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IN MEMORY OF TIM REA – DREAM-A-WAY STALWART

It is with huge sadness that we announce the loss of Tim Rea on Saturday 25th November, 2017, after a short illness, bravely fought. Tim was a true friend, supporter, committee member, Trustee and valued Vice President of Dream-A-Way, over …
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Paralympian David Hill joins Dream-A-Way as Vice-President

(Best viewed in landscape) Dream-A-Way is excited to announce the appointment of Devon based Paralympic Swimmer and ParaTriathlete David Hill as our latest Vice-President. David was born in Exeter in 1989 with his left arm missing below the elbow. David, …

A Blooming Lovely Donation from Tipton Wives

We were delighted to receive this lovely message, photos and donation from Judith Taylor and the team at Tipton Wives... Earlier this year Tipton Wives were given a talk by Dream-a-Way about the work they do for families. When it …
Pictured L to R; Trustee, Keiron Northcott, Jill Douglas (TVSports presenter), Mike Rock (DREAM-A-WAY) and Trustee, Michael Caines MBE during Exeter Chiefs season launch night in aid of the Exeter Foundation at Sandy Park, Exeter (Photo: Phil Mingo/Pinnacle)

Great Teamwork key to Making Dreams Work

Pictured L to R; Trustee, Keiron Northcott, Jill Douglas (TV Sports presenter), Mike Rock (DREAM-A-WAY) and Trustee, Michael Caines MBE during Exeter Chiefs season launch night in aid of the Exeter Foundation at Sandy Park, Exeter (Photo: Phil Mingo/Pinnacle) The …
Photo of Paul Willis a senior manager at Gregory Distribution and former chairman of the RHA (Road Haulage Association) North Devon Sub Region Group presenting a cheque for £1,200 to Jeff Merrett MBE and other Dream-A-Way team members

Road Haulage Association in North Devon delivers £1,200 to Dream-A-Way

We were delighted to receive a donation of £1,200 from the RHA (Road Haulage Association) North Devon Sub Region Group. Senior manager at Gregory Distribution Paul Willis kindly chose Dream-A-Way as his supported charity during his time as Chairman of …
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Express & Echo Golf Day supports Dream-A-Way

Mark Rock and Lucy Ladd helped to organise the annual Express & Echo Golf Day at beautiful Woodbury Park which resulted in an exciting event leaving all the players happy with their day of golf. With their generosity almost £500 …
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£25,000 awarded to Dream-A-Way from Devonshire Freemasons following public vote

Thanks to your votes, we were delighted to be awarded the top grant of £25,000 from Devonshire Freemasons as part of their Community Awards, a major part of Freemasonry’s 300th anniversary celebrations. The Masonic Charitable Foundation distributed three million pounds …

Acorns Annual Fun Day supports Dream-A-Way at Woodbury Park

The Acorns Members regularly play the course of the same name at Woodbury Park Hotel and Golf Club near Exeter and each year hold a fun day to support the captains’ charity. This year it was decided to run an …
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Golfers Chip In to raise £33,000 for Dream-A-Way

All records were smashed down the fairway with our 2017 Golf Classic event which raised an incredible £33,000 in one day! The event took place at the stunning Woodbury Park Hotel and Golf Club attracting a full field of 32 …

Devon Norse raises almost £1,700 for Dream-A-Way

We'd like to say a huge thank you to the team at Devon Norse who raised a massive total of £1,686.90 for Dream-A-Way whilst we were their Charity of the Year for 2016/17 which ended on 1st July. The majority …

Star Fundraiser Jamie is Top of the Table again!

11 year old Jamie Quick, one of our top fund raisers, recently raised over £72 for Dream-A-Way by running a stall at the St Thomas Methodist Church where he sold a variety of items he had sourced from friends and …

Six Oars to Nieuwpoort Team rows to Belgium for Dream-A-Way!

THEY DID IT!! Wow, what an amazing achievement - Andy, Kev and the rest of the Six Oars to Nieuwpoort team successfully completed their Gig row from Ramsgate to Nieuwpoort in Belgium in aid of Dream-A-Way in a stunning time! …

Exeter Police & Hospital Players donate £2,500

Following the success of the Exeter Police & Hospital Players 30th Anniversary Panto - Alice in Wonderland - in January, our Jeff was delighted to accept their £2,500 donation cheque for Dream-A-Way. The show was a was a great success …
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LV= helps to provide another cracking Easter for our guests!

Over the last 7 years the staff at LV= in Exeter have collected Easter Eggs to support the work of Dream-A-Way. Jeff said : “This is an amazing effort and this year’s collection has taken LV’s Easter Egg total over …
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The Co-op Local Community Fund – update

Huge thanks to the customers and staff of the Exeter Co-op stores in Sidwell Street, Fore Street, Pennsylvania Road and Queen Street. Thanks to their brilliant support we now have an amazing £2,637.11 to spend on replacement sets of patio …
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Waitrose Sidmouth Customers & Staff coin it for Dream-A-Way!

Huge thanks to the customers and staff of Waitrose Sidmouth! Photo: Maxy Maxwell Mike Rock, Chairman of our Sidmouth Friends of Dream-A-Way was delighted to receive a cheque for £285 resulting from a month of collecting green coins via the Waitrose …

Can you lend a hand?

Can you lend a hand? We are always looking for volunteers to help us with events or support us through sponsorship Opportunities coming up include: May 6th – Exeter City V Carlisle bucket collection September 8th – Annual Gold Classic …

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE DREAM TEAM

The Trustees, committee and everyone at Dream-A-Way take great pleasure in giving you a heartfelt THANK YOU for your very generous support 2016 has been another very successful year and has marked many milestones. We were formed in 1993 and 6 …

DREAM-A-WAY’S 21ST ANNIVERSARY GOLF CLASSIC RAISES OVER £18,000

DREAM-A-WAY’S 21ST ANNIVERSARY GOLF CLASSIC RAISES OVER £18,000   Dream-A-Way were absolutely delighted to celebrate their 21st annual golf day at wonderful Woodbury Park recently on a day which proved record breaking in many ways. They are hugely grateful for the massive generosity of …

Wiggo Signed Shirt to be auctioned for Dream-A-Way

During the tour of Britain, Sidmouth was host to the start of the stage that ended up at Haytor.   The Marine’s Landlord, Phil Borrett, is an ex-professional cyclist and friend of Bradley, Mark Cavendish, and Team Wiggins. So when …