Local recruitment experts, Cathedral Appointments , is announcing a new partnership with local children’s charity, Balloons , to run throughout 2024.
The team at Cathedral Appointments selected Balloons as their chosen charity for the year for their work supporting bereaved children and young people across Exeter, East and Mid Devon.
The charity partnership is a first for the agency, with Balloons selected by the 10-strong team from a list of well-deserving local charities. Cathedral Appointments, which has been operating for over 35 years, has undertaken a number of...
Local homebuilder with developments across Devon, Barratt David Wilson Homes Exeter, donated over £56,000 and volunteered a total of 61 days to charities in the South West last year.
Each year, Barratt David Wilson Homes Exeter provides funding for charities and organisations across the region as part of its commitment to creating positive legacies in the communities where it builds.
Balloons received financial help after donations dried up during the cost-of-living crisis and the demand for their services increased. Balloons has a dedicated network of volunteers and...
Local homebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes Exeter has recently donated £1,500 to Balloons, a small, local charity working across Exeter, East and Mid Devon, as part of the developers community fund initiative.
The Barratt Developments community fund initiative looks to support those causes which have a positive impact within their local communities. Balloons, set up in 2007 is dedicated to providing essential bereavement and support services to children and young people aged five-25, when someone significant in their lives dies. For many children this is their first experience...
Balloons, a charity based in Exeter that provides bereavement support to young people were delighted to be awarded a grant of £1,950 from the Morrisons Foundation.
Thanks to the donation, the charity will be able to train a new group of volunteer Grief Support Workers.
Nicola Clarke, CEO of Balloons said: “We are delighted to receive this grant from Morrisons Foundation. The funding will enable us to train more volunteers, to support bereaved children and young people.”
Through the pandemic the charity saw a decline in the number of volunteers in their team,...
Post bereavement children’s charity Balloons Devon is set to receive a £1,000 donation from an initiative operated by a leading regional housebuilder.
The Exeter based charity applied to the Persimmon Homes South West Community Champions scheme, which was set up to provide financial support to charities, organisations and good causes in the region.
Sara Bennett from Balloons Devon explains: “We provide pre and post-bereavement support to children and young people who are struggling with behavioural and psychological difficulties due to grief and the impact of loss. The...
A week-long ‘festive’ virtual balloon race, launching from Santa’s village in Lapland, will take place from Friday 10 December to raise vital funds for Brainwave, who help disabled children reach their potential through a range of specialist therapies.
Balloons can be purchased for just £5, with prizes including a family weekend break to Camel Creek in Cornwall , 6-person Regatta tent, and family day tickets to Butlins. Balloons can also be purchased and gifted to friends, family, or colleagues – making a great alternative to Christmas cards or Secret Santa gifts.
Award-winning south west estate agents and chartered surveyors Whitton & Laing have generously donated £1,884 to Exeter-based ‘Balloons’, a charity who help support bereaved children and their families.
The sum represented the year the independent estate agency was established and their way of giving back to the local community as part of the firm’s 135th anniversary celebrations.
Balloons, an independently run charity, provides bespoke 1:1 pre and post-bereavement support to children and young people (C&YP) aged 5-25 living in Exeter, Mid and East Devon. It also...
The figures are now in from the Late Summer Fete, held on Saturday 17th September at Magdalen Court School and Kinderkare Nursery. This unique community event, spearheaded by Southernhay-based estate agents Naomi J Ryan , has raised an incredible £1,295.49 for bereavement support charity, Balloons .
Based at Basepoint Business Centre in Marsh Barton, Balloons provide much needed support for children, young people and their families before and after the death of someone significant in their lives. Speaking about the success of the day, Naomi of Naomi J Ryan said “Balloons is a...
Exeter based LHC Architecture + Urbanism is set to take fundraising efforts to new heights this year, in aid of children’s bereavement support charity, Balloons.
Staff from the award winning architecture firm have already begun planning a wide range of fundraising events to help raise money for the charity, which is known for providing support to children throughout Exeter, east and mid Devon.
Formed in 2007, Balloons supports children, young people and their families before an expected death or following the death of someone important in their lives.
The annual Tiverton Balloon and Music Festival has confirmed that it will be returning this summer for the fourth consecutive year
The festival will be raising funds for two very special local charities: Devon Air Ambulance Trust and Children’s Hospice South West and will take place on Friday, Saturdy and Sunday 11, 12 and 13 July July 2014 at the combined Petroc and Tiverton High School Campus.
This spectacular weekend will see the skies above Tiverton transformed into a canvas of colour as hot air balloonists from across the UK and beyond travel to Devon to take part in a...
