2014

We are approaching the end of 2014 - just a few hours left and it is appropriate to reflect and thank those that have supported us over the past 12 months.

Despite the difficulties with fundraising the charity has maintained its services for the children that attend Honeylands and we will continue to do so during 2015. There are various events planned by our supporters (new and old) over the coming months to bring in much needed funds and an ongoing event covering the whole year planned to raise substantial funds for specific specialist equipment.

To find out more follow us on Twitter (@honeylandscc) or follow and like us on Facebook or through this blog.

There are too many people/organisations to thank here individually that have contributed during 2014 but you know who you are. A really big thank you to you all for your support (in whatever way you have) and donations. Your contributions really have made a difference to what we provide for the children and hopefully we can continue to do so and expand that provision in 2015.

So enjoy your celebrations this evening and from all at Honeylands a very Happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

THANK YOU.

Las Iguanas Exeter Donation Christmas 2014

Another £532.00 in addition to the £100.00 worth of toys has just been donated to the charity by Las Iguanas Exeter from money raised by the Las Iguanas Resturaunt Group in associated with The Entertainer Company. The total amount raised by staff and customers across the country for a number of deserving causes was £24000.00.
This is a fantastic gesture and the money we have received will go towards the purchase of special learning and development toys for the children who attend Honeylands.
Thank you to Las Iguanas Staff, customers and The Entertainer Group for your support.
Have a very Merry Christmas.

Diggers Rest Quiz Night

Wow Eee. £1500.00 raised in one night.

 

What a fantastic night of quizzing, fun and good food at the Diggers Rest PH last evening. 100 quizzers filled the pub and enjoyed sausage and mash to start followed by 4 rounds of quiz questions, 1 music round and 1 round of lateral thinking, plus a raffle and auction.

Birthday boy Ian was the eloquent quiz master suitably attired for the occasion. The table mascots as shown on the bar in the photo were purchased and donated to Honeylands by the contestants. The sausages for the meal were supplied and donated by Andrew Freemantle, Kenniford Farm Shop.

Thanks also go to all the people and businesses who donated prizes for the raffle. Thanks to Hadyn Thomas and Exeter Chiefs for the fantastic auction prizes.

The biggest individual thank you(s) has to go to Mark, Donna, Lorna, JJ and all the staff who organised and made this night so very special. What a great gesture by Mark to choose Honeylands Children's Charity as the beneficiary of this event and to donate all the money taken for the food.

Finally a huge thank you to the 100 quizzers from Woodbury Salterton and surrounding area for coming out and supporting Mark and team and ultimately Honeylands Children's Charity.

Note:
The Diggers Rest is a gem of a pub set in the lovely village of Woodbury Salterton. Why not visit, enjoy a meal and take in the friendly welcoming atmosphere. It is just what a village pub should be.



A very Merry Christmas to you all and a Happy New Year.

Quiz Night at Diggers Rest.

Fantastic News, all tables taken for the quiz night at the Diggers Rest on 7th December. 100 quizzes booked in. Looking forward to great night. Thanks to all those supporting HCC.
If you missed out on a place at the quiz, you can still support the charity by making a donation for a HCC 2015 diary. See previous blog.

2015 Diaries - Honeylands Childrens Charity (HCC)

Have you got your 2015 Diary?

 

Why not support HCC and purchase one (or more) of our diaries and in doing so support the charity. Buy them as a present for a friend or relative or as a Christmas stocking filler. Businesses or organisations may wish to consider buying them for staff as a thank you for their work during 2014 and as a commitment to the organisations CSR.

Purchasing them will really make a difference in what the charity can provide for the children who attend Honeyland's.

The cost is £4.00 minimum as a donation to the charity and includes p&p.

To obtain your diary(s) please send a cheque with your address and number of diaries required on the reverse to:

Diary Co-ordinator

2 Bramley Close

Willand

Devon

EX15 2SN

Please contact asap whilst stocks last.

 

NB: One parent of a child currently attending Honeylands will automatically receive one diary.

Thank you.

 

Have you booked a table yet????? I have.

Let's make it a special night.

Ready Teddy Jump Event

 

Advance Notice of Dangerous Teddy Event

 

Make a note of the date in your diaries

The Diggers Rest Xmas Quiz

The Diggers Rest PH at Woodbury are holding a Christmas Quiz on Sunday 7th December 2014, with the entry fee proceeds going to Honeylands CC.

From 6.00 pm onwards, with a yummy meal of Kenniford sausages, creamy mash, onion gravy and crusty bread at 6.30 pm and the quiz to start at 7.00 pm.

Teams of 6 required. To reserve a table telephone 01395 232375

Full details are on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Honeylandscc#
Will be a great night.

Golden Pond Sci-Fi Events

Over the summer a group of Sci-Fi enthusiasts have organised events to raise funds for Honeylands Children's Charity in Exeter. These events included a collection at Sainsbury's Pinhoe Store and a "fun day" at the Golden Pond Chinese Restaurant, Rockbeare, Exeter.

