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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...

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Volunteering Sparks Something Good in Exeter & Plymouth

M&S colleagues and customers across Devon have joined forces in a special volunteering initiative that has had a big impact on 24 local charities.

Nine M&S stores from Plymouth to Exeter took part in Spark Something Good, which saw more than 300 volunteers give up over 2,653 hours for free, in order to make a positive difference.

Director of Plan A at Marks & Spencer, Mike Barry commented: “There’s a tremendous sense of camaraderie when people come together to give something back to their local community and that’s exactly what Spark Something Good is all about...

Fete raises over £1,000 for Balloons charity

The figures are now in from the Late Summer Fete, held on Saturday 17th September at Magdalen Court School and Kinderkare Nursery. This unique community event, spearheaded by Southernhay-based estate agents Naomi J Ryan , has raised an incredible £1,295.49 for bereavement support charity, Balloons .

Based at Basepoint Business Centre in Marsh Barton, Balloons provide much needed support for children, young people and their families before and after the death of someone significant in their lives. Speaking about the success of the day, Naomi of Naomi J Ryan said “Balloons is a...

Cofton Country Holidays raises over £6,000 for local charities

Cofton Country Holidays, located near Starcross, has this week handed over its latest charity cheque of the year bringing the total amount raised by staff, visiting guests and through Cofton’s charitable sponsorships to well over £6,000.

Mike Elsey of Devon Wildlife Trust and Nora, the charity’s wild beaver population fundraising mascot, accepted the latest cheque for £260.80 from Cofton Country Holidays’ Directors Mellony Kirby and Helen Scott.

Commenting on the donation Mike said: “Cofton is a huge supporter of the Trust, contributing £2,750.80 to Devon Wildlife Trust...

Christmas at The OK Corral

Howdy partners - if you’re looking for an alternative to the usual black tie bash for your Christmas party this year, FORCE Cancer Charity is organising a do with a difference.

They’re ready to put a touch of the Wild West into your yuletide with Christmas at the OK Corral on Wednesday December 7.

And where else could it be held but Sandy Park, home of the Exeter Chiefs.

The dress code is simple - jeans, cowboy hats, saloon girl outfits or anything else with a frontier feel.

You can chow down on chilli, nachos and chocolate brownies, there’ll be live music...

Could you give the gift of life?

Blood cancer charity DKMS is urging people from Devon to register as potential blood stem cell donors this month to help save the lives of blood cancer patients. September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month and DKMS wants to highlight that many blood cancer patients needing a blood stem cell donation for their survival never find a perfectly matching donor. DKMS says that the chances of finding a match could increase if more people registered as potential blood stem cell donors.

For many blood cancer patients, a blood stem cell donation is their only chance of survival. Sadly, many...

Devonshire Freemasons Help with the Costs of Cancer

Macmillan Cancer Support's Financial Grant Scheme has recently been boosted by a donation of £5,000 from the Devonshire Freemasons. The donation was made after the Freemason's learned of the financial struggle people are facing when diagnosed with cancer.

Area Fundraising Manager for Macmillan, Suzie Warren, said "We are so grateful for the support we have received from the Devonshire Freemasons. This donation will have a direct impact on people in Devon struggling with the cost of cancer."

Suzie went on to say, "Many people find themselves having to stop work or reduce...

Team DCP raise £8,838 for Little Bleeders

On 29th May 2016 almost seventy riders from Devon & Cornwall Police cycled from Exeter to Lands End to raise money for the charity Little Bleeders.

The journey involved over 130 miles of road, with 10,000 feet of climbing.

Organiser for Devon & Cornwall Police, Sergeant Owen Messenger said: “The ride was organised as part of a charity event to raise vital funds for the charity Little Bleeders. We aimed to raise over £5000 and exceeded this massively with a grand total of £8838.02 which was incredible”.

The ride saw cyclists from Team DCP (Devon &...

Local Charities benefit from work of Exeter Foundation

The success of the Exeter Foundation was highlighted in all its glory as 18 local charities and organisations were rewarded at Saturday night’s Season Launch Dinner held at Sandy Park.

A grand total of over £53,000 – raised through match-day bucket and car park collections – was distributed to the charities and organisations following another hugely successful year for the charity.

Each charity was also given an extra £1,000 as a gesture of thanks for their ongoing good work that they continuously provide for the citizens of Exeter and surrounding areas.

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Go the distance to fight heart disease

Make your mark in the fight for every heartbeat and become a British Heart Foundation (BHF) Heart Runner by running, jogging or walking either 2km, 10km or a half marathon around the grounds of one of the UK’s most famous historic houses. Entries are now open for the 7th Blenheim Palace running event, which is taking place on 2 October.

Join over 3,000 runners to fight back against coronary heart disease, the UK’s single biggest killer. Last year, those who took on the challenge helped raise over £180,000 for the BHF’s essential and life saving research, which is improving the...

Oxjam Exeter’s 4th and final fundraiser!

The time till Oxjam Exeter’s main Takeover event is flying. But before the festival commences, Oxjam have their 4th and final fundraiser.

On Wednesday 7th September, they are throwing a pre-Oxjam, ‘warm-up’ gig at the Cavern Club in Exeter.

Here, they will be showcasing some awesome, musical talents from a local band: Firekind.

Firekind are a 3 piece, modern rock band from Newton Abbot, who have had great success. Their debut single ‘Desolate’ reached number 2 on Amazon’s Rock Chart and Q Magazine voted it one of their top 5 songs to download.

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Charities

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

Volunteering Sparks Something Good in Exeter & Plymouth

Fete raises over £1,000 for Balloons charity

Cofton Country Holidays raises over £6,000 for local charities

Christmas at The OK Corral

Could you give the gift of life?

Devonshire Freemasons Help with the Costs of Cancer

Team DCP raise £8,838 for Little Bleeders

Local Charities benefit from work of Exeter Foundation

Go the distance to fight heart disease

Oxjam Exeter’s 4th and final fundraiser!

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