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M & Co Fashion Show in aid of BOPH

Come and join us on 6th December for a night of fashion from 6:30 pm till 8:30 pm, kindly hosted by M & Co in the Knightswick Shopping Centre. Tickets available, £2 each, from M& Co or BOPH Charity Sop and Unit. If you are able please donate to us […]

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 […]

BOPH Christmas Grotto 2015

Want the family to be filled with excitement? Bring your kids to BOPH’s Christmas Grotto at Garden World, Canvey Island! Santa will be there to see children and give out presents! The cost to see Santa is £2.50 per child and all proceeds got to BOPH (Business Opportunities for the […]

BOPH Christmas Fayre 2015

Starting to get into the Christmas spirit? If not, there’s no need to worry! BOPH (Business Opportunities for the Physically Handicapped) are hosting a Christmas Fayre fit for the whole family to enjoy this year on 15th November 12-4 pm. The event will consist of many attractions that children and adults […]

Essex 100 Bike Ride: John & Martin Cycle for BOPH

John Harding and Martin Maher competed in the Essex 100 bike ride in June this year and raised a whopping £480 for BOPH! John and Martin are good friends and keen athletes, competing in runs and marathons as well as bike rides for charity. About the Essex 100 Bike Ride The bike […]

Joan Honoured with MBE

BOPH founder Joan Lythgoe has received an MBE for her charity work in the community. We are so proud of Joan and appreciate her for all she has done since opening BOPH in 1995, 20 years ago. Over 20 years ago Joan had a conversation with Princess Anne, who was in […]