Founder & Coordinator of the Torbay Holiday Helpers Network (THHN), free holidays and services for families with terminally/seriously ill and recently bereaved children. Co-owner of the Hotel De La Mer in Babbacombe, Torquay.
Well it is time to update you on all of the THHN’s goings on and usual that is a lot of activity!
I will begin with “Hanbury’s Fish & Chips on the Downs Music Festival” that took place on Sunday 19th June on Babbacombe Downs. The event was as usual really well attended and had the [...]
Considering taking the plunge this summer and buying a Hot Tub? Well get yourself down to Harris Pools & Leisure Ltd in Torquay and support the Torbay Holiday Helpers Network at the same time!
See how you can get a great deal on a range of Hot Tubs and earn local charity THHN much needed funds [...]
Torbay Holiday Helpers Network was first conceived after a quite by chance viewing of the Channel 4 program Secret Millionaire in May 2009. I hardly ever watch any television but I do believe that fate had a hand in my viewing of this particular program.
The program was following scrap metal merchant Gary Eastwoood from Kent [...]
Many of you will have read about the amazing Alice Pyne and how she has become a worlwide Internet sensation overnight with her ” Bucket List” displayed on her online blog http://alicepyne.blogspot.com/
For those of you who have not yet heard about Alice she is a 15yr old young lady who has terminal cancer and a [...]
Good Morning To You All, I hope you are all well!
Since my last post THHN has had many more exciting new developments to inform you of as well as continuing to give away more action packed free holidays to deserving families.
Firstly on to fund raising and some very big thank you’s to do, on the 5th [...]
This morning I received the most amazing feedback from a local family the THHN has helped and I simply had to share it with you all to show that lots of people coming together and offering something back can have a huge impact!
The below letter was sent to our local paper the Herald Express and [...]
Well it is time for my long overdue newsletter, as you all know I have been very busy with the organising of the THHN 1st Birthday Charity Ball which took place on the 21st of August at the Riviera International Conference Centre in Torquay. The event was an incredible success and was even more successful [...]
Good Morning To You All,
I hope you all managed to enjoy some of the amazing weather that June produced and are not too down with the rather grim weather that we have had this week!
Once again it is THHN update time and as usual I have lot’s to report, I will start with welcoming our [...]
Well it is that time again for me to update you all on the THHN’s progress, it has been a bumper few weeks with 9 holidays been given away and even more new members to welcome!
I would like to welcome the following new members to the network Over The Wall Charity, Day Dream Cottage in [...]
Good Morning To You All,
It is THHN update time, another long list of huge thank you’s to do!
Firstly I would like to welcome our new members Herbs & Honey of St Marychurch, Animation Therapy of Exeter, Taylor Made Bears, Pedigree Group, Tor Dean Hotel, Junior Browns, NO.8 [...]
A Belated Happy Easter To You All!
Again it has been a very busy month for the THHN, with a huge amount of thank you’s to be said!
Thank you to our new member businesses Villa Marina in Torquay, Boho Hair & Beauty Salon and Herbs & Honey in St Marychurch and thank you to our new members [...]
Well what a busy couple of weeks it has been! We have had three families take up offers of free holidays this week. Firstly the Hotel De La Mer had a family from Oxfordshire who had twins aged 12yrs of which one is being treated for Leukaemia. They were refered from the charity OSCAR, the [...]
I first got the idea to set up the THHN after watching an episode of Channel 4’s Secret Millionaire early last year. The episode featured multi millionaire scrap merchant Gary Eastwood visiting the town of Blackpool to find worthy causes in need of financial help. Here he found a couple called Len & Barbara Curtis who set [...]
thhnplaque Lot’s of great new developments for the Torbay Holiday Helpers Network! It is my pleasure to announce that Stagecoach South West will be sponsoring the THHN 1st Birthday Charity Ball at the Riviera International Conference Centre in Torquay on the 21st August. A huge thank you to Stagecoach for your support which is invaluable to [...]
Another very busy month has passed with lots of developments and free holidays being given away to deserving families!
Firstly it is with pleasure I can announce the arrival of our new members Stagecoach South West, Westbrook Guest House and Fancys Cottage Dartmouth we welcome you all on board and look forward to working with you [...]
Help Heart FM’s Matt Rogan raise money for Have A Heart Charity by attending his charity speed dating event. He is looking for men and women aged from mid twenties to late thirties. Come along to the night and at the same time you will be raising money to help terminally ill children and their families in [...]
Forget online dating sites! This event will allow you to meet people face to face and get to know them the old fashioned way, over a few drinks and good conversation at a lovely venue – The Grand Hotel in Torquay.
Just for coming along you will automatically be entered into our free prize draw to [...]
I am pleased to announce that the final acts have now been confirmed for the THHN 1st Birthday Charity Ball at the Riviera nternational Conference Centre Torquay on 21st August.
The latest additions to the entertainment line up are Exeter based singer songwriter Marnie and female trio The Sounds of Sirens, we are thrilled for their [...]