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Great Ormond Street Hospital - britishheritage.org
Great Ormond Street Hospital - britishheritage.org
Great Ormond Street Hospital - britishheritage.org
Great Ormond Street Hospital - britishheritage.org
Great Ormond Street Hospital - britishheritage.org
Great Ormond Street Hospital - britishheritage.org

Great Ormond Street Hospital (informally GOSH or Great Ormond Street, formerly the Hospital for Sick Children) is a children's hospital located in the Bloomsbury area of the London Borough of Camden, and a part of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust.

Royal National Lifeboat Institution - britishheritage.org
Royal National Lifeboat Institution - britishheritage.org
Royal National Lifeboat Institution - britishheritage.org
Royal National Lifeboat Institution - britishheritage.org
Royal National Lifeboat Institution - britishheritage.org
Royal National Lifeboat Institution - britishheritage.org
Royal National Lifeboat Institution - britishheritage.org
Royal National Lifeboat Institution - britishheritage.org
Royal National Lifeboat Institution - britishheritage.org
Royal National Lifeboat Institution - britishheritage.org
Royal National Lifeboat Institution - britishheritage.org
Royal National Lifeboat Institution - britishheritage.org
Royal National Lifeboat Institution - britishheritage.org

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on some inland waterways. It is one of several lifeboat services operating in the sa...

British Red Cross - britishheritage.org
British Red Cross - britishheritage.org
British Red Cross - britishheritage.org
British Red Cross - britishheritage.org
British Red Cross - britishheritage.org
British Red Cross - britishheritage.org
British Red Cross - britishheritage.org
British Red Cross - britishheritage.org
British Red Cross - britishheritage.org

The British Red Cross Society is the United Kingdom body of the worldwide neutral and impartial humanitarian network the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The society was formed in 1870, and is a registered charity with more than 17,200 volunteers and 3,400 staff. At the heart of...

Samaritans - britishheritage.org
Samaritans - britishheritage.org
Samaritans - britishheritage.org

Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide throughout Great Britain and Ireland, often through their telephone helpline. Its name derives from the biblical Parable of the Good Samaritan althou...

Save the Children - britishheritage.org
Save the Children - britishheritage.org
Save the Children - britishheritage.org

The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts. Aft...

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - britishheritage.org
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - britishheritage.org
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - britishheritage.org

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) is a British child protection charity.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - britishheritage.org
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - britishheritage.org
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - britishheritage.org
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - britishheritage.org
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - britishheritage.org
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - britishheritage.org

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is a charity operating in England and Wales that promotes animal welfare. The RSPCA is funded primarily by voluntary donations. Its patron is Queen Elizabeth II. Founded in 1824, it is the oldest and largest animal welfare organis...

Christian Aid - britishheritage.org
Christian Aid - britishheritage.org
Christian Aid - britishheritage.org

Christian Aid is the official relief and development agency of 41 Christian (Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox) churches in the UK and Ireland, and works to support sustainable development, eradicate poverty, support civil society and provide disaster relief in South America, the Caribbean, Afric...

Cancer Research UK - britishheritage.org
Cancer Research UK - britishheritage.org
Cancer Research UK - britishheritage.org
Cancer Research UK - britishheritage.org

Cancer Research UK is a cancer research and awareness charity in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man, formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. As the world's largest independent cancer research charity it conducts research by ...

Royal British Legion - britishheritage.org
Royal British Legion - britishheritage.org
Royal British Legion - britishheritage.org
Royal British Legion - britishheritage.org
Royal British Legion - britishheritage.org
Royal British Legion - britishheritage.org
Royal British Legion - britishheritage.org
Royal British Legion - britishheritage.org

The Royal British Legion (RBL), sometimes called the British Legion, is a British charity providing financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the British Armed Forces, their families and dependants.

HALO Trust - britishheritage.org
HALO Trust - britishheritage.org
HALO Trust - britishheritage.org
HALO Trust - britishheritage.org
HALO Trust - britishheritage.org

The HALO Trust (Hazardous Area Life-support Organization) is a non-political and non-religious registered British charity and American non-profit organization which removes debris left behind by war, in particular land mines. With over 8,000 deminers worldwide, HALO has operations in 28 countries...

Bono - britishheritage.org
Bono - britishheritage.org
Bono - britishheritage.org
Bono - britishheritage.org
Bono - britishheritage.org
Bono - britishheritage.org
Bono - britishheritage.org
Bono - britishheritage.org
Bono - britishheritage.org
Bono - britishheritage.org
Bono - britishheritage.org
Bono - britishheritage.org
Bono - britishheritage.org
Bono - britishheritage.org
Bono - britishheritage.org
Bono - britishheritage.org
Bono - britishheritage.org
Bono - britishheritage.org

Paul David Hewson (born 1960), known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, activist, philanthropist, and businessman and the lead vocalist of rock band U2. In 2005, Bono was named one of the Time Persons of the Year. In 2007 he was granted a by Elizabeth II , and in 2013 was ma...

Live Aid  1985 - britishheritage.org
Live Aid  1985 - britishheritage.org
Live Aid  1985 - britishheritage.org
Live Aid  1985 - britishheritage.org
Live Aid  1985 - britishheritage.org
Live Aid  1985 - britishheritage.org
Live Aid  1985 - britishheritage.org
Live Aid  1985 - britishheritage.org
Live Aid  1985 - britishheritage.org
Live Aid  1985 - britishheritage.org
Live Aid  1985 - britishheritage.org
Live Aid  1985 - britishheritage.org
Live Aid  1985 - britishheritage.org
Live Aid  1985 - britishheritage.org
Live Aid  1985 - britishheritage.org
Live Aid  1985 - britishheritage.org
Live Aid  1985 - britishheritage.org

Live Aid was a benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, and a music-based initiative to raise famine relief funds for Ethiopia. Live Aid was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, attended by 72,000 people and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, US, with 89,484 people. On t...

Bob Geldof - britishheritage.org
Bob Geldof - britishheritage.org
Bob Geldof - britishheritage.org
Bob Geldof - britishheritage.org
Bob Geldof - britishheritage.org
Bob Geldof - britishheritage.org
Bob Geldof - britishheritage.org
Bob Geldof - britishheritage.org

Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE (/ˈɡɛldɒf/; born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s, who achieved popularity at the time of the punk rock movement. The b...

Midge Ure - britishheritage.org
Midge Ure - britishheritage.org
Midge Ure - britishheritage.org

James Ure OBE (born 10 October 1953) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and producer. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim, the diminutive form of his actual name. Ure enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980s in bands including Slik, Thin Lizzy, Rich Kids and Visag...

The BritishHeritage.org seeks to recognize individuals who have attained excellence and international renown in their chosen professional fields, and whose actions, in addition to their achievements, embody the character of the British people through commitment to British values, the British community and/or to Great Britain. Beyond demonstrated qualities of achievement and commitment, the BritishHeritage.org serves to recognize the British Heritage contribution to the betterment of mankind.

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