One of the most striking birds in the world has bred at Paignton Zoo. The scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) is famous for its bright red feathers – although, as you can see, the chicks are anything but scarlet.
There’s no other wading bird as scarlet as a scarlet ibis, but it takes time for juveniles to grow into the colour. It’s not until their second moult that the birds begin to take...
It’s an expensive time of year for birthday presents among the kittiwakes at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo. The five adult birds all have birthdays between July 17th and August 7th. And now a chick has hatched on its mother’s birthday.
The kittiwake also hatched in the same nest and to the same parents as last year, when Living Coasts recorded its first ever breeding of this...
National children’s charity CHICKS has launched a groovy new dance-themed fundraising campaign called Dance the Day Away.
The campaign invites community groups, businesses, friends, families and schools to fundraise for CHICKS by holding their own dance-themed fundraising event on a day of their choice.
All the money raised will help CHICKS provide free, week-long respite...
Local Health and Safety Training and Consultancy firm has donated 100 Easter Eggs for children’s charity CHICKS.
SSG Training and Consultancy, based in Plymouth, have been collecting eggs for CHICKS for the past four years. This year they contributed an amazing 100 eggs; beating last year’s record of 69.
CHICKS, Country Holidays for Inner City Kids, is a nationwide charity...
After last year’s success, SSG Training and Consultancy organised a second annual Easter Egg donation for local children’s charity CHICKS (Country Holidays for Inner City Kids). CHICKS provides free, life changing respite breaks for disadvantaged children from all over the UK with centres in Devon, Cornwall and Derbyshire.
SSG team members and course delegates donated over 70 Easter...
CHICKS want to say a big thank you to the Plymouth branch of Santander Bank which has been supporting them for the last two years. Their annual winter ball in November ball raised an impressive total of over £27,000! Santander staff volunteered on the night, selling raffle tickets resulting in Santander Foundation matching the £3500 their staff raised.
A Tavistock-based children’s charity that provides free respite breaks for disadvantaged has launched an appeal to help open their new centre, with a little help from comedienne, Jennifer Saunders.
CHICKS has been running for 23 years and supports young carers and disadvantaged UK children suffering from issues such as poverty, neglect and abuse.
Around 300 guests recently enjoyed the CHICKS SkyBall at The Holiday Inn, Plymouth, raising over £28,000 for the Tavistock-based charity.
Guests were treated to classic James Bond style martinis on arrival, a three course meal and live music from funk and soul band, The Cuckoo Collective.
In keeping with the Bond theme, guests were also invited to pose with a BMW i8 sports...
Dozens of cyclists including a team from Ginsters successfully completed the Tri Moor Cycle Challenge in aid of children’s charity CHICKS.
Following hot on the heels of the Tour of Britain which passed through Tavistock last Thursday, the CHICKS Tri Moor Cycle Challenge began on Saturday in Illfracombe and covered 122 miles, finishing at the charity’s retreat in Tywardreath, Cornwall...
