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			<title><![CDATA[Sarah To Go To Great Heights for BEN]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sarah Sillars, Executive Chair of the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), and her daughter Rachael have started training to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for BEN.
Sarah and Rachael will be taking on the challenge on 17 September 2010 and are hoping to raise £10,000 for the charity which provides care ...]]></description>
			<author>Emily Bird &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Alexandra House Welcomes John Pugh MP]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[BEN was pleased to welcome Southport MP, Dr John Pugh to its Alexandra House Care Centre on Lord Street, Southport on Friday 12th March.
During his visit Dr Pugh spent time with staff and residents and presented a long-service award to Jan Holmes and an NVQ2 award to carer Karen Porter.
Alexandra ...]]></description>
			<author>Emily Bird &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ladies Luncheon Raises Over £10,000 ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The final figures are now in for February's Northwest Ladies Luncheon which has raised £10,035 for BEN, the automotive and related industries' charity.
Held on 11 February at Knutsford's Mere Golf and Country Club, the day saw ladies treated to a sumptuous three course meal, auction, raffles, a wid...]]></description>
			<author>Emily Bird &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Finds A New Home]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A Suzuki GSX-R1000 built especially for grand prix legend Kevin Schwantz has found a new home at Palmers Motorbikes, Hemel Hempstead.
Palmers Motorbikes Director Danny Palmer collected the bike from Suzuki GB Headquarters on 24 February. He was the winning bidder at the glittering 2009 BEN Ball. Th...]]></description>
			<author>Emily Bird &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Formula One Heroes Speak Up For BEN]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Some of the brightest stars of Motorsport appear in a new video promoting the work carried out by the UK's automotive and related industries charity, BEN.
Superstars such as Lewis Hamilton, Ross Brawn and Mika Hakkinen all appear in the short film which aims to raise awareness of the wide range of ...]]></description>
			<author>Emily Bird &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ladies Luncheon a Real Treat]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[2010's North West Ladies Luncheon was a runaway success. Held on 11 February at Knutsford's Mere Golf and Country Club, the day saw ladies treated to a sumptuous three course meal, auction, raffles, a wide range of stalls to browse and a fabulous fashion show by Harvey Nichols.
Several attendees ha...]]></description>
			<author>Emily Bird &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[BEN’s Fleet Disposal Contribution Scheme Launched]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[BEN has launched the Fleet Disposal Contribution Plan (FDCP), a scheme which sees rental and leasing fleets and major auction houses working together to raise funds for their industry charity.
Vendors will sign up for the scheme through BEN, the participating auction house will collect the money (t...]]></description>
			<author>Emily Bird &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Enterprising Work at BEN’s Town Thorns]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A team of volunteers from Enterprise Rent A Car visited BEN's Town Thorns Care Centre on Tuesday 2 February to help with essential maintenance.
The nine Enterprise staff work across the Midlands, with six coming from Enterprise's Regional Head Office in Redditch. They spent the day decorating the G...]]></description>
			<author>Emily Bird &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Aftermarket Remember BEN at CAT Awards]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The 2010 CAT Awards Ceremony has raised £842 for BEN, the charity dedicated to the UK's automotive and related industries.
The 2010 event was the first time that the awards ceremony was held as an event in its own right and over 100 aftermarket business leaders attended to see eight awards presente...]]></description>
			<author>Emily Bird &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[BEN's New Website Launched]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
BEN's new website launches Wednesday 27 January 2010 with a fresh design and many new features.
Digital agency Chameleon Interactive was appointed to undertake the redesign and redevelopment project due to their extensive experience in building accessible websites for the charity sector.  The new...]]></description>
			<author>Emily Bird &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[BEN Stalwart Celebrates 50 Years in the Industry]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
This month sees Tony Worthy, a Board Member and Trustee of BEN, mark an impressive 50 years in the motor finance industry.
Tony began his career in 1960 with Mercantile Credit Company limited, rising to the position of Local Director. Over the years he has worked for Forthright Finance, Equifax, ...]]></description>
			<author>Cassandra Faria &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[BEN Launch 2010 National Draw]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[BEN will launch its 2010 Car National Draw at Autosport International at the Birmingham NEC from 14-17 January 2010.
This year's prize in BEN's National Car Draw is a brand new Ford Ka Style kindly donated by Ford. Tickets cost £2 each and can be purchased from BEN's Stand; Hall 8, Stand 8005.
BEN...]]></description>
			<author>Cassandra Faria &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[BEN's Midlands Welfare Office Gets New Home]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[BEN's Midlands Office has moved from the GKN Driveline offices to new premises at Jaguar Land Rover.
The Midlands is the heart of the UK's automotive industry and it is here that BEN provides support to almost 3,000 of our welfare cases. GKN's support and generosity allowed BEN to reach thousands o...]]></description>
			<author>Cassandra Faria &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The AA Save the Day at Alexandra House]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[AA Patrolmen went the extra mile to save the day when heavy snow threatened major problems for UK charity BEN's Alexandra House Residential Centre in Southport.
The Assistant Matron was deeply concerned that residents would not be able to receive visitors or leave to attend hospital appointments un...]]></description>
			<author>Cassandra Faria &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Land Rover Nominate BEN]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Land Rover Solihull Charity Committee kindly presented a cheque for £250 to BEN following a nomination from Land Rover employee and BEN Champion Gary Stokes.
Land Rover Solihull Charity Committee raises funds from employees which are then donated to a range of charities and BEN is extremely gratefu...]]></description>
			<author>Cassandra Faria &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.ben.org.uk/media/media-centre/latest-news/land-rover-nominate-ben/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Land Rover to the Rescue!]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[When heavy snow threatened to keep BEN's staff for their work at the charity's Birch Hill Residential Centre in Norham, Northumberland, Landrover Experience kindly stepped in with the loan of a Freelander to make sure staff could get to work.
The Freelander was brought all the way from Skipton, Yor...]]></description>
			<author>Cassandra Faria &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Beautiful Scenes At Lynwood]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[While the snowy weather made travel difficult or even impossible for many BEN staff , it did make for some beautiful images at our care centres.
Click on the slideshow below to see images from Lynwood.
...]]></description>
			<author>Cassandra Faria &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[75th BEN Ball Raises £200,000]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The 75th BEN Ball, held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on 16 December 2009, has exceeded last year's total and raised £200,000 for BEN.
The non-stop entertainment included Rolf Harris and the Band of the Irish Guards and all were hugely enjoyed by a large audience. Other highlights of the evenin...]]></description>
			<author>Cassandra Faria &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Major Companies Get Behind New BEN Initiative]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This month will see the launch of the Fleet Disposal Contribution Plan in support of BEN.
BEN will receive an agreed contribution for each former fleet vehicle sold by rental and leasing companies through many of the UK's auction houses. This new scheme is designed to boost BEN's income at a time w...]]></description>
			<author>Cassandra Faria &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[IMI Raises £4,000 for BEN]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In December the Institute of the Motor Industry presented a cheque to for £4,000 to BEN for all the internal fundraising the staff at the IMI had done throughout the year.
The above photograph shows Valerie receiving the cheque from Sarah Sillars OBE and IMI staff. Fundraising throughout the year i...]]></description>
			<author>Cassandra Faria &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Leyland's Christmas Gift]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[BEN's Helen Lace visited Leyland Trucks in December to attend their Christmas Party. Leyland's Helping Hands Committee raise money over the year and then give donations to local charities.  Pictured here, Helen is presented with a cheque from the staff. Everyone at BEN would like to say a huge thank...]]></description>
			<author>Cassandra Faria &lt;no-reply@www.ben.org.uk&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
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