Wooden Spoon News

15.08.22

Princess Anne: ‘You don’t need qualifications to make a difference’

13.08.22

Wooden Spoon Vets Triumph at Derby 10s

12.08.22

Shane Williams opens MUGA in Barry

04.08.22

Closing the Gap in Activity Levels for Children with Disabilities

02.08.22

‘Life-changing’ charity walk sees Seamus complete 500 miles

01.08.22

Wooden Spoon legacy garden moves to Broomhill Bank School

01.08.22

Wooden Spoon Chilterns and Abbey RFC Fat Blokes 7s

21.07.22

Mid Kent Golf Day Raises £8,000

21.07.22

Fylde Rugby Community Tag Festival a Roaring Success

18.07.22

Game on at Gelli

16.07.22

Little Gate Farm Project Open

14.07.22

Lancashire golf day raises money for Wooden Spoon

06.07.22

Applications Open for Wooden Spoon Grants Programme

05.07.22

Wooden Spoon garden wins RHS award

04.07.22

ROYAL LAUNCH REACHES NEW HEIGHTS

01.07.22

Mark Williams recognised for fundraising efforts at Whiteleaf Golf Day

01.07.22

Fan Dance Raises a Fan-tastic £12,000

30.06.22

West Kent Golf Day a great success

29.06.22

Wooden Spoon legacy garden to feature at Hampton Court Garden Festival

23.06.22

Celebrating the amazing success of business owners at Bill’s Big Bash 2022

22.06.22

St George’s Day event breaks fundraising record

21.06.22

Civil Service rugby match raises funds for Wooden Spoon

17.06.22

Lee Mears gives his thoughts on the Road To Twickenham challenge

16.06.22

The Road To Twickenham cycle challenge

15.06.22

Inclusive Beaches Open in Ulster

14.06.22

Solid support in Wales from the Concrete Society

01.06.22

Wooden Spoon Devon Vets Rugby Team Go On Tour

26.05.22

Rugby duo prepare for epic cycle ride to support two charities

25.05.22

Rugby legends clip in for Gallagher’s 7-day 750-mile cross country charity cycle challenge

07.05.22

Wooden Spoon donates junior wheelchairs to Coventry Stampede

27.04.22

The British & Irish Lions Charitable Trust Announces Charity Partnerships

25.04.22

Rugby on Everest – three years on

09.04.22

Kath Vass on the TikTok Women’s Six Nations so far

01.04.22

New flight simulators will help young people take to the skies

25.03.22

Sarah Beckett previews the upcoming TikTok Women’s Six Nations

18.03.22

Can England win in Paris? John Inverdale has a feeling…

09.03.22

Sun, Rain and Messy Mud

02.03.22

The difference rugby can make

02.03.22

Wooden Spoon Chilterns 2022 Update

01.03.22

Go karters raise over £2,500 for Wooden Spoon Chilterns

01.03.22

Wooden Spoon opens Café at youth centre for young people in Berkshire

28.02.22

Chilterns golf day raises £8,000 for local vulnerable children

28.02.22

Charity rugby event to support local mental health projects

11.02.22

I’m predicting wins for England, Scotland and France in week two

10.02.22

We use rugby to show that young people matter

04.02.22

England are one of the favourites – but anyone can beat anyone

04.02.22

Scotland have a chance but France are my tip for 6 Nations glory

03.02.22

Rob Henderson – Six Nations Preview

26.01.22

Skye Ride

26.01.22

Free Running

26.01.22

Come rain or shine

26.01.22

Rugby For All

25.01.22

A Time To Heal

18.01.22

Family burpee challenge is a special one for Wooden Spoon fundraiser

14.01.22

Changing lives through wheelchair rugby

07.01.22

Helping families through the most difficult of times

16.12.21

Sussex “Fish and Chips” lunch back in action on Brighton Pier

13.12.21

New sensory room for pupils in North Yorkshire

01.12.21

How your fundraising helped foster an interest in rugby

01.12.21

Festive fundraising for Wooden Spoon!

