Charities

Exminster-based Westbank Community Health and Care has reached more people in the local community thanks to a year of fantastic support from a village pub.

Staff at The Royal Oak in Exminster partnered with Westbank throughout 2023, providing hospitality and donations totalling an incredible £2,525. In December 2022 and 2023, publicans Mel Bowden and Scott Reddin kindly hosted 3-course...

Torbay Councillor for Wellswood Patrick Joyce is backing Rowcroft Hospice’s No One Alone Appeal to support the charity in its drive to deliver specialist care to more patients across South Devon.

Patrick is a keen advocate for the hospice, having had direct experience of Rowcroft’s palliative and end-of-life care when his late husband Alexander Hall was cared for at home by Rowcroft’...

Otter Garden Centre in Ottery St Mary raised over £17,000 for end of life charity Hospiscare during 2023.

It’s the largest amount raised in a single year by the family-run garden centre, which is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary in 2024.

Donations came in via a combination of staff and customer events, including bingo and quiz evenings, tombola, the Memory Tree, a skydive...

Ella's Vintage, Rowcroft Hospice’s digital emporium hosted on Etsy, Vinted, and eBay, is emerging as a star in the world of sustainable fashion. Raising vital funds for the hospice, this unique online shop offers a meticulously curated collection of vintage clothing and accessories, spanning from the 1920s to the early 2000s including rare, exclusive, and premium pieces that are sought after...