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Devon Air Ambulance welcomes your donations as the post-Christmas clear out gets underway

At this time of year, charity shops across Britain see an influx of donations. As new toys and gifts have arrived in many homes over Christmas, they quickly become the new favourites as older ones are abandoned for the latest playthings. It can sometimes become a struggle to accommodate them all and more often than not, a rehoming exercise ensues.

It’s not just the children who might...

Aldi donates 7,000 meals to charities in Devon on Christmas Eve

Aldi supported local charities, community groups and food banks in Devon on Christmas Eve by donating 7,000 meals to those in need.

Working with Neighbourly, the supermarket paired up its stores with local charity partners in the area to collect unsold fresh and chilled food when stores closed early on 24th December, with stores repeating the initiative on 31st December.

To...

Plymouth Oddfellows provide wheels for ‘Horizons’ sailing charity

Plymouth’s ‘Pride of the West with St. Andrew’s Lodge’ of the Plymouth and Truro District Oddfellows has recently supported the ‘Horizons’ Children’s Sailing Charity by supplying sets of wheels for use on their dinghy trailers.

Plymouth Oddfellows chose to assist ‘Horizons’ who were seeking new wheels for their boat trailers so making it easier to move dinghies between the boat yard...

New ‘Rapid Transfer Service’ by Devon Air Ambulance is already proving to be a success

Devon Air Ambulance is sometimes called to assist with Inter Hospital Transfers (IHT) but more recently, they have undertaken a new ‘Rapid Transfer Service’ for stroke patients.

Strokes are the second most common cause of death worldwide. 85% of strokes are caused by a blockage (a clot called a thrombus) in the small blood vessels of the brain, and the remaining 15% occur as a result...

2023 exhibitions at The Box

The Box, Plymouth’s award-winning museum, art gallery and archive, has an ambitious programme of exhibitions planned for 2023.

Organised into three seasons, the programme complements a range of permanent collection displays and will weave historical and contemporary art and objects together to help audiences understand more about the world today, as well as the importance of history...

Injured and homeless: Military veteran helped by charity

Ex Royal Logistics Corps, Sarah Hussey has a dry new home thanks to SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.

After sustaining an injury during her time in the Army, Sarah was medically discharged after 12 years service. Following this her marriage collapsed and she found herself homeless, living on the street. The continuous pain from her injury has prevented Sarah from sustaining meaningful...

Christmas survival hampers delivered to local veterans

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, will be delivering Christmas cheer across Devon this December. With the cost of living crisis biting hard at the heels of the older generations, 60 Christmas hampers will be delivered to veterans and their families who are considered vulnerable.

SSAFA supports all those who are serving, or have served, in the Armed Forces, in their times of need, and...

Plymouth’s Mini Police programme wins awards and grows into home-schooling

Plymouth’s Mini Police programme for 8 - 10-year-olds, which has been running in the city’s primary schools for over a year, has achieved an impressive series of milestones for its community.

The city’s Mini Police programme has been recognised with a series of national Police awards this year including the Mini Police Award, Innovation Award and Cadet Unit of the Year Award. The...

Ukulele group raise vital funds for women affected by domestic abuse and violence in Plymouth

Trevi is delighted to receive an amazing £1710 donation raised by the Plymouth based Ukulele Group - Queens Dock Ukes.

Queens Dock is a group of retired men and women who enjoy playing the Ukulele. They have been together for eight years and are now friends. They play performances for charity and each year nominate a local charity to receive the donations.

Trevi was...

Supersmart Katie sets her sights on a bright future

NEWLY qualified optometrist Katie Martin has completed her pre-registration qualifications in just 11 months, leaving her Plymouth Colleagues awestruck.

Pre-reg optometrists like Katie have two years and three months to complete the training, so her achievement has amazed others at the store.

Nathan Burn, a director at Specsavers Plymouth, says: ‘We’ve all said a huge...

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