Charities

Be a hero for animals: RSPCA Week returns

The public is invited to join the fun this June - as RSPCA Week returns, with the chance for every animal lover to get involved with new challenges, pet-themed bake-offs, and inspiring ways to make a paws-itive, life-changing impact for animals in...

WALK IT around Plymouth for Crohn's & Colitis UK

Leading charity, Crohn’s & Colitis UK, have announced their nationwide fundraising WALK IT events are back for summer 2017.

Taking place throughout May, June and July; WALK IT invites anyone to join and walk either 5km or 10km to show their support for the fight against Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

There will be eight routes across the country this year – London,...

Evans Halshaw Plymouth is back for Round 2 in fight against cancer

Local Vauxhall retailer, Evans Halshaw Plymouth, is hitting the punching bags once again as team member Greg Shelton prepares to take part in a charity boxing match in aid of Cancer Research UK.

The retailer at Barbican Approach is getting behind service leader, Greg, by offering sponsorship and is calling on customers and local residents alike to do the same. Greg will go toe to toe...

Drayton's Brainspotting Red Hot Nose Day

Heating controls expert Drayton is supporting Comic Relief by fundraising for Red Nose Day 2017 with its quirky ‘Brainspotting’ campaign!

Drayton has taken inspiration from the silver screen and created its very own movie poster – ‘Brainspotting’ - featuring some of the key faces in the Drayton family.

Film buffs will be familiar with the iconic poster, originally created for...

New Foyer Federation chief kicks off national tour in South West

As a leading regional housing association DCH has invested around £565m into the south west economy over the past five years.

DCH is committed to supporting growth in the region; from building thousands of new homes and working with partner organisations such as the Foyer Federation, to creating jobs and investing in communities.

In recognition of the great work being done in...

Wear your PJs for Purple Day

Young Epilepsy appeals to Britons up-and-down the country to get behind ‘PJs for Purple Day’

Purple Day, commonly known as International Epilepsy Day, takes place on Sunday, 26 March 2017

More than 112,000 young people in the UK have the neurological condition

National charity Young Epilepsy is appealing to everyone across the UK to back Purple Day on Sunday, 26 March...

Volunteers needed to help Plymouth blind community

A national charity is appealing for volunteers to come forward and help the blind people it supports in the Plymouth area.

British Wireless for the Blind Fund (BWBF) provides specially adapted audio equipment to visually impaired people across the UK.

The charity is looking for radio support volunteers, whose role would be to visit people with sight loss in their homes...

Put the kettle on Devon!

PEOPLE across Devon are being invited to host a Cancer Research UK Coffee Morning and help raise money to fund life-saving research.

Every day, 85 people are diagnosed with cancer in the south west. And that’s why the charity is calling on people across Devon to join together with friends, colleagues and family for a cuppa and a natter while raising funds to help beat cancer sooner....

Jump in a pool and raise funds for Marie Curie

Swimathon, the world’s biggest annual fundraising swim is back for 2017 and swimmers across the UK are being encouraged to jump in one of over 600 participating pools and raise vital funds for Marie Curie, the UK’s leading charity for people living with a terminal illness and their families.

The event will take place across the weekend of 7th-9th April and is extra special this year as...

Disabled Plymouth three-year-old gets specialist support - thanks to River Island

When you are asked to pay five pence for a carrier bag in a store have you ever wondered what happens to the money?

Well, in the case of River Island outlets – like the one in Plymouth’s Drake Circus and Royal Parade – profits from sales of carrier bags are donated to Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children.

Newlife is the UK’s largest charity provider of specialist...

2017 iPlymouth calendar raises £5,500 for Mesothelioma sufferers

Last year, the iPlymouth Photography Group on Flickr united with the South West Mesothelioma Support Group to produce a 2017 charity calendar to raise funds and spread awareness, whilst at the same time remembering all those who have lost their lives to mesothelioma and asbestos related diseases.

The calendar featured the work from over 40 amateur photographers from Plymouth and the...

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