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Bishop Rachel becomes President of local charity The Nelson Trust

The Bishop of Gloucester, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek From its houses in Stroud, The Nelson Trust provides residential addiction treatment to men and women. They also support women in…

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Celebrating Christmas alcohol free

Do you need a drink to help you cope with the in-laws and the stress of Christmas? Did you realise 1 in 3 people know someone with a drink problem…

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Together for Christmas Appeal

Christmas should be a magical time where friends and families come together to create wonderful memories that they will cherish forever. However, this is simply not the reality for…

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Jeremy Paxman at The Nelson Trust Annual Lecture

CEO of The Nelson Trust, John Trolan and Jeremy Paxman at the Trust’s annual fundraising lecture. Supporters of The Nelson Trust were treated to an evening with Jeremy Paxman where…

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Gloucester man makes 12,500 to 1 shot to win a BMW at charity golf day

Photo: Andrew Hulcoop, managing director of Cheltenham Cotswold BMW (left) congratulates Chris Brown on his winning shot at The Nelson Trust Golf Day. Chris Brown attended The Nelson Trust fundraising…

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Avon and Somerset Police co-funds new women-only Nelson Trust centre supported by First Bus

A safe space for women facing difficult life challenges has been opened in the heart of Bristol – thanks to a partnership between The Nelson Trust and Addiction Recovery…

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Somerset Women’s Centre seeks to break the cycle of women in contact with the Criminal Justice System

The Nelson Trust is offering a lifeline for women with multiple and complex needs or at risk of involvement with the Criminal Justice System. The Nelson Trust Women’s Centre, in…

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Quaker legacy to help women experiencing multiple vulnerabilities

Jacqui Green (left), leader of the Park Street Mission from 1969 – 2018, hands a cheque from the sale of their Park Street building to Dame Janet Trotter, Chair of…

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Celebrating our wonderful volunteers

At this year’s volunteers week, The Nelson Trust celebrated our 80 plus volunteers across the organisation. During the week 1st-7th June we held three events between Stroud and Gloucester…

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The Nelson Trust wins at the Charity Awards 2019

Rose Mahon, Head of Excellence and Development (left) and Katie Lewis, Exploitation Lead, collect the award for The Nelson Trust, nominated in the Social Care, Advice & Support category at this year’s…

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Local artist hosts private garden viewing for charity.

Friends of The Nelson Trust will have an exclusive opportunity to tour the garden of Foxley Manor near Malmesbury on Sunday 2 June 2019. At the kind invitation of…

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About to begin at The Nelson Trust 2019 Clay Shoot

Event season kicks off with a bang

Berkeley Castle was once again host to The Nelson Trust Clay Shoot and Black Tie Dinner on Friday 10 May 2019. A key event in supporters’ social calendar, the day…

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PCC Sue Mountstevens visits Bridgwater Women’s Centre

We were very pleased to welcome Avon & Somerset PCC, Sue Mountstevens to see our progress in getting our new Bridgwater Women’s Centre up and running. She commented, ‘I am…

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Rose Mahon nominated in West Women Awards

We are very excited to announce that Rose Mahon has been nominated for The People’s Choice category in the 2019 West Women Awards. The West Women of the Year Awards…

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Kirsty Tate nominated for Positive Role Model (Gender) Award

We are so proud of Kirsty for being nominated for a Positive Role Model Awards (Gender) at the 2019 Diversity Awards. The National Diversity Awards celebrate the excellent achievements of…

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