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Two Job Opportunities at Hugs!

Two Job Opportunities at Hugs!

Would You Like to Work for Hugs? We have two job opportunities at Hugs! 1) Fundraising & Marketing Assistant - 14 hours per week  2) Youth Well-Being Support Worker - 21 hours per week If you are interested in either of these roles, please email Laura on...

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Hugs Shortlisted for National Lottery’s People’s Projects!

Hugs Shortlisted for National Lottery’s People’s Projects!

We are absolutely thrilled to announce we have been shortlisted for the People's Projects! We are one of 5 charities in our region and the top 3 will win up to £70,000 in National Lottery grant funding to support their local community. Voting opens on Monday 15th at...

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Easter Open Day Success!

Easter Open Day Success!

Wow, what an incredible Easter open day we had on Saturday the 1st of April! We have had some lovely feedback and thank you to all who came to support us and find out more about The Hugs Foundation's work. We are delighted to announce that we raised £1,315.58! 

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Liz Nolan Theatre Dance School Raising Money for Hugs

Liz Nolan Theatre Dance School Raising Money for Hugs

The amazing Liz Nolan Theatre Dance School have very kindly chosen Hugs as their charity to raise funds for from their show on Sunday 26th March 2023 at either 2pm or 6.30pm. Liz runs fab shows that have a great combination of acting and dancing, so get your tickets...

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Dude Goes to University!

Dude Goes to University!

Yesterday, Dude and the team visited Newquay University Centre Cornwall College for a guest lecture and some well-being visits. The team had a lovely time meeting all the staff and students and telling them all about the vital work that Hugs does. Dude especially...

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Introducing Hugs Newest Residents!

Introducing Hugs Newest Residents!

In August the charity confirmed that we would have space to take in a potential herd of 5 wild orphaned Dartmoor babies over the winter period, however we needed to secure funding to enable this to happen. This has become one of our areas of expertise, having rescued...

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Grant Awarded From The Duke Of Cornwall Benevolent Fund

Grant Awarded From The Duke Of Cornwall Benevolent Fund

It's the first Fundraising Friday of the year and we are thrilled to announce that The Duke of Cornwall Benevolent Fund has kindly awarded us a grant to support our work with children and young people's well-being. If you are interested in finding out more about the...

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Strangles All-Clear at Hugs & a Big Thank You

Strangles All-Clear at Hugs & a Big Thank You

Finally, we have fantastic news here at Hugs – we have the all clear from strangles! We have a massive thank you to say to our incredible founder, Andrew Bowden and the wonderful Directors and staff at Carbonxgen Limited, who despite times being incredibly tough on...

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Crowdfunder Results

Crowdfunder Results

Our Crowdfunder ended on the 1st of December and we are thrilled to announce that we have raised an incredible £9,535! 🎉 Sadly, because we didn't reach our £20,000 target, we weren't able to secure the £500 'Extra Funding' pledge BUT we will be able to claim back over...

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