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BT Exeter office raise £2,072 with their Summer Event
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We’d like to say a huge thank you to the engagement team at BT for putting on an amazing Summer…

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Summer Fair in aid of Balloons planned for 8th September
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Double Locks will be hosting a Family Summer Fair, open to the public, on Sunday 8th September.  The event is…

August 20, 2019
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Special Memory Day for Families Supported by Balloons
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On 8th August staff and volunteers from Balloons (Devon) joined forces with local social enterprise Significant Seams to host a…

August 20, 2019
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Freemasons of Devonshire’s £10,500 boost to Balloons
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Our staff team were delighted to welcome two representatives of the Freemasons of Devonshire at our offices at the end…

August 1, 2019
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Women’s Networking Group hosts their September meeting in aid of Balloons
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This September a local networking group for women, Professionelle, is holding an open meeting for non-members in September and will…

August 1, 2019
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Fundraising partnership with Air Marketing Group
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2018 has been a wonderful year for Balloons and for our fundraising partner Air Marketing Group.  We’d like to say…

December 5, 2018
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Thanks to Exmouth Bridge Club
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We’d like to say a big thank you to Exmouth Bridge Club for welcoming Balloons’ Office Manager, Jo Overton-Pitts to…

December 5, 2018
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Tally Ho! fundraiser on 15th September
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Exeter local pub The Tally Ho! Inn hosted their second family bike ride fundraiser for Balloons on Saturday 15th September…

September 5, 2018
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Our Charity Partners
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18th -24th June is Small Charity Week and small charities rely on donations from individuals, organisations and local companies much…

June 19, 2018
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Colyton Community Cafe raise another £200 for Balloons
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The lovely people from the Community Café at Colyton have sent us their second donation of the year, this time…

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Working with pre-bereaved and post-bereaved children, young people and their families in Exeter, Mid and East Devon.

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I have been a Trustee and Treasurer of Balloons since 2015. I have been a Chartered Accountant for over 15 years, working a varied portfolio of small businesses and individuals. For Balloons 1 oversee the Charity’s finances, ensuring the charity has strong financial controls and operates as efficiently as possible. I have lived in Devon for 14 years, having previously lived and worked in London, Japan and Australia. I am a Graduate of Economics and Politics and briefly worked as a government economist before starting my training as an accountant.

I was born in Essex and relocated to Devon 24 years ago. My association with Balloons started in 2005 after I lost my wife to cancer, she was just 39. Being left with my 2 girls then aged 8 and 10 was a very daunting prospect, my wife (Angie) and I had received tremendous support from the Cancer support team at Force and afterwards I was put in-touch with Balloons. I know from experience that support through tough times is vital so working with the Trustee’s is my way of saying a huge thanks to all at Balloons who helped me and my girls “dust ourselves off and get back on the horse” as my late wife would have said!

Now retired, my working career was split between teaching in secondary schools and running my own educational publishing company. I have also been heavily involved in parent-teacher associations, locally and nationally, and serving as a school governor in primary and comprehensive schools. I have been a Trustee of Balloons since 2008 and I serve on the Personnel subcommittee.

I am a Community Hospice Nurse. I was born and brought up in Devon and I am married with four children and eight grandchildren. In 2006 along with another nursing colleague, I helped to set up the charity and have been a Trustee since then. I have a particular interest in pre-bereavement work.

I joined the Trustee Board of Balloons in the early days of the charity. As a Consultant Paediatrician, now retired, my main interests have been in child development and safeguarding.

I joined Balloons as Chair of the Board of Trustees in June 2019.  I am an experienced international business leader and consultant having worked for a variety of global firms specialising in defining strategy, organisational alignment and building international capability.  I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and have a postgraduate diploma in HR management.

I have worked with the charity Pilotlight since 2009. This charity matches business leaders with small UK charities to work on their strategy plans.  It was with Pilotlight that I first met with the staff and Trustees of Balloons.

I live in West Dorset with my wife and have 3 grown up children.

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Tuesday, 1, Oct
Nexus Open Systems latest fundraising challenge
Tuesday, 1, Oct
NEW TRAINING Becoming a Bereavement Friendly School
Tuesday, 1, Oct
BT Exeter office raise £2,072 with their Summer Event
Tuesday, 20, Aug
Summer Fair in aid of Balloons planned for 8th September
Tuesday, 20, Aug
Special Memory Day for Families Supported by Balloons
Thursday, 1, Aug
Freemasons of Devonshire’s £10,500 boost to Balloons

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