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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 1h

Congratulations Saorise!

After volunteering with us at the Royal Free Hospital Children’s School, she’s landed a job as a child and family support worker at a local Camden school.

#fundraising #careers #donate

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 6h

We are celebrating this year's Big Half success, with our runners raising over £7,500! Ready to join our 2026 team?

Sign up and be part of something special.

Register here: royalfreecharity.org/get-involved...

#BigHalf #RunForCharity #LondonRunning #RegisterNow #Fundraiser2026 #LetsDoThis

A charity runner wearing a red "Royal Free Charity" vest with the name "Marianna" printed on the front is clapping and smiling on a city street. The runner has a grey hat and a white shirt underneath the vest. In the background are other runners, a Union Jack flag, souvenir displays, and shopfronts, creating a busy and festive race atmosphere.

Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 3d

Too cold for the Hampstead Heath ponds? ❄️ No problem!

Our heated indoor pool, just five minutes from the Heath, means you can swim all year round.

Check out our Rec Club memberships, NHS discounts and day passes ➡️ www.royalfreerecclub.co.uk

#HampsteadHeath #Swimming #LondonFitness

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 7d

Catrina said: “It is lovely hearing comments from patients saying that spending a few minutes with Hugo reduces their anxiety or ‘this is the best moment of my day’." 🐕

#TherapyDog #NHS

Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 7d

As a patient at the Royal Free Hospital, visits from a therapy dog comforted Fraser. He wanted to return with his dog Hugo to help others.

When Fraser died and was unable to fulfil his wish, his wife Catrina continued her late husband’s legacy with Hugo at Chase Farm Hospital.

#TherapyDog #NHS

A brown cockapoo dog wearing a Royal Free Charity neck scarf is petted by a hospital staff member.

A woman with blonde hair, holds a brown cockapoo dog up to a patient, who strokes the dogs head. The patient is lying in bed in a hospital room.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 8d

A bit of comfort goes a long way.

Thanks to our new shop trolley, patients unable to leave their bed at the Royal Free Hospital can get a healthy snack or their favourite treat, right from their bedside.

This sense of normality makes a difference to a patient’s stay in hospital!

#NHS #volunteer

Two male volunteers wearing Royal Free Charity t-shirts stood next to a male healthcare professional in a blue uniform. All three are smiling and stood behind a trolley filled with drinks and snacks in a hospital corridor.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 9d

Kevin Raeburn cycled 874 miles in 14 days to raise funds on our behalf.🚴

After 15 years as an alcohol liaison nurse at the Royal Free Hospital, he took on the challenge to help us support his NHS colleagues. Kevin raised £2340 - thank you!

#NHS #Fundraising #ChallengeEvent #RoyalFreeCharity

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A man on a bike next to a grey stone that says “JOHN O’ GROATS”

A man standing behind his bike and in front of a white sign that says "LAND'S END" and "JOHN O’ GROATS". The sea can be seen in the background.

Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 10d

📖 Read the report here: www.amrc.org.uk/charities-in...

Charities in action: Preventing ill health

Published: September 2025 In this report, we showcase how AMRC charities are key partners in the shift from sickness to prevention. Download a PDF version or view the infographic below (please ma...

www.amrc.org.uk

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 10d

🩺The @amrc-uk.bsky.social latest report shows that over one in five deaths in England in 2023 were avoidable.

Through our Make Every Conversation Count programme, we train young volunteers to promote health, prevent illness and have conversations that could change lives.

#MECC #NHSVolunteers #AMRC

Eight young volunteers in purple Royal Free Charity t-shirts sit around a white desk each holding a blue and white booklet that says “Healthy Conversations”. At the end of the desk are two women who are also holding up the booklets. They all sit in a meeting room with a television behind them.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 13d

Celebrating 25 years of care and progress at North Middlesex University Hospital with the Haringey Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Project.

North Mid’s team serves diverse Haringey and Enfield communities, improving sickle cell care daily.

issuu.com/royalfreecha...

#SickleCellAwareness

A smiling hospital patient is lying in a bed with medical tubes attached to both arms, receiving a transfusion treatment from a bedside machine. Two healthcare professionals, a nurse and a doctor, stand beside the patient, both smiling. Medical equipment and blood transfusion bags are visible, along with clinical posters on the wall in the background.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 15d

Challenge yourself while supporting local NHS hospitals! From skydives to marathons, find your next adventure with Royal Free Charity. See upcoming events: royalfreecharity.org/get-involved/find-an-event

#CharityChallenge #NHSCharity #NorthLondon #NHS

A runner in a red Royal Free Charity vest with a race bib is smiling widely with arms outstretched while participating in a busy city marathon, surrounded by other runners and spectators.

