Sunday, December 22, 2024

Charity

A magical night of music and dancing at Rowcroft’s Ruby Ball

In celebration of the charity’s 40th anniversary, Rowcroft Hospice is holding a magnificent ‘Ruby Ball’ at The Grand hotel in Torquay on Friday 9...

Saturday night Sleep Walk raises over £40,000 for Rowcroft Hospice

More than 500 walkers took part in Rowcroft Hospice’s Sleep Walk 2022 on Saturday 2 July to raise vital funds for the hospice. With...

Torbay Volunteer Forum Set to Return

Many of you will be aware of and perhaps attended the Torbay Volunteer Forum, which we facilitated, and used to be held on a...

Rowcroft Hospice Pays Tribute to “inspirational” Dame Deborah James

As we start to process the sad news of the death of Dame Deborah James aka Bowelbabe, Rowcroft Hospice is paying tribute to this...

Secret Book Quest on a mission to reverse the literacy gap 

The pandemic has had a huge impact on literacy levels in the UK, with 78% of UK schools flagging reading as a concern.*  Libraries Unlimited...

Torbay Pharmaceuticals rally round to support Ukrainian refugees

Teams at Torbay Pharmaceuticals have collected food donations, gifts and essentials to fill children’s backpacks, and delivered them to Ukrainian refugees in southern Moldova. Members...

Rowcroft Charity shops offer great value as belts tighten

With inflation at a 40-year high as prices soar for food, energy, fuel and other products, pressures on household budgets are intensifying. Against this...

Food Bank demand increases as Cost of Living Bites

PLEAS for food and help with energy bills are rocketing as some families are forced to turn off power supplies to save money. Some cannot...