderful daughter, we celebrate her incredible legacy and the impact she had on everyone who knew her. Olivia’s spirit lives…
It was great to catch up with New Milton Youth Trust chair of trustees Helen Wallis-Dowling (left) and youth work manager Laura Follett (right) and hear all about the great work they’re doing to help young people in New Milton. Olivia Inspires provided funding for their Pupil Reintegration Program which offered home educated students a…
Recently we were honoured to be presented with a wonderful cheque by Woodpeckers Care Home in Brockenhurst as their Charity of the Year for 2025. Thanks to all of the residents, their families and friends and the amazing and dedicated staff for their enthusiasm and generosity in raising such an incredible amount for Olivia’s charity!…
CONGRATULATIONS! You may remember that back in October we helped a talented young bowler from Totton with an award to buy his own set of bowls. We’ve just had an exciting update from his mum, who said: “On Saturday my son took part in an under 14s competition for bowls players across Hampshire and he…
*** If You Go Down To The Woods Today *** We’ve just been down to the woods in Beaulieu where we had a great time talking to our Year 11 Woodlanders from Priestlands School in Lymington, who were practicing using two-handed draw knives with the help of a shave horse. The 2-year Woodlanders course teaches…