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Force raises thousands as Princesshay's charity of the year

FORCE Cancer Charity has announced that more than £10,000 has been raised through fundraising activities and events in Princesshay, as the centre’s nominated charity of the year for 2018.

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Make a date to join the Race for Life in Exeter

PEOPLE in Exeter are being encouraged to get January off to a great start by making a date to join Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.

As an added incentive, there’s 30% off entry fees* during January with the code RFL30.

This year, for the first time, Cancer Research UK is inviting everyone in the area – women, men and children - to join the Race for Life. There are events for people of all ages and abilities taking place at Westpoint Exeter on 20 – 21 July.

Choir members hand over the money to St. Petrock's

Choir raises over £4,000 for Exeter homeless charity

Members of Exeter Philharmonic Choir visited St Petrock's this week to present a cheque worth £4,086 to the charity which provides support, housing and prevention services for people who are homeless or vulnerably housed

The money was raised over two consecutive nights in December in the retiring collection at Exeter Cathedral following the Choir's annual carol services.

Charity's year gets off to a tee thanks to golf club

Teign Valley Golf Club has chosen Exeter Dementia Action Alliance as its Charity of the Year for 2019.

Gina Awad, Lead of the Alliance said: “I was delighted to meet everyone and share our community work with Teign Valley Golf Club. We received a very warm welcome and very much look forward to collaborating with them."

The Exeter Dementia Action Alliance empowers and inspires organisations and businesses to raise awareness and deliver dementia-friendly services for people living with dementia and their families.

Liven up January with Burns Night supper at Huntsham Court

Huntsham Court, near Tiverton, will play host to a Burns Night ceilidh on 24 January when the estate holds their celebration of the Scottish bard’s birth in aid of Hospiscare. What better way of livening up the depths of winter than with a Scottish hooley?

Philippa May receiving a cheque for £1000 from Nicholas Ball accompanied by Bro. Bob Buckley

Cruse bereavement charity receives £1,000 from local Freemasons

Every Spring and Autumn Freemasons from around Devon meet to give support totalling in excess of £50,000 to local charities & organisations throughout the county who are in need of assistance, Cruse Bereavement Services Charity were one of the groups who were nominated by their local lodge St Michaels who meet in Dawlish and we were very grateful to receive a cheque for £1000.

Shaun Gibbons receiving the cheque from Nicholas Ball accompanied by Bro. Bob Buckley from St. Michaels Lodge.

Sense Deafblind Charity receive £1,250 from local Freemasons

Every Spring and Autumn Freemasons from around Devon meet to give support totalling in excess of £50,000 to local charities & organisations throughout the county who are in need of assistance, “SENSE” the Charity for the Deafblind who are based in Exeter & Newton Abbot were one of the groups who were nominated by their local lodge St. Michaels of Dawlish.

LtoR: Emma Champion from RGB Building Supplies and Mhairi Bass-Carruthers, CHSW Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser, with some of the donated gifts.

Exeter builders merchant thanks community for Christmas present donations

The Exeter branch of RGB Building Supplies is thanking the generous local community for donating gifts to its 2018 Christmas Giving Tree Appeal in aid of Children’s Hospice South West.

The builders merchant invited customers to donate gifts so that a hamper of presents could be given to every family being supported by the hospice over the festive period. The donations have now been passed on to the charity in time to be given out on Christmas day.

Housebuilder’s grand donation in support of older people

A Somerset charity promoting health and wellbeing for older people has received a cash injection from a leading housebuilder in the region.
Age UK Somerset, based in Taunton, has been handed £1,000 from persimmon Homes South West’s Community Champions fund.
The grant will go towards organising sessions for clients to improve their activity levels, reducing and preventing illnesses and generally improving quality of life and wellbeing.

Freemasons add fire to the Dragon's breath

Three separate grants have been made recently by the Freemasons of Devonshire totalling over £4000 to Pete’s Dragons a charity dedicated to supporting those who have been bereaved by suicide across Devon.

James Court, NatWest Business Growth Enabler for Mid and East Devon (left) with Mark Richardson, Exeter Foodbank Manager and the hundreds of food items donated by local businesses

Exeter businesses donate hundreds of items to support city's foodbank at Christmas

Over 500 items of food have been donated by Exeter businesses to support local families this Christmas.

The generous companies made the donations in aid of the Exeter Foodbank at an event staged by NatWest at the city’s Cookery School recently.

Last year more than 5,500 people, including 1,610 children, needed to use the foodbank, which was launched in 2008 to help people affected by financial crisis. In just two years the average number of people using the service each week has doubled to 180 and staff say this likely to increase to over 200 in 2019.