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Balloons receives the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service!
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Balloons, a small, local charity and their dedicated group of volunteers based in Devon has been honoured with the Queen’s…

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Christmas comes to Balloons (Devon)
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This year we have a charity Christmas tree in Princesshay for the festive period. Our tree is number 3 in…

November 20, 2019
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Latest Grief Support Worker trainees complete their training
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On Wednesday 13th November our latest cohort of Grief Support Worker trainees completed their 9-week training with Balloons (Devon).  The…

November 20, 2019
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Whitehead Building Services golf day raises £4,000
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Once again the wonderful team at Whitehead Building Services have raised money for Balloons (Devon) with their annual golf day…

November 20, 2019
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Nexus Open Systems latest fundraising challenge
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Congratulations to Nexus Open Systems and in particular to five of their team; Stuart Wilson, John Brett, Phillip Norgate, Mark…

October 1, 2019
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NEW TRAINING Becoming a Bereavement Friendly School
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Balloons (Devon) have 12 places available for local teachers, teaching assistants, SENCOs and school nurses wishing to learn more about…

October 1, 2019
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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…

October 1, 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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‘Memory Garden’ themed Family Day
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We will also be holding a Family Memory Day on 8th August for children supported by Balloons along with their…

May 29, 2019
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Father’s Day without a Dad
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Father’s day is a great time to say thank you to your dad and show them how much you appreciate…

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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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Rob is the Director of Finance and Resources, and Company Secretary at the University of Exeter Student’s Guild. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and has worked in a range of Finance and audit roles over the last 20 years in Charities, private practice and social enterprises. He graduated from the University of Kent at Canterbury with a BA Honours degree in History and Classical Civilisation and has as MBA from Edinburgh Business School. Rob joined Balloons in 2016 and sits on the Finance Committee.

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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Balloons receives the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service!
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Christmas comes to Balloons (Devon)
Wednesday, 20, Nov
Latest Grief Support Worker trainees complete their training
Wednesday, 20, Nov
Whitehead Building Services golf day raises £4,000
Tuesday, 1, Oct
Nexus Open Systems latest fundraising challenge
Tuesday, 1, Oct
NEW TRAINING Becoming a Bereavement Friendly School

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