Charities In Devon

Religious

To promote, encourage and assist the inhabitants of Sidmouth and its adjacent parishes in the County of Devon (Area covered by Sidmouth Town Council) without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinion who are sufferers of Cancer and their carers to improve the quality of their remaining life and encourage them to have a positive attitude towards their illness.

We maintain a healthy membership upwards of 60 attending Wednesday evenings. The Corona Virus has forced us to replace face to face rehearsals with Zoom meetings, and all concerts have been cancelled. We have had small numbers of personnel at our hall when lockdown restrictions permitted. We continue to support our venue and our musicians to maintain relationships for the future.

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of North Devon & it's surrounds by establishing & maintaining the athletics trackand surrounding buildings at The North Devon Athletics Track Braunton Devon

The Stanborough Chorus performs concerts in Devon supporting various charities throughout the year.

Organise and manage fund raising events for the benefit of the students of Kingsmead Community School. Funds raised provide additional resource where required for the school and it's pupils.

Sports, education, parties, weddings, village group meetings, dance and other exercise classes

Stowford Friends raise funds to enhance the experience of all the children at Stowford School from Nursery to Year 6. Fund raising is done through organising events such as summer and Christmas fairs, children's discos, fashion shows, quiz nights and cake sales and facilitating activities such as Bag2School collections and children's Christmas card designs.

The Collegium Singers (formally Taunton Camerata) is a chamber choir based in Taunton, Somerset Our aim is to give public concerts & workshops that improve, develop & maintain public education in the art & science of choral music. The choir numbers 25, is open to all subject to audition and gives 4-6 concerts a year in Somerset & surrounding counties, many supporting charitable causes.

The charity's strategy is to advertise once a year in the local press, inviting young people between 11 and 20 and resident in Devon and Cornwall to apply to the Trust for a grant to help them partake in character building activities and for which they need financial help. Applicants need to have a project in mind and shown initiative by raising some of the funds themselves.

WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DEVON & SOMERSET FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE / LOCAL COMMUNITES ON COMMUNITY SAFETY. OUR WORK INCLUDES, FIRE PREVENTION, ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR E.G FIRESETTING, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND SAFE DRIVING. WE PROVIDE ADVICE AND EXPERTISE, MAKE GRANTS TO LOCAL GROUPS IN NEED, RAISE FUNDING, ASSIST OTHER GROUPS TO RAISE FUNDING AND HELP TRAIN AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE AND OTHERS.

Funds have been raised by members through activities such as the Braunton Village Fair, Car Tour, Braunton Wheels, and barbeques together with public collections from the Wishing Well and Santa's Sleigh with other events and donations from individuals and other organisations. Grants have been made to individuals and organisations in accordance with the general objectives of the Trust.

An Organisation that contributes to the developement of young people in achieving their full physical,intellectual,social and spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities.

Village Hall for hiring for various activities including Social Club, Meetings, Bowls, Keep Fit, Pilates, Childrens Soft Play, Music and Movement, Friday Market, Luncheon Club etc.

The provision of a Sea Cadet Unit for young people between the ages of 10 and 18 in the Exeter ans surrounding area.

Preserve repair maintenance improvement and beautification of the church of St Peters Revelstoke and of the monuments fittings and chattels in the church and of the churchyard belonging to the church.To preserve repair maintain beautify and reconstruct the church as a building of historical importance or architectural value in the event of the church being declared redundant.

The charity puts on events throughout the year and receive grant applications from other organisations to help child poverty and humanitarian crises overseas.

Silth's Sanctuary rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes or returns abandoned, stray, and feral animals, particularly cats. We are run by volunteers and operate through a series of foster homes. We mostly operate within the central Liverpool region, but rehome nation wide.

Provide support for ' Seachange ' Budleigh Salterton ( formerly Budleigh Salterton Hospital ) . Provide support via grants to other organisations in the local area that can improve the health and wellbeing of the local community.

Assistance in the form of grants to individuals in need, who must be living in Exeter, for the purchase of children's shoes, clothing and school uniform, bedding, soft furnishings and floor coverings and for the settlement of fuel, heating and lighting bills, provided such assistance is not used to pay debts and arrears.

Fund raising for school equipment, facilities and activities

The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation in particular by the provision of facilities for the playing of tennis in the Sid Vale and the surrounding area.

Various fundraising activities to enhance the education of the pupils at the school

Community Bus Service run by volunteers in part of the South Hams district of Devon

We are a very active company and put on a varied programme with four main productions and four One Night Stands each year. Plays over the years have included most subjects imaginable - comedy, tragedy, murder mysteries, ghost stories, pantomimes, farce and thrillers.Members are actively involved in the running of the theatre - everything from acting on the stage to making the tea.