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Exeter Leukaemia Fund wins MAB Foundation's £20,000 anniversary grant

The Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation has awarded its one-off £20,000 Extra Funding Grant to Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF), a charity supporting people affected by blood cancer and their families.

The award marks three years of grant-giving by the Foundation, which has supported around 60 UK charities and raised over £550,000 since launching in 2022. Every previous grant recipient was invited to apply for the anniversary grant, with five charities shortlisted and asked to submit a video for colleagues and business partners to vote on.

ELF, which receives no government...

Jolly Good Jaunt is a jolly big success

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Tue, 10/25/2016 - 6:43pm

Last Sunday’s Hospiscare Jolly Good Jaunt was a huge success. A great big thank you to the many people who participated or who helped to stage the event.

403 people donned their tweed and walked 7.5 miles raising much needed money for their local hospice.

Amongst these walkers was the mayoress of Honiton Caroline Kolek, who had a brilliant day. She said: "Myself and Stephen were only too pleased to support our local hospice by taking part in the lovely `Jolly Good Jaunt`.

"What a great way to spend time with family and friends on an autumnal Sunday morning. The...

Here's an offer you can't refuse... dinner with Tom and the boys

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/25/2016 - 4:10pm

They may look like hard guys but this trio knows how to party.

And they are inviting you to join them and a bunch of gangsters and molls for a special one-off event.

The date for your diary is Friday November 18 2016.

That’s when Exeter Chiefs legend Tom Johnson will be throwing his Great Gatsby Party at Sandy Park.

And he is hoping to be joined by a number of his teammates.

The night will feature a three course meal and music from Joey the Lips.

And the proceeds will go towards Tom’s testimonial appeal.

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Hospiscare hamper time is here again!

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Mon, 10/24/2016 - 10:53am

Christmas time is approaching fast and that means it’s Hospiscare Christmas hamper time once again!

But what does this involve? In fact, it’s very simple.

The local charity is asking everybody to decorate a box and get friends, family colleagues to donate an item to fill it. After that, we just need you to sell some raffle tickets. The winner gets to take home the hamper!

This generous donation helps Hospiscare make Christmas special for local people and their families. It can also serve as an excellent additional treat for an office party or as a clever alternative...

Street Heat leader to lose locks for charity

Young samba band leader Lucy Woolcock is making a double donation to charity on Saturday (22 October), with her hair raising funds for a good cause.

Lucy’s treasured tresses are to be lopped off to raise funds for Meningitis Now – and her lovely lost locks will be donated to the Little Princess Trust, which makes wigs for child cancer sufferers.

Lucy, aged 26, has been a member of Exeter-based community samba band Street Heat for five years. The band has over 50 members of all ages and Lucy and was recently voted its joint music co-ordinator.

Her waist-length hair...

Devon Freemasons to donate £25,000 to good causes

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 10/20/2016 - 7:31am

Every Spring and Autumn Freemasons from all around Devon meet to support local organisations who are in need of financial assistance, among which are Children’s charities , Scouts, Youth Centres and locally based charities including Hospices Hospital Services and Cancer Charities.

The money is raised through the “WAKE FUND” a trust conceived by the Right Worshipful Brother William Alexander Kneel, our Provincial Grand Master from 1970 to 1984, the late owner of Kneels laundry & dry cleaners ( now Johnsons). Since the idea was initiated the fund has grown through the continued...

Samaritans say it's good to squawk!

The Samaritans motto, It’s Good To Talk, became It’s Good To Squawk during Exeter’s Great West Run - all thanks to a supporter who ran dressed as a parrot.

Electrician Colin Bickerstaff raised £350 for the Exeter Mid and East Devon branch of the charity by completing the 13.1 mile course around the city centre on Sunday.

Exeter-based Colin was inspired by his wife Donna who is a volunteer with the charity, which is based in Richmond Road close to the route of the run.

“We’re really grateful to Colin, who risked getting the bird for running like that - but he’s done...

The Exeter step out for charity

Authored by JanetRaeburn
Posted: Fri, 10/14/2016 - 10:43am

Staff from healthcare and protection insurance provider The Exeter have put their best foot forward for their current Charity of the Year, Rainbow Living.

A 14 strong team - and 2 dogs - took on a 15 mile walk and so far have raised £988 for the local charity. The Exeter will be generously pound-matching, making an impressive total of £1,976.

Starting at Teginmouth Pier, the walkers followed the coastal path past Dawlish and Starcross and ended at the Quay in Exeter seven hours later.

Becky Penrose, Chair of The Exeter’s Community, Charity and Environment Committee...

Hospiscare coffee mornings: Another double duccess

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Thu, 10/13/2016 - 10:31am

Hospiscare are delighted to announce that two more of the celebrated local charity’s coffee mornings have proven very successful.

Little MarVals Preschool in Pinhoe held their Hospiscare coffee morning on 30th September. The school which caters for children aged 2-5 years, invited mums and dads and the local community to a parents’ coffee morning at the United Reformed Church in Pinhoe.

Children and parents enjoyed cake and browsing toy stalls and sharing their work with the community. An organist also played and at the end of the day,

Little MarVals raised £125 for...

Organic Arts awarded Lottery funding

Organic Arts is celebrating today after being awarded a grant of £158,385 from the Big Lottery Fund.

The fund will support Organic Arts’ community garden for the next five years which gives people to opportunity to engage in a variety of garden based practical activities on the outskirts of Exeter in Ide.

It offers volunteering opportunities for anyone who wants to get involved but is particularly targeted at people with mental health issues, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and people recovering from addiction.

Volunteer days are offered on Wednesday...

Join a growing team at CEDA

Authored by CEDA Exeter
Posted: Wed, 10/12/2016 - 8:55am

CEDA is a registered charity supporting people with disabilities to have a say in the way they live their lives. The organisation is currently expanding with a waiting list of potential new members for all services.

CEDA are currently running a very active recruitment drive looking for fun, vibrant, outgoing people to work as part of an ever expanding team!

If you’re an outdoorsy sporty type, comic book buff, music fanatic, gamer nerd, art whizz or just have a passion for all the good things in life then give CEDA a call – they are looking for you!

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