26.11.21

Reflections from a great day of international rugby

17.11.21

Exeter’s Callum Pope Crowned HITZ Awards Young Achiever 2021

10.11.21

Three standout individuals shortlisted for the HITZ Young Achiever Award

08.11.21

A-Z of fundraising ideas

05.11.21

Autumn Nations Series: Tim Visser’s hopes for the forthcoming matches

04.11.21

SensationALL space funded for children with disabilities in Scotland

03.11.21

Joe Marler opens new Woodwork Skills Workshop for Sussex children

02.11.21

New sensory garden for Budehaven Community School

29.10.21

Autumn Nations Series 2021: What to look out for

27.10.21

Wooden Spoon ‘Sign’ Cafe funded at Swansea Centre for Deaf People

14.10.21

Get fundraising for Wooden Spoon this spooky season!

12.10.21

First national fundraising event since COVID raises over £64,000

07.10.21

Congratulations to our amazing 2021 London Marathon Runners!

06.10.21

Gala dinner raises large sum for Bristol, Bath & Somerset

30.09.21

Top rugby podcasts that you need to listen to!

28.09.21

Surrey Sportsman’s Dinner Success

28.09.21

Surrey Golfers Tee Off for Charity

28.09.21

A successful first golf day for Wooden Spoon Cumbria

27.09.21

Eastern Counties Rugby Union Memorial Event

21.09.21

7s Rugby: Men’s Marauders and Wooden Spoon Women’s Match Reports 2021

21.09.21

Wooden Spoon Marauders end season at Bournemouth 7s 2021

17.09.21

New Wooden Spoon-supported Play Park at Space & Broomhouse Hub

15.09.21

Ponies Help Children open new Wooden Spoon Therapeutic Facility

07.09.21

GOLD at the Paralympics

16.08.21

New allotment project supporting young people’s mental health complete

28.07.21

Sensory garden funded for Coventry school in memory of member of staff

27.07.21

A winning weekend for the Wooden Spoon Marauders

21.07.21

Wooden Spoon Sets Out Its Three Year Plan

16.07.21

“Thrive and Sensory” room project for Dines Green Academy complete

16.07.21

Mid-Kent ‘Club Together’ Cycle Challenge raises over £20,000

15.07.21

Epic Sensory Garden Build for The Sheiling Ringwood School

06.07.21

Wooden Spoon Marauders stir up a success with Fiji’s Semi Radradra

05.07.21

Gullivers continue to raise money for Wooden Spoon!

29.06.21

Wooden Spoon Marauders Super 7’s series first leg

21.06.21

Wooden Spoon Marauders gear up for 2021 Sevens Season

17.06.21

A very wet West Kent Golf Day raises more than £6,000

09.06.21

Support The Lions and raise money for Wooden Spoon

27.05.21

Wooden Spoon Wales support Noah’s Ark resilience fund

26.05.21

Surrey’s success funds three new projects for local children

18.05.21

Long-time Wooden Spoon Leicestershire supporter passes away

17.05.21

Leicester Opens First Part of Leicester Children’s Hospital

10.05.21

Wooden Spoon is celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week

05.05.21

Project throwback: Scot’s support puts families first

29.04.21

Sale Sharks youngster named a HITZ Hero 2021

29.04.21

Rugby on Everest – Two years on

29.04.21

London Irish’s HITZ star named a Wooden Spoon HITZ Hero 2021

22.04.21

The British & Irish Lions Charitable Trust Announces Charity Partnerships

14.04.21

Wooden Spoon-supported Rugby Camps stir up a success!

09.04.21

Meet our 2021 London Marathon runners!