As well as the fully operational and authentic Dalek people dressed in realistic costume from various TV programmes including, Bane from Batman, Star Wars and Dr Who.

 

The events were hugely successful and a total of £880.00 was raised for the charity.

 



On behalf of all at the charity and Honeylands a big thank you to all who took part and assisted especially to Kai from the Golden Pond, UKCM, Exe Wing Fundraisers, Corsham Charity Sci-fi group and Sainsbury's Pinhoe Store.

Photo shows Kai handing over the money to Les the Charity Chairman.

Sci-fi Characters and Charity Collection

Don't miss tomorrow (Saturday 19th) at Sainsbury's Pinhoe Road Store, Exeter. In store collection for Honeylands Children's Charity. Meet the Sci-fi characters. Full size DARLEK will be there but unfortunately we could not get the Tardis. Will be there between 9.30 And 4pm.

Meet Dr Who Characters at Sainsbury's Pinhoe Road Store

We are getting closer to the Sci-fi in-store collection on Saturday 19th July 10am onwards at Sainsbury's Store, Pinhoe Road, Exeter. Come along and see the Dr Who Tardis and meet some of the characters who will be present and dressed in costume.

Jon Davey who has played a variety of monsters in 26 episodes of Dr Who
Sarah Louise Madison who played Weeping Angel
Alan Roscoe who has appeared in Star Wars and many other TV productions.

Check them out on the web, but come down, do the shopping and bring the children along to support Honeylands Children's Charity.

This is our final event with Sainsbury's Pinhoe Store and they have been absolutely fantastic in raising funds for these very special children. LETS MAKE THIS A SPECIAL EVENT.

Sci-fi Themed collection for Honeylands CC

There will be an in-store collection on Saturday 19th July at Sainsbury's Pinhoe Road store 10 am onwards for Honeylands CC with a Sci-fi theme. Present will be fully costumed Sci-fi enthusiasts together with a Tardis.
Why not come along, do your shopping, bring the children and get into the Sci-fi mode and most of all donate to Honeylands CC.
Hope to see you there. Have fun.

Donation from The Co-operative Store, Queen Street, Exeter.

Another fantastic fundraising achievement by the staff, members of the public and customers of The Co-operative Store on Queens Street, Exeter. They have raised over a 3 month period through donation £300.00  for this special charity.

The money raised will go towards equipment.

Thank you to all who contributed and to the staff and management at the store.

Carers Week at Honeylands

Next week 9th to 13th June 2014 is carers week so why not pop in to Honeyland's Children's Centre on Pinhoe Road, Exeter for a cuppa and a chat. We'd love to see you.
You can see the various activities, chat to staff and generally chill out.
The times for Carers week at Honeylands is:

Monday, 9th, Wednesday, 11th and Friday 13th from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm.

Exeter Business Club

What a great bunch of business people at the Exeter Biz Club breakfast meeting this morning.

As one of their Charities of the Year the Chairperson on behalf of the group presented HCC with a cheque for £500.00. Thank you to you all. The money will be used for equipment for these special children.

Honeylands Children's Charity

Another super joint fundraising event between Sainsbury Pinhoe Road Store and Honeylands Childrens Charity raised a fabulous £316 to support these wonderful children. The event was held after store closure on a Sunday afternoon earlier this month.
Thanks again go to those who organised, helped, bought and sold on the day. Thank you so much.

Keep in touch with Honeylands CC through Twitter, Facebook and this Blog to read about more similar events that will follow over the coming weeks/months.

Why not come along to our next meeting at 7 pm on 12th May being held this month at Whipton Children's Centre and give us your support, help and possible ideas for fundraising.

Have a good day.

Sainsbury customers top again

Another great Sainsbury (Pinhoe Road) in store collection last Saturday for Honeylands Children's Charity. £204.04 raised with a massive donation by one individual. The customers came up trumps again. Thank you to you all and also the collectors for giving your time. Julia (PR Ambassador) once again did the organising, thanks.

Now a date for your diaries, Sunday 13th April 2014 3.45 pm onwards, a Car Boot Sale in the car park of Sainsbury's Pinhoe Road Store in aid of Honeylands Children's Charity. Come along as a seller or buyer, would be great to see you there. More details later in another blog.

Honeylands CC Update

There are a couple of events in the pipeline to put in your diaries. Like all charities Honeylands CC needs to continually raise funds to be able to continue providing the services and resources it currently does. These include a Music Therapy programme, the specialist toy library both vital for the children who attend to develop there communication and interaction abilities with others.

Dates:
Saturday 29th March 2014 - In-store collection at Sainsbury's Pinhoe Road, Exeter - please see the previous blog.
(note:) Sainsbury's are fantastic together we raised another £383 through selling second-hand books recently.

Sunday 13th April 2013 - Car Boot Sale in the Sainsbury's Pinhoe Road, Exeter car par from 3.45 pm onwards. Can you support this as a helper and bargain hunter. You never know you may pick up a Picaso worth millions for just £1.00.

