Charities

An Exeter woman has cycled 600 miles to raise money for the charity which helped her on the road to recovery following treatment for cancer when she was a teenager.

Roisin Smith, aged 23, completed the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust’s Largs to Cowes 'Brighter Futures' Cycle Challenge over eight days in June (Fri 17 – Fri 24) pedalling a route between the charity's bases from the west of Scotland to England’s south coast.

Roisin was one of nine riders who signed up for the whole challenge, cycling 75-80 miles a day through Scotland, Cumbria, Yorkshire and Cheshire then on...

Bradfords Building Supplies has donated £10,000 to men’s health charity Movember after smashing its target of 50,000 views for its Men’s Health Week video. More than 185,000 people saw the video message to check in on a mate over the course of the awareness week (13-19 June 2022).

Sports stars including Exeter Chiefs RFC and England player, Henry Slade, plus Somerset County Cricket Club captain, Tom Abell, featured in the video which was hosted across Bradfords’ various channels including YouTube.

Bradfords agreed to donate £10,000 to Movember after 50,000 views but the...

The Co-operative Bank has given £200 to Kenyan Educational Sponsorship community group which is dedicated to helping young people in Kenya achieve their academic potential, enabling them to realise their ambitions and make the most of their lives. They are currently sponsoring three bright but extremely poor students Marcy, Alfred and Vivian.

Thie £200 donation from Co-operative Bank’s Customer Donation Fund will help support these three academically talented students who come from impoverished village communities in Kenya.

Kenyan Educational Sponsorship will support...

Are you a fan of 80s music or is your thing singer-songwriters? Child Bereavement UK needs you! The charity is looking for music fans to give 4 hours of their time to volunteer at a range of festivals this year, selling wristbands and raffle tickets to raise funds to support its work. In return volunteers get to enjoy the rest of the event free of charge!

Child Bereavement UK helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. The charity supports children and young people (up to the age of 25) when someone important to them has died or is not...