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Spring

Seeing Devon’s flora and fauna burst into colour at this time of year, always makes me think of the tireless work undertaken by Devon’s incredible local farmers. These hardy characters often work in dangerous, hard to reach parts of our beautiful rural landscape and regularly alone. Between 2020 and 2022 we attended close to 100 incidents involving farm workers and it is with this in mind that we are looking to further develop our working relationships with the farming community in order to better understand their needs so that we can improve our delivery of vital, lifesaving care (read more about this on page 18).

The theme of new beginnings continued with The King’s Coronation and the associated ‘Big Help Out’ event that offered the people of Devon a chance to attend one of our volunteer open days where they could learn more about our work and the different roles available. We were totally overwhelmed by the incredible influx of support that this event generated, so I would like to extend a huge thank you to all of the staff and volunteers who made these open days possible (more on page 32).

Looking ahead, we have an incredible summer of events and fundraising activities to attend across Devon. At the time of writing we are booked in at over 20 (!) so be sure to enjoy the temperate weather and come along to support us. Highlights include the Axe Vale Show in Axminster, Armed Forces Day in Plymouth, as well as the Mid Devon Show in Tiverton and Torbay’s Pride event (Show details on page 8).

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Issue No.33

Spring 2023

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