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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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Sign up now for Exeter Hospiscare's Swimathon

Grab those goggles and go for it! Sign up now for Exeter Hospiscare’s Swimathon coming to the city next month.

Devon and Cornwall Police has offered its pool at Middlemoor HQ as the venue for this exciting new event.

There are six lanes and each team has 55 minutes to swim as far as it can in its dedicated lane – so it’s not a race and you can go as fast or as slow as you like.

“This is a great chance to have fun as a team, swimming in a great pool,” said Paula Lawford, of Exeter Friends of Hospiscare who is organising the event.

“We’ve already got several...

Ex-soldier takes on Rock Solid for charity

Steve French, an ex-serviceman from Exeter, will take on Exeter’s Rock Solid Race in March to raise money for Scotty’s Little Soldiers, a leading charity that helps bereaved British Forces children smile again.

Steve, 28, now a restaurant manager, was touring with the Army when Lee Scott, the inspiration behind the charity and father-of-two, was killed in Afghanistan after his vehicle hit an IED.

He will be running the obstacle event with partner Emily and the pair are hoping to raise up to £700 for the national children’s charity. It’s the second time Steve will be...

Devon Bloodbike founder recognised by PM

A driving instructor who founded Devon Freewheelers, a team of 50 volunteer motorcycle riders who deliver blood and life-saving medical supplies in emergencies has been named a Point of Light by Prime Minister David Cameron.

The Devon Freewheelers work with local hospitals in the county for the emergency transport of blood, human tissues for transplant service, urgent medications, donor breast milk and any urgent medical equipment that can be transported by motorcycle.

The entire service is provided completely free of charge and the charity receives no payment or funding...

Exeter Airport charity partnerships takes off

A new year, a new partnership as Exeter Airport has chosen the UK’s leading cancer charity; CLIC Sargent, as their charity of the year for 2016.

Exeter Airport’s members of staff voted to support CLIC Sargent this year as they wanted to help families in the area who are affected when a young person has been diagnosed with cancer. During the airport’s association with the charity over 800,000 people will travel on 40 routes and there will be giving opportunities whilst the passengers are in the catering and retail areas of the airport.

The airport be promoting local fund-...

Crealy gets behind the wheel of new charity partnership

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is delighted to announce its charity partnership with the WESC Foundation.

The partnership, which seeks to raise funds and awareness of the charity throughout 2016, is part of the Park’s continued commitment to support local causes.

WESC Foundation – The Specialist Centre for Visual Impairment is a school and college for children, young people and adults with visual impairment. The charity’s aim is to develop its learners’ independence so that they can develop academically and socially, whatever their ability and offer supported housing...

Sign up for Exeter Hospiscare Men's Walk

Already 147 men have signed up for the eight mile canal side walk which starts at Exeter’s Double Locks pub and finishes there with a FREE pint and a pasty at the exclusive Hospiscare bar where you can watch the Six Nations England v Wales match on huge LED screens.

“It’s a great reason to get the boys together for a fun team event, and also for friends, dads and sons to spend time together,” said Charlotte Knipe, Hospiscare’s Event Fundraiser.

“Not only is...

Treat for Chiefs (and chefs) fans!

Fresh from a record-breaking Christmas campaign, the New Year is starting just as brightly for Sandy Park head chef Denis Turner and his kitchen team.

Having served up over 4,000 festive meals during the month of December, a new record for the award-winning Exeter venue, now attentions have switched to an equally busy period ahead.

As well as coping with the daily demands of the ever-popular Conference & Banqueting facility, the Scouse chef is also responsible for overseeing the daily food demands for top rugby side Exeter Chiefs and, of course, crowds of over 10,000...

Age UK Exeter's fantastic year of fundraising

Princesshay and local charity, Age UK Exeter has raised over £22,000 since the launch of their charity partnership in January 2015.

Age UK Exeter is a local charity serving local people and is part of the Age UK family.

Each year Age UK Exeter connects with over 5,000 older people and directly supports over 1,000 older people every week. It delivers over 30 services and activities across the city weekly and is supported by over 280 volunteers.

Throughout 2015, Princesshay has worked with Age UK Exeter to raise vital funds by donating their time and taking part in...

Exeter Food Bank at St James' Park

Exeter City FC is proud to support the Exeter Food Bank and has a permanent collection point in Reception, which is emptied regularly.

Just after Christmas we delivered three very large, and heavy bags, to Exeter Food Bank's storage site... Thank you to everyone who contributes to this charity.

We will be collecting food donations on the Trust Stall this Saturday before our match against Accrington.

Items always needed are tins of soup, meat, fish, vegetables and fruit. Also pasta, rice, noodles, biscuits, as well as toiletries...toothpaste, soap, loo rolls, etc....

Brothers set to take on London Marathon

Three brothers are getting ready to run for a reason by tackling next year’s Virgin London Marathon in aid of children’s charity Action Medical Research.

The trio have kicked off their training programme after gaining places on the world-famous event on 24 April 2016.

And it’s a family affair with Will, Ferg and George Bostock inspired by George’s wife Dr Joanna Cook’s research at Imperial College London into premature birth; with the help of funding from Action Medical Research, Dr Cook is looking for a new way to identify expectant mothers who are at risk so they can...

Charities

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

Sign up now for Exeter Hospiscare's Swimathon

Ex-soldier takes on Rock Solid for charity

Devon Bloodbike founder recognised by PM

Exeter Airport charity partnerships takes off

Crealy gets behind the wheel of new charity partnership

Sign up for Exeter Hospiscare Men's Walk

Treat for Chiefs (and chefs) fans!

Age UK Exeter's fantastic year of fundraising

Exeter Food Bank at St James' Park

Brothers set to take on London Marathon

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