Three charities from Persimmon Homes’ South West region have been awarded a share of a £1 million fund supporting under-18s as a part of the hugely successful Persimmon Homes Building Futures campaign.
Ups and Downs South West, Families for Children and Stars Elite Cheer and Dance were among 96 organisations to reach the final stage of the Building Futures competition and were each awarded £5,000.
With £128,000 already awarded this year in £1,000 grants through Building Futures, the total prize pot was £1.073million.
Post bereavement children’s charity Balloons Devon is set to receive a £1,000 donation from an initiative operated by a leading regional housebuilder.
The Exeter based charity applied to the Persimmon Homes South West Community Champions scheme, which was set up to provide financial support to charities, organisations and good causes in the region.
Sara Bennett from Balloons Devon explains: “We provide pre and post-bereavement support to children and young people who are struggling with behavioural and psychological difficulties due to grief and the impact of loss. The...
The McCarthy Stone Foundation has provided a welcome boost ahead of the Christmas period for local Topsham charity, the Estuary League of Friends, to help support those living with memory loss or dementia and their carers.
In a bid to make Christmas a little brighter this year, the McCarthy Stone Foundation has given the Estuary League of Friends a £250 donation, which will help with the running costs of its Memory Café, a support group offered to those living with memory loss or dementia and their carers.
Rachel Gilpin, Chief Executive at the Estuary League of Friends,...
Exeter veterans enjoyed a Christmas party with a difference at The Not Forgotten Jingle Bell Rock drive-in concert at Exeter Racecourse on Thursday 9th December.
The Not Forgotten, a British Armed Forces charity which supports serving and ex-service men and women performed in Exeter during their Christmas concert tour which aims to entertain, boost morale and lift lockdown spirits by reaching veterans across the UK.
Over 100 local veterans and their guests enjoyed a feast of festivities in their social bubble at the Jingle Bell Rock concert, providing a real boost to...
Local Samaritans are not just on call 24/7 this festive season - they also hope shoppers will have a little more joy thanks to the charity’s own Christmas Tree.
Volunteers at the Exeter, Mid & East Devon branch of Samaritans have dressed one of 35 Christmas trees on Roman Walk in Exeter’s Princesshay shopping centre.
“This is the fourth year we’ve been lucky enough to be in the Princesshay Tree Festival - we’re very grateful to the centre managers for including us, although the best thing from our point of view is the reaction of shoppers and passers by” explains Mel...
Barchester’s Cumberland Grange Care Home in Exeter got in the Christmas spirit this week by sending along Homes Services Advisor, Hugh Dickinson, to deliver some delicious cupcakes prepared by head chef, John Holman, for a charity Christmas light switch on in Ottery St Mary. All the staff and residents at Cumberland Grange care home love getting involved with the local community and supporting charity events. Having a specialist unit for residents with Alzheimer’s and Dementia, they were very happy to have the opportunity to help raise funds for such an important cause. Lighting up time...
A week-long ‘festive’ virtual balloon race, launching from Santa’s village in Lapland, will take place from Friday 10 December to raise vital funds for Brainwave, who help disabled children reach their potential through a range of specialist therapies.
Balloons can be purchased for just £5, with prizes including a family weekend break to Camel Creek in Cornwall , 6-person Regatta tent, and family day tickets to Butlins. Balloons can also be purchased and gifted to friends, family, or colleagues – making a great alternative to Christmas cards or Secret Santa gifts.
On Wednesday 24th November, in one of the worst incidents since 2014, 27 migrants lost their lives trying to cross the Channel. The group, who were travelling from Calais to Dover, were crammed onto a small inflatable dinghy in their attempt to reach the UK.
To honour and remember all those who tragically lost their lives, Exeter STAR held a vigil at St. Petrock’s Church in Exeter the following Saturday evening (27th) which lasted 27 minutes; a minute for each person who died. Members of the Exeter community came together with Student Action for Refugees (STAR) for the event, with...
Independent charity Devon Communities Together (DCT) is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2021 and this year it turned its Annual General Meeting (AGM) into a diamond anniversary celebration for staff, trustees, members, supporters and its President, HM Lord Lieutenant of Devon, David Fursdon.
Devon Communities Together is one of 38 Rural Community Councils in England and is a member of Action With Communities in Rural England, which is England’s largest rural grouping of community support charities. Guests at the event, which took place at The Passage House Hotel in...
Independent charity Devon Communities Together is working in partnership with other voluntary sector and community organisations in Devon to deliver the Devon County Council Covid Outbreak Management fund.
Devon Communities Together is accepting applications for large grants between £10,000 and £25,000 to increase the support for people over the coming winter months in response to the covid pandemic.
Applications are encouraged from voluntary and community sector organisations and community groups that are working in a whole range of areas including: communicating important...
