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Wain Homes Golf Day Raises Nearly £19,000 for Devon Hospice

A Devon hospice has received a welcome boost of nearly £19,000 following housebuilder Wain Homes’ annual South West Charity Golf Day at Bovey Castle.

More than 70 golfers from across the housebuilding industry took part in the event in support of Hospiscare, Wain Homes’ South West charity of the year. The charity provides specialist care and support to patients and their families living with life-limiting illnesses across Exeter and central and east Devon.

Hospiscare helps more than 2,000 people each year through services including care at home, a specialist palliative...

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Make-A-Wish UK recruits Children’s Board

The children’s charity Make A Wish® UK is putting young people at the beating heart of its activities by setting up a Children and Young People’s Board.

Make-A-Wish is recruiting eight young people from all over the UK who are aged between 11 and 20 and who have granted a wish in the past two years, to form the first STARboard.

The group will each represent a nation or region of the UK and help make decisions that shift the charity’s focus from being child-focused to one that is child-led.

The creation of STARboard is part of the charity’s mission to ensure every...

Ottery garden centre announces impressive total raised for Hospiscare

The charity team at Otter Garden Centre in Ottery St Mary has revealed the total raised for their 2019 charity of the year, Hospiscare.

The team were delighted to announce that the final total soared over £11,500.

Branch Manager, John Giblin said: “Our fundraising efforts were helped immensely by the help we had from the Otter Vale Friends of Hospiscare, a local group of volunteers who supported many of our fundraising activities.

“They were amazing and worked really hard to make the partnership a success, which is reflected in the brilliant amount raised.”

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NSPCC launch fun and furry fundraiser as it appeals for Devon businesses to support its Bear Diaries

Businesses in Devon have the chance to recruit a furry helper and raise crucial funds for the NSPCC thanks to its new fundraising initiative.

The children’s charity is launching a unique fundraising opportunity in association with Build-a-Bear in which only a limited number of local businesses will be able to take part.

For a £50 donation, businesses can acquire a temporary employee in the form of a bear who can be present around the workplace between Monday 17 February and Friday 28 February.

Businesses taking part are encouraged to dress their bear in suitable...

Mince pies spice up fundraising for Elf

Christmas fundraising at Tickety-Boo in Ottery St Mary has brought the ongoing total to more than £750 for Exeter Leukaemia Fund.

The coffee shop team donated every penny from all the mince pies sold during a week on the run up to Christmas, which was added to money donated by customers into the Elf ‘spinner’.

Tickety-Boo chef, Trystan Bridgman said: “The mince pies sold really well and were enjoyed by everyone.

“We’re really pleased to see the total rising nicely. Our customers are always very generous so it’s a big ‘thank you’ from all the team.”

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Charity will writing campaign raises £1 million for County Air Ambulance Trust HELP Appeal

A NATIONAL charity will writing campaign has smashed its £1 million fundraising target for the County Air Ambulance Trust HELP Appeal.

Since June 2014, Wills and Legal Services has provided people across the country with a professionally-written Will in exchange for a donation to the appeal.

And the Specialist Paralegal Law Firm reached the magical mark after raising £33,589 in December, bringing the overall total to £1,009,264.25.

The appeal funds life-saving helipads so air ambulances can land directly at hospitals throughout the UK.

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PetRocks! Fundraiser for Exeter charity

Exeter Cavern will play host to the first PetRocks! fundraiser gig to help people in the city who are homeless.

Organised by local businessman and guitarist Dan Pritchard, of Susannah and the Noise, the gig on Thursday February 20 at the Gandy Street venue will see proceeds go to local charity St Petrock’s, which is working to address the problems caused by homelessness in and around Exeter.

Susannah and the Noise will be joined by Lottie, Ghost Hands and Charlotte AP for the gig.

Last year, between 45 and 95 people were accessing the charity’s drop-in homelessness...

Sell-out curry night raises £3K for Hospiscare

Two East Devon businesses that joined forces to put on a fundraising curry night raised £3,000 for local charity, Hospiscare.

The event was held in October at Higher Wiscombe Holiday Cottages, when Chef Robin Rea from Ottery’s Rusty Pig and his team created an Indian banquet. The meal featured sustainably sourced goat and chicken curry, with edible table decorations proving a real hit with diners.

Higher Wiscombe owner, Alistair Handyside MBE said: “Everyone pulled together to make this into an enjoyable and successful fundraiser for a charity that is close to all our...

Celebrated actor Mark Bonnar becomes patron of national charity Heart Research UK

Scottish actor Mark Bonnar, star of Guilt, Line of Duty and Shetland, is to become a patron of national charity Heart Research UK.

Mark first became involved with the charity in 2018, producing a piece of original artwork that was auctioned as part of the charity’s anonymous heART project.

Since then, he has been involved with various campaigns, including Heart Research UK's Heart of Scotland appeal, a dedicated fundraising campaign to raise money to take on Scotland’s biggest killer –heart disease.

Mark Bonnar said: “The work that Heart Research UK does is...

Exeter Rainbow Run tickets on sale now!

Families are being invited to get their tickets for ‘Exeter’s brightest’ 5k charity fun run, taking place at Westpoint this summer.

Registration for Rainbow Run on Saturday, June 20 opened yesterday Thursday (January 30), with a 25 per cent discount available for those who sign up early.

More than 1,000 people walked, jogged or ran through a series of coloured paint stations at last year’s event, raising £55,000 for Children’s Hospice South West.

This year, the charity hopes even more people will take part in the colourful fun in support of hundreds of children with...

Volunteers needed now for Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal in Devon

Marie Curie, the UK’s leading charity for people living with a terminal illness and their families, is urgently calling for volunteers in Devon to give just two hours of their time to hand out the charity’s iconic daffodil pins, in return for donations.

Volunteers will be supporting the Great Daffodil Appeal – Marie Curie’s biggest fundraising campaign, held every March.

In the next 10 years, more than six million people will die in the UK and of this number 75% will need end of life care. The money raised from the Great Daffodil Appeal will help Marie Curie Nurses provide...

Charities

Wain Homes Golf Day Raises Nearly £19,000 for Devon Hospice

Make-A-Wish UK recruits Children’s Board

Ottery garden centre announces impressive total raised for Hospiscare

NSPCC launch fun and furry fundraiser as it appeals for Devon businesses to support its Bear Diaries

Mince pies spice up fundraising for Elf

Charity will writing campaign raises £1 million for County Air Ambulance Trust HELP Appeal

PetRocks! Fundraiser for Exeter charity

Sell-out curry night raises £3K for Hospiscare

Celebrated actor Mark Bonnar becomes patron of national charity Heart Research UK

Exeter Rainbow Run tickets on sale now!

Volunteers needed now for Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal in Devon

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