Charities

Exeter City Community Trust, the charitable arm of Exeter City Football Club, is stepping into a new sport as it joins a major national initiative to grow women’s rugby in the city ahead of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025.

The organisation, which is more used to the beautiful game than the oval ball, is joining with Exeter Chiefs and Exeter City Council as the delivery partner for the Strive ‘25 Rugby Challenge, a national programme aimed at engaging 25,000 women and girls in rugby across host cities. Exeter is one of only eight UK cities which are hosting the Women’s Rugby World...

Devon Air Ambulance has launched the Heart of Devon Summer Appeal 2025 , urging residents and visitors to support its lifesaving missions during their busiest time of the year.

With the stunning weather, thousands of locals and visitors flock to Devon’s coastlines, moors, and countryside, the demand for emergency prehospital care surges. The charity is calling on the community to help fund the critical care teams that respond to emergencies by air and road—often in remote and hard-to-reach areas.

‘Summer is our busiest season,’ says Courtney Buchanan, Individual Giving...

Running a trust or charity comes with great responsibility. Whether you're managing donations, overseeing projects, or supporting communities, people are counting on you to act with transparency, fairness, and integrity.

That’s where an accountability framework comes in. It helps your organisation stay on track and make smart decisions, while also building trust with your supporters. Without it, mistakes can go unnoticed and resources may be misused, meaning your reputation could suffer.

A clear accountability framework sets out who is responsible for what, how decisions...

Devon Carers at Westbank, the service which currently supports almost 34,000 adult unpaid carers across the county, has lined up a full programme of events throughout Carers Week this June and will be launching a new book for carers called “Give Me A Break”. Produced by local health and wellbeing charity Westbank Community Health and Care, the book is full of hints, tips and ideas to help unpaid carers take time out from their caring role, regardless of whether they can spare fifteen minutes, half an hour or longer.

The publication will be available during Carers Week from Monday...