Beauty with a Purpose
Beauty with a Purpose
Miss England - Beauty With A Purpose
Charity Number: 1142826
THE MISS WORLD CHAIRWOMAN & FOUNDER OF BEAUTY WITH A PURPOSE JULIA MORLEY & THE MISS ENGLAND DIRECTOR ANGIE BEASLEY WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE MISS ENGLAND CONTESTANTS FOR RAISING FUNDS FOR BEAUTY WITH A PURPOSE & VARIOUS CHARITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
Pictured is the reigning Miss England Charlotte Holmes with Gold Medalist Mo Farrah at a Variety club fund raiser
During her year the current Miss England Charlotte Holmes has raised thousands of pounds by taking part in & attending various charity events accross England. Since winning the title Charlotte has become an Ambassador for Sir Robert Winstons Charity , the Genesis Research Trust . As an IVF baby , this is a charity close to Charlotte's heart . See the report in the Sun Newspaper about when Charlotte met Sir Robert Winston .
Miss England contestants accross the country have raised in excess of £450,000 for disadvantaged childrens charities accross the nation in the past two years alone at heat and national final level .
Presentation of a coach to Brent Knoll school in Lewisham
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Miss England, Miss World & Beauty with a Purpose Winner helps Brent Knoll School
For 2012, the Miss England competition in support of 'Beauty with a Purpose' raised funds for Brent Knoll School
The winner of the Beauty with a Purpose Award for 2012 was Miss Brighton Kitty Williams! Kitty raised over £4000. In total, all of the Miss England contestants from all the heats involved raised over £50,000 for Beauty with a Purpose!
Click here to read the full article from Miss England 2011 Alize Lily Mounter visit to Brent Knoll School!
www.brentknoll.lewisham.sch.uk
Brent Knoll is a community special school in inner London for 145 children from the age of 4 to 16 all who have complex special educational needs. The majority of our children have communication and interaction difficulties which includes autistic spectrum disorders while many have associated learning difficulties. A number of children at Brent Knoll have significant developmental conditions which may affect them physically or medically. Many of our children have experienced repeated failure and lack of understanding in the mainstream education system and have come to Brent Knoll with very low levels of confidence.
Brent Knoll provides a full education for all these children giving them access to the National Curriculum and a range of therapies and interventions to develop their learning skills. However, a key area of work for us is developing the social and communication skills of our young people. Staff at Brent Knoll have a profound impact on the lives of the children in their care and their families on a daily basis but achieve this on very limited resources. Many of the most valuable learning activities take part outside of the classroom and away from the school site.
We aim to provide curriculum enrichment activities for all our children through visits to local amenities such as parks and libraries, visits to shopping and leisure centres and for our older children colleges and places of work. During the school holidays we intend to provide access to play schemes for children with learning difficulties and disabilities which will also provide respite and child care facilities for their families. We aim to ensure all our children have the opportunity to learn to swim before they leave school for which we need access to local swimming pools. We also provide valuable residential experiences through school journeys and outdoor adventure activities.
As part of the Miss World's "Beauty With A Purpose" initiative, every year the Miss England competition supports various charities at regional and national events. As part of many of our competitions, contestants are requested by the organisers to raise funds and awareness for our chosen charities by taking part in the Beauty with a Purpose round. Over the years, contestants have raised hundred and thousands of pounds for this foundation by sky diving, sponsored walks, holding fetes and charity events accross the country and more!
Here are just a few examples of how Miss England really is a Beauty with a Purpose!
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Miss England 2012/2013
Charlotte Holmes and 2 Miss England winners performs a skydive with the Red Devils for Beauty with a Purpose.
You can see pictures of her skydive by clicking here.
It's not too late to donate! --- To support the girls you can still donate to the Beauty with a Purpose cause, which helps disadvantaged children here in the UK by visiting http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=missenglandteam
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Miss England 2010/2011
Miss England presents £109k cheque to the Variety Club Childrens charity on behalf of Miss England 2010 contestants nationwide.
Click here to read more on the 'Miss England supports Variety' article
Over £109k was raised for the Variety Club Childrens Charity by Miss England contestants across the country during a four month period in 2010!
DECEMBER
- Miss England gives a helping hand to a charity for injured troops in Birmingham
Miss England, Jessica Linley, joined Lance Corporal Jim Inkster at Troop Aid HQ yesterday to get stuffing for Christmas. Like Santa's little helpers for heroes, they were filling Christmas Grab Bags destined for troops injured in Afghanistan. When a soldier's injured, there's no time to stop and pack, so the bags contain all the essentials to make their stay in hospital a bit more dignified: toiletries, razors, fresh clothes, and yes, clean pants.
