Charities

Best Bar None choose RAPAID kits to keep Plymouth safer

Best Bar None, the safer socialising accreditation for the nighttime economy, is equipping 10 of its members in Plymouth with bleed kits from emergency bandages charity, RAPAID.

Best Bar None is an accreditation scheme supported by the Home Office, the drinks industry, and the hospitality sector, which aims to promote responsible management and operation of alcohol-licensed premises...

Devon Air Ambulance to host volunteering taster sessions as part of The Big Help Out, 2024

Devon Air Ambulance will once more join the nation by taking part in The Big Help Out. The charity is inviting members of the community to take part in a volunteer taster session at one of three Devon locations.

Last May, an incredible 6 million people took part in with The Big Help Out, coming together to lend a hand in their local communities to experience how rewarding...

Forever Hounds Trust receives share of huge food donation worth over £20,000.00

A greyhound and lurcher rescue centre in Devon is celebrating after being nominated to receive a share of a total food donation worth over £20,000.00 from pet food manufacturer, Burgess Pet Care.

During its digital campaign, the Greyhound & Lurcher Two-week Takeover, Burgess asked its followers to nominate independent greyhound and lurcher rescue centres they would like to...

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LandWorks shortlisted for the Charity Awards 2024

Devon-based charity LandWorks is delighted to announce that it has made the shortlist for this year’s Charity Awards , the longest-running and most prestigious awards scheme in the charity sector.

LandWorks has been shortlisted in the ‘Social Care, Advice and Support’ category for its pioneering resettlement and rehabilitation project, which provides a supported route back...

Celebrate World Baking Day with Rowcroft's Big Bake

This year, World Baking Day falls on Sunday 19 May and Rowcroft Hospice is inviting supporters across South Devon to sign up to their latest fundraising campaign, The Rowcroft Big Bake.

Whether you're a baking newbie or the next Mary Berry, the fundraising campaign is open to everyone and is taking place throughout June. Participants are encouraged to organise a get-together, such as...

Exeter Pre-Prep pupils run over 100 miles to raise money for Devonwide charity

Pupils at Exeter Pre-Prep School in Exminster have recently run the equivalent of four marathons as part of a sponsored fun run to raise money for Westbank Community Health and Care, a local charity that aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people across Devon.

With 72 children under the age of seven, the school hoped that pupils and staff would be able to run a collective...

Call to manage risks of cashless giving after 60% of Devon residents donated in 2023

Ansvar, an insurer specialising in the charity, not-for-profit, and faith sectors, is calling for charities and donors in Devon to manage the risks associated with cashless giving. The advice comes in response to findings from the Charities Aid Foundation, which highlighted significant shifts in donation trends, particularly towards online and cashless methods.

According to the...

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 this month as part of its Community Champions scheme, at an event thrown by the fund, which was...

Police funding supports a children’s book to help bereaved families

A North Devon charity which helps bereaved children and their families is benefitting from a Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) Community Fund donation.

The bid was submitted by Barnstaple Sector Inspector Andy Wills on behalf of the local charity, Families in Grief, and they were successful in receiving £2,380. The money will be used to produce a children’s illustrated book, along with...

Plymouth hospice gets developer donation

St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth is the latest winner of a local developer’s Community Champions scheme.

Persimmon Homes Cornwall & West Devon handed over the £1,000 cheque to the charity that provides specialist advice and support to people with progressive life-limiting illnesses, alongside local councillors Rebecca Smith and Kathy Watkin.

For over 40 years, St Luke’s has...

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