by Vikki Finney | 16th Apr 2021 | News
An Exmouth charity champion has taken on a further year of extreme challenges to raise funds for the Devon Freewheelers. Tanya Robinson, of Bradham Lane, in Withycombe Raleigh, last year raised more than £2,000 for the Devon Blood Bikes tackling a challenge a month...
by Vikki Finney | 12th Apr 2021 | News
Devon Freewheelers has introduced virtual talks during the Covid-19 pandemic for groups and organisations keen to learn about the work of the charity and its volunteers. The virtual talks are in place of the visits by a Blood Bike volunteer, in a bid to continue...
by Vikki Finney | 6th Apr 2021 | News
A good Samaritan motorcycle mechanic from Honiton has been working for free to keep the Devon Freewheelers on the road. Jessi Little, owner at BJS Engineering, in Offwell, East Devon, for the last four years has waived his MOT fee for the Honiton-based charity’s...
by Vikki Finney | 2nd Mar 2021 | News
Adapting its service amid the Covid-19 pandemic to meet the needs of the community is how the Devon Freewheelers has stepped up its help since March 2020. While the charity’s revenue continues to be hit as scores of fundraising events have been cancelled because...
by Vikki Finney | 16th Feb 2021 | News
A ‘diamond’ car mechanic from Honiton lived round the clock in his garage for three months to help the Devon Freewheelers continue operating through the pandemic. The charity thanked selfless Paul Richards who in March 2020 created a micro flat above his Heathpark...
by Vikki Finney | 8th Feb 2021 | News
The children of a ‘devoted mum’ from Crediton who died suddenly have presented a cheque in her memory to the Devon Freewheelers. Mum-of-two Donna Midgley, aged 44, died in hospital from a pulmonary embolism and heart attack in 2020. Donna’s son, 10-year-old...
