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Grants Awarded!
We have some incredible news to share with you! 🎉This month, we have had some amazing grants awarded from these fantastic funders to support our youth well-being project, Hugs Helping Hands. With funding so difficult to secure for charities at the moment, this really...
ITV Cover Our Crowdfunder – Dude’s Debut
For those who missed Dude's ITV West Country debut, here it is https://youtu.be/tVkkIyVYGp0! Our Crowdfunder has now reached over £9,000! We have 7 days left to reach our target . Please keep spreading the word and donating, if you are able to. This is the link to...
Hugs Crowdfunder – Please Can You Help?
Hugs Crowdfunder is now live. Please donate if you can using the link below and share with your friends, families, colleagues and networks to help us reach our £20,000 target and get us through this winter. Any contribution large or small will be hugely appreciated....
Funding Awarded from Network for Animals
The incredible Network for Animals have kindly donated £4,000 to Hugs 🐴 💚 This couldn't have come at a better time given our current vets bills and winter rapidly arriving! Thank goodness for organisations like this helping charities like us 🥰 Read more about the...
Funding Awarded from the Sedel Collings Foundation
We are sadly seeing a lot of 'no's' for funding applications due to the sheer demand for funding from charities. Our team are working harder than ever to find alternative funding for both our animal welfare side and youth and human well-being projects. However, we are...
Hugs Rescue Pony at South West Pony Association Championships
Our handsome Jigsaw (AKA Melon) has been doing very well showing and qualified for the South West Pony Association Championships in Wales. This was only his 3rd show and he is just 2 years old. We are thrilled to say that he went to the championship show and placed...
Sad News at Hugs
Sad news for Hugs, unfortunately one of our rescue ponies has tested positive for strangles. The infected pony is doing well and is under very strict isolation and care. We are optimistic that we have contained the infection, although we are conscious how quickly...
National Lottery Support Hugs
Exciting news here at Hugs! We have been awarded £6,718 from the awesome The National Lottery Community Fund to continue our youth well-being project, Hugs Helping Hands. This project is in huge demand and we are extremely grateful to receive this funding for us to...
Funding from The Edward Gostling Foundation
We are absolutely thrilled to have been chosen by The Edward Gostling Foundation to receive £5,000 towards our youth well-being project, Hugs Helping Hands.This funding means we can continue to transform the lives of the children and young people who attend our...
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