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Courageous local teenager to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Rowcroft Hospice challenge

Andrew Morgan, a 15-year-old from Babbacombe, is preparing for the adventure of a lifetime as he joins a Rowcroft Hospice fundraising expedition to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania this September.

Andrew will take on Africa’s highest peak alongside his mum Louise and dad Dan, with...

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Make a will and support St Luke's Hospice

St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth is inviting you to sign up to their Make a Will Week in partnership with several kind hearted solicitors across Plymouth and the surrounding area.

Make a Will Week will run from until Friday 23 May 2014.

Local solicitors will give their time free of charge to update or write wills, in return for a donation to the Hospice.

This is an excellent...

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Tim Bridgman thanks cycle challenge donators

The husband of a Devon woman killed while on a fundraising cycle challenge has thanked donators from around the world ahead her funeral earlier today.

Sharon Bridgman, 38 was killed in April after she was struck by a motorist whilst on a round-the-world, to raise money for the charity Shelterbox, with her husband Tim.

Since the news reached them last month, the couple's friends...

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Charity football in aid of St Luke's Hospice

The Range have organised for a charity football match in aid of St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth which will take place this Sunday (18 May).

Two teams have been made, one with employees from our Plymouth based Head Office and the other made from employees from our Devon and Cornwall stores (Exeter, Plymouth and Truro). All money raised will be going to St Luke’s Hospice, a charity chosen by...

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Night at the theatre raises cash for bereavement charity

Business guests enjoyed a night at the theatre and raised £155 for Jeremiah’s Journey, a Plymouth-based charity supporting grieving children.

Guests from across the business sector were invited to experience the corporate entertainment facilities at Plymouth’s Theatre Royal and A Comedy of Errors by The Propeller Theatre Company, on May 8.

The event was jointly hosted by...

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Kitsons sponsor children’s hospice nurse

Local law firm, Kitsons, has become the first local business to directly fund a children’s hospice nurse at Children’s Hospice South West Little Bridge House in Fremington, North Devon.

The firm of solicitors, which has offices in Exeter, Torquay and Plymouth, has pledged £1,000 towards CHSW’s ‘Sponsor a Nurse’ campaign, an exciting new corporate initiative that allows business to...

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Living Coasts staff lead beach clean

Staff from Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo, are leading a clean-up of one of Torquay’s beaches.

Workers from the charity will join local volunteers to pick rubbish from Beacon Cove on the afternoon of Saturday 17th May.

Clare Rugg, from Living Coasts, explained: “Beacon Cove is the beach on our doorstep. It suffers with litter brought in by the waves and also left by beach...

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PCC helps charity plant seeds for a brighter future

Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has backed a charity’s attempts to steer young people away from a life of re-offending.

Grow 4 Good, based in the grounds of Dartmoor Zoo, Sparkwell, aims to use horticultural work to reduce social isolation in young people which can lead them into lives of crime.

It received a grant of £2,789 from Tony Hogg’s small grant scheme for a new...

Young musicians stage concert for Lord Mayor's charities

Young musicians will be staging a concert at the Plymouth Guildhall on Wednesday 30 April to help raise money for the Lord Mayor’s chosen charities.

Plymouth's Youth Music Service (PYMS) has organised the event, which will include performances from the PYMS Concert Band, HMS Drake Volunteer Band, the Military Kids Choir, Devonport Community Choir, Plymouth Youth Steel and The Co-...

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Racing for Life? Get free training and support from Council

You’ll never walk alone…or run alone…if you’re taking part in this year’s Race for Life on 22 June.

Plymouth City Council’s sports development unit has organised free training sessions to help get you in shape for the charity run.

The one-hour sessions are suitable for people of all fitness levels and abilities – from those who have never raced before to experienced 5K runners...

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Staddon Heights raise cash for Snowdrop Appeal

Staddon Heights Golf Club have shown their support to the Snowdrop Appeal with a generous donation of £4,500.

The Snowdrop Appeal is a charity set up to raise funds for a new specialist facility at Derriford Hospital to provide a peaceful space for bereaved parents of still birth, miscarriage and early baby loss.

The Snowdrop Appeal became the club’s chosen charity for the...

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