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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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Charity welcomes 10,000th guests to Sandy Bay

Dream-A-Way has welcomed the Dunn family to their newest caravan at beautiful Devon Cliffs, Sandy Bay. This was even more special as they became Dream-A-Way's 10,000th guests to holiday in one of the charity's beautiful holiday homes - an amazing total which would not have been achievable without the valued support of so many local individuals and companies. Anna said: "We often hear about so called wheelchair access holidays!! Well this one is for real! It was designed with full wheelchair use in mind and 100% accessible!

"Thie caravan is outstanding with such a fantastic view and...

£400,000 grant for hearing loss charity

The charity Action on Hearing Loss has been awarded nearly £400,000 by the Big Lottery Fund to begin delivering vital information support for those with hearing loss in Devon and Cornwall and help reduce social isolation.

With nearly 300,000 people living with hearing loss in the two counties, the project titled ‘Hear to Inform and Support’ will work with local groups in the area such as community clubs and voluntary associations to make them more accessible and ensure that organisations increase their ability to support those with deafness, tinnitus and hearing loss.

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RGB charity golf day raises over £2,000

RGB Building Supplies recently raised a fantastic £2,035 for its nominated charity, Prostate Cancer UK, during a golf day held at Bovey Castle in association with Exeter City FC. A total of 27 teams made up of suppliers, customers, staff and Exeter City players took part in the day with a team representing RGB’s Exeter branch winning the fourball competition and being awarded the Andy Shinner Memorial Trophy. Following the round of golf, players enjoyed a prize presentation with former England cricketer Geoff Miller and raffle to boost the fundraising total. Keith Harris, Product and...

Exeter teenager joins inspirational sailing trip

Harry Batten, 13, from Exeter recently took part in an inspirational sailing trip with the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust, along with 28 other young people in recovery from cancer. Harry joined the crew of one of six yachts, to sail around the Solent on the south coast from the 1st of August, on a four-day yachting adventure.

For Harry, who finished cancer treatment in December 2006 for Germ Cell Tumour at Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, this was his first time sailing with the Trust. He said: "I have met new friends who are all really nice and I didn't feel uncomfortable with...

Banish the booze for Cancer Research

DEVON men and women are being challenged to ditch the drink to raise money for Cancer Research UK. The charity is launching Dryathlon in September, the original fundraising campaign that invites social drinkers to take a month-long break from alcohol. Dryathletes pledge to stay dry for a month and either get sponsored or donate the money they would have spent on alcohol to the charity. Last year, 6,818 people took part in Dryathlon across the South West, raising a fantastic £451,383 to help beat cancer sooner. Alison Birkett, Cancer Research UK spokesperson for the South West, said: “After...

Exeter School LEJOG on track

After eighteen months in the planning, Exeter School pupils, parents, staff, friends and alumni are putting their best wheel forward to raise £50,000 for charity, departing from Land's End on Monday 8 August.

The team of twenty riders supported by eight crew, two minibuses, and a trailer will cycle 912.9 miles and 46,929 vertical feet over ten days to raise money for the Children's Society and The Janine Di-Vincenzo Foundation.

Estates and Facilities Manager Craig Stewart has organised the ambitious cycle ride from Land's End to John O'Groats.

"After many...

Mental health charity receives housebuilder's donation

A mental health charity in Exeter is set to reach out to more women thanks to a grand donation from a leading UK housebuilder. Mind in Exeter & East Devon has been handed a £1,000 donation from Persimmon Homes South West courtesy of the housebuilder’s Community Champions scheme, which sees a pot of £24,000 donated to local groups and charities. The funding will be directed to ‘The Women’s Network’, a service from the group that has a sole focus on women that have become isolated after experiencing a mental health difficulty. Rose Jordan, marketing, community and events fundraising...

NHS England visit Rainbow Living’s Exeter house

Rainbow Living was delighted to recently welcome two prominent NHS England members to the charity’s Exeter Rainbow House.

Dr Dominic Slowie, National Clinical Director for Learning Disability, and Hannah Iqbal, Policy Advisor for NHS England Learning Disability Programme, approached Rainbow Living to find out more about the charity’s bespoke model of supported living housing and how they support tenants, and their families, in making decisions about their individual personal care.

The visit forms part of a large scale national programme that Dr Slowie is leading for NHS...

Exeter College raises over £13,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust

Exeter College raises a record breaking £13,470.71 in support of Teenage Cancer Trust – the most ever raised by a college for the charity in the South West.

Over the past year, students and staff have come together to raise funds for the college’s Charity of the Year Teenage Cancer Trust – the only UK charity supporting 13-24 year olds with cancer through their specialist nursing staff and units. In March 2014 Teenage Cancer Trust raised £2.5million to open the first specialist Teenage Cancer Trust unit in the South West for local young people from across the region with cancer....

Ride Lon-done: Geraldine completes 100-mile Brompton challenge

A former Exeter College student has completed her huge cycling challenge on a tiny bike in support of the BBC Media Action’s life-changing work around the world. Geraldine Sweetland, originally from Farway, cycled 100 miles on a folding Brompton bike as part of the Prudential RideLondon Surrey100 event on Sunday 31st July. She completed the course, which included climbing the infamously steep Leith Hill and lengthy Box Hill in Surrey, in seven hours, 54 minutes and 20 seconds. At one point she was clocked doing 23 mph. After reaching her initial £600 target she is now aiming to raise £1,...

Charities

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

Charity welcomes 10,000th guests to Sandy Bay

£400,000 grant for hearing loss charity

RGB charity golf day raises over £2,000

Exeter teenager joins inspirational sailing trip

Banish the booze for Cancer Research

Exeter School LEJOG on track

Mental health charity receives housebuilder's donation

NHS England visit Rainbow Living’s Exeter house

Exeter College raises over £13,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust

Ride Lon-done: Geraldine completes 100-mile Brompton challenge

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