Charities

Engineering consultants, Services Design Solution Ltd (SDS) held their 5th annual charity pub quiz last week at the Walkabout Pub in Plymouth and raised a staggering £5,000 for Shekinah, a local charity offering support and training opportunities to those suffering from poverty, homelessness, substance abuse and mental health issues.

John Hamblin, Chief Executive of Shekinah, gave a...

Emily Paton of St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth can be seen here receiving a certificate celebrating the grant of £988 donated by the Freemasons of Devonshire presented by V. W. Bro Nicholas Ball, Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire.

This is part of the annual donation made by the Devonshire Freemasons and the Masonic Charitable foundation who this year have given nearly £7,000 to...

For many years, Plymouth Pavilions has supported a selection of charities to raise funds and awareness and in 2016, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) was nominated.

Championed by Stewart Woodruff, House Officer at Plymouth Pavilions, and supported by colleagues throughout the venue, a total of £2452.90 was successfully raised for the charity.

Stewart said: “Following the sudden...

National children’s charity CHICKS has launched a groovy new dance-themed fundraising campaign called Dance the Day Away.

The campaign invites community groups, businesses, friends, families and schools to fundraise for CHICKS by holding their own dance-themed fundraising event on a day of their choice.

All the money raised will help CHICKS provide free, week-long respite...