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Gold Dust fitness challenge launches

A partnership between the Gold Dust Appeal and St Mellion International Resort has been launched with a fitness challenge.

Anyone taking up the Gold Dust Challenge – which offers a variety of activities – gets a five-day temporary membership for St Mellion. A £10 registration fee and any sponsorship raised by participants will all go to Gold Dust.

The 11 different challenges...

Could you skydive to help sick children?

On Sunday 17 April 2016, 35 brave members of staff at Derriford Hospital will be standing at the edge of an open doorway, in an aircraft flying at 15,000 feet, waiting to dive through the air at over 120mph, whilst raising money and supporting the Gold Dust Appeal.

And now, members of the public and any other staff are being given the opportunity to carry out their own sponsored...

Legends' cash for Gold Dust

GT Motorcycles has generously donated more than £300 to the Gold Dust Appeal with the money raising continuing via a collecting tin in their Legends Café.

The Plymouth-based company made the decision to support Gold Dust thanks to café manageress Margaret Gregory. Margaret, whose eight-year-old granddaughter Charleigh-Mae was treated for leukaemia at Derriford, said she wanted to...

Rugby for Gold Dust

A day of rugby and fundraising, organised by Ivybridge RFC, is due to take place on Saturday in aid of our Gold Dust Appeal.

Ivybridge RFC will host Ivybridge v Brixham in the latest National 3 South-West fixture at 2:30pm. After that match all the World Cup games will be shown on the big screen in the bar – culminating with England’s Group A game versus Wales – and there will also be...

Plume of Feathers boost Gold Dust funds

A massive thank you to Neil Carhart, his grandson Lucas and the team from The Plume of Feathers, Pool, for kindly choosing Gold Dust to be one of the recipients of their annual charity fundraiser.

A cheque of £809.79 was presented to Anita Dykes, Matron for Paediatrics, which was raised through a 24 mile sponsored charity walk, which took approximately eight hours to complete and took...

Motorcycle legends join forces for Gold Dust

Motorbike racing legend Paul Smart and Isle of Man TT winner James Hillier will be helping to raise money for the Gold Dust Appeal at GT Motorcycles’ Open Day on Saturday.

GT Motorcycles has invited the racing stars to help celebrate the opening of their brand new Legends café and roof terrace plus revamped showroom. They will be signing autographs as part of the day’s activities aimed...

Big boost for Gold Dust appeal

A Trust Celebration Awards 2015 raffle combined with match funding from Santander Foundation has meant a boost of more than £1400 for the Gold Dust Appeal.

The Gold Dust Appeal is aimed at raising £100,000 to transform the children’s wards, creating a bright, welcoming environment on level 12 at Derriford Hospital. This will include tactile, colourful and interactive displays for...

Milestone for Gold Dust Appeal

Plymouth Hospital’s Gold Dust Appeal – raising money to transform the children’s wards – has reached a significant milestone of £15,000.

The Gold Dust Appeal aims to raise £100,000 to create a bright, welcoming environment on level 12 at Derriford Hospital.

This will include tactile, colourful and interactive displays for patients and their families. Anita Dykes, Matron for...

Gold Dust Appeal benefits from coffee morning

A coffee morning was held last week at the Royal Bank of Scotland, Plymouth, where members of the public generously donated to the Gold Dust Appeal.

In October 2014, several members of staff from the branch joined in for the ‘Walk for Wards’, which took place at Saltram House, raising money for Gold Dust.

After the event, their manager, Ann Baker, invited Jenny Aspland,...

7-year-old Ollie raises funds for Gold Dust Appeal

A generous seven year old from Plymouth has raised hundreds of pounds for the Gold Dust Appeal, which is raising money for the refurbishment of the Children and Young People’s wards and corridors on level 12 of Derriford Hospital.

Ollie Willis, a pupil at Montpelier Primary School, presented the cheque for £850.24 to Anita Dykes, Matron for Paediatrics at Derriford Hospital on Friday...

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