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Local disability support service awarded £5,000 from The Cadbury Foundation

Local disability support charity, Community Equality Disability Action (CEDA), has received a £5,000 donation from The Cadbury Foundation, thanks to the support of local Mondelēz International employees in Crediton.

CEDA, which is a Devon-based charity dedicated to promoting the social inclusion of people with physical, sensory or learning disabilities, was selected by employees based at Mondelez International’s Crediton site, as part of The Cadbury Foundation’s annual ‘Your Charity, Your Choice’ programme.

Now in its fourteenth year, the initiative is designed to give...

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PFK Francis Clark raises over £8,000 for Hospiscare

The Exeter office of PKF Francis Clark has raised £8797.92 for local adult hospice charity Hospiscare after it was named its charity of the year for 2017.

Seven members of staff at the Exeter accountants undertook the Three Peaks Challenge, one of the most challenging mountaineering events in the UK. They raised over £2,000 scaling Ben Nevis, Snowdon and Scafell Pike in 24 hours. The Exeter office also organised dress down days, bake sales and Christmas and Easter competitions.

Sean Grinsted, Partner at the Exeter offices said: "Many thousands of people throughout Exeter,...

Making art for charity

Exeter Junior School pupils are proud to contribute to Young Devon Art and raise money for charity in the process.

Pupils at the independent co-education school created pictures based on the theme 'What makes me happy' for the Young Devon Art Exhibition in aid of Cancer Research as part of the school's Art Club. They each donated £2 for the cancer charity alongside their artwork.

Nine members of Exeter Junior School's Art Club are celebrating the selection of their artwork to go on show at The Spanish Barn, Torre Abbey in Torquay throughout the weekend 3 - 4 March.

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Premier League Primary Stars offers free kit to primary schools

The Premier League Primary Stars Kit and Equipment Scheme is offering free football kit and equipment to primary schools in an effort to inspire children to learn, engage and be active.

The programme is a national curriculum-linked education initiative that uses the appeal of the Premier League and professional football clubs, to help teachers inspire girls and boys aged 5-11 in the classroom, the playground and on the sports field.

Nick Perchard, Head of Community at the Premier League, said: “The Premier League Primary Stars kit and equipment scheme gives us the...

Freemasons donate £2,080 to Hospiscare

This year has seen the Freemasons celebrate their tercentenary and as part of their annual support of hospices throughout the country the Assistant Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire W. Bro. Peter Keaty can be seen here presenting a certificate denoting the £2,080 given on behalf of the Masonic Charitable Foundation to Julie Wakley, Inpatient Unit Team Leader of Hospiscare’s Searle House Hospice in Exeter.

The Masonic Charitable Foundation will this year give grants totalling £600,000 to the 245 hospices in England and Wales, including nearly £10,000 to seven hospices here in...

Cofton Holidays raises over £2,000 for local charities

Multi award-winning Cofton Holidays, based near Dawlish Warren in South Devon, is celebrating raising in excess of £2,000 for local charities over the past twelve months.

Cofton Holidays has raised money for eleven different charities including the Exeter Leukaemia Fund, Devon Air Ambulance, Macmillan Cancer Support, Children's Hospice South West, the Dogs Trust and Dementia UK.

ellony Kirby, Director at Cofton Holidays, commented: "Thanks to our dedicated team and visiting guests, we have been able to help a wide variety of charities, all of which represent very different...

Pink Fizz will bring added 'pop' to the 2018 Twilight Walk

Women and girls we have a date for your diaries! Saturday 7th July sees the return of the annual Hospiscare Twilight Walk . This year’s theme is “Pink Fizz”, so dig out all things pink to wear and there will be a glass of 'fizz' waiting for you on your return. The walk is once again kindly sponsored by Western Power Distribution.

The sponsored walk starts from The Maer, Exmouth and both routes take in stunning views of the coast. There will be entertainment at the start and along the route, and a well-deserved glass of 'fizz', a bacon sandwich and a cuppa at the end.

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Local lawyer's Breast Cancer Care trek to Machu Picchu and beyond

QualitySolicitors Dunn & Baker, Property Executive, Clare Handley, is raising funds for Breast Cancer Care by completing the Inca Trail Trek to Machu Picchu in April. She will then travel to the Amazon Rainforest to explore the trails and waterways on foot and by boat.

Clare decided to fundraise after sadly losing her mum to breast cancer in 2014.

“Visiting Machu Picchu had been a destination on Mum’s wish list for a while so we started to look at various trips; unfortunately, she became ill before we were able to book anything. I decided to carry out this challenge as...

Mercedes-Benz of Exeter prove they’re 'all heart'

Staff at Mercedes-Benz of Exeter joined the fight against heart disease by holding a Cake Sale for their customers on Valentine’s day. The local community came out in force to show their support of the nation’s heart charity with the team raising over £120 throughout the day.

Lauren Marsh, Front of House Supervisor, said “We are so thankful to everyone who donated and took part in raising funds. I am very proud and impressed with how much we’ve raised and we all hope it will make a real difference”.

Joy Petley BHF Fundraising Manager for Devon and Cornwall added: “Our local...

WiFi SPARK raises £2,000 for Rowcroft Hospice

WiFi SPARK is pleased to announce that it has raised a whopping £2,000 on behalf of Rowcroft Hospice in Torquay.

The Exeter based WiFi and analytics provider organised a range of activities to raise as much money as possible for the charity, including: a cake sale, raffles, the sleepwalk 10-mile challenge, fancy dress days where members of the team dressed up for Halloween and Christmas and a tuck shop. WiFi SPARK picked Rowcroft Hospice as its chosen charity to fundraise for in 2017 after recognising that it needed £8 million per year to stay operational and provide specialist...

Devon hospices supported by Buckfast Abbey’s Millennium Fund

Buckfast Abbey is giving thanks for the thousandth anniversary of its foundation through the setting up of the Millennium Fund to support Devon hospice charities. All proceeds from the Millennium events will go towards the fund, which will then be split between Rowcroft Hospice, Hospiscare, North Devon Hospice, Children’s Hospice South West and St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth.

The Millennium Fund has been created from the Monastic Community’s wish to thank all those who have helped to make Buckfast Abbey what it is now by giving back to the community in Devon and in particular to those...

Charities

Local disability support service awarded £5,000 from The Cadbury Foundation

PFK Francis Clark raises over £8,000 for Hospiscare

Making art for charity

Premier League Primary Stars offers free kit to primary schools

Freemasons donate £2,080 to Hospiscare

Cofton Holidays raises over £2,000 for local charities

Pink Fizz will bring added 'pop' to the 2018 Twilight Walk

Local lawyer's Breast Cancer Care trek to Machu Picchu and beyond

Mercedes-Benz of Exeter prove they’re 'all heart'

WiFi SPARK raises £2,000 for Rowcroft Hospice

Devon hospices supported by Buckfast Abbey’s Millennium Fund

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