Charities

Developer donates to youth cancer charity

One of the South West’s biggest housebuilders has shown its support for a local charity in Newton Abbot that helps children and young adults with cancer and debilitating diseases with a £2,000 donation.

Persimmon Homes South West gave the money to the Dan Payne Memorial Fund earlier...

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Guide Dog Mac, Golden Retriever, is sitting down outside on grass and is looking at the camera.

Barnstaple fundraising group reaches £13,000 milestone for Guide Dogs

Local fundraisers in Barnstaple have won recognition this week for raising £13,000, funding a guide dog into a partnership with someone with sight loss. Thanks to these hard-working volunteers, guide dog Mac (pictured) is now fully funded to support someone with sight loss for her working dog career.

It costs around £55,000 to breed, train and support a guide dog throughout their life...

Local homebuilder lights up RNLI Torbay with donation of vital equipment on the charity’s 200th anniversary

In celebration of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)'s 200th anniversary on 4th March, Barratt David Wilson Homes Exeter proudly announces its contribution to RNLI Torbay with the donation of two cutting-edge LED searchlights, worth more than £800.

RNLI Torbay, based in Brixham, is one of the UK’s busiest lifeboat stations, and is run almost entirely by volunteers. Its...

Hospice on the hunt for amazing gardens

Rowcroft Hospice is calling on green-fingered enthusiasts to participate in its Open Gardens programme 2024. Following the resounding success of the previous two years, the hospice aims to assemble another diverse lineup of approximately 30 local gardens to be showcased during spring and summer, all in support of raising vital funds for end-of-life care.

The charity’s previous Open...

Devon care home supports work of cat rescue charity

A Devon care home has made a generous donation to a cat rescue charity after taking intwo senior felines.

Sefton Hall in Dawlish adopted Indi, aged about eight, and seventeen-year-old Felix last summer from Hector’s House Cat Rescue, a Torbay-based charity which helps cats in need throughout Devon.

Felix was badly injured after being hit by a car. After being a little shy to...

Devon Farm Kitchen makes history with revolutionary eco approach

Devon Farm Kitchen, the young social enterprise committed to raising funds for Rowcroft Hospice, is the first organisation in the country and across the world to operate a frozen meal delivery service using reusable ceramic crockery. With its commitment to sustainability and a 'zero landfill' ethos, Devon Farm Kitchen's innovative use of returnable and reusable ceramic plates and bowls...

Tesco grant helps to provide bereavement support for young people

Devon children experiencing the distressing and isolating impact of grief will benefit from £3,000 to provide much-needed support.

Young people’s charity Balloons received the funding from Tesco’s Stronger Starts scheme, which awards grants to charities and community organisations that make a positive difference in the lives of children and young people.

The charity has been...

Hair at the Academy shines a spotlight of hope for Exeter’s homeless community

Exeter-based Hair at The Academy (HATA) is making waves of positive change for those who need it most. They will shine a spotlight on supporting people experiencing homelessness in the city with their remarkable work in the community by extending their free education provision to empower those most in need.

Following the resounding success of their pilot projects where they ran...

Ballroom dancers raise thousands of pounds for Children’s Hospice SW!

Dance partners Jean Pollington, from Ottery St Mary, and Mike Green, from Exeter, have raised £5,117.62 for local charity Children’s Hospice South West through their amazing charity dance that takes place each year in November at Clyst St Mary Village Hall, as well as weekly car boot sales!

In total Jean and Mike have raised an astounding £24,273.55 for the children’s charity that...

Devon woman marching 100 miles to raise awareness of realities of migraine

Annemarie Wren, 58, who lives in Ashburton, Devon, is walking an epic 100 miles in March to raise money for The Migraine Trust, the UK’s leading migraine charity.

Annemarie lives with vestibular migraine and her 100-mile march equates to around 190,000 steps, representing the number of migraine attacks that take place in the UK every day.

Despite being a common condition (...

Utilities company supports Devon charity to keep people warm at home

100 ‘warm bags’ to keep winter chills at bay are being distributed to people in and around Exminster as a result of a partnership between Wales & West Utilities and Devon charity Westbank Community Health and Care (Westbank).

The bags are being distributed to people in the local community through Westbank’s recently-launched Warmwell at Home initiative. Each bag contains hand...

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