South Brent and District Caring Awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service South Brent and District Caring has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) for 2022. For those unfamiliar with the award, this is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE. We are one of 244 local charities (and of 2 in Devon), social enterprises and…
A very important surprise guest turned up to our Friendsday Wednesday Jubilee Party yesterday, but she wasn’t able to talk about the secret, announced today, that Caring had been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service announced today.
LUNCH AND COFFEE CLUB MORNING 2022 3rd Jan BANK HOLIDAY No Club 10th Jan Coffee Morning 10.30 – 12 Cancelled 17th Jan Lunch Club 12 o’clock Cancelled 24th Jan Coffee Morning 10.30 – 12 31st Jan Lunch Club 12 o’clock 7th Feb Coffee Morning 10.30 – 12 14th Feb Lunch Club 12 o’clock 21st Feb Coffee Morning 10.30 – 12 28th Feb Lunch Club 12 o’clock 7th March Coffee Morning…
The Old School The Trustees of the Community Centre have decided that on and after the 19th April 2021 we will continue with our COVID regime of cleaning, restricting capacity, social distancing and mask wearing to keep the Centre as safe from COVID as possible. We understand that we cannot insist you wear a mask and socially distance but we would very much appreciate you doing so while in public…
The pandemic has been difficult for everyone, and in so many different ways. As a charity, we have tried to help people in the ways that we can. A section of our community that we had not been able to reach was the children of vulnerable families. Home-schooling has been hard for children and their parents, but especially hard for those on low-income, and relying on the foodbank. We wanted…
Thank you to everyone who donated to the foodbank in December as part of our reverse advent calendar. Your donations are making a big difference. Before the current lockdown, we visited the Buckfastleigh Foodbank in St Luke’s Church, Buckfastleigh, to find out what happens to your donations and why they are so important. Thank you so much as well to Reverend Tom Benson and St Luke’s Church for being so…
We can offer transport to Covid-19 Vaccination Appointments. When you have your appointment, ring us on 01364 700282 and leave a message, and we will arrange transport if we can.
Update: Thank you so much for everyone’s generosity! Cakes will be distributed on the 18th of December. And, Thank you so much as well to the Lost Sound Choir whose kind donation is helping us to fund Operation Christmas Cake! We know that Christmas is going to be different this year but that does not mean that we cannot get in the festive spirit of giving. South Brent and District…
This year, there are no in-person Christmas concerts but that doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy some Christmas music at home. The very talented vintage and wartime singer, Miss Trixie Holiday has recorded a virtual Christmas concert just for us. Starting on Friday the 11th of December (this Friday), you can buy your virtual ticket to our virtual Christmas concert. We are asking for a minimum donation of £5. Once…
In the spirit of doing Christmas differently, this year we’ve decided to reverse the traditional advent calendar and invite people to donate our local foodbanks. You can drop off your items at the CoOp, or at the collection point in the SBADC office at the old school which will then be taken to the Foodbank at Buckfastleigh. Any extra items as well as those on the calendar will of course…