Charities

Santa Slide raises in excess of £17,000 for Derriford Children’s Wards

The Plymouth Hospitals Charity Santa Slide zip wire event has raised in excess of £17,000 for Derriford Children’s Wards.

Over 100 people braved England’s longest zip wire over the Eden project dressed in santa outfits on the weekend of 3 and 4 December.

Thanks to the brave, festive fundraising efforts of willing zip wire flyers, a total of over £17,000 will go towards...

Leading housebuilder donates Christmas turkeys to Plymouth Foodbank

A leading housebuilder has supported local families this Christmas after donating a number of turkeys to the Plymouth Foodbank.

The charity visited Persimmon Homes’ head office in Derriford on Thursday to collect six turkeys which will be used to supply local families in the City with a hot Christmas-day meal.

Plymouth Foodbank is part of a nationwide network supported by...

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New charity fundraising group lifts hearts and raises smiles

A new community group, launched at the beginning of October to support worthy causes in the Plymouth area, raised £2,415 in its first two months and has gifted the money to a dementia care home in St Budeaux.

Hearts and Smiles Together is a group of seven friends who collect donations and sell items for a reasonable price via Facebook. All members have been involved in fundraising in...

Jurassic Fibre supports Hospiscare with Christmas trees recycling scheme

Award-winning ultra-fast broadband provider, Jurassic Fibre , has announced that they have pledged their support once again to Hospiscare this Christmas.

The Exeter-based telecoms company, who are on a mission to deliver their full fibre-to-the premises broadband to 500,000 homes and businesses in the South West, will be supporting Hospiscare’s Christmas Tree Recycling fundraiser, for...

Lifeworks Charity is delighted to be supported by Luscombe Maye Totnes Estate Agents

Lifeworks Learning Disability announce exciting fundraising partnership with Luscombe Maye Totnes

Lifeworks Leaning Disability Charity are delighted to announce that Luscombe Maye Totnes Estate Agents have chosen Lifeworks to be their charity of the year. Luscombe Maye has deep-rooted connections throughout the wider areas of Devon, Dorset and Cornwall and have always prided themselves in supporting good causes in the regions that they represent and operate in. Their Totnes office is at...

Choir’s carol concerts raise thousands for local charity Dream-A-Way

Two carol concerts by Exeter Philharmonic Choir have raised almost three thousand pounds for local charity Dream-A-Way, which helps make holiday dreams come true for Devon children and adults with disabilities or life-affecting health conditions.

The generosity of concertgoers at Exeter Cathedral on 13 and 14 December raised a total of £2,913, a sum that representatives of Exeter-based...

Charity plea to help struggling families this Christmas

If you’re thinking about ways to support others this festive season, why not connect with your local food bank using the BanktheFood charity app and donate? BanktheFood will ping you a list of urgently needed items and show the location of the local donation stations.

As more people struggle with the cost of living, food banks across the country are struggling to keep up with demand....

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National Award for Habilitation Specialist working with children with vision impairment

A Habilitation Specialist who teaches skills to children and young people who have a vision impairment has won a national award.

Habilitation Specialist Lynda Palmer was the winner of the Hambro award for innovation at the Guide Dogs charity’s People Awards on 10 November. The ceremony took place at the Guide Dogs Reading Hub and was hosted by actor Charlie Cox.

Habilitation...

Devon Freemasons to Donate £1,500 support to Sense Devon Group

Every Spring and Autumn Freemasons from all around Devon meet to support local organisations who require financial assistance, among which are children’s charities, schools, youth centres and locally based charities including hospices, hospital services and cancer charities.

The money is raised through the “WAKE FUND”, a trust conceived by William Alexander Kneel, the Devonshire...

UHP Neonatal Intensive Care Unit forms partnership with Hearts Together

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) has entered a partnership with local hospital hotel charity, Hearts Together, to provide home from home accommodation for parents and families of patients caring for premature or sick babies in the NICU.

The NICU, which is based at Derriford Hospital, cares for babies from around the Devon and...

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