Charities

Exeter care home presents cheque to local charity

Cumberland Grange care home in Exeter recently presented Honiton Carers Support Group with a cheque for £1,000 to support towards the cost of transport to enable their participants to attend the group. Honiton Carers Support Group is a warm and welcoming Carers Group which supports unpaid carers throughout their caring role and beyond. They meet indoors in a safe environment twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday and socially on 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month for a cuppa and a chat. They offer various activities at their indoor meetings such as Art & Craft workshops and have...

Warrens Bakery raise over £2,000 for Wooden Spoon charity

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 01/18/2024 - 11:15pm

Warrens Bakery, the oldest Cornish Pasty maker in the world, is thrilled to announce they have raised over £2,000 for the rugby charity Wooden Spoon, as part of their Christmas campaign, ‘ Naughty or Nice’ .

The campaign, which ran throughout the whole of December, saw the ultimate battle of the pasties with customers being asked to choose between the Traditional Cornish ‘Nice’ Pasty or the Festive Turkey and Cranberry ‘Naughty’ Pasty, with 10p from all the Festive Pasty purchases donated to the children’s rugby charity Wooden Spoon.

Over 10,000 Festive Turkey and...

Join Devon Air Ambulance in their Mishap Mending Mission

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 01/14/2024 - 10:24pm

Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) offers a masterclass in ‘stitching with style’ at their first mending workshop for local sewing beginners and enthusiasts.

The event, run by the DAA retail team, aims to educate people about the positive impact that extending the life of much-loved garments have on the planet and inspire their supporters to learn new mending skills. This will help to reduce the amount of pre-loved garments that might usually be sent for recycling whilst increasing funds for the life-saving charity.

Those who are already skilled menders or those that are keen-to-...

NatWest Exeter Demonstrates Exceptional Community Spirit with £1874 Donation to Pete's Dragons

Authored by LindseyPD
Posted: Wed, 01/10/2024 - 8:09am

Pete’s Dragons, the Exmouth based suicide bereavement charity, expresses heartfelt gratitude to NatWest Exeter for their generous donations totalling £1874.97. The funds were raised through a series of fundraising events held throughout 2023, including a sponsored cycle and a quiz night. The commendable efforts of the NatWest Exeter team have not only strengthened community bonds but have also made a meaningful impact on the lives of those in Devon that have been impacted by suicide.

Pete’s Dragons provides vital support to individuals in Devon who have been profoundly affected by...

Exeter veterans’ charity awarded Maximus Foundation grant   

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 01/08/2024 - 9:57pm

Maximus Foundation UK, the not-for-profit arm of Maximus, has awarded a grant of £2,500 to Rock 2 Recovery to help fund free mental health support for veterans and their families.

The charity, based in Exeter, works across the country to support veterans and their immediate family members to adjust to life after the armed forces through specialist one-to-one change management coaching.

Rock 2 Recovery provides free sessions that are designed to support armed forces members and their families with their mental health, offering a practical framework for dealing with stress...

The Big Exeter Sleep Out 2024

Local homeless charity Julian House announces the return of the annual Big Exeter Sleep-Out event at St James Park Football Stadium, in partnership with Exeter City Community Trust. The event takes place on the 22nd March 2024, and the charity is inviting members of the public to sleep outside for one night; to help support those forced to sleep out every night in the city and across Devon.

Julian House is a South-West-based charity that helps vulnerable, homeless, and at-risk people get back on their feet and rebuild their lives. The charity operates over 40 distinct projects,...

Bad language and festive jumpers round off a year of fundraising for RGB

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 01/01/2024 - 11:49pm

RGB Building Supplies is delighted to announce the success of its 2023 fundraising campaign in support of Children's Hospice South West (CHSW). The company has raised over £3,000 through various initiatives, culminating in a festive jumper day on Monday 18th December, and the introduction of swear boxes across all RGB branches.

Throughout the year, RGB engaged in a range of fundraising activities, from company-wide initiatives to individual challenges undertaken by dedicated staff members. The commitment and enthusiasm of the RGB team and the support of customers allowed the...

Can you give a gift from your heart to their hands this Christmas?

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 12/22/2023 - 12:39pm

The Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) Christmas Appeal is well underway, receiving a fantastic response so far.

Over £50,000 has been donated since the appeal launched in November to ensure that DAA’s crews remain fully stocked with everything they need for the winter months ahead.

For each of the incident's crews respond to, clinicians quickly work through the contents of their lifesaving critical care kits, which are stocked with essential medical supplies and equipment.

These kits and those back at base, must be fully replenished before crews are required to respond...

Westbank’s community Christmas celebrations

Authored by Sharon Goble
Posted: Thu, 12/21/2023 - 11:44pm

The run-up to Christmas has been busy for local health and wellbeing charity Westbank Community Health and Care, with a full calendar of events for members of its community and its team.

The festive celebrations got off to a heartwarming start when Year 2 children from Exeter Pre-Prep School visited Westbank’s Day Centre at Exminster to sing a melody of Christmas songs for regular clients.

The following day, the Royal Oak in Exminster kindly hosted a 3-course meal for fifty of Westbank’s clients to mark the end of a year of fantastic support from the pub.

Westbank’s...

Dunelm Exeter hosts festive café event for deserving charity partners

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 12/20/2023 - 8:26pm

Dunelm, the UK’s largest homewares retailer, has spread festive joy to the Exeter community after hosting an exciting event at its much-loved Pausa Café earlier this week.

The invite-only event saw Dunelm’s deserving charity partners not only gather in the store’s Pausa Café to be amongst the first to try the all-new festive Christmas menu, but to also be treated to an evening of festive entertainment from a variety of special guests.

Attendees enjoyed an intimate performance from Exeter-based choir who sang everyone’s festive favourites, followed by a game of Christmas...

Model and photographer team up to help Royal Devon Hospitals charity

Photographer Jason Reading and model Ed Akay have been collaborating on creative projects for a number of years, enjoying countless publications and 20 plus magazine covers together (60 solo) worldwide so far. This year they decided to give something back after enjoying their successes.

Last year Jason’s immediate family received treatment from the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and with Ed’s sister being an NHS Doctor, working with an NHS charity seemed like a no brainer. The duo accordingly created a series of fine art products to be sold with 50% of the profit going to the...

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