Charities

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has joined forces with the Lions Club to run a “Message in a Bottle” scheme Message in a Bottle is a simple idea designed to encourage people living on their own to keep basic personal and medical details somewhere it can be found quickly in an emergency. The scheme gets paramedics and other healthcare professionals to check your fridge for relevant medical information such as allergies and medication taken. The bottles are free and members of the public can get them from local health centres, doctors’ surgeries or chemists. Ambulance...

A popular Michael Buble tribute act will get Tiverton into the Christmas swing when it returns in November to help raise money for Hospiscare.

Singer Jamie Somers wowed the Tiverton audience earlier this year when he performed the Canadian crooner’s hits at Heathcoat Hall.

With requests flooding in for a repeat performance Jamie jumped at the chance to leave Tiverton ‘feeling good’ once more with his Christmas Special on Friday, November 29.

Event organiser Ian Thomas said: “Jamie was so popular on his last visit here. His interaction with the audience made him...

Exeter Leukaemia Fund is delighted to have been nominated as one of the three charities to gain from Chelsea Building Society’s ‘Charity Choice’ Scheme. Members of Chelsea Building Society and the general public are being encouraged to pop into the South Street, Exeter branch, between 25th October and 8th November to vote for charities to receive their Charitable Foundation’s support. The amount donated to each charity will be calculated after the voting period; the charity with the most votes will receive a donation of £500, the second most popular £300 and third £200. Mike Tate, Manager...

A number of local and national charities are looking for daredevil volunteers to jump from a perfectly good aircraft, dressed as Father Christmas.

Skydive UK, near Honiton, have launched their annual Santa Skydive this week, set to take place from 27-29 December.

Up to 120 charity fundraisers will jump 15,000ft dressed as Father Christmas to raise money for good causes.

The traditional jumpsuits will be replaced with Santa outfits, and although Father Christmas had been invited, he's apparently declined due to the “busy time of year”. His reindeer will be having a...