07.04.21

Dream up a Captain Tom 100 challenge for Wooden Spoon

01.04.21

Four new play areas funded for special school in the Rhondda valley

02.03.21

Wooden Spoon-funded kitchen helps cafe to cater for those with additional needs

17.02.21

Wooden Spoon Scotland helps Cash for Kids to cater for those in need

26.01.21

PREMIERSHIP RUGBY CHAMPIONS LAUNCH ONLINE LESSONS TO HELP PRIMARY CHILDREN

07.12.20

Feast your eyes on Wales’ show-stopping fixture

10.11.20

World in Union for East Grinstead RFC’s Matt Ratana

09.11.20

Bristol and Bath welcome Somerset into the Wooden Spoon family

04.11.20

Dartford Valley RFC triumphant at West Kent Golf Day

30.10.20

Allotment build supporting young people is back in action after lockdown

20.10.20

Ex-Bath Rugby star lends a helping hand to Wooden Spoon

15.10.20

Ex-rugby players saddle up to raise staggering sum

12.10.20

Young duo behind Rugby Recycled raising vital funds in Scotland

12.10.20

First Scotland members’ golf day scores super sum

06.10.20

Sussex Rugby Clubs Championship goes ahead

05.10.20

A London Marathon like no other

05.10.20

Five new trustees appointed to Wooden Spoon board

24.09.20

Gruelling 487-mile bike ride raises £3,230 for Wooden Spoon Kent

11.09.20

CruzKids’ annual activity weekend for bereaved young people

10.09.20

A tee-rific golf day for Wooden Spoon Leicestershire

10.09.20

Swindon St George Rugby League Club team up with Wooden Spoon

09.09.20

Terrific team of one raises spirits and funds for Wooden Spoon

21.08.20

A stage for Scottish young people to shine and forget their troubles

20.08.20

Wooden Spoon Wales’ helping hand still felt 10 years on

22.07.20

England winger Mike Slemen has passed away aged 69

21.07.20

Creating positive futures through the HITZ rugby programme

16.07.20

Bristol Bears and Bath rugby players scrum together for Wooden Spoon

15.07.20

Put the ‘fun’ in fundraising with Wooden Spoon!

08.07.20

Wooden Spoon donates £246,000 to local charities affected by COVID-19

25.06.20

Worcester Warriors Chris Pennell’s insight into rugby life in lockdown

23.06.20

A place to play continues to brighten the lives of Irish children

22.06.20

24-hour Summer Solstice Marathon raises £7,000 for Wooden Spoon

28.05.20

Participate in a virtual challenge and raise money for Wooden Spoon

13.05.20

A new place to play in peace thanks to Wooden Spoon Ulster.

05.05.20

Wooden Spoon join #GivingTuesdayNow in Global Day of Giving and Unity

30.04.20

Rugby On Everest – One Year On

29.04.20

Wooden Spoon announces emergency support package to help local charities through COVID-19 crisis

