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.
On Wednesday 24th November, in one of the worst incidents since 2014, 27 migrants lost their lives trying to cross the Channel. The group, who were travelling from Calais to Dover, were crammed onto a small inflatable dinghy in their attempt to reach the UK.
To honour and remember all those who tragically lost their lives, Exeter STAR held a vigil at St. Petrock’s Church in Exeter the following Saturday evening (27th) which lasted 27 minutes; a minute for each person who died. Members of the Exeter community came together with Student Action for Refugees (STAR) for the event, with...
Independent charity Devon Communities Together (DCT) is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2021 and this year it turned its Annual General Meeting (AGM) into a diamond anniversary celebration for staff, trustees, members, supporters and its President, HM Lord Lieutenant of Devon, David Fursdon.
Devon Communities Together is one of 38 Rural Community Councils in England and is a member of Action With Communities in Rural England, which is England’s largest rural grouping of community support charities. Guests at the event, which took place at The Passage House Hotel in...
Independent charity Devon Communities Together is working in partnership with other voluntary sector and community organisations in Devon to deliver the Devon County Council Covid Outbreak Management fund.
Devon Communities Together is accepting applications for large grants between £10,000 and £25,000 to increase the support for people over the coming winter months in response to the covid pandemic.
Applications are encouraged from voluntary and community sector organisations and community groups that are working in a whole range of areas including: communicating important...
Nominate a charity to receive a festive financial boost Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical is giving £120,000 to good causes as part of its annual 12 days of giving Christmas campaign.
Now into its fifth year, Ecclesiastical is once again inviting Devon residents to nominate a registered charity close to their hearts to benefit from this festive financial boost.
Ten lucky winners will be announced each weekday from 6 to 21 December.
It’s quick and easy to nominate a charity online. Nominations are open until 20 December and you can vote for your favourite charity...
RGB Building Supplies' Well Built Builder's Bum 2022 calendar is now on sale to raise vital funds for the builders merchant's chosen charities, Devon Mind, Cornwall Mind and Mind in Somerset.
RGB invited tradespeople to put themselves forward to be included in the calendar and be photographed whilst doing their job, but with a little bit of their bottom on display.
In addition to builders, carpenters, forklift drivers, and plumbing specialists, RGB's sponsored Exeter Chiefs' players Dave Ewers, Frankie Nowell, Sean O'Brien and Facundo Cordero also took part to show...
Chris Long, a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy and a customer of Bluebird Care Exeter, has raised over £400 for Hospiscare by taking part in their ‘Marathon in a Month’ event in October.
He was inspired to take part after seeing a poster on Exeter’s Quayside during one of his regular outings with his Bluebird Care Exeter Care Assistant. He told the Care Assistant that he would love to take part and subsequently signed up.
Chris’s mission was a challenging one, but he successfully covered over 26 miles during October.
Poltimore House Trust has appointed Dr Peter Totterdill as its new Chairman of Trustees for the charity whose aim is to renovate and refurbish the historic building on the outskirts of Exeter to create a visitor experience, events venue and a centre for well-being projects.
Crediton born Professor Totterdill, 67, is co-managing director of locally based Workplace Innovation Europe CLG where he advises businesses and other organisations on how to introduce new work practices that improve performance, employee engagement and well-being...
West Country house builder Devonshire Homes has raised an incredible £5,000 for its 2021 charity partner, William Wates Memorial Trust.
Devonshire Homes welcomed guests from across the housing and construction sector to its biennial Charity Golf Day at Dainton Park Golf Club in Newton Abbot. Teams of four enjoyed a day on the green which included 18-holes and a variety of competitions such as the longest drive, challenge the Pro and nearest to the pin. The team representing electrical contractor Clarkson Evans came out on top, winning the prestigious Devonshire Homes Charity Golf...
The FORCE Cancer Charity shop in Heavitree has launched a recruitment drive for new volunteers.
It’s a great chance to join the charity’s dedicated team and help raise funds to support local people affected by cancer.
FORCE has a variety of volunteering roles on offer at the shop - out front or behind the scenes - and you can be flexible with time you have available.
They are particularly keen to for new volunteers to operate the till. Experience is a bonus but not essential. We’ll give you all the training you need.
