Nine charities and support groups helping people in the Sid Valley have each received £333 from Waitrose’s Give a Little Love scheme – the new name for the former ‘green token’ Community Matters initiative.

Each quarter, Waitrose and Partners Sidmouth donate £3,000 to local good causes. The theme for the first quarter of 2022 was health and wellbeing, so the recipients all fall into this category.

They were: Sidmouth Living With Cancer Support Group, Parkinson’s UK East Devon Support Group, the Exeter and East Devon branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association, East Devon Riding for the Disabled, the Sid Vale Talking Newspaper, Sidmouth Memory Café, Pete’s Dragons and Sid Valley HELP.

Sidmouth Herald: Waitrose cheque presentation to Sidmouth Living with Cancer Support GroupWaitrose cheque presentation to Sidmouth Living with Cancer Support Group (Image: Waitrose)

Sidmouth Herald: Waitrose cheque presentation to Pete's DragonsWaitrose cheque presentation to Pete's Dragons (Image: Waitrose)

The cheques were handed over to representatives of the various organisations by Waitrose Sidmouth’s Community Activator, Julie Marish, at a series of presentations at the supermarket.

Sidmouth Herald: Waitrose cheque presentation to the Exeter & East Devon branch of the Motor Neurone Disease AssociationWaitrose cheque presentation to the Exeter & East Devon branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association (Image: Waitrose)

Sidmouth Herald: Waitrose cheque presentation to Alasdair Cameron of Sidmouth Hospice at HomeWaitrose cheque presentation to Alasdair Cameron of Sidmouth Hospice at Home (Image: Waitrose)

A further nine local good causes will receive funding at the end of the second quarter of 2022.

Sidmouth Herald: Waitrose cheque presentation to the Parkinson's UK East Devon Support GroupWaitrose cheque presentation to the Parkinson's UK East Devon Support Group (Image: Waitrose)

Sidmouth Herald: Waitrose cheque presentation to Haydn Thomas of Sid Valley Talking NewspaperWaitrose cheque presentation to Haydn Thomas of Sid Valley Talking Newspaper (Image: Waitrose)

Sidmouth Herald: Waitrose cheque presentation to Haydn Thomas of Sid Valley Talking NewspaperWaitrose cheque presentation to Haydn Thomas of Sid Valley Talking Newspaper (Image: Waitrose)

Sidmouth Herald: Waitrose cheque presentation to East Devon Riding for the Disabled AssociationWaitrose cheque presentation to East Devon Riding for the Disabled Association (Image: Waitrose)