Jim was injured in Basra, so knows firsthand the vital difference these bags can make. Anyone wanting to help make Christmas a little bit better for our injured troops should go to www.seethedifference.org where they can check out a film on this great work, and the very real difference they've made to the soldiers they've helped.
About Miss England: Jessica was crowned Miss England in 2010. Alongside her duties as Miss England, she is studying Law at the University of Nottingham, where she is also Treasurer of the Law Society and Finance Officer for the Athletic Union.
About Jim: Jim Inkster served two tours in Iraq with the 1st Battalion The Staffordshire Regiment, working in the Intelligence Section of the Battalion Headquarters. In December 2006 he was badly injured when a mortar bomb landed close to him causing horrific injuries. He had a long journey back to recovery which has taken almost four years. He lives in Olton, Solihull with his girlfriend Sarah, and volunteers with Troop Aid.
About Troop Aid: Troop Aid was founded in November 2006 by three ex servicemen as a result of a visit to Selly Oak Hospital's Alexandra Wing in Birmingham. When troops return to the United Kingdom from the war zones they arrive back without their personal effects or clothing. The objective of Troop Aid is to supply the basic essentials, such as washing and shaving kit, towel, face flannel, shower mules, socks, underwear, t-shirt and shorts when service casualties return from serving their country overseas.
About See The Difference: a totally new, on-line video site where you can find hundreds of charity projects at home and abroad to choose from. Choose how you want to make a difference by sharing the story to your friends or giving directly. When the project is finished, you will literally see the difference you have made in pictures, video and the words of the people you've helped.
Please read more about this article in the Birmingham Mail by clicking here.
- Miss England attends The Accessible Retail Christmas Lunch
- Miss England at the B-EAT Awards
Everyone was impressed with Jessica's true professionalism and charm. The BEAT team found Jessica to be "exceptionally kind, interested in the people she met and delightful with our Young Ambassador Annabelle who was acting as ‘roving reporter"
Jessica Linley proves once more that she is a Miss England we can all be truly proud of.
NOVEMBER
- Miss England brings sparkle to Acorn Hospice's Santa Fun Run
A festive Miss England 2010 brought a seasonal sparkle to Acorns Christmas fundraising event, Santas on the Run, when she helped launch the event at the city centre offices of Legal & General in Birmingham. Christmas arrived early at Legal & General with Miss England dressed up to back Acorns' Santas on the Run.
As well as the company being official sponsor of the events in December, a team of Legal & General employees are taking part to help raise funds to provide care and support for life limited and life threatened children and their families across the West Midlands region. Miss England, Jessica Linley joined senior management in their Santa suits in spreading Christmas cheer as they delivered mince pies and encouraged staff to sign up for the annual events in December.
SEPTEMBER
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First Miss England Sunshine coach presented in Bury Lancashire by Miss England 2010 Jessica Linley, Miss England Organiser Angie Beasley and some of the Miss England finalists on 28th September
The very first Miss England coach presentation took place at The Bury FC Community Trust on Tuesday 28th September. The trust is a club for young people with a wide range of disabilities including mild to severe learning difficulties, autism, visual and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy and other specific learning disabilities. The majority of the children are socially and financially disadvantaged. The Miss England Sunshine coach will be used to transport the children to and from school to training sessions and to transport the squad to and from monthly fixtures. The Vehicle will be used all year round and will be an indispensable asset to the organisation. The Miss England Organisation hopes that this will be one of many coaches that the competition funds throughout the coming years
Miss England Jessica Linley , along with first runner up Jaime Lee Faulkner Miss Champneys , Kirstie Day (Miss Cumbria who was crowned Miss Variety Club at the national final), Miss Manchester Elicia Davies and Miss South Yorkshire Olivia Cunliffe all came along to the presentation to show their support .
- Miss England Jessica Linley attends Silver Lunch Tribute for Status Quo
Miss England Jessica Linley continues her support for the Variety Club Children's charity through a special lunch tribute to Status Quo which raised funds for the charity on the 22nd September at the Dorchester Hotel in London
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Miss England finalists participating at the BGC Charity Day
Several of our Miss England Finalists took part in a star-studded charity event held by the BGC Partners now in its 6th year. All the profits from the day's trading were shared amongst numerous charities including the Variety Club Children's Charity. Pictured from left to right are: Miss Asian Beauty Queen Priyanka Singh, Miss London Anna Watts, Miss Basingstoke Laura Ashfield and Miss Guildford (and BNTM finalist) Charlotte Holmes