28.04.20

Shane’s seven day series of strenuous cycles

16.04.20

Take on The 2.6 Challenge for Wooden Spoon

15.04.20

Nurturing new families at adoption charity PACT

09.04.20

Virtual Charity Film Awards to take place on 21 April

08.04.20

Wooden Spoon Lancashire pays tribute to long standing patron

01.04.20

Wooden Spoon furlough staff in response to COVID-19

31.03.20

Wooden Spoon launch their 2018/19 Impact Report

16.03.20

Wooden Spoon postpones upcoming events

14.02.20

Cornwall’s sell out crowd for Wooden Spoon dinner

14.02.20

Wales entertained guests at Sophia Gardens for the Wooden Spoon Quiz

13.02.20

Second year Giro D’Capitale bike ride for Wooden Spoon

13.02.20

Scotland host lunch ahead of Six Nations Calcutta Cup contest

07.02.20

Wooden Spoon Partner Club finalist for Rugby Club of the Season

07.02.20

Ireland rugby stars attend opening of new sensory classroom

02.01.20

Annual Sussex Christmas lunch on Brighton Pier

19.12.19

New Skills Pod for Sidestrand School

02.12.19

Surrey opens two projects in one day with John Inverdale

02.12.19

Bedfordshire provides Ridgeway School with a new sensory garden

02.11.19

The Telegraph selects Wooden Spoon for their annual Christmas appeal

29.10.19

Cricket Meets Spoon Lunch Overcomes the English Weather

04.10.19

New classroom and playground for Pear Tree School

27.08.19

Another World Record Broken: The Longest match of rugby union

09.05.19

Cardiff sun shines on Bryn Hafod

26.04.19

Eastern Counties teams up with Rugbytots for DelBoy

05.04.19

New technology helps deliver Wooden Spoon Vision

08.02.19

Jiffy opens Wooden Spoon project at Noah’s Ark

21.12.18

New respite lounge for Lisalanna

06.12.18

Ulster pupils benefit from multi-sensory room

26.11.18

Children can now bike and bounce at Highbury School

08.11.18

Edinburgh’s pioneering speech centre

07.11.18

IT-driven sensory learning at Dorking school

10.10.18

Retired Schalk Brits to continue comeback with Barbarians

19.09.18

Running the toughest foot-race in the world

14.09.18

Dartfordians RFC triumphant at Kent Golf Day

12.09.18

Rugbytots epic charity build for outstanding Surrey school

07.08.18

Mixed ability rugby squad celebrates

03.08.18

RideLondon cyclists triumph

27.07.18

Rugby with Altitude: LMAX Exchange Everest Rugby Challenge

17.07.18

Old Colfeian’s win draw and U18s recognise Wooden Spoon

17.07.18

West Kent Club Together Cycle raises over £28,000

05.07.18

Camberley RFC Ndure Cycle for Wooden Spoon

02.07.18

7s Marauders: 2018 a great season!

28.06.18

TransAm: 4,300 miles in 22 days 8 hours

21.06.18

Sussex Rugby Clubs Golf Challenge

15.06.18

Brian Murray’s Trans-Am challenge

06.06.18

9th Annual Charity 7s Tag Rugby in memory of Si Viney

24.05.18

Moseley Oak RFC win inaugural Big Fat Rugby Quiz

18.05.18

Lancing Sea Scouts is 22nd Sussex project

15.05.18

HITZ squad take part in Devon’s ‘Big Build’

15.05.18

Ballymena Bears Hill Challenge success

08.05.18

Stew Mel Lions celebrate year of fundraising

30.04.18

Doing It for the Girls and Wooden Spoon

17.04.18

Wheels Go Round To Raise Thousands

17.04.18

Peterborough RFC host 11th annual lunch

10.04.18

Ballyclare RFC partner club success

10.04.18

Wayne Barnes referees Windsor U16s game

20.03.18

Fylde RFC Wooden Spoon Dinner

22.02.18

Southend RFC charity lunch

15.02.18

‘Women with Drive’ tackle new heights

01.02.18

Natwest Six Nations 2018

30.01.18

Barnstaple Dinner with Phil Vickery

30.01.18

Phil Vickery opens sensory room at Little Bridge House

02.01.18

Market Harborough RFC is first Leicestershire partner club

19.12.17

Grove Cottage delighted with new sensory room

15.12.17

Banbury RFC charity matchday raises £1.5K

11.12.17

Johnson delights at ‘best ever’ Merseyside Lunch

22.11.17

Gloucester youngster wins HITZ award

21.11.17

Lansdowne youngsters benefit from new multi-use games arena

10.11.17

Partner Club golfers tee off for charity

09.11.17

Norwich Union RFC partnership begins with a bang

03.11.17

Norfolk Park playground a hit with the children

02.11.17

HITZ Awards: Community Impact Finalists

01.11.17

Compostella Way Pilgrims Made It!

