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Donate Your Decorations

BOPH is calling for all unwanted Christmas Decorations tinsel, baubles etc that you no longer require. If you would like to donate please visit the charity’s main office Unit 6-7 Charfleets Close, Canvey Island or the BOPH Charity shop in the Knightswick Centre, Canvey Island. For more information please call […]

Halifax lends a hand

  BOPH recently welcomed Halifax Essex to our centre to help with some decorating.   We welcomed the following staff back to BOPH from the Halifax Essex South Bank, Chris Groves, Michaela Baker, Terry Collins, Steve Taffs, Kathryn Burgess, Gemma Trimmer who came to complete the interior redecorating of our […]

Halifax Bank – Helping the Local Community

Halifax Bank Helping the Local Community Staff from the Halifax Bank part of the Lloyds Banking Group gave up their time to support B.O.P.H and repainted the B.O.P.H workshop in Charfleets Close Canvey Island.     GMD supported B.O.P.H supplying and delivering the emulsion paint, brushes and rollers.

Class 10 Appleton School

Class 10 Appleton School Presenting B.O.P.H with a Cheque for £339.00 We are so proud of these young people In their business studies they create and sell items. They are allowed to keep the profit they make to themselves. Instead they decided to donate this to B.O.P.H This is the […]

Charity Football Raffle

Tickets are now for sale for our Football raffle Tickets £1 each available from the BOPH unit, Charfleets or our charity shop in the Knightswick centre. 1st Prize Framed Signed Canvey Island FC shirt. 2nd Prize Two Home Match Day Tickets for Southend United. 3rd Prize Framed Arsenal Print. 4th […]

August 2013 – Beardathon

6 member of Canvey Live as it happens grew beards for 8 weeks. Money was raised for 4 canvey charities. These where Danny green fund, indee rose, cuddle cots and BOPH. The winner of the best beard picked one charity out of the hat and this charity was allocated the largest […]

25th August 2013 – CDS Charity Day

A great fun day was put on by local business and performers to raise money for BOPH and two other local charities. This was a great day and we would like to say thank you to everyone.

27th June 2013 – Open Day for the New Premises

We proudly opened our doors to show the public what great new unit we have now got. The local vicar arrived to bless our workshop and great fun was had by all. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone that has helped us design, decorate and […]

7th December 2012 – Christmas Party

First Christmas party held in aid of BOPH, a local venue was donated “Canvey Island Concord Football Club” for the evenings event. A local MP Rebecca Harris donated raffle prizes and a local face painter entertained the children. All money raised was donated to BOPH and a great night was […]

BOPH Summer Fete 2012

Sunday 9th September – BOPH Summer Fete Sunday 9th September at Smallgains Hall, Canvey Island There will be various stalls ranging from sweets, cakes, jewellery, gifts, make-up, beauty treatments and lots of fun for the kids come along from 12-4pm and join in the fun and give your support.