Charities

A major local charity is marking a decade of environmental quality. Paignton Zoo Environmental Park has held the 14001 accreditation since 2005. Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, also parts of the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust, which runs Paignton Zoo, have held the standard nearly as long.

The Trust’s Environmental Officer Pete Morgan said: “The ten year...

A massive thank you to Neil Carhart, his grandson Lucas and the team from The Plume of Feathers, Pool, for kindly choosing Gold Dust to be one of the recipients of their annual charity fundraiser.

A cheque of £809.79 was presented to Anita Dykes, Matron for Paediatrics, which was raised through a 24 mile sponsored charity walk, which took approximately eight hours to complete and took...

A fun day held by Otter Nurseries in Brixton raised £545 for the garden centre’s charity of the year, Alzheimer’s Society.

Over 300 people attended the event, which included a car wash, tombola and the chance to get up close to some beautiful owls with ‘Hold an Owl’. The bouncy castle proved a popular attraction for children.

Otter Nurseries Manager, Phil Hewish said: “We had a...

The Cinnamon Trust is the national charity whose wonderful volunteers help people over retirement age and those in the latter stages of a terminal illness by offering all kinds of pet care.

We urgently need dog walking volunteers for some elderly residents of Plymouth who are unable to walk their lovely dogs. There is a Shih Tzu, Cocker Spaniel, Yorkshire Terrier and a sweet Jack...