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January 2012

Rocky Taylor campaign nominated for Best Award
Last year's Rocky Taylor campaign has been nominated for an MAA Best Award for best PR-led campaign.

Party leaders back Legacy10 campaign
David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband are supporting the campaign encouraging people to leave 10 per cent of their estate to charity in their wills.

December 2011

Rocky Taylor campaign wins Bronze DMA Award
The Rocky Taylor campaign has been honoured at this year's DMA Awards with a bronze in the public sector and charity category.

November 2011

Culture Secretary backs legacy campaign
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has welcomed an initiative to encourage more people to leave a charitable gift in their Will.

October 2011

Sir Richard Branson pledges 10 per cent to charity in his Will
Business leaders back campaign for public to leave 10% of their estate to charity.

Local charities winning legacy battle, new research reveals
Local charities like wildlife trusts, hospices and ambulance trusts are beating national brands when it comes to landing lucrative legacies, new research published today (Monday 10 October) reveals.

September 2011

James Bond World Record smashed
Legendary 007 stuntman has broken a Guiness World Record title to highlight importance of charitable legacies.

Global charity alliance calls on public to leave lasting legacy
A global alliance of charities will today (Tuesday 13 September) come together for the first time to raise awareness of the importance of charitable legacies.

World record stunt attempt to mark Remember A Charity Week
A legendary movie stuntman, some of Britain’s best loved celebrities and over 140 charities have come together for the launch of Remember A Charity Week.

Celebrities join forces to urge more people to leave gifts to charities
Some of the UK’s best-loved celebrities have joined forces to call for more people to leave gifts to charity when writing a will, to launch Remember a Charity Week (12th – 18th September 2011).

Charities across the country take part in UK's biggest memory game
Some of the UK's favourite charities have gathered across the country to create the largest ever Memory Game, and you can join in and play online.

August 2011

Campaign supporter scheme to increase charitable legacies
Remember A Charity have today launched a new campaign supporter scheme to increase the incidence of charitable legacies in Wills.

Rocky Taylor campaign goes global
Rocky Taylor's death defying leap at Battersea has helped spread the legacy message to millions of people around the world, reaching as far as China and Vietnam.

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