Charities

This Valentine's Day (Saturday, February 14) a heartfelt invitation is going out to all women in Exeter urging them to enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.

Event organisers are asking women to make a date to beat cancer by signing up for Race for Life 5k, 10k or Pretty Muddy event at Westpoint Exeter. The event takes place later this year, over the weekend of 25 – 26 July.

Ruth Chamings, Cancer Research UK’s Events Manager in Devon, said: “Valentine’s Day is a great opportunity to spend time with the people we love. For this reason it’s also the perfect date to enter...

A unique charity appeal which helps older and vulnerable people across Devon living in fuel poverty, has received a welcome boost from some famous faces this week.

The Surviving Winter campaign sees people who do not need their winter fuel payment, and others, donate what they can to be passed on to those in need, helping them stay warm and well in the colder months.

And this week the national campaign has been backed by celebrities Dame Helen Mirren, Sir Michael Parkinson and Sir Terry Wogan.

Dame Helen Mirren said: "It's hard to think of the millions of people...

A top Exeter hotel pulled in thousands of pounds for charity in 2014 by hosting everything from a sky dive to a pumpkin contest.

The Mercure Exeter Southgate raised more than £7,500 for a number of charities - and has big plans to do even better this year.

The charities that have benefitted from the novel fundraising events include Contact the Elderly, Exeter Foundation, Age UK and Hospiscare.

Tamsyn Parsons, sales manager, at the hotel, said that fundraising was a big part of the hotel’s life.

She said: “Our fundraising activities have grown year by year,...

Schools, youth groups and families across the South West are invited to mark Shrove Tuesday by raising funds for vulnerable children and young people with a pancake-themed challenge. Action for Children is holding its first national Great Pancake Challenge this year – and the charity wants children aged 7-11 years old from across the South West to join the fun by holding sponsored flips, stacking tall towers, decorating, or