Charities

Local disability support charity, Community Equality Disability Action (CEDA), has received a £5,000 donation from The Cadbury Foundation, thanks to the support of local Mondelēz International employees in Crediton.

CEDA, which is a Devon-based charity dedicated to promoting the social inclusion of people with physical, sensory or learning disabilities, was selected by employees...

Exminster’s Community Larder, provided by local health and wellbeing charity Westbank Community Health and Care, has a new weatherproof home thanks to a £200 grant from Exminster Parish Council. The money has enabled Westbank to purchase a waterproof unit to house a Community Larder that’s open 24/7 next to Exminster Methodist Church.

To mark the official opening of the facility, the...

Rowcroft Hospice’s much-loved Open Gardens programme is set to return in 2026, inviting people across South Devon to step inside a variety of gardens in support of local end-of-life care.

Running from April through to September, gardeners will open their gates and welcome visitors to enjoy their outdoor spaces, helping to raise vital funds for Rowcroft. Every visit helps ensure...

With just a couple of weeks to go, a Devon fundraiser is looking forward to taking on the TCS London Marathon 2026 for the charity that supported her after she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2022.

Freya Sampson, 24, from Exmouth is raising money for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust. She first joined one of the charity’s transformational sailing adventures in 2024, returned...