Dementia Support Trust North and South Molton are delighted to have been awarded funding by One Northern Devon's Healthy Ageing In Northern Devon project.
Since the beginning of the Covid pandemic North Devon Council has had opportunities to engage positively and productively in a number of local and regional.
North Devon MP at a recent visit to the Petroc Campus
- Credit: Selaine Saxby MP
Organisations playing a leading role in levelling up the North Devon local community have been nominated by Selaine Saxby MP for an award backed by Britain’s leading businesses.
The Levelling Up Goals Awards recognise those people and organisations that are committed to boosting opportunity and helping to level up the UK in the wake of Covid-19.
MPs throughout the UK nominated organisations from their constituencies for the 14 different award categories which are focused on equality of opportunity at key life stages.
Ms. Saxby nominated Petroc for the ‘Positive Destinations Post 16+’ category, she said: “Petroc and their excellent Principal have actively engaged and embraced Kickstart and initiated several work-related skills programmes with the community. They won an AOC award for their modelling work on Covid and social distancing. Petroc have also developed a new school o
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Helping homeless: The Outreach Team
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A new fund-raising initiative to help the homeless in North Devon has topped the £1,000 mark.
‘Tap for North Devon’ was launched a few weeks before Christmas in Barnstaple.
The North Devon and Torridge Community Safety Partnership, assisted by One Northern Devon, sought funding from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Safer Towns project for two ‘Tap for North Devon’ pay points which were installed in Barnstaple town centre.
They allow shoppers to easily tap their contactless payment cards or mobile phones to donate £3 to North Devon’s local homeless charities Encompass South West and The Freedom Community Alliance.