Charities

Leading independent education recruitment specialists Class People are helping to raise awareness of the teaching profession this week, by taking part in Barnardo’s ‘Hat Day’. The charity’s aim is to encourage young people to use their imagination to be whoever they want to be, whether it be a fireman, an astronaut - or a teacher. With their extensive work with Barnardo’s Children’s Centres, Class People are keen to show their support in new ways to help the worthwhile cause. As providers for supply teachers and early years practitioners across the South-West, South-East and Midlands,...

This year sees the Freemasons celebrate their tercentenary and as part of their annual support of Hospices throughout the country the Assistant Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire W. Bro. Chris Yard can be seen here presenting a certificate denoting the £2718 given on behalf of the Masonic Charitable Foundation to Rosie Gedye of Hospiscare, at Searle House in Exeter.

The Masonic Charitable Foundation will this year give grants totalling £600,000 to the two hundred and forty five hospices in England and Wales including nearly £14,000 to seven hospices here in Devon as part of the...

The Donkey Sanctuary and World Horse Welfare have swung into action to provide essential food and support to hundreds of donkeys and horses left stranded in heavy snowfall following January’s earthquake in Abruzzo, Italy.

Food is arriving in Abruzzo, Italy to help animals who have been left trapped and starving in snow following multiple earthquakes that took place in January. The Donkey Sanctuary has joined forces with World Horse Welfare to provide food and hay to donkeys, horses and other livestock.

The Abruzzo region of Italy was hit by an earthquake on 17/18 January...

A TIVERTON company has raised more than £20,000 in a bid to help beat cancer sooner.

Linear motion experts, HepcoMotion, have been supporting Cancer Research UK since 2013, raising funds for the charity from their European and UK exhibitions.

Hepco attends approximately 15 exhibitions each year, and donates €5 for every business card it receives at a show.

Rachel Turner, Local Fundraising Manager for North Devon said: ‘It really is fantastic that HepcoMotion are supporting Cancer Research UK in Devon. They are loyal supporters and have raised £3746 from their latest...