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.
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.
Local heart charity HeartSWell South West is looking for people to take to the sky and jump 10,000ft from a plane to raise money for heart patients and lifesaving equipment in the Westcountry.
The 10,000ft tandem skydive can be completed in several different locations across the UK, the nearest centre being the Honiton Dropzone in Devon.
A piper from Poole has played a unique gig at Antarctica and is on track to complete her charity challenge, travelling 50,000 miles in 50 days across 7 continents, hoping to raise £50,000 for The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity and Julia's House.
Irene Robinson (57), who works as a forensic nurse practitioner, started her challenge on January 10th with a performance onboard HMS...
Last week, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust was host to the first Advanced Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant (ARNI) course in the South-West. This new national course has been developed through the Resuscitation Council with the support of BLISS – the parent and baby charity.
The course is aimed at nurses, nurse practitioners and doctors who provide care to sick babies in a hospital...
The family of a young boy who has been cared for in our children’s wards is saying thank you by helping to raise money for the Gold Dust Appeal.
Sarah and Matt Geoffrey are taking part in the New Year challenge: Give it up for Gold Dust, by giving up alcohol for January because their one-year-old son Dylan has received care at Derriford Hospital several times. Their daughter Eloise has...
Broadcaster Judi Spiers, two-star Michelin Chef Michael Caines MBE and Business Consultant Chris Lorimer were welcomed by staff at WESC Foundation, a school and college for young people and adults with visual impairment. The three newly appointed Ambassadors for WESC Foundation came together for the first time, with an official tour of the charity’s facilities to learn more about the services...
The New Year may not be very happy for hundreds of thousands of people in the South West, as research by Shelter reveals a fifth of rent or mortgage payers in the region are cutting back on winter heating and clothing to meet their housing payments. This is the equivalent to 500,000 people.
The study by housing and homelessness charity Shelter and YouGov shows the strain people in the...
The Gold Dust Appeal, aimed at transforming Plymouth children’s wards, has hit the £25,000.00 milestone – an impressive quarter of the way to its target. And now we are asking for your help with the next step – Give it up for Gold Dust in January.
The Gold Dust Appeal aims to raise £100,000 to create bright, exciting and welcoming wards for local children and young people at Plymouth...