18.10.17

Terrington Hall and Cundall Manor team up

17.10.17

Sean Lamont Receives Wooden Spoon from CHAS

16.10.17

Roger Baird Opens New Playground

13.10.17

Youngsters Delight at Rebalancing Suite

13.10.17

Adventure Play and Sensory Spaces for The Yard

09.10.17

Local Charities Benefit from Ride

25.09.17

Memorial day for fallen father and son leaves lasting legacy

25.09.17

Hemel top leaderboard at Rugby Clubs’ Golf Championship

21.09.17

Wooden Spoon-gifted gym fit for purpose

21.09.17

Champion athlete to escort fundraiser on European trek

19.09.17

Rugby and cricket combine for charity bash

19.09.17

Chair lift for League champions

18.09.17

Chiefs champion children’s charity of rugby

13.09.17

High spirits as supporter completes Snowdon treble

11.09.17

Rugby rivals rake in staggering sum

11.09.17

Golf day launches perfect Staffordshire partnership

11.09.17

Park House crowned Kent Golf Challenge champions

07.09.17

Donation sparks school’s decade of growth

07.09.17

Club Together riders reach six-figure sum

01.09.17

Spoonews Autumn/Winter 2017 out now

31.08.17

Surf’s up at inclusive beach

30.08.17

Marauders end season with semi-final showing

29.08.17

Rugbytots riders celebrate two-wheeled triumph

21.08.17

Save-the-date for floodlit fun

15.08.17

Brian saddles up for transatlantic adventure

14.08.17

Playzone turns frowns upside down

14.08.17

Golfers score super sum

11.08.17

Vikings fans show sporting support

10.08.17

Hit the beach for Gloucester rugby festival

02.08.17

Grangewood pupils’ new place to play

01.08.17

Partner Clubs’ summer support

28.07.17

Rolling wheels gather Moss

27.07.17

The Chosen ones conquer Longlevens Sevens

26.07.17

Welsh garden blooms

19.07.17

Cyclists show support on two-wheeled tour

19.07.17

Red Roses to bloom at World Cup?

19.07.17

Touch of class from capital agencies

18.07.17

Octogenarian tames wilds of Scotland

18.07.17

Pub-goers keep fundraising wheels in motion

18.07.17

Cornwall challenge for generous golfers

17.07.17

Cox climbers conquer Three Peaks

14.07.17

Mr England saddles up for Wooden Spoon

13.07.17

HITZ scheme’s big impact

11.07.17

Baa Baas lined up to battle All Blacks

11.07.17

Sporting chance for Kent youngsters

10.07.17

Extension enables extra support

06.07.17

Norfolk gets quizzical

05.07.17

Rugby clubs in the swing at charity golf day

04.07.17

Providing the missing piece

04.07.17

Wooden Spoon’s winning record

04.07.17

A place to play

26.06.17

Rugby rivals unite for tour of Norfolk’s clubs

23.06.17

Emerging England Star calls Close Series

23.06.17

Wooden Spoon staff answer DIY SOS

22.06.17

Witney Wolves Welcome Wooden Spoon Festival

21.06.17

TNT and Wooden Spoon Gallop to Aid of Riding Charity

21.06.17

TNT Runners Overtake Fundraising Target

14.06.17

Four rugby wheelchairs donated to Exeter Hawks

13.06.17

Gavin Hastings opens Wooden Spoon kitchen at Edinburgh youth club

13.06.17

WS Marauders make semi finals of iPRO Super Sevens Series

13.06.17

Tim Visser – If there is a chance of us winning – It is definitely now

06.06.17

Rest Recovery/Snoezelen Room opened in Cheltenham

06.06.17

Rugby club to take on epic bike ride

05.06.17

John Inverdale on The Lions

05.06.17

Wooden Spoon young supporter is mascot for Barbarians

27.05.17

Cox Automotive tackles Three Peaks

24.05.17

Call for West Midlands and Warwickshire volunteers

23.05.17

Lane End School Reading Cafe Project Opened

22.05.17

Newport take title in style

11.05.17

Schools – wear your Wooden Spoon socks

11.05.17

HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO opens Wooden Spoon Surrey’s Dipping Pond at Wildlife Trust

10.05.17

New Wetroom for Weston House, Bridgend

10.05.17

New adventure playground gives children with special needs more opportunities for play

09.05.17

El Snowsill Recaps on Wooden Spoon Women’s Triumph in Kinsale!

