Dream-A-Way - Registered Charity 1035426

Welcome To Dream-A-Way!			News & Updates
	2013 is a special year for Dream-A-Way as it's our 20th birthday! Dream-A-Way is massively proud to have been the Devon County Show in May 2013! We had a fantastic time, met lots of new friends and spread our message far, to help more people have a Dream-A-Way Holiday! You can read more on the Devon County Show Page. We've got loads of other events planned for 2013 too! Including three fantastic Golf Days to suit all handicaps and budgets; our 20th Birthday Ball; regular Indoor Karting at Raceworld; two makeover events; Team 20; League 20; Tomo is taking on another massive Dartmoor challenge; there's collections at Exeter City FC and Exeter Chiefs matches; a 5K run; and the Annual Santa Run!		May 22nd 2013: Devon County Show Official Charity Writeup Read More May 15th 2013: Dream-A-Way helped by local Freemasons Read More March 14th 2013: League 20 has been updated with the latest fundraising efforts of our supporters! Read More March 14th 2013: Team 20 updates include new members and more fundraising! Read More March 10th 2013: Tomo is back! 2013 sees him attempt 200 Dartmoor Tors in just ten days! Read More about this mammoth task! January 2nd 2013: Join Dream-A-Way's Team 20 Today! Read More January 2nd 2013: Weightloss Challenge open for registration now. First 20 registrants will receive a complimentary membership to Exeter Golf & Country Club Gym! Read More December 17th 2012: Santa pays a visit to special guests at the Dream-A-Way Christmas Party at Bicton Park Read More (redirects to theexeterdaily.co.uk) November 4th 2012: Westexe Exeter Netball Club invites new players Read More November 2nd 2012: Southernhay Clinic Festive Makeover tickets on sale now! Read More October 30th 2012: Mason Family Holiday writeup Read More October 24th 2012: Dream-A-Way all set for fundraising frenzy Read More (redirects to theexeterdaily.co.uk) October 17th 2012: HMS Defender spin up funds for Dream-A-Way Read More September 22nd 2012: Exeter Foundation Cheque Presentation Read More July 10th 2012: Rain didn't dampen spirits at the Summer Spectacular! With performances from top local bands and Adam Isaac, everyone had a great time! Read More July 9th 2012: Roaring Twenties Ball a Roaring Success! Over £17,000 raised at the Ball, a fantastic atmosphere and some superb twenties dress! Read More May 8th 2012: Dream-A-Way takes 49 clients on a Devon Mystery Tour. One client comments "Best day out in a decade"! Read More April 12th 2012: Tomo's Dartmoor 100 Tors Challenge is complete See how he did... April 4th 2012: Get a mini-makeover with Southernhay Clinic on Wednesday 2nd May! Enjoy taster consultations and advice with the opportunity to take advantage of some great special offers, all for just £10! Read More March 1st 2012 Dream-A-Way recycles newspapers to the tune of over £500! Read All About It! February 25th 2012 Dream-A-Way & Raceworld enjoy a Celebratory Karting evening. Read More February 20th 2012 Stagecoach South West driver Paul Gordon and colleagues raise almost £700 for Dream-A-Way Read More February 17th 2012 Edward Thompson is walking 100 Dartmoor Tors in 10 days in aid of Dream-A-Way This marathon challenge will cover some of the toughest conditions in the UK, and Edward's not planning on taking it lightly! Find out how you can support Edward February 7th 2012 Dream-A-Way receives £6000 Natwest CommunityForce Award Members of the Dream-A-Way team met with Natwest staff to receive the award. Read More December 23rd 2011 Big Noise Chorus makes big money for Dream-A-Way! Read about how a recent choir raised in excess of £1500 in one evening! Read More January 12th 2011 Plink Plonk and The Plankettes Regular Dream-A-Way supporter Gordon Maddock, author of the Fuzzy Memories books has written a new book for 6-8 year olds. The story book with song, written in both English and Spanish aims to help teach children music and language through song. Gordon has generously chosen to donate all proceeds from sales of the book to Dream-A-Way. Read More December 23rd 2011 Latest HMS Defender Newsletter Available Read More December 19th 2011 Thank you letters and cards A range of the wonderful, heartfelt cards and letters we receive regularly can now be viewed online. Read More November 30th 2011 Shirley & Stuart Hyde are true volunteers. Shirley receives the E&E Bouquet of the Week following nomination from Dream-A-Way Chairman Jeff Merrett. Read More 28th November 2011 Dream-A-Way wins £6000 in Natwest CommunityForce Awards We are pleased to announce we have been awarded £6000 from the Natwest CommunityForce scheme. Read More 21st November 2011 Dream-A-Way moves to .org To bring us into line with our charitable status, we have created the domain www.dream-a-way.org. The .co.uk address will continue to work and seamlessly re-direct visitors to the new address (in fact you probably haven't even noticed!) This change allows us more transparency and accuracy as a charity. 21st November 2011 Our Annual Celebratory Ball returns on Saturday 23rd June 2012 with a "Roaring Twenties" theme. Tickets still fantastic value at just £45 per person! Full Details November 2011 Dream-A-Way is proud to have been chosen as the Charity of the Month by Wilkinson Grant. More to follow... July 11th 2011 Our Ladies Golf Day was another great day out! For the write-up and results, Read More June 27th 2011 Saturday's Luxury Cruise Ball was a massive success! Read the full write-up and view the pictures in the gallery! Read More June 9th 2011 *Only a few spaces left at what may well be the* South West's Ball of the year! Don't miss out - book your seats now! Read More April 19th 2011 Rotary "The Walk Or Ride!" Details Released Sunday 8th May 2011 Read More April 12th 2011 Royal Wedding Fayre in aid of Dream-A-Way Saturday 30th April at the Southgate Hotel Exeter Read More February 14th 2011 All 2011 Karting Dates Announced Dates of all Dream-A-Way Indoor Karting evenings at Raceworld Nr Exeter are announced! Visit the Karting page for full details. Read More February 1st 2011 Luxury Cruise Ball Details Now Available! Full details on the Cruise Ball page. Read More January 30th 2011 Annual Ladies Golf Day at Stover Returns for 2011 Scheduled for Thursday 30th June, download the entry form and poster from our events page now! Read More January 26th 2011 Veitch Penny Fundraising Round-Up Dream-A-Way Trustees meet with the Veitch Penny Team after a successful year of fundraising. Read More January 25th 2011 Latest Newsletter Released For Download Get It Here January 24th 2011 Exeter City FC & Dream-A-Way Score with Support from City Plumbing! John Frost of City Plumbing kindly made it possible for Dream-A-Way and friends to benefit from hospitality at the recent ECFC vs Walsall game. Read More December 30th 2010 2011 Weight Loss Challenge Registration and Sponsorship Forms are now available to download from the website. Registration details also published. Read More December 14th 2010 The annual Bicton Gardens Christmas Dinner. Our 80 special guests enjoyed a fantastic day out again this year! Read More December 7th 2010 2011 Weight Loss Challenge is fast approaching! Enjoy Christmas then raise £s and lose lbs for Dream-A-Way! Read More December 5th 2010 Annual Exeter Santa Run in aid of Dream-A-Way and the We Care Campaign This year saw 400 Santas limber up for a brisk run around the City Centre. Read More September 13th 2010 HMS Defender teams up with Dream-A-Way for what is sure to be a very special and prosperous partnership! View the article September 11th 2010 15th Annual MITIE/Dream-A-Way golf Classic write-up and results now available! View the article August 30th 2010 New Tesco Metro Plymouth Supports Dream-A-Way. The team of staff at the new Tesco Metro store opening in Plymouth supports Dream-A-Way. View the article August 20th 2010 Summer Newsletter now available. Please visit the newsletter page for more. July 12th 2010 Yesterday's Dragon Boat Race Challenge was a great success! A write-up is to follow, but pictures are now available on the Gallery... July 4th 2010 Our Annual Ladies Golf Tournament was held recently at Stover golf Club. Read the full story... June 22nd 2010 The Mardi Gras Ball write-up and pictures are now available! Our Annual Ball was held in the beautiful sunshine this Saturday at Sandy Park. With a Mardi Gras Carnival theme the event was alive with colour and fun! Read the full story... June 1st 2010 Dream-A-Way has reached £1million in fundraising! To celebrate this fantastic achievement the Lord Mayor held a reception at the Guildhall and many of Dream-A-Way's friends and supporters were there to share the success. Read more... May 1st 2010 Today sees the official opening of our eighth luxury holiday caravan at Devon Cliffs near Exmouth. Named in honour of the Lord Mayor of Exeter, the caravan will allow even more special people to have a Dream-A-Way holiday! More info soon! April 30th 2010 Teddy Bears jump to aid local charities! Exeter rotary Club are holding a Teddy Bear Parachute Jump event to raise money for Dream-A-Way and other local charities. Read more... March 12th 2010 We are proud to announce that Dream-A-Way has been chosen as the Simpkins Edwards charity of the year for 2010. We are extremely grateful to the team for their support and look forward to working closely with them in2010. February 14th 2010 Our Annual Celebratory Ball Ball is back with a Mardi Gras Party theme! This year's event will be held at Sandy Park on Saturday 19th June 2010. Full details including what's on, the menu and how to book can be found on our Mardi Gras Ball Page. January 4th 2010 A very happy new year to all our clients, friends and supporters! The post-Christmas detox is now underway. Fancy losing some lbs and raising some £s? Join the 2010 Weightloss Challenge now! You can download an entry form and read more on the 2010 Weightloss Page. November 19th 2009 We are proud to announce our latest Vice-Resident, World Champion and World Record Holder, Liam Tancock You can read about Liam via the Vice Presidents page. November 19th 2009 The Meals Around The World With The Lord Mayor tour is well under way! You can read about the progress and get involved via the main page. October 16th 2009 Our 2009 AGM & Friends Gathering was a great event once again. Special thanks to Councillor Winterbottom and George Sloan & Timepiece Exeter. Full details September 3rd 2009 The second annual Dragon boat race Challenge on Exeter Quay was a great success! Exeter Quay hosted this year's Dragon Boat Race Challenge on August Bank Holiday. You can read a full write up and see the result and pictures via the link below: Dragon Boat Race Challenge August 8th 2009 Around The World With The Lord Mayor Join us for a virtual trip around the world to sample some of the finest cuisine from local restaurants over the next few months. More details and schedule May 29 2009 We are pleased to present the new Dream-A-Way Photo Gallery! The gallery shows photos of all our events such as our annual Celebratory Balls and Golf Days, and also features pictures from our clients holidays. Click here to visit the photo gallery April 14 2009 Future Events page updated with all 2009 events. Take a look for details of all our events, and those being held in aid of Dream-A-Way. Future Events page April 2 2009 Dream-A-Way chosen to benefit from forthcoming Bicton Gardens Concerts. Three concerts to be held at Bicton Gardens in July & august 2009 featuring Limited Company, Abba Vision and many more will help raise funds for Dream-A-Way. For full info and how to book please see the Bicton Gardens page. March 22 2009 Dream-A-Way chosen by Crash Box & Classic Car Club to benefit from forthcoming Powderham event. Sat 11th & Sun 12th July sees the CBCCC Classic Car show held at Powderham again. Full details on the Future Events page. January 26 2009 Second Annual Dragon Boat Race Challenge Launched! Bank Holiday Monday 31st August 2009 sees our second annual Dragon Boat Race Challenge on Exeter Quay. Full details. December 10 2008 Dream-A-Way purchases seventh Luxury Holiday caravan in time for 2009 season! December 09 2008 Dream-A-Way is proud to have been selected to continue to benefit from the support of Firewatch for 2009. December 08 2008 Holly Ball Writeup The Holly Ball write-up and pictures are now available online. September 21 2008 Holly Ball The Dream-A-Way / Express & Echo We Care Campaign Holly Ball - Details on how to book your table here. September 02 2008 Dragon Boat Race Writeup Dragon Boat Event Massive success! Sunday saw hundreds attend Exeter Quay for the first Dream-A-Way Dragon boat event. The weather certainly didn't dampen spirits! July 27 2008 Crystal Ball Writeup & Pictures The 2008 Crystal Ball was a fantastic event, raising over £18,000 for Dream-A-Way. You can read all about it here. The article also includes pictures and videos of the evening. July 7 2008 Dragon Boat Event Hotting Up! The First Dream-A-Way Dragon Boat race event is filling fast! Get your entry in fast to guarantee your place and avoid disappointment! July 1 2008 Mobile Phone Recycling Dream-A-Way has teamed up with Envirocharities to give you a great offer when you recycle your old mobile phones! Check the link above for full details. June 7 2008 Little Red Riding Hood Panto Photos They've been a while in the making, but the Police & Hospital Players' "Little Red Riding Hood" pantomime photo galleries are now online. (Oh yes they are!) June 2 2008 Unsung Heroes Royal Award The Queen has honoured Dream-A-Way with the prestigious Unsung Heroes award. We are extremely proud to received this award and thank everyone that has supported Dream-A-Way throughout the years. May 29 2008 Exmouth Rotary Kite Festival** Friday 30th May until Sunday 1st June sees the Rotary Kite Festival visit Exmouth. With many stalls, prizes and activities, visit Exmouth for what is sure to be great weekend! April 15 2008 I was Sir, Your Fuzzy Obedient Servant Gordon D S Maddock, author of the Fuzzy Memories books launches his third book with generous support for Dream-A-Way. April 12 2008 Crystal Ball Preparations for the 2008 Dream-A-Way Crystal Ball are well under way, with a rundown of the event now available on the above link. March 15 2008 Landlords Drink To A Good Cause Dream-A-Way are proud to announce our partnership with Heavitree Brewery. March 01 2008 First Ever Dragon Boat Race We are holding our first ever Dragon Boat Race Event on 31st August 2008 at Exeter Quay, Exeter. February 28 2008 Thick As Thieves Turn 10 Local band Thick As Thieves celebrates it's tenth anniversary with a concert in aid of Dream-A-Way. February 13 2008 Estate Agent Pledges Help Bradleys Group team up with Dream-A-Way to help even more people have a Dream-A-Way Holiday. January 15 2008 Lose lbs, save £££s! The Dream-A-Way weight loss challenge is underway! Keep up to date with the latest news. April 2007 Gemini Radio Charitable Trust Dream-A-Way are proud to announce that we have been selected as the Gemini Radio Charitable Trust Charity of the year for 2007-2008.
We're sure you'll see that your help and support would be absolutely fantastic this year, and beyond. Why not give our events co-ordinator, Gill Freeman call on 07979 854203 or email Gill to discuss how you can get involved?
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Our latest Holidays Judith Hynes from Crediton applied to Dream-A-Way and the MS Society after learning of the funding available for her to experience a dream holiday. Read more about the wonderful time she had swimming with Dolphins in Orlando, Florida.