The team at Buckland Abbey, near Yelverton, are hosting a volunteer recruitment day on Tuesday 15 March from 11am to 2pm.
Volunteers are essential to keeping Sir Francis Drake’s home open for generations to come by helping across the house, garden and wider estate, and bringing the property to life for visitors.
‘We can’t thank our volunteers enough for the help and support...
Silver Line – the free, confidential 24/7 helpline for older people – is getting set for its phones to be buzzing over the New Year period.
The helpline operates around-the-clock, 365-days-a-year to provide information and support and already receives 1,300 calls a day from lonely older people.
Founded by Dame Esther Rantzen, it offers friendship and advice, and signposts...
Devon Community Foundation hosted its annual Volunteer of the Year Awards sponsored by Quilter Cheviot last week, honouring the hard work and achievements of the many volunteers making a real difference in our Devon communities.
Battling On were awarded the Sir Eric Dancer Thriving Communities Award for a local community group which most demonstrates the qualities of thriving...
As the New Year gets underway, Saltram, near Plympton, is looking for volunteers to join its growing family of supporters; and invites you along to find out more at their Open Day on Friday 23 January from 10am to 4pm.
If you are looking for a new challenge, to meet new people or to dedicate time to a charity in 2015, volunteering for the National Trust could be a step in the right...
Wildlife charity volunteers have given more hours than ever before.
Volunteers at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park and Living Coasts in Torquay gave more than 26,000 hours during 2013 - equivalent to nearly 3 whole years, 155 weeks or more than 1,000 full days.
For the year ending in October 2013, 166 volunteers gave 26,074.5 hours – 1,932.25 more than in 2012.
Husband and wife, Simon (55) and Liza (58) Crewe, from Plymouth, have recently returned from Guinea, West Africa, after volunteering on board the world’s largest charity hospital ship, the Africa Mercy.
Simon, a Dentist, and Liza, a Chemotherapy Nurse, arrived onboard in April and are frequent volunteers with Mercy Ships.
Run by the international charity Mercy Ships, the Africa...
Volunteers and staff came together this week to celebrate the 95th birthday of Ron Price, one of the estate’s best loved volunteer room guides.
Ron trained as a carpenter joiner at Yelverton in the early 1930s, a time when Lady Seaton and Lady Drake where still in residence at Buckland Abbey. He vividly remembers the night the Abbey caught fire, on 6 January 1938, when Yelverton Fire...
Young people living in Plymouth are being asked to volunteer to help create a programme of activities for young people for this year’s summer holidays, better known as Summer Mix.
Plymouth City Council’s Youth Service is holding an open day for 16 to 19 year olds who may be interested in becoming a Summer Mix Ambassador for 2013.
