Charities

Courageous local teenager to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Rowcroft Hospice challenge

Andrew Morgan, a 15-year-old from Babbacombe, is preparing for the adventure of a lifetime as he joins a Rowcroft Hospice fundraising expedition to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania this September.

Andrew will take on Africa’s highest peak alongside his mum Louise and dad Dan, with...

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Ken Wood was the first carer to receive his Wellbeing Box

Launch of Wellbeing Gift Box initiative for Devon’s unpaid carers

Unpaid carers in Tiverton are the first in Devon to have received free Wellbeing Gift Boxes as part of a county-wide joint initiative between Devon Carers at Westbank and Devon Partnership NHS Trust (DPT), supported through funding from Open Up, the Trust’s charity, launched during Carers’ Week (8th - 14th June 2026).

The Wellbeing Boxes are being gifted to individuals who provide care...

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National Lottery grant awards £20,000 to fund community cafe run by Lift Barton Hill

Lift Barton Hill are delighted to have been awarded a grant by the National Lottery Fund, to enable them to expand the Community Cafe and Hub based at St Martin’s Church. The £20,000 grant has been awarded to the school in order for them to expand on the cafe and hub that was set up to support local families, as part of a national initiative to support their own communities from ‘cradle to...

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Devon

Be a hero for animals: RSPCA Week returns

The public is invited to join the fun this June - as RSPCA Week returns, with the chance for every animal lover to get involved with new challenges, pet-themed bake-offs, and inspiring ways to make a paws-itive, life-changing impact for animals in need.

The charity’s biggest annual fundraising event returns next week - from Monday (15 June) to Sunday (21 June).

This year,...

Search is on for tattoo studios to hold flash days for needy moggies

This ‘kitten season’ tattoo studios across the South West as well as tattoo fans of all ages are being called on to celebrate their dedication to cats and body art by hosting tattoo-focused days during July to raise money for local needy moggies.

Cats Protection has seen a number of tattoo studios over the past two years create dedicated flash days to raise money for its cat rehoming...

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Exeter

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Applications open for three £50,000 donations

The Persimmon Charitable Foundation has opened its second funding round for registered charities helping young people into work.

Applications opened on Monday 1st June with a total pot of £150,000 available for UK-based projects focused on employability, children and young people aged 14-25, and areas of economic and social deprivation.

The Foundation supports projects that...

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The team helping with the delivery of soil improver at Westbank's Community Allotment in Exminster

Coastal Recycling donation helps Westbank ‘grow’ its Community Allotment

The Devonwide health and wellbeing charity Westbank Community Health and Care (Westbank) is continuing to improve its Community Allotment with a generous donation of soil improver from a local waste management and recycling company.

The green waste division of Exeter-based Coastal Recycling has delivered six tonnes of quality compost created from garden waste to improve the soil for...

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Westbank Community Health and Care

South Devon businesses urged to turn £50 into vital care for local families

Rowcroft Hospice is inviting local businesses across South Devon to step forward, get creative and make a real difference by joining ‘The Accumulator Challenge’.

Launching on 1 July and running through to 31 October 2026, the challenge will see more than 20 teams from local businesses each given a £50 loan, with one simple goal: grow it into as much as possible to support end-of-life...

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Young Exmouth cancer survivor completes TCS London Marathon for charity

A young cancer survivor from Devon completed the TCS London Marathon and raised more than £2,000 for the charity that supported her after she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2022.

Freya Sampson, 24, from Exmouth took on the iconic marathon to raise money for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust. She first joined the charity’s transformational sailing adventures in 2024, returned...

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Builder bucks for blood bikes

An organisation that provides a free, out-of-hours transportation service for essential medical supplies for hospitals and hospices in Devon has secured a £1,000 donation from one of the county’s largest housebuilders.

Persimmon Homes has provided financial support to South West Blood Bikes as part of its Community Champions scheme which sees £700,000 spent each year on good causes...

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Writer skydives in celebration of cats’ support through hard times

A Barnstaple cat-lover will skydive for the first time this weekend to celebrate the many ways his cats have supported him through the hardest times and to raise money for the county’s needy felines.

James Merriman, 41, adopted his three cats from Cats Protection and it is their role helping him and his partner Nicky navigate life’s highs, and particularly the lows, that have...

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