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Devon charities announced as partners for huge weekend of live music

Four Devon-based charities have been selected to be official partners for the county’s biggest music event this summer.

TK Maxx presents Live At Powderham runs for four nights from Thursday June 25 to Sunday June 28, featuring headline shows from vocal powerhouse Teddy Swims, seven-...

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“Fall for Donkeys” at The Donkey Sanctuary

Come along to the Ivybridge Donkey Sanctuary this October half term for a free family day out and a detailed day of donkey care demonstrations, led by the centre’s very own adoption donkeys, Pooh and Eeyore.

When: Thursday 24 October, 10am – 4pm

Where: The Donkey Sanctuary Ivybridge, Godwell Lane, Filham Park, Ivybridge, PL21 0LE

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Paradise Island Adventure Golf to Tee-off at The Barcode

An indoor adventure golf complex with the capacity to hold up to 300 players at a time will swing into Plymouth next week.

The UK’s leading indoor adventure golf company, Paradise Island Adventure Golf, will open the doors to its next miniature golf leisure destination at Drake Circus The Barcode on Thursday 24th October 2019.

The adventure golf venue offers a great day out...

Charity concert raises money for RNIB Ivybridge Transcription Centre

Last month, a concert was held at Ivybridge Methodist Church to raise funds for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Transcription Centre in Ivybridge.

Headlining the evening were the The Kingsmen Close Harmony Chorus who have chosen RNIB as their charity of the year. The group consists of over fifty men from South West Devon from anywhere from Torquay to Plymouth, who...

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Devon and Cornwall Police supports Hate Crime Awareness

Devon and Cornwall Police is staging a week of action, events and activities to raise awareness of hate crime and encourage communities to report it.

Engaging with schoolchildren, a ‘chatter bus’ and videos created by university students are among a host of ways officers are reaching out to residents.

The force is aiming to raise awareness of what hate crime is, stand by those...

4 engaging ways to connect to those in need with charity

The psychology of giving is complicated. Some people maintain that the giver receives a greater gift than the person to whom the charity is offered. But what should the expectation of the donor be? After all, some kindly intent has motivated this act of goodness surely it is not unreasonable to expect to receive something in return?

1. Examine your motivation

It is very easy...

Professionals find out how they can help prevent abuse with the help of the PANTS campaign

Professionals from across the city have attended sessions to find out how a new campaign will support them to help keep children safe from sexual abuse.

The Plymouth PANTS campaign supports professionals start simple, but vital, age-appropriate conversations with children aged 3-11 in their care about staying safe from harm, by providing useful tips and resources that suggest where,...

On the wing: in celebration of the feather

Paignton Zoo bird keeper Lisa Jones freely admits that she has an interest that borders on obsession. She’s fascinated by feathers.

“During the summer months, lots of birds at Paignton Zoo start to moult… I think feathers are among the natural world’s most incredible adaptations. While I was cleaning out the Ural owls, who are moulting heavily now, I wondered if anyone else would be as...

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Volunteers needed in Plymouth for Christmas food collection

Leading charities the Trussell Trust and FareShare are appealing to people in Plymouth to volunteer to help in the UK’s biggest food collection for people in need.

From 21-23 November, the two charities will be collecting food in Plymouth’s Tesco stores during the annual Tesco Food Collection. They are looking for local volunteers to encourage shoppers to donate so that as much food as...

Dame Esther Rantzen praises Plymouth woman for her work to prevent child sexual abuse

An NSPCC worker from Plymouth has been recognised for her work helping prevent child sexual abuse in the city.

Jacky Wood, from Plymstock, was presented with an award by Dame Esther Rantzen as part of her work with the Together for Childhood programme.

Together for Childhood sees the NSPCC joining in a partnership with Plymouth City Council, Plymouth Safeguarding Children...

Learn how to Restart a Heart with St John Ambulance in Devon

St John Ambulance volunteers in Devon will teach the public how to save lives this month, as part of the 2019 Restart A Heart campaign.

At a series of free sessions, people can learn how to help someone who has gone into cardiac arrest, via practical information on how to deliver cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and deliver shocks to the heart with a defibrillator.

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