A mum and daughter team from Chagford have joined forces to swim a total of 44 miles over 12 weeks for leading charity Diabetes UK as part of their Swim22 fundraiser.
Both experienced wild swimmers, volunteer manager Connie Thomas, 32, and her mum, Tessa, will not be plunging gently into the heated waters of a local swimming pool but, instead, will be powering through the sea, rivers...
Independent charity Devon Communities Together (DCT) has announced the launch of a new Community Wildlife Grant scheme, which has been developed by the Devon Local Nature Partnership (DLNP) to provide small grants of up to £500 to community wildlife projects.
Applications are open to parish and town councils, community groups and community partnerships that wish to fund initiatives...
A mental health charity based in Exmouth in Devon is receiving a £1,000 funding boost thanks to regional housebuilder Persimmon Homes South West.
Heads Up Mental Health Awareness CIC applied for the donation from the Persimmon Homes Community Champions scheme, which was created to financially assist regional charities, organisations and good causes.
RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Builders Bum 2022 calendar has raised £1,610 for Mind charities across the region – Devon Mind, Cornwall Mind and Mind in Somerset.
The calendar features tradespeople from across the region, who put themselves forward to be photographed doing their job and showing a tiny bit of their bottom, all in the name of raising funds to help the charities...
Devon eco-business The Recycled Candle Company has teamed up with national charity Missing People to help raise awareness of the thousands of people who go missing each year.
The new Home Sweet Home pillar candle is being released just in time for Mother’s Day, always a poignant day for families with a missing loved one.
Jo Youle from Missing People explained: “Someone is...
Trevi, the leading women's charity in Devon, are delighted to announce that their Daffodil Family Centre has been awarded a 'Good' Ofsted Rating on its very first inspection.
The Daffodil Family Centre, which opened its doors in early 2020, is a national parenting assessment centre based in Plymouth. It offers a strength-based parenting assessment that aims to support the parent to...
The South West’s largest housebuilder has donated £50,000 to charities across the region, including the Okehampton-based Gilead Foundations charity, to mark the start of 2022.
Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, which are building hundreds of much-needed new homes across the South West, are giving £10,000 each to five charities that are important to their staff and support their...
Falmouth-based digital marketing agency, Peaky Digital, is partnering with Go Beyond as its charity of the year.
Peaky Digital will be supporting the Buckfastleigh-based children’s charity by providing a day’s worth of digital marketing services each month. The agency will be supporting with a range of services including Social Media, SEO and Google Ads.
Local women's charity invites you to nominate remarkable women in your life
In celebration of International Women's Day this year, Trevi, the leading women's charity in Devon, is proud to be launching their popular Shero campaign for a second year. They are asking you to nominate, donate and show you care.
A Shero is a female hero who deserves to be recognised and celebrated for...
