Charities

Parish Council grant provides new home for Westbank’s Community Larder in Exminster

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...

North Devon farmers open historic gardens to the public to raise money for charity

The public will be able to visit four stunning gardens at farms on Exmoor this summer where they can learn more about local farming and wildlife while helping to raise money for charity.

The gardens in Brendon, North Devon, are some of the farms that date back to the 17th century, with holdings in the area recorded in the Domesday Book.

One of the gardens, at Brendon Barton...

Rowcroft’s Open Gardens bloom again for 2026

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...

Young Exmouth cancer survivor 'nervous but excited' to take on London Marathon for charity that supported her

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...

Totnes family shares story of music therapy journey with Rowcroft Hospice

This Music Therapy Week (10-15 April) a Totnes family is sharing how Rowcroft’s music therapy service has brought creativity, connection and uplifting moments during a deeply challenging time.

Richard Goss, 66, a mechanical design engineer from Totnes, was living with a brain tumour and receiving palliative care from the hospice. He had been attending music therapy sessions at...

Devon father one step closer to completing world-first swim to raise awareness of son’s brain condition

A father from North Devon is set to complete the final six lakes in his bid to become the first person to swim Switzerland’s ten largest lakes after his young son was diagnosed with a rare brain-attacking condition PANDAS, that caused sudden onset aggression, OCD and tics overnight.

Neil Gilson, a 40-year-old dad of three from Ilfracombe, has already completed four lakes and will now...

Devon Mum Marks Six Years Since Brain Tumour Diagnosis by Backing Wear a Hat Day

A strategic planning officer from West Devon is marking the sixth anniversary of her brain tumour diagnosis by backing a national fundraising campaign to help find a cure.

Magda Robertson, 49 from Beaworthy who works at the University of Exeter, is supporting Wear A Hat Day on Friday 27 March, the flagship fundraising event from the charity Brain Tumour Research . Magda previously...

Hospice worker to take on 256-mile ultramarathon “to give back to Rowcroft for supporting her family”

A dedicated Rowcroft Hospice healthcare assistant is taking “going the extra mile” to a whole new level this April – running an incredible 256 miles across Wales to support the patients and families at the heart of her work.

Heidi Treleaven, 51, who works in Rowcroft’s Inpatient Unit, will begin her epic race on Tuesday 14 April, taking on six back-to-back ultramarathons over six...

South West housebuilder donates £1,500 to local charity

A South West housebuilder is supporting a local charity with a generous donation.

Barratt Bristol, which is currently building a number of new housing developments across the region, has donated £1,500 to Jay’s Aim as part of its community chest fund.

The Newton Abbot based charity aims to raise awareness and support heart screenings for young people in the region to identify...

Devon community pub operator celebrates raising £6,500 for the Poppy Appeal with epic 200-mile walk

Dave Cooper, operator of The Exchange pub in Ivybridge, is celebrating after raising over £6,000 for the Poppy Appeal through an epic 200-mile+ coastline walk, stopping at 21 Craft Union pubs on the way.

Over the course of ten brutal days, three locals, military veteran Lysa Orr, Chris Roud and Dave, commonly known as the ‘Crafty Trio’ for their love of Craft Union, took on a walk...

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