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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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The Family Law Company goes the extra length

A spirited team of swimmers from The Family Law Company in Plymouth raised £280 during an evening ‘Swimarathon’.

The legal line-up of Director of Legal Services, David Cobern and his son, Joe, Solicitor Derek Jordan, Associate Chartered Legal Executive, Alexandra Boardman Tim Phillips and between them swam an impressive 92 lengths of the Marjon’s swimming pool, equating to 260 meters...

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Lions Club

Plymouth

Barnardo’s volunteer appeal

Plymouth Independent Visitor & Advocacy Service (PIVAS)

PIVAS covers the whole of Plymouth, recruits, assesses, trains and manages adult volunteers to provide an advocacy service for children and young people at meetings where decisions are being made about them and independent visitor service for children in care. Independent Visitors regularly visit, befriend and advise a child...

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Exeter restaurant helps Heart raise cash for local charity

Independently owned Lloyd’s Kitchen joined forces with Heart to help raise money for Honeylands Children’s Charity. The Global ‘Make Some Noise’ campaign organised by Heart, attracted 50 diners and four competition winners to Lloyd’s Kitchen. Restaurateur Lloyd Gardner hosted the event donating a delicious three-course dinner, prepared by resident Chef Graeme Murfin, for each guest with all...

Cash boost for homeless charity

Path has received £5,000 to fund tenancy starter packs for homeless people in Devon.

The donation was provided by the Santander Foundation which offers grants to UK registered charities for projects that help disadvantaged people in local communities.

The grant will enable Path to provide basic & essential items for our clients moving into a new home with nothing.

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Plymouth shoppers help BHF to Bag It. Beat It.

Drake Circus Shopping Centre’s customers help the British Heart Foundation to Bag It. Beat It.

Drake Circus Shopping Centre’s 2015 Bag It. Beat It. stock appeal for The British Heart Foundation (BHF) launched on Wednesday 30th September when the Lord Mayor of Plymouth, Councillor John Mahony, donated the first bag of items. The items will now go on to be sold in BHF shops and help...

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Tony climbs Ben Nevis for Chestnut Appeal

Tony Tamblin, Post Room Operative at Derriford Hospital, has successfully completed the challenge of climbing the UK’s highest mountain; Ben Nevis, in aid of the Chestnut Appeal and has raised an amazing £669.00.

Tony has always loved a challenge and decided to leave Devon for the very first time in his 40 years, whilst raising funds for a charity very close to his heart.

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Last call for the toughest cycling challenge in town

The latest, greatest, muddiest cycling challenge of the year is under starter’s orders as St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth makes a last call for the 2015 Tour de Moor.

Hundreds of intrepid mountain bike fans have already signed up for the leisurely 11km, intermediate 30km or a hard 52km off road cycle of mud, sweat and tears on 11 October but registration is about to close.

Emma...

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Charity marks 10 years of green standard

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...

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Sign up for Neon fun run!

Local people can still sign up for fun run with a difference and help raise funds for sight loss charity RNIB

There is still time to join hundreds of people from Plymouth and the surrounding area who will be taking part in a fun run with a difference to raise money for blind and partially sighted people.

RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) is hosting a Glow Neon 3k...

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Plymouth

Plume of Feathers boost Gold Dust funds

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...

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