charity

13th November 2023

Volunteers Needed to Spread the Joy of Reading in Plymouth Schools

Children’s Literacy Charity Schoolreaders is looking for more volunteers who can help spread the joy of reading to children in primary schools in Plymouth.Every year, 1 […]
6th November 2023

Trevi’s Warrior Women’s Walk Raised Over £32,000 for the Plymouth-based charity!

Warrior Women smash 10k and raise£32,000 to support survivors ofdomestic abuse and violence. More than 500 walkers took part in Trevi’s Warrior Women’s Walk on Sunday, 15 […]
25th August 2023

OM Magazine, Issue 172, September 2023

11th August 2023

Chestnut Appeal: Murder Mystery Night

The Chestnut Appeal for Men’s Health Charity presents:Murder Mystery NightSaturday 23rd September 20237:00pm - Midnight£45 per person (incl two course meal)Watch as the plot unfolds in-front […]
13th July 2023

Kitsons raise over £4,000 in Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge!

30 members of staff from leading Devon law firm Kitsons took to the hills recently and successfully completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge. Their reward for […]
26th September 2022

A CELEBRATION OF WHEN THE TOUR CAME TO TOWN

Sherford marks a year since it hosted the Tour of Britain with a pop-up exhibition open to all   A pop-up exhibition will take place at […]
8th March 2022

2022 Plymouth VAWG Gala for Ending Violence Against Women

Ending Violence Against Women has been a cause on all our minds since the tragic loss of Bobbi-Anne McLeod in November of 2021. Across the city, […]
15th September 2021

IVYBRIDGE COUPLE RETIRE FROM DAME HANNAHS AFTER OVER 30 YEARS

An Ivybridge couple have recently retired from Dame Hannahs after working there for over 30 years. Trevor and Pam Cornwell have both been much valued members […]
11th January 2021

Horse, who spent over 3,500 days in charity’s care, is finally adopted

While coronavirus really hit Hoofbeats Sanctuary, a local Plymouth charity, hard last year and continues to do so in 2021, the charity’s small team of volunteers […]
8th January 2021

Pub food donated to Plymouth families in lockdown

Over £200 of fresh food has been distributed to local families due to the kindness of staff at the Wetherspoon’s pub, the Gog and Magog.   Chef […]
30th November 2020

Plymouth charity supports disadvantaged young people through lockdown and beyond

Young people in Ernesettle and Whitleigh say youth workers with the charity Barefoot cared about their mental health when all other areas of support disappeared.  Plymouth […]
19th November 2020

‘PLUCKY’ TURKEYS SAVED FROM CHRISTMAS DINNER TABLE BY PLYMPTON ANIMAL SANCTUARY

While Christmas plans are gobbled up for many of us this year, two ‘plucky’ turkeys know exactly where they’ll be spending the festive season, after being […]
3rd November 2020

TESCO DONATE PUMPKINS TO DAME HANNAHS

Staff at Tesco Lee Mill near Ivybridge generously donated a large trolley full of pumpkins to the young adults at Dame Hannahs.   The young people […]
8th October 2020

Cricket Club raises £1065 for Charity of the Year after Covid leaves funds short

 Plympton Cricket Club hand over a cheque for £1065 to Hoofbeats Sanctuary after a fundraising event was launched to help the charity recover from the devastating […]
24th February 2020

Debt Awareness Week

Debt Awareness Week, starting on the 23rd of March is a chance to share the message that nobody needs to deal with debt on their own […]
24th February 2020

International Day of Forests

The importance of forests cannot be underestimated, and they are a part of our lives more than we realise. The 21st March brings us International Day […]
24th February 2020

Business Profile: Plymouth Cricket Club

Finding a good, attractive venue in Plymouth to host your event or function can be a challenge especially if you are looking for tranquil surroundings while […]
24th February 2020

Business Profile: Halo Hairdressing

Growth is important to the survival of any business, particularly small local businesses such as Halo Hairdressing based at the heart of Crownhill Village. We last […]
28th January 2020

