London, December 2014. On the occasion of the Feast of Christmas, the Delegation of Great Britain & Ireland has made a GBP £18,000 (approx. €23,570) donation to a number of adopted charities of the Delegation which include the All Party Pro Life Group, Blind Veterans UK, Citywise Dublin, Co-operation Ireland, Council of Christians & Jews, Forthspring Inter-Community Group, The Passage, St Peter’s Italian Church, St George’s Chapel Appeal and the Stroke Association.
Among knights and dames who made personal donations to our adopted charities via the Constantinian Order included: Sir Nadhmi Auchi, Sir Anthony Bailey, Mr John Barber, HE Archbishop Luigi Barbarito, Mr Krzysztof Barbarski, Mr Joseph Byllam Barnes, Mr Michael Barry, Professor Trond Beravale, Captain Peregrine Bertie, Professor John Burland, Dr Massimo & Signora Sara Carello, His Honour Judge Patrick Clyne, Professor Richard Conroy, Dr Sorca Conroy-Sherman, Sir Michael Craig-Cooper, Mr John Cowdall, Mr Adrian de Redman, Sir David Durie, Mr James Hart Dyke, HMEH Frà Matthew Festing, Mr Seamus Fitzpatrick, Mr Timothy George, Mr Kevin Grant, Sir Ewan Harper, Mr Leslie Hayward, HSH Princess Marie-Therese von Hohenberg, Lady Bailey, Sir William Jeffcock, Miss Maureen Jones, Mr Gerard Lawler, The Lord Lingfield, Professor Vincent McBrierty, Mr Michael Joseph McDonnell, Mr Anthony McGorrigan, Mr John McIntosh, HE Archbishop Antonio Mennini, Mr Richard Model, Mr Paul Murphy, MP, The Rev Deacon Meliton Oakes, HE Mr Francis O’Donnell, Mr Rory More O’Ferrall, Mr Bernard O’Reilly, Mrs Joyce Parsons, Dr Nicola Pedroni, The Baroness Cox of Queensbury, Mr Andrew Rogers, Professor John Ryan, Mr John Sherman, Sir Michael Smurfit, Dr Colin Smythe, Mr Michael Sternberg, Sir Conrad Swan, Mrs Elizabeth Thornborough, Mr John Turley, Dr Martin Vorderwulbecke and Mrs Ann Willis.
To make a donation to one of our adopted charities, please click here. In early 2015 the delegation will be reviewing each of its adopted charities for future fundraising. A list of our current adopted charities can be seen below:
All Party Pro Life Group: A forum established within the British parliament for discussion of pro-life issues including abortion, euthanasia and research upon the human embryo.
For more information please click here.
Blind Veterans UK: A national charity giving invaluable physical and emotional support to blind ex-Service men and women in the United Kingdom since 1915.
For more information please click here.
Co-operation Ireland: A charity underpinning the political agreement on the island of Ireland by building positive relationships at community level, both within Northern Ireland and between Northern Ireland and Ireland, through the promotion of mutual understanding and co-operation. For more information please click here.
Council of Christians and Jews: A charity which is Britain’s oldest national Christian/Jewish interfaith organisation, committed to addressing anti-Semitism and promoting Christian-Jewish dialogue.
For more information please click here.
Forthspring Inter-Community Group. A charity which brings together Catholics and Protestants in Belfast and to increase tolerance, understanding and trust by supporting people to talk about their religious, cultural and political similarities and differences within a safe space. For more information please click here.
The Passage Homeless Centre: A charity providing homeless people with support to transform their own lives in London.
For more information please visit click here.
St Peter’s Italian Church in London: Is an appeal launched in the 150th anniversary of this iconic Italian Church for its restoration.
For more information please click here.
Stroke Association: A national charity supporting stroke survivors and funding research to develop new treatments and ways of preventing stroke.
For more information please click here.