25.04.17

Partner Club Huddersfield RUFC Win National League 3 Northern Division

24.04.17

Marauders Fun in the Sunshine Sevens

11.04.17

Wooden Spoon minibus to connect children in care in Scotland

11.04.17

Ripple Retreat opens

11.04.17

Scouting for RDA’s Scotland Squad

11.04.17

Teenage Den made possible for Children’s Hospice

11.04.17

The countdown is on to the Virgin London Marathon

10.04.17

Wheelchair Rugby – One Year On

06.04.17

Joseph Norton Academy Wooden Spoon Farm Opens in Yorkshire

04.04.17

Rob Andrew on Lions Tour to NZ and England Cricket

03.04.17

Opening of CurnowGarden at Curnow School, Redruth.

03.04.17

Speedy Support From Josh Caygill

30.03.17

A Day at the Races with Gloucester Wooden Spoon

28.03.17

Wooden Spoon Marauders Gear Up For 2017 Sevens Season

27.03.17

HSBC Rosslyn Park Schools Sevens Round Up

22.03.17

Students Sporting Sock Exchange Initiative

15.03.17

Wooden Spoon Sussex Open 21st Project

15.03.17

Wooden Spoon Welcomes BeRugby Magazine

10.03.17

England’s Full Back Nolli gives her thoughts on the 6 Nations so far…

06.03.17

Legacy for a Legend Martin ‘Speedy’ Roberts…

01.03.17

Club Together… Rugby Riding for Wooden Spoon

27.02.17

Widnes Vikings team up with Wooden Spoon

23.02.17

Fantastic New Soft Play Room at Rainbow Hospice, Thanks to Wooden Spoon Leicester

20.02.17

Founders reunite for presentation.

15.02.17

Fantastic 6 Nations Dinner raises £6,500

14.02.17

Mowbray Special School Barn & Classroom Opening

10.02.17

Wooden Spoon Edinburgh Burns Supper

08.02.17

Nathan Hines Opens New Sensory Room at Bonnyrigg Charity Bright Sparks

08.02.17

Sky Sports Presenter Alex Payne Chats to Wooden Spoon about the 6 Nations 2017

03.02.17

Six Nations – Wooden Spoon’s news round up

06.01.17

Vital support to get young people with disabilities fitter in 2017

04.01.17

Rugby was the winner at the 21st Golden Oldies Festival in Cardiff

07.12.16

UK’s leading rugby tour operator announces support for Wooden Spoon!

05.12.16

Sensational Sevenoaks School supports Wooden Spoon

23.11.16

Fantastic fundraising provides brilliant boost to our West Midlands region

17.11.16

Happy Honda staff triumph completing Three Peaks for charity!

21.09.16

Supermarine RFC Show Their Support for Wooden Spoon

16.09.16

London to Monte Carlo Bike Ride

05.08.16

TNT go the extra mile for Wooden Spoon

17.07.16

Celebrating success of International Tag Rugby Tournament

14.06.16

The Wooden Spoon Marauders at Super Sevens Series

07.06.16

Barns Green RFC raise funds in memory of young club member

06.06.16

The Wooden Spoon Marauders compete at Amsterdam Sevens

05.06.16

Tom Guest opens new project for Wooden Spoon Chilterns

23.05.16

Rugby fans take on gruelling challenge for Wooden Spoon Somerset

23.05.16

Eastern Counties attend 8th Bury St Edmunds RFC Rugby 7’s

23.05.16

Congratulations to our fantastic London Marathon Runners!

10.05.16

New Partner Club present cheque to Surrey region

22.04.16

Burton RFC host Wooden Spoon Challenge Match

21.04.16

Festival of Rugby gets off to a flying start!

21.04.16

Rugby fans raise £875 for Wooden Spoon Gloucestershire

21.04.16

Southend RFC support Wooden Spoon

21.04.16

Two blokes, two weeks and 142 miles across the Cornish Coastline

21.04.16

Redruth RFC team up with Wooden Spoon Cornwall

14.04.16