National Pizza Day

The best day of the year has arrived… yes that’s right, the 9th of February is National Pizza Day! Sunday 9th February brings us National Pizza […]
28th January 2020

Business Profile: Skymind Studios – Flick Fest 2020

After four years of hard work, preparation and planning, something new and exciting is about to hit Plymouth for the very first time. Flick Fest is […]
24th January 2020

A LASTING LEGACY FOR LOCAL PEOPLE: SHERFORD SKILLS TRAINING CENTRE BOOSTS REGION’S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, CREATING OVER 280 JOBS AND SUPPORTING OVER 100 APPRENTICES

Sherford, the new community currently under development in the South Hams, is supporting the growth of the local economy and employment landscape, with the town’s construction […]
6th January 2020

Dining Experience Set To Raise Funds For Worthy Cause

Dine & Donate returns to Barbican Kitchen for its fifth year in aid of helping-hand charity, that supports Plymouth’s elderly Popular Plymouth brasserie, Barbican Kitchen, is […]
2nd January 2020

Samaritans Brew Monday

The third Monday of January is supposedly the most depressing day of the year and has become known as ‘Blue Monday’. Samaritans have transformed Blue Monday […]
2nd January 2020

Business Profile: Skymind Studios

The creative arts scene is one of the most competitive industries in the country, let alone the South West. It can be hard to find your […]
2nd January 2020

Business Profile: The Treasury Bar

Plymouth has a whole host of cafe’s, pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants to choose from. From the Barbican, the city centre, right through to Royal William […]
27th November 2019

Christmas Jumper Day

It’s time to reveal your jolliest jumpers because Friday 13th December is Christmas Jumper Day and we want you to get your friends, family, and colleagues […]
27th November 2019

Entertain the Kids this Christmas

It’s the countdown to Christmas and the children can hardly contain their excitement for the sound of Santa’s sleigh! Make Christmas come that little bit quicker […]
26th November 2019

Business Profile: Wonder Nights

The festive season is upon us! This time of year is our absolute favourite, the leaves are changing, mornings are crisp, and it’s a time where […]
8th November 2019

Plymouth charity the Ocean Conservation Trust launches ambitious campaign to get as many people as possible thinking about the Ocean

Plymouth conservation charity, the Ocean Conservation Trust – which runs much-loved city attraction, the National Marine Aquarium – is launching an optimistic campaign to get people […]
30th October 2019

Remembrance Day

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of […]
2nd September 2019

Win your own Elmer the Elephant while supporting St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth

One of Plymouth’s most loved charities is offering you the opportunity to take home your very own Elmer the Elephant while supporting the vital care the […]
9th August 2019

The 2019 Burgh Island Swim

The 2019 Chestnut Appeal Burgh Island Swim will take place on Sunday 22nd September Burgh Island is one of the most spectacular Round Island swims in […]
24th June 2019

Man On A Push Bike

There are many goals that we have set ourselves for 2019. Some of us want to improve our health, some bid to wake up earlier and […]
29th April 2019

Mental Health Awareness Week 2019

In a world that is continuing to open up to and making a consistent effort to understand those with mental health issues, it’s no surprise that […]
29th April 2019

Elmer’s Big Parade 2019 – St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth

If you have trotted past Toys R Us at the bottom end of the city centre recently, you may have seen the herd of elephants gathered […]
18th April 2019

Guide Dogs appeal for volunteers in Plymouth

There are around 2 million people living with sight loss in the UK. Guide Dogs aims to support people with a visual impairment to keep their […]
26th March 2019

Record-Breaking Pub Quiz Raises £5,000 for Local Charity Shekinah!

