Tractorfest
We really enjoyed manning a stand at this well attended community event in Ashprington – it was such a joyous occasion and the once again the weather could not have been better.
You can imagine our incredible delight to receive a wonderful £2,000 donation from the fantastic team at Tractorfest at a special presentation last week at The Durant Arms in the village
We are incredibly grateful for their generosity and for choosing to support Totnes Caring. This wonderful donation will make a real difference to the people we support across our local community.
But that’s not all! Tractorfest has also raised funds for two other very worthy local causes — The Jamming Station and The Farming Community Network — helping to support even more people and community initiatives.
Totnes 10K & Fun Run
What a fantastic community event this was! The Totnes 10K was completely sold out, with around 600 runners, alongside 156 runners taking part in the Fun Run.
A huge thank you to all our fantastic Totnes Caring volunteers, who were absolute stars throughout the day. The Bag Drop was run with impressive precision, while our team at the incredibly busy Water Station kept runners refreshed on another very hot day, as well as helping to hand out the medals.
The event was organised by the wonderful Teignbridge Trotters, who kindly donate a proportion of the funds raised to Totnes Caring, and we were absolutely delighted to be involved once again.
A huge thank you to everyone who volunteered – you were all brilliant!
Totnes Show
It was wonderful to meet so many supporters, volunteers and local residents at one of the highlights of the summer calendar in Totnes. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our stand to say hello and find out more about Totnes Caring and Guess the Name of the Bunny!
Totnes Caring Quiz Night a Great Success
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our Quiz Night at the Dartmouth Inn on Thursday 19th June.
We were delighted to welcome more than 60 participants, with 13 teams taking part in an evening of friendly competition, laughter and fundraising. Thanks to the generosity of those attending and our wonderful raffle prize donors, we raised over £460 to support the work of Totnes Caring.
Congratulations to our winning team, Mermaids Are Us, who took home a case of prosecco and the winners’ cup, and well done to QuizTeamer Aguilera, who received the wooden spoon in great spirits!
Our sincere thanks go to the Dartmouth Inn for hosting the event, Quizmaster Martin Billis for keeping everyone entertained, and the many local businesses who generously donated raffle prizes.
Thank you to everyone who attended and supported the evening. We couldn’t do it without you!
May we extend a big thank you to TheTotnes Ukele Kollective and all the wonderful groups who played at the Sea Shanty Shout event at the Barrel House and through their generosity raised £135 for Totnes Caring – this is very much appreciated and will all go towards supporting those in our community to feel both connected and included, cared for and considered. The Totnes Ukulele Kollective (TUKE) are a not-for-profit community group playing out of the Barrel House Ballroom on Monday evenings. Each year they chose charities we raise money for through the joy of music, either busking (can next be seen on 04 Apr at Totnes Market) or at related events like the recent Sea Shanty Shout. The Shout raised £270 for Totnes Caring and Stepping Stones Food in the Community, with four acts performing including The Sea Gals, All Hands on Deck, Seaweed in the Fruit Locker and Shanty O’lele.
If you’d like to join TUKE gather on a Monday evening at the Barrel House Ballroom.’
Sunday 2nd August 2026 – Totnes 10k organised by the Teignbridge Trotters
Frequently sold out well in advance, we advise early booking to secure your place in either race.
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Plus watch this space for more events to come in 2026, and if you have any suggestions for fundraising on our behalf please contact caroline.godwin@totnescaring.org.uk to share your ideas and let us know how we can help and support you.
Thank you, and looking forward to a great 2026 working together to support and help those less able within our community.
Global Adventure Challenge
We are delighted to announce a new partnership with Global Adventure Challenge. This is a well reputed challenge event company dedicated to creating life-changing challenge events for groups and individuals who wish to raise funds for their chosen charity.
Please see below the challenges that we currently have available for those wishing to support Totnes Caring and take on a more adventurous way of raising funds, whilst having an amazing experience at the same time – please click on the links below for more information:
Snowdon at Night – Challenge Grading – UK Challenging, so a good starter vent for all your supporters
1st – 2nd August
Registration £45
Option A, Minimum Fundraising £320
Option B, Self-Funding £160
https://gac-brochures.com/brochures/snowdon-at-night-trek/?charity=10740
https://globaladventurechallenges.box.com/s/iu8rol0hp5wsnc97q6pu6e4i5fmw8huc
Registration Link https://www.globaladventurechallenges.com/b?id=6960&d=SNT01082026&r=1&charity=10740
24 Peaks Challenge – Challenge grading, UK Extreme – perfect for any supporters who really want to push themselves
11th – 13th September
Registration £95
Option A, Minimum Fundraising £830
Option B, Self-Funding £415
https://gac-brochures.com/brochures/24-peaks/?charity=10740
Registration Link https://www.globaladventurechallenges.com/b?id=2947&d=24P11092026&r=1&charity=10740
https://globaladventurechallenges.box.com/s/ipttu29hj3mx8rq4sa2yk2d184cs2j76
London to Amsterdam Cycle – Challenge grading – Tough, 335 miles covered in 4 days, perfect for cycling enthusiasts.
16th – 20th September 2026
Registration £139
Option A, Minimum Sponsorship £2200
Option B, Self Funding £1100
https://gac-brochures.com/brochures/london-amsterdam/?charity=10740
https://globaladventurechallenges.box.com/s/9j8iw40vml4id28mnl76c15mdyv7scgf
Registration Link https://www.globaladventurechallenges.com/b?id=54685&d=L2A16092026&r=1&charity=10740
We are registered with the Fundraising Regulator 
Please contact us to discuss how you can help to raise funds to allow Totnes Caring to continue to support and make a difference to the lives of so many in our community.
As a local charity, we rely on donations and fundraising for a large proportion of our income and are hugely grateful for all your wonderful support
Forthcoming events include:
Previous Events:
Devonly Voices Winter Concert Friday 19th December – a wonderful and very uplifting evening with this great local choir, plus all proceeds were kindly being donated to Totnes Caring and Rowcroft Hospice. I am delighted to say that they raised a huge £550 for us – hugest thanks to all members of the choir for such an incredible donation.
Saturday 13th December – Dartington Village Hall
Huge sale of all manner of goods, plus in the Art section Imogen Taylor-Noble will once again be very kindly selling our Christmas cards on her stall of unique ceramics.
Thank you Imogen
Saturday 6th December – NKUKU Christmas Fair
Clearly Sip Thyme were a big hit at this wonderful occasion as they raised £150 from the sale of their cocktail sets which is very gratefully received. Thank you Debra and Jane.
Sip Thyme is a local Cocktail Demo business, who have kindly offered to donate profits from sales of gift packs of homemade liqueurs to Totnes Caring. Watch this space for more details!
Saturday 6th December – Xmas Pottery Sale, the Ceramic Studio, Dartington
Beautiful handmade ceramics where they will also be selling some of Christmas Cards which we are very grateful for.
4th December – Christmas Bazaar at Quayside, Totnes
A total of £64 was raised, an especial thank you to the volunteers who helped to make this a fun and successful occasion.
We are delighted to have been offered a stall at this popular event. Please do come along to enjoy the occasion, get into the Christmas spirit and support everyone on the day.
Saturday 29th November – St John’s Church Christmas Fair
A total of £ 84 was raised, well done Claire and a huge thanks to all who attended.
Claire Allford who runs our Art Club and creates absolute wonders with the group has had them all busily decorating shells with decoupage and also creating some beautiful lanterns from jam jars amongst other things. Many of these items and more will be on sale at the bazaar where she is kindly running a stall with the proceeds coming to the charity.
Recently the staff at the Catherine House Surgery in Totnes organised a fund raising Pyjama Day and raffle which raised over £420 – a great achievement and a big thank you to Charlotte and all her colleagues for your wonderful support. In addition we would like to thank all the local businesses who kindly donated prizes for the raffle these being: Sandridge Barton, Totnes Cinema, Country Cheeses, Fullers Bakery, The Royal Seven Stars, Love Frankie, McCabe’s Butcher, Rebecca Furze Jewellery, The Green Table, The Silver Grill, The Cornish bakery, Take Two Hair and last but least an M&S Voucher from Catherine House.