A woman wearing a Royal Free Charity t-shirt is tandem skydiving through a bright blue sky, smiling enthusiastically with white clouds and the landscape visible far below her.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 16d

Congratulations to our former volunteer Esther, who has just got a job as a registered nursing associate at the Royal Free Hospital.

We’re incredibly proud of her journey from volunteering on the wards to a career in healthcare.

#volunteering #fundraising #community

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 21d

Congratulations to Louise China for receiving her development and skills enhancement grant from the @nihr.bsky.social, thanks to support from our charity.

We wish her the best for the next step in her research career.

#Research #Fundraising #NIHRresearch

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 22d

Sign up now for one of our exciting challenge events - like Santa in the City or Halloween Walk - and help raise vital funds for patients and staff across north London.

Sign up now via the link below: royalfreecharity.org/get-involved...

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 22d

Fancy dashing through central London in full festive gear or braving a spooky walk to raise money for a great cause?

#LondonEvents #WhatsOnLondon #CharityEvents #Fundraising

Big Ben rises into a dim, moody sky, framed by leafless, gnarled tree branches, creating a dramatic, Halloween-inspired London cityscape.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 23d

Rain, hills and a lot of pedal power! Well done to everyone who joined the London to Brighton Cycle Ride for us!

Ready for something new? Find a challenge and get involved: royalfreecharity.org/get-involved...

#LondonToBrighton #CycleSquad #Cycling #BikeLife

Cyclists in bright Royal Free Charity vests and helmets, smiling together at the start, with their bikes.

Four cyclists in helmets and medals, standing with their bikes on wet ground at the Brighton finish line.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 24d

Thank you to the Barnet Asian Women’s Association (BAWA) for a generous donation of £250! We loved meeting members at their recent event, sharing our work, enjoying vibrant performance and seeing our local community come together for the NHS in north London.

#Barnet #AsianWomenBarnet #NHS

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 27d

Good luck to all our amazing cyclists taking on the London to Brighton Cycle Ride this weekend!

We’re so grateful for your incredible fundraising efforts and we wish you the best of luck on your ride from capital to coast.

You’ve got this!

#LondonToBrighton #L2B2025 #Fundraising

A man cycles with one arm up to wave on the Brighton seafront. He is wearing a pink Royal Free Charity cycling zip-up top, sunglasses, helmet and gloves. People are cheering him on.

A group of six men wearing pink Royal Free Charity cycling zip-up tops stand with their arms in the air. Brighton beach can be seen in the background.

A woman wearing a pink Royal Free Charity cycling zip-up top and a helmet holds her bike and smiles. There is a crowd of people and Brighton beach behind her.

A man wearing a pink Royal Free Charity cycling zip-up top looks ahead on the Brighton seafront.

Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 27d

Thank you David, for 55 extraordinary years. Your voice will always be a part of Royal Free Radio.

#RoyalFreeRadio #HospitalRadio #VolunteerHero #NorthLondon

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 27d

Though stepping back from the mic, David remains chairman of Royal Free Radio, keeping one foot in the door at the station.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 27d

Looking back on his favourite memory from radio, David said: “We had a whole ward singing ‘Tulips from Amsterdam’ once; they phoned in from what was then the telephone trolley and they had the whole ward singing it. We got told off by the matron for causing a disturbance, but it was good fun!”

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 27d

Radio has always been close to David’s heart - not just through his decades of volunteering, but personally too. He met his wife through the station and now their daughter proudly continues the legacy with a show of her own.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 27d

The station changed drastically through those years, from vinyl to computer software, cupboard to recording studio, but what remained was David’s dedication, being a warm instantly recognisable voice to those most vulnerable in care.

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 27d

Looking back on the beginning, David said: “When we started, the country was still using pounds, shillings and pence, The Beatles had just broken up, ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ by Simon and Garfunkel was a new release and it would be four years before anyone had heard of ABBA.”

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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 27d

🎤Royal Free Radio host hangs up his headphones after 55 remarkable years. 🎧

Over half a century of shows and thousands of song requests later, David Scarff, chairman of our volunteer-run Royal Free Radio, has officially signed off for the final time.

The image, in black and white, shows a man in a radio station scratching a vinyl record player. He wears glasses, headphones round his neck and a striped polo shirt. He is surrounded by cassette tapes and recording equipment.

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