Shine On with Harvey Owen

08/10/2026

Let’s help Matthew reach his target!

Matthew is a journalist who has supported my campaign for a safer driving licence system for young novice drivers every step of the way. Now he’s taking on a half marathon to raise money for Shine On with Harvey Owen.

Our charity is now officially registered, which means we can accept donations from local businesses and others who want to support us. We’re currently working with the very school Harvey attended to fund guitar lessons for a few young people over the next year. (We aim to keep increasing this number with additional fundraising)

This support has come at a crucial time, as alternative funding that schools used to be able to access is in many cases, no longer available. Shine On helps disadvantaged young people access free music lessons and creative activities, and this will give these young people the chance to learn a new skill.

Nothing will ever take away the pain of losing Harvey, but it warms my heart to know that some young people will be learning something this year that I know can add so much to their lives, just as it did to Harvey’s. We saw how much confidence music and creativity gave him, and helping others is a way to continue his legacy.

Thank you so much to Matthew and to everyone who has supported the charity. It means more than I can say.

A Rhyl Journal reporter will take on a half-marathon to raise money for a charity set up by a mother whose son died in a tragic crash in North Wales.

08/10/2026

08/10/2026

Two weeks today and we’ll be taking our very first steps on the Portuguese Camino! 🇵🇹🥾

We land in Porto at 9.30am on 11 October, jump on the Metro into the city centre, get our very first Camino stamp in our pilgrim passports, and then it really will be… on your marks, get set… GO! 😂

From Porto, we’ll head straight out along the coast for our first 17km to Vila Chã. No gentle introduction for us!

The new rucksack is feeling really comfortable too, weighing in at 6.35kg without water, so hopefully my back will still be speaking to me by the end of day one! 😂

And, of course, this whole adventure is about more than just the walking. We’ll be raising money along the way for three fantastic charities and causes that mean a great deal to us.

The countdown is definitely on now. Excited, slightly nervous, but absolutely raring to go!

Love From George Shine On with Harvey Owen Shropshire Freemasonry Shropshire Round Table Lodge no 9104

08/10/2026

Thank you so much for all you are doing

02/10/2026

🎂✨ Our monthly online cake raffles are starting today ! ✨🎂

It’s taken a little time to get everything ready while we officially registered Shine On with Harvey Owen and opened the charity bank account. But we’re now set up and excited to begin! Using this platform on the link below will make the purchase of tickets easier as will making the drawers.

Every penny raised will go towards supporting young people who need it. In the next couple of weeks, the charity will fund a full year of music lessons for two young people who wouldn’t otherwise be able to take part. We hope to grow the number of young people we can support as the charity develops.

I’ll never be able to make Harvey another birthday cake. In just a few weeks, he should have been turning 20. The future he deserved was taken from him, and that remains incredibly painful.

What helps is knowing that Harvey’s legacy can live on through the things he loved: music, creativity, and caring for others. Through this charity, we hope to give young people opportunities to discover their own confidence and creativity.

Please share this post and support our raffles if you can. Every ticket will help us make a difference in Harvey’s name. Thank you so much 💛

Enter our Shine on with Harvey Owen cake raffle 🎂✨ and help support disadvantaged children and young people access free music lessons and creative arts…

16/08/2026

A huge thank you to our lovely neighbours at Star Gazers Nursery, next to our Sweetlake shop, for their incredibly generous donation of £249 to Shine On with Harvey Owen. 💛🌟

This donation will go directly towards helping us provide creative, musical and confidence-building opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people, giving more young people the chance to discover something they love, build confidence and experience opportunities they may not otherwise have had.

We also have some exciting news. After a much longer process than we ever imagined, as of Friday our official charity bank account is finally open! 🙌

Now that Shine On with Harvey Owen is a registered charity and has its own charity bank account, businesses, organisations and individuals who would like to support us, make a donation, hold a fundraising event or choose us as their nominated charity can now do so directly.

We want everyone who supports Shine On to be able to see the difference their kindness is making, so please follow our page for regular updates on where the money goes, the activities it funds and the young people it helps.

Having our bank account open also means we can finally launch our online charity raffles. We’ll be sharing the link very soon, with regular monthly raffles and some fantastic prizes planned. 🎟️✨

Thank you again to Star Gazers Nursery for helping us turn Harvey’s memory into opportunities for other young people.

His light continues to shine through every young person helped in his name. 💛🌟

16/08/2026

“Remember, the light once mine still shines within you.
Think of me, remember me, and my light will shine on through you.”
— Elizabeth Tragash, Remember Me

16/08/2026

Cakes up for grabs on our first charity cake auction 🎉

27/05/2026

I’m incredibly proud to be working closely with All About Youth. SYA All About Youth
Having worked in youth and community for over a decade, I know firsthand just how life-changing this kind of support can be for young people and their futures.

The pain of losing Harvey never leaves me. It breaks my heart every single day knowing his future was taken from him when he still had so much life, love and potential ahead of him. We miss him every second of every day 💔

That’s why seeing young people smiling, making memories and enjoying opportunities funded by Shine On with Harvey Owen means so much to me. In those moments, Harvey’s light and legacy continue to shine through others, and that will always be something truly special.

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24/05/2026

Hi all,

We were hoping to have launched our charity raffles this week after spending over a year waiting for our official charity registration and number.

However, anyone who has set up a charity will understand there are still a few hurdles to get through behind the scenes. I was hoping to use a free online fundraising platform called Zeffy, as they take no fees and make purchasing raffle tickets much easier, but I’ve realised we need an official charity bank account before we can use it properly.

Unfortunately, we couldn’t open a charity bank account until we received our official charity number, so this is something I’m currently working on. Once everything is fully set up, we can’t wait to launch our fundraising events and give back even more to young people, helping them unlock their creative potential through Shine On.

Up until now, all of the costs involved in setting up the charity, including paying for professional help and guidance through the process, which was far more complicated than I ever imagined have come from my own pocket. Most of the money used to fund activities and opportunities for young people so far has also been our own money, simply because we believed in making a difference and wanted to start helping where we could straight away.

We receive so many messages every day asking for donations and support, and although we would genuinely love to help everyone, we are still a small business and have made the difficult decision to focus our efforts on building Shine On going forwards so we can create something sustainable and impactful long term.

Thank you so much to everyone who continues to support us, encourage us, and believe in what we’re trying to build in Harvey's memory 💛