In addition Carers Week is in June and we will hopefully do something during that week. We are organising a Spring Ball for next year on 17th April 2015 at Exeter University, plus we are considering a Toddle and continually making applications to donors. All need organising so could you help.

Secretary Role.
Have you got good organising/administration skills. If so and you want to give a little time to suit you - please get in touch, website contact page or via honeylandscc@gmail.com. Our meetings are bi-monthly and correspondence in between are meetings is small.

Honeylands Children's Charity (HCC) Supporter Request

Hi everyone, sometime now since I blogged you. We are still around and doing fine, lots of things happening to make Honeylands Children's Charity (HCC) even better for the children and families who attend the Honeylands Centre.

Take a look at the website that's changed, the bee has been buzzing and has updated the site. Looks good don't you agree.

Now then, you have all heard on telly about DIY SOS and Children in Need and how they seek support from the community - well this is HCC SOS.

There are a lot of you good people out there who give us likes, shares and re-tweets on our social media but wouldn't you just like to get a little more involved. It is not time consuming, not necessarily regular support but it is enjoyable and you will meet some nice people (me probably) and make new friends. We just need to be able to ask for your support at some events.

But ......
this is what HCC are in need of now. On Saturday 29th March for an hour or so between 8.30 am and 6.00 pm at Sainsbury's Pinhoe Store in Exeter could you shake a tin. Sainsbury's are fantastic corporate supporters of Honeylands Children's Charity this year and on that date we are having an
in-store collection. Its could be fancy dress (optional) if you want dress as a children's character but if not just come along and help raise some vital cash for HCC.
We need people in 1 or 2 hour stints. Please get in touch if you can help via the CHARITY website  contact page (www.honeylands.org.uk) or direct to honeylandscc@gmail.com and let me know your name and time you can give between 8.30 am and 6.00 pm.

Now you are thinking about it, go on do it you'll be surprised how enjoyable it is and it would be lovely to see you there. Before or after you can do your shopping. WIN WIN for all

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Sainsbury Pinhoe Book Sale - Supporting Honeylands Children's Charity

Hi everyone,
Sainsburys Store at Pinhoe are holding a secondhand book sale in the foyer of their store on Wednesday 19th February during opening hours. Why not pop along, do your shopping, have a coffee and buy a book for a small donation. There are some great books and some real bargains to be had and of course you will be helping raise funds for Honeyland's Children's Charity.

Julia the PR Ambassador for Sainsburys has done a fantastic job organising this event, so do support her and the charity.

Hope to see you there.

Exeter Business Club

I had the pleasure a couple of weeks ago of being invited to the Exeter Business Club breakfast meeting at Fresha Cafe on Sowton. What a great group of businesses and very welcoming. I gave a short brief about Honeyland's Children's Charity (HCC) and the work of the Honeylands Centre.

I have now heard from Ashley at Printing.com who invited me that HCC have been chosen as one of two charities to be the Business Club's charity of the year. Absolutely fantastic and I am really looking forward to working with this group of SME's throughout the year for the benefit of those who attend Honeylands.

This just shows what a great community spirit there is amongst the group and how businesses large or small can come together for the benefit the local community.

I know we will have a super year, oh and by the way the breakfast was good also.

The Oakford Players

The cast of Aladdin invited myself and Pat from Honeyland's Children's Charity and Josh from the Calvert Trust to the Red Lion at Oakford, near Bampton last night to present both charities with cheques to the value of £850. What a great bunch of people and lively too. It was lovely that the children from the pantomime cast made the presentation.

The Oakford Players on the 5th, 6th and 7th December last year put on their annual pantomime in Oakford Village Hall to raise funds for Honeylands CC and the Trust. Thirty five people from the Players came out in dreadfully wet conditions to greet us, make us warmly welcome and wine and dine us with a lovely roast meal in the recently refurbished village pub.

The Oakford Players have been putting on an annual pantomime since 1988 raising funds for local children's charities and have raised in excess of £22,000. What a fantastic achievement and great local community spirit. Well done to Strong Pong/Executioner/Genie/Chairman Patrick Lester and the whole cast and supporters - may you continue with your successful fund raising efforts.

Finally a big thank you from all the children, families and supporters of Honeylands for your kind and thoughtfull gesture.

Like the pantomime a good night was had by all.

Sitel Fundraising Donation

Sarah and Les met with Steve and Rob this afternoon, both senior members of the Sitel organisation in Exeter. They came bearing gifts in the form of a cheque for £4000.00 which the staff of the company had raised and they had chosen to support Honeyland's Children's Charity as their charity of the year.

 The photo shows (l to r) Rob, Sarah and Steve. Les is behind the camera for this one.

What a fantastic amount to have raised through all their fundraising ideas and hard work. To all the staff at Sitel a BIG THANK YOU from all associated with the charity, the children who attend Honeyland's, the parents and staff.