Engineering consultants, Services Design Solution Ltd (SDS) held their 5th annual charity pub quiz at the Walkabout Pub in Plymouth and raised a staggering £5,000 for […]
14th March 2019

Woodside Animal Welfare Trust

View Woodside’s Editorial in our magazine on page 11, or keep scrolling to read it below: Plymouth based charity Woodside Animal Welfare Trust has been rescuing […]
5th March 2019

Find out how Families for Children can offer a lifetime of support

Families for Children Trust is a Specialist Adoption Agency and charitable trust based in the South West. At Families for Children, they believe that the best […]
5th February 2019

Ocean City Powerchair Football Club

Ocean City Powerchair Football Club is a charity that was set up in 2013. It’s a charity that provides the physically disabled in the community the opportunity to play […]
3rd January 2019

Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

This year, Cervical Cancer Prevention Week is focusing on reducing the risks of the disease through screening. Despite the 5 minute smear test preventing up to […]
27th November 2018

Polar bears set loose with plastic message in Plymouth this winter

The Arctic, oceans, polar bears and single-use plastics have all been brought together in a new family activity this winter in Plymouth Britain’s Ocean City. 20 […]
1st October 2018

St Luke’s Hospice: Elmer’s Big Parade

For 10 weeks in the summer of 2019, a parade of 40 fabulously colourful elephants shall be taking you on a trail around the city of […]
15th August 2018

The UK Calendar Girls ghost hunt at Bodmin Jail

On Friday 6th July, the UK Calendar Girls took part in a sponsored Ghost Hunt at the infamous Bodmin Jail, one of the UK’s most haunted […]
27th July 2018

The Chestnut Appeal: Raising Awareness of Men’s Cancers

Raising awareness of Men’s Cancers is at the heart of everything we do and we aim to make a marked difference to men’s health across the […]
3rd July 2018

Celebrating 20 years of the National Marine Aquarium

The NMA welcomes around 300,000 visitors per year, including 30,000 school students who engage with their innovative schools programme. Our Editor, Libbi Chapple speaks to some […]
30th April 2018

Lions Club Plymouth

The Lions Club of Plymouth are part of the ‘International Association of Lions Clubs’ and as such serve 205 countries in regions of the world suffering […]
27th March 2018

Hoofbeats Equine Rehabilitation Sanctuary

Having been set up in 2000, Hoofbeats Sanctuary is a small charity funded entirely by donations and run by unpaid volunteers 365 days a year. And, […]
27th March 2018

Elmer puts St Lukes ahead of the herd

When it comes to encouraging more open discussion around the sensitive subjects of death and dying, St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth is leading the herd, with a […]
23rd March 2018

Shapla Balti support local family seeking Type 1 diabetes cure

Becky Moore from Plymouth will run the Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday 22 April for JDRF, the type 1 diabetes charity.  As part of her […]
27th February 2018

Local businessman prepares to run the toughest footrace in the World in aid of St Luke’s Hospice.

Jamie Shewbrook; owner of Westcountry Tile and Bathroom located in Christian Mill Business Park, is preparing to undertake his toughest challenge to date. In the words […]
9th January 2018

Bristol Calendar Girls raise money for charity

The winners and reserves of this year’s Bristol Calendar Girls competition travelled down to Plymouth on Saturday 2nd December to raise money on their annual Christmas […]
5th January 2018

Cervical Cancer Awareness

This year, Cervical Cancer Awareness Week is focusing on reducing the risks of the disease through screening; running from January 22nd until January 28th. With Plymouth […]
20th July 2017

Drake’s Island swim- Chestnut Appeal

The second annual Chestnut Appeal Drakes Island swim took place on Saturday 15th July.   This swim saw over 100 participants who set off from the […]
31st May 2017

Operation Henry- Pancreatic Cancer Charity

Any cancer diagnosis is incredibly difficult to hear, a truly life changing moment for both the individual diagnosed and their family, but for those diagnosed with […]
28th March 2017

Autism Awareness

The ninth annual World Autism Day is 2nd April 2017, but what is autism, and how can you participate? Read on to learn more about the […]
28th March 2017

National Pet Month

National Pet Month is a registered charity dedicated to encouraging animal lovers to celebrate their beloved furry friends. Throughout April, the charity organises events around the […]