Charlotte 🌟pink star onesie🌟, James Cooper ( Trustee) Ninja Turtles, Sheila Lamkin PM -pink heart silk PJs, Natalie Kersey office manager -white PJs Nicky Gooze , practice Nurse-checked PJ top, Fay Roblin HCA- zebra pjs, Lisa Perrot Admin
Previous Events include;
It finally feels like #spring! Someone else to bring in a ray of sunshine to the Totnes Caring office this week is Vicky H and The Devonly Voices and Singers Upstairs! Their Spring Concert in March at St John’s Church Totnes raised an incredible £500 for Totnes Caring! We are so very grateful! The money raised will go immediately towards #localpeople in around #totnes who need our services!
Big thank you to Deer Dawn Art Totnes, for raising a fantastic £232 for Totnes Caring! And to our lucky winner Ian Franklin – huge thank you to all who bought tickets. The brilliant amount raised will help people in and around Totnes right now. Amazing!
A huge thank you to Quayside residents, Wendy and Josie for raising £104.38 for Totnes Caring at their Quayside bake sale last Thursday! What an incredible achievement and one which will help local people to thrive, immediately!
We are so grateful to the newly merged Kitson Boyce! The local law firm donated their raffle funds to us and will be making a donation to Totnes Caring in lieu of Christmas cards this year! What an amazing thing to do!
A big thank you to Totnes Morrsions for allowing us to have a collection outside the store on Friday 1st December! Our wonderful volunteers, Gemma, Community Fundraiser and Jake, Health and Wellbeing Coach were there and we all collected over £180 for Totnes Caring to help people in and around Totnes now. Thanks so much to those who donated and stopped by to have a chat!
A huge thank you to KEVICC Secondary School in Totnes, for donating 22 tickets for clients! The Sound of Music was spectacular and the clients truly loved it!
Wow! What an incredible time we had at St John’s Church Totnes at their Christmas Fair on Saturday 18th November. Totnes Caring had a stall and we had some fabulous things made by local school children! We raised over £100! Thanks so much to all who visited and bought on the day.
Big thank you to Dawn Shade, local artist and shop owner, who is holding a raffle to raise money for Totnes Caring. A fabulous prize of a hamper of goodies worth £150 is on offer! Please pop by to Deer Dawn in the Civic Square Totnes and buy a ticket or two by December 16th! 2nd and 3rd prizes up for grabs too!
Wow! Talk about #motivation! #TuesdayChallenge Huge congratulations to Liz and Marshall Cooper – two of our amazing #volunteers who have cycled the Ardennes Extra Mile, raising a fantastic £350 for Totnes Caring – Thank you!
10k Update
Our huge thanks go to these three #superheros what an #inspiration they are! Big thanks to Vicky for running for the third time in aid of Totnes Caring what #dedication and to our two youngest volunteers who gave up their time in the #summerholidays2023 to collect for us! Well done you #three you have made us so #proud and to all who came along, sponsored, volunteered on the day. Love, Totnes Caring
My goodness! What an amazing time we had at Sunday’s Teignbridge Trotters Race Page at Borough Park! #thankyou so very much to everybody who #attended #supported #sponsored #raced#walked and did the #funrun and #ofcourse our #incredible #volunteers who took in the baggage, distributed the #water, organised the #beer tent (thank you to Albert Inn for the #delicious #Ale ) gave out the #bananas and #Awarded the #medals shout out to the Totnes Caring #10k #volunteer #heroes our runner Vicky, Peter, Maureen , Chris, Sarah, Cathy, Lindsay, Judy, Andy, Kate, Holly, Gary and our youngest two #volunteers Harry and Florence for bucket collecting, and the lovely Amanda for her volunteer organisation We raised over £400 in sponsors and donations and collecting on the day! – we will announce Trotters Donation in due course.
Many thanks to the 70+ people who came along to our quiz on 19th June at China Blue in Totnes, we had such a great time and raised a total of £365! Due to it’s success, we will be organising another one later in the year so watch this space!
A big thank you to Ashprington and Tuckenhay Parish for raising funds over their Coronation Weekend! We really appreciate it!
Thank you so much to The Albert Inn, Bridgetown Totnes for continuing to collect for Totnes Caring – your help goes such a long way!
A huge thank you to TAODS, collecting proceeds from 39 Steps performance in Totnes Caring’s name – so hugely appreciated and a superb performance – we cannot wait for the next one!
