South West SPAR wholesaler, Appleby Westward, has raised over £30,000 for end-of-life charity, Marie Curie.
Over the past year, the Cornwall-based company has held multiple fundraising events at its head office and has encouraged its company-owned and independently-owned SPAR stores to do the same.
Many of Appleby Westward’s South West stores have got involved in fundraising...
Marie Curie is calling on primary schools, nurseries, and playgroups across Devon to sign up to its cutest fundraising event in the calendar, the Penguin Parade .
Local children can take part in a sponsored walk, with a special Penelope the Penguin plush toy, while raising money for families affected by terminal illness.
Launched in 2021, 140 different groups across the UK...
A leading end of life care charity is inviting people in Devon with experience in health and social care to chat to them about working in end-of-life care at a drop-in session on Thursday.
Marie Curie will be holding a drop-in session in their Tiverton office at Petroc College on Thursday 7 July between 10am and 3pm.
Jenny Evans, Marie Curie Nurse Manager in Devon, said: “We...
The end-of-life charity Marie Curie is calling on people across the South West to throw a Blooming Great Tea Party in June and July to help fund vital care and support for those living with a terminal illness, and their families.
The charity’s fundraising appeal is a piece of cake – simply set a date to host a tea party and invite family, friends, or colleagues to tuck into a...
Marie Curie’s famous Blooming Great Tea Party is going virtual this year and the charity needs tea party hosts in Devon more than ever before to make up for the devastating effect the coronavirus crisis has had on the charity’s income.
The end of life charity is calling on you to throw a Blooming Virtual Tea Party from home this summer. While staying indoors is the new normal,...
Richard Wiseman from Devon is hitting the road delivering vital PPE to frontline Marie Curie Nurses across Devon on his pride and joy – his bright green Kawasaki 650 motorbike.
Richard, 49 is married to Marie Curie Senior Nurse, Emma Wiseman, who is part of a team of Marie Curie Nurses and Healthcare Assistants that provide essential end of life care in people’s homes across North...
Catherine Steffens, a Marie Curie Senior Healthcare Assistant, from Tavistock, Devon, has been getting creative making hand-made signs to connect with a patient who relies on lip-reading to communicate.
Knowing that having to wear a face mask would make speaking to her patient Yvonne, 76 from Yelverton, almost impossible due to her hearing difficulties and reliance on lip-reading,...
A six-year-old girl from Plymouth is donating her pocket money and doing a sponsored silence to raise money for the charity her mum works for.
Ella Moore is the daughter of Jessica Moore, a Maire Curie Senior Healthcare Assistant who is providing frontline care for dying people in their homes throughout the Coronavirus crisis.
Marie Curie, the UK’s leading charity for people living with a terminal illness and their families, is urgently calling for volunteers in Devon to give just two hours of their time to hand out the charity’s iconic daffodil pins, in return for donations.
Volunteers will be supporting the Great Daffodil Appeal – Marie Curie’s biggest fundraising campaign, held every March.
