Charities

An organisation that provides a free, out-of-hours transportation service for essential medical supplies for hospitals and hospices in Devon has secured a £1,000 donation from one of the county’s largest housebuilders.

Persimmon Homes has provided financial support to South West Blood Bikes as part of its Community Champions scheme which sees £700,000 spent each year on good causes and much-valued organisations across Britain.

South West Blood Bikes is a volunteer-run charity that makes no charge for its services. They provide a local service within Devon using their own...

Twelve months ago, Amy Martin could barely run at all after a tough regime of cancer treatment.

But on Sunday May 24, she’ll be one of 440 people lining up as part of Team FORCE at Exeter’s Great West Run.

Amy aims to raise £1,000 for FORCE Cancer Charity to say thank you for all the support she has received from them since a diagnosis of breast cancer in late 2023.

She has signed up for the 10k — the 13.1 mile half marathon option wasn’t on the cards — and admits: “I will be walk-running, but I will finish it because I am a bit stubborn and — let’s be real— I’ve...

Local disability support charity, Community Equality Disability Action (CEDA), has received a £5,000 donation from The Cadbury Foundation, thanks to the support of local Mondelēz International employees in Crediton.

CEDA, which is a Devon-based charity dedicated to promoting the social inclusion of people with physical, sensory or learning disabilities, was selected by employees based at Mondelez International’s Crediton site, as part of The Cadbury Foundation’s annual ‘Your Charity, Your Choice’ programme.

Now in its fourteenth year, the initiative is designed to give...

Colleagues at Selco Builders Warehouse are trading in forklifts for footwork, as they compete in “Race Across Selco”, an ambitious new fundraising initiative, sponsored by Bond It to raise money for its charity partner, Cancer Research UK, and Selco Community Heroes.

In this fast-paced challenge, members of Selco’s senior leadership will make up four teams to take on a three-day race from the company’s northernmost store in York, to its southernmost store in Exeter, with the aim to raise £100,000 for charity.

Taking place from 27th to 29th April, the routes will span...