Charities

Following on from the last 'Music for Mesothelioma' event held in April 2016 which was a huge success, popular local band Jessica and the Rabbits once again joined forces with the South West Mesothelioma Support Group to raise awareness and funds for those affected by asbestos related cancer.

‘More Music for Mesothelioma’, which was held on Friday 17th February at The Duke of...

Pupils and teachers at Riverside Community Primary School in Plymouth welcomed a special guest today, as giant Red Nose DJ Boogie visited the school to help kick off their Red Nose Day fundraising efforts.

Earlier this morning DJ Boogie made an early stop off to take in Plymouth Hoe and Smeaton’s Tower. At the primary school he led a Red Nose Day themed assembly and joined the children...

The Masonic Charitable Foundation have given a £2,000 grant to The Devon & Cornwall Food Action Association (Plymouth Branch).

The Devon & Cornwall Food Association (DCFA) is a charity reflecting the need to link food waste with food poverty and they were visited by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire V. W. Bro. Nicholas Ball where he met up with Jackie Young their...

Over 650 disabled children from schools and groups in Devon and Cornwall have day-sailed in the pilot cutter Cornubia on voyages of discovery in Plymouth Sound over the past 7 years free of charge, thanks to the Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter Trust.

The charity was founded by Tony Winter, owner and skipper of Cornubia, who has now retired from commercial sailing but has arranged for the...