At the Community Awards Presentation which took place last September at Mount Edgecumbe Masonic Hall Plymouth, Ian Kingsbury the Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire Freemasons presented Dream-A-Way with a cheque for £25,000.
As a result of this splendid donation they invited us down to the Haven Holiday Park at Sandy Bay Exmouth recently to take part in the opening ceremony of a magnificent new caravan which will be used for the respite care of families in need.
Dream-A-Way is a small local charity which over the last few years have raised thousands of pounds to help make...
More than 500 young people from across the greater Exeter area will be setting out on a summer of adventure as they take part in this year’s National Citizen Service programme.
Designed to support young people as they ‘come of age’, National Citizen Service (NCS) is delivered in Devon by the CITY Community Trust.
It is also supported by local businesses who give their time in a ‘Dragons’ Den’ session.
The programme consists of four phases, which include a week’s stay in the Brecon Beacons, social skills development which support the transition to adulthood and a...
Terminal illness charity, Marie Curie, has opened a new shop in Exeter. The shop on South Street is the first the charity has opened in Exeter and will raise vital funds to help Marie Curie Nurses care for people living with a terminal illness. The shop was officially opened by local Marie Curie Nurse, Linda Haynes, Shop Manager Vikki Coshall and Devon Community Fundraiser Connie Thomas who cut a ribbon and celebrated the opening of the new store. The charity is urging shoppers in Exeter to shop and donate, and help support the 97 Marie Curie Nurses who work across Devon, currently...
The Song Cyclists, a group of five singers taking on an unprecedented challenge as they cycle from John O’Groats to Land’s End giving a concert every evening along the way to raise £20,000 for the UK’s largest mental health charity Mind.
They will be singing at The Old Firehouse at 8pm on Thursday 19th July, performing a mixture of pop, folk and a cappella; entry is free with a retiring collection.
Every year, one in four of us will experience a mental health problem and, shockingly, suicide is still the biggest killer of British men under 49.
There was beautiful weather and superb golfing conditions for the inaugural CITY Community Trust Charity Golf Day to raise funds to improve the lives of many people in Exeter.
Exeter Golf & Country Club was in stunning condition with 34 players across 9 teams competing for prizes on every hole, a £10,000 Mini for a ‘hole-in-one’, an overall team prize, before enjoying a Q&A with new Exeter City FC Manager Matt Taylor, a celebration dinner, prize-giving, raffle and silent auction. Taking the overall team honours in 2018 were the team entered from Active Devon, and their...
Hospiscare is asking ‘going green’ at the upcoming Twilight Walk in Exmouth, which takes place on Saturday, 7 July. The charity is also taking measures to keep environmental impact at the event as low as possible – for example, no ready-filled water bottles will be available.
Along with the Twilight Walk’s usual 5-mile and 10-mile routes there will be a 5k fun run – and all walkers and runners are encouraged to bring their own reusable water bottles to cut down on single-use plastic bottles. Alternatively, Hospiscare’s new 750 ml BPA-free reusable water bottle will be available to...
The children of a school in Exeter have something to celebrate after being gifted a day trip by Happy Days Children’s Charity, a national charity that is helping local children with a variety of special needs with day trips and holidays.
On 17th July 2018, children from Ellen Tinkham School will be treated to a performance of A Little Princess when the M&M Productions travelling theatre company visits their centre and give them a fantastic fun filled day..
Happy Days Community Fundraiser, Suffia Shah, said: “We were able to support over 23,000 children and their...
140 walkers united to step closer to a cure for Parkinson’s on Sunday 24 June when they took on the Walk for Parkinson’s event at Budleigh Salterton in East Devon.
The walk was one of 37 taking place across the UK throughout 2018 to raise vital funds for the charity Parkinson’s UK. Fundraisers chose either a 1.2-mile, four-mile or 6.75-mile route along the South West Coastal Path from Budleigh Salterton to Otterton. Parkinson’s UK expects to raise £7,000 from the event. Parkinson’s UK is the leading charity driving better care, treatments and quality of life for those with the...
St. Michaels Masonic Lodge who meet in Barton Terrace, Dawlish six times of year, from November to April are a fine dining lodge who, after sampling the delights of their chef Angie puts before them relax with a pinch of snuff.
Now anyone who has ever sampled snuff will know that it can lead to a bout of sneezing, if this is the case you will definitely need to blow your nose, to this end as part of their charitable giving the charity steward sells them hankies embroidered with the emblem of the lodge (as seen in the photo).
The result has been that that this year they have...
Mi-space employees have conquered the two-day, 145-mile cycle challenge, Football to Amsterdam 2018, smashing their £10,000 fundraising target for Prostate Cancer UK along the way.
At the beginning of June, intrepid staff from Mi-space, AJ Eaton, Matt Howells and Sam Heritage, along with teammates from Exeter City Football Club and other partners, travelled to London to start the first leg of the cycle that ultimately ended with the team triumphantly crossing the finish line in Amsterdam.
The 11-strong team have already raised almost £15,000 for Prostate Cancer UK, as well...
