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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...

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Plymouth ladies urged to Race for Life

A Plymouth health club is issuing a ‘call to arms’ to women across the city, encouraging them to sign up to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.

The team at Nuffield Health Plymouth are urging mums, daughters, sisters and friends to choose a Race for Life event and make it their mission to take part in the 5k event at The Hoe on Sunday, June 19, or the Pretty Muddy event at Central Park...

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Team Andrea run for Gold Dust

This Sunday, a special group of family and friends will be taking to the streets of Plymouth to run the half marathon in memory of Andrea Norris. Known as Team Andrea, the group will be running in aid of the Gold Dust Appeal.

Andrea Norris, former executive head teacher of Beechwood and Oakwood Primary Schools, in Southway, sadly died unexpectedly in April 2015.

After nearly £5...

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Does your child have a favourite superhero?

.... If so, they now have the chance to dress up as their favourite and take part in our Superhero Children’s Fun Run in July, in aid of our Gold Dust Appeal.

The fun run event is taking place on Saturday 4 June at 14:00 at the Brickfields Sports Centre, Plymouth, and will include medals for all superheroes, a mini superhero toddle, a teddy bears’ picnic, afternoon tea and a family...

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Simon Cowell doodle to be auctioned for CHSW

Is it a dog, a crocodile or a prehistoric creature? Whatever your take on it, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) has an original Simon Cowell drawing – complete with signature – now available for auction.

The piece will be auctioned through the charity’s eBay store starting April 17, and Emma Perry, Senior Community Fundraiser at CHSW’s Little Bridge House hospice said: ‘We’re so...

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Plymouth woman raises £8,000 for charity on Kilimanjaro climb

A Plymouth woman has climbed Mt Kilimanjaro to raise £8,000 for a charity that is helping her sister’s family stay together while her nephew is seriously-ill.

Nicola Franklin, 31, successfully reached the peak of the highest free-standing mountain in the world for Ronald McDonald House Charities, an independent charity that provides free ‘home away from home’ accommodation to families...

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Plymouth firm helps local charity celebrate Easter

After last year’s success, SSG Training and Consultancy organised a second annual Easter Egg donation for local children’s charity CHICKS (Country Holidays for Inner City Kids). CHICKS provides free, life changing respite breaks for disadvantaged children from all over the UK with centres in Devon, Cornwall and Derbyshire.

SSG team members and course delegates donated over 70 Easter...

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Judi Spiers officially opens new Social Enterprise Charity Shop in City-centre

Popular presenter and broadcaster Judi Spiers opened the latest new social enterprise charity shop for WESC Foundation in an official ribbon cutting ceremony at Sidwell Street, Exeter.

WESC Foundation (WESC), a school and college for children, young people and adults with sight loss is a specialist centre for Visual Impairment. The charity’s aim is to provide education and care for...

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Snowflake Run turns passion into progress to help save more lives

SALTRAM Park was transformed into a winter wonderland on Sunday as hundreds of runners united with one mission in mind – to give cancer the cold shoulder.

Men and women in a spectacular array of beanies and bobble hats were showered in snow for the first ever 10k Cancer Research UK Snowflake Run in Plymouth - one of just four taking place across the UK this February.

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Santander shows support for CHICKS

CHICKS want to say a big thank you to the Plymouth branch of Santander Bank which has been supporting them for the last two years. Their annual winter ball in November ball raised an impressive total of over £27,000! Santander staff volunteered on the night, selling raffle tickets resulting in Santander Foundation matching the £3500 their staff raised.

Regional fundraiser, Sarah...

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Ball marks 125 years of saving dogs' lives

Dogs Trust Ilfracombe is inviting local dog lovers and friends to join them for a fun and fabulous Charity Ball to mark the 125th anniversary of Dogs Trust.

Taking place at the Saunton Sands Hotel on Friday 15th April, 7.30pm, the glamorous event promises to be an evening of fun with a drinks reception followed by dinner, a casino and a disco.

There will also be a grand...

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