A TEIGNBRIDGE charity has been awarded £46,000 to support its work supporting people over 50.

Moorland Community Caring is one of 46 small charities to benefit from a grant through the entertainment group Global’s Make Some Noise campaign.

The grant will help the charity continue its work helping people over 50 living in Ashburton, Bovey Tracey and Buckfastleigh.

The extra cash will mean Moorland can recruit a volunteer co-ordinator for two years.

Bringing in a volunteer co-ordinator will also enable Moorland to invest in and support current volunteers whilst engaging with and recruiting new volunteers to support the charity’s community work.

Rachel Bastyan, manager of Moorland Community Caring said: ‘This grant is honestly going to make such a difference to our small charity and the wonderful people we work with.

‘To be able to recruit a volunteer co-ordinator that can really invest in our fantastic volunteers is going to be game-changing.

‘Our volunteers are the backbone of Moorland and the work we do would not be possible without them; from our volunteer drivers to the friendly faces that run our Moor Social events we are so incredibly lucky to have them.

‘However, in this current climate finding volunteers has been increasingly difficult so we must support the volunteers we have as well as really endeavour to find new community minded people to join our volunteer team and this grant will help us do just that.’

The group offers a well-being programme, dementia programme, social events, befriending and digital champions work.

Since launching in 2014, Global’s Make Some Noise has supported 527 community projects, helping more than 227,000 people.

Suzanne Ryder-Richardson, director of Global Goodness, said: ‘This year, we’ve seen a record number of applications, highlighting the increasing need for support for these crucial initiatives that serve as a lifeline.

‘We’re incredibly grateful, thanks to public donations and the generous support of our partners, we can provide funding to small, local charities delivering vital services at the heart of communities.’