AN Okehampton charity is celebrating a welcome boost, thanks to a donation from Okehampton Ladies' Circle.

The group has donated £500 to Tor Support Services — a counselling service based at Okehampton College's community centre.

The charity provides free confidential counselling to 5 to 25 year olds in Okehampton and surrounding parishes. It also offers advice and signposting to other agencies.

TSS is committed to the provision of free support to local families, in particular professional and confidential counselling and psychotherapy.

It provides early intervention which helps children and young people avoid more serious emotional and mental health problems and works in close partnerships with other organisations.

For more information on the work of TSS, call 01837 650931 or 07886 444263 or go to http://www.torsupportservices.org.uk">www.torsupportservices.org.uk

The ladies' circle also donated £50 eachto Okehampton Foodbank and to Okehampton Commuity Garden.

The presentation was at the Dovecote Restaurant in Red Lion Yard. The money was raised via a trolley dash, courtesy of Lidl supermarket.