Alec’s story – told in conversation with his Mum, Rachel

Beneficiaries of our charity, After Umbrage are very special people. They are diverse and face problems that would challenge even the greatest practitioners of positive thinking. They each have a unique story. Here we talk to Rachel Hanson from Sheffield. With her husband, Roy, they have a son called Alec who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. […]

In conversation with Keith, one of our beneficiaries of After Umbrage

Beneficiaries of our charity, After Umbrage are very special people. They are diverse and face problems that would challenge even the greatest practitioners of positive thinking. They each have a unique story. Here we talk to Keith Cheshire of Doncaster. With his wife, Nicola, they have a special daughter called Toni who has complex needs. […]

Wishing you a Merry Christmas

We’ve had a terrific year and we’d like to celebrate some of that success with you as it’s Christmas time. We started energetically with a team of four running in the Bath Half Marathon in March. Tara Webster, Johnny Carne, Alex Wager and our Founder, Tara Belcher all ran together to fund raise and help […]

Denise, Michael, Theo and family. Their story.

We’ve had 68 visitors to our cottage in Bath since we opened the doors in 2015 to carers of loved ones with life limiting conditions. Denise and her family were some of our early guests. Theo is their wonderful son who has had 36 operations in his short, 10 year life. Here we chat to […]