Charities

Staff members from across the Ted Wragg Trust , a family of 18 schools in Devon, have gone the extra mile to support young people, raising £664 for the South West Opportunities Fund (SWOF) through two major running events.

Staff from schools and the trust shared services team took part in both the Plymouth Half Marathon and the Great West Run in Exeter as part of the trust's ‘Run for...

Unpaid carers in Tiverton are the first in Devon to have received free Wellbeing Gift Boxes as part of a county-wide joint initiative between Devon Carers at Westbank and Devon Partnership NHS Trust (DPT), supported through funding from Open Up, the Trust’s charity, launched during Carers’ Week (8th - 14th June 2026).

The Wellbeing Boxes are being gifted to individuals who provide care...

Lift Barton Hill are delighted to have been awarded a grant by the National Lottery Fund, to enable them to expand the Community Cafe and Hub based at St Martin’s Church. The £20,000 grant has been awarded to the school in order for them to expand on the cafe and hub that was set up to support local families, as part of a national initiative to support their own communities from ‘cradle to...

This ‘kitten season’ tattoo studios across the South West as well as tattoo fans of all ages are being called on to celebrate their dedication to cats and body art by hosting tattoo-focused days during July to raise money for local needy moggies.

Cats Protection has seen a number of tattoo studios over the past two years create dedicated flash days to raise money for its cat rehoming...