Eight fundraisers from RSPCA Little Valley Animal Shelter will take to the sky for rescue pets
Thrill-seeking fundraisers will be enjoying an exhilarating and unforgettable experience when they fly through the clouds from over 15,000 ft!
Jumping from the height of the world’s seven tallest buildings stacked on top of each other, eight fundraisers from RSPCA Little Valley Animal Shelter will be taking on this once in a lifetime challenge that will see them soar through the sky at Dunkeswell Airfield in Devon on Sunday 7 May.
Princesshay has announced Home-Start Exeter, East & Mid Devon as its charity of the year.
Home-Start Exeter, East & Mid Devon volunteers and staff work alongside parents, in their own homes, to help them cope with the stresses and strains of life and make sure they have the skills, confidence and strength they need to nurture their children.
As well as the charity’s volunteer, home-visiting service, Home-Start Exeter, East & Mid Devon also run a Mothers in Mind Group to support mothers in the perinatal period who are suffering with low mood, post-natal...
An alliance of national animal charities has joined forces with FareShare and global corporate donors including Pets at Home, Petplan, Purina Petcare, Lily’s Kitchen, and Mars Petcare to help owners in need to feed their hungry pets in the face of the cost of living crisis.
Dogs Trust, RSPCA, Battersea, and Cats Protection are working together with industry body UK Pet Food to secure food from pet food manufacturers, which is then distributed all over the UK through FareShare, the UK’s largest charity fighting hunger and food waste.
Devon-based mental health charity, Step One, has announced the launch of its spring programme of free mental health and wellbeing courses, workshops and peer support groups. Step One Charity’s BeWell@StepOne service provides free online and in-person support to people over the age of 18 across Devon. The latest programme offers a range of topics, including anxiety, depression, resilience and managing anger and OCD, all delivered in small, secure groups led by qualified course leaders with lived experience of mental health issues. Step One Charity has been supporting people in Devon with...
A mum-of-three is running the 2023 TCS London Marathon in memory of her rugby player husband who died suddenly.
Jill Sims will be taking on the 26.2-mile challenge in memory of her husband, Dave, who died from a sudden heart attack in March last year just moments before he was due to meet up with his three sons.
Jill, aged 55 and from Bradninch, said: “Six months before he died, Dave had gone to his doctor. He’d woken up in the early hours of the morning with chest pains. He was perspiring too and I was worried there might have been something wrong with his heart.”...
Wales & West Utilities has linked with an Exeter charity to provide support to homeless and vulnerably housed people across the city.
The gas emergency and pipeline service has partnered with St Petrock’s to provide ‘Keep Warm’ packs for homeless individuals, whilst carbon monoxide safety alarms are being distributed to vulnerably housed people known to the charity.
Each ‘Keep Warm’ pack contains hand warmers, a thermos flask, hot water bottle, blanket, socks, hat and gloves and are usually given to vulnerable customers whose gas supplies are affected for a short...
Over forty individuals slept out at St James Park, home of Exeter City Football Club to raise money and awareness for a local charity on Friday 17th March.
Families and friends ditched their beds and spent a night under the stars to raise funds for Julian House. The charity supports over 1,600 people in over 40 projects across the South-West who are facing homelessness, escaping domestic abuse, refugees and more.
Temperatures dropped and there were intermittent rain showers as people bedded down for the night with just sleeping bags, roll mats and cardboard to keep warm...
West Country housebuilder Devonshire Homes has presented its first donation to its charity of the year, South West Blood Bikes.
Announcing its charity partnership with South West Blood Bikes in 2022, the first £1,975 has been raised through Devonshire Homes’ open market sales. Devonshire Homes is also supporting the Cornwall Blood Bikes which has also been presented with its first donation.
The housebuilder, which currently has new build homes sites in Bovey Tracey, Bideford, Kingsbridge and St. Austell with upcoming sites in Altarnun, Yelland and Penzance, will continue to...
A sponsored swimming challenge which raises vital funds for leading charity Diabetes UK returns this spring – and a call has gone out for people from Devon to sign up.
Swim22 runs between 22 March and 22 June and involves swimming a total of 22 miles –the same distance as the English Channel. Participants can take on the challenge at their own pace, in their local pool or the open water, accumulating the miles across the course of the 12 weeks.
All funds raised will go towards Diabetes UK’s work funding life-saving research and ensuring everyone living with diabetes gets...
