Throughout each year, with the help of family, friends and clients, we organise events to raise money for our chosen Charity of the Year. To date these have included our more (and even less) athletic staff running Taunton 10k, our annual Outdoor Theatre Show, quiz evenings, race nights, Christmas Jumpers and baking and consuming a significant amount of cake.

St Margaret’s has been providing expert end-of-life and palliative care for adults and their families for over four decades. As they continue to deliver holistic and compassionate hospice care, their aim is to empower more people who have progressive life-limiting illnesses to live fully and die with dignity.

For more information on St Margaret’s Hospice Care you can visit their website on https://www.st-margarets-hospice.org.uk

Dementia UK are the specialist dementia nursing charity that is here for the whole family. Their nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, life-changing support and advice to anyone affected by dementia.

For more information on Dementia UK you can visit their website on https://www.dementiauk.org.

Macmillan Cancer Support is one of the largest British charities and provides specialist health care, information and financial support to people affected by cancer. It also looks at the social, emotional and practical impact cancer can have, and campaigns for better cancer care.

For our 120^th birthday we focussed on supporting a different local charity / community group every month with a 120 themed activity.  You can read all about our 120 themed events here.

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance provides life-saving, pre-hospital critical care to those in urgent need across Dorset and Somerset. As our local air ambulance charity, they are a vital part of the community that relies on public support to be there for critically ill and injured people when every second counts.

They support and empower homeless people in Somerset, helping to put an end to rough sleeping, homelessness and changing the lives of those they support.Services provided include housing, drop-in services and early morning walkabouts.

Arc also have their own academy, allowing clients to earn recognised qualifications, take courses and undertake activities tailored to their own personal needs.

For more information on ARC you can visit their website on www.arcinspire.co.uk.

We would like to thank everyone who supported us in raising £5,000 towards the cost of the valuable work they do in our area.

We raised over £7,000 to help further the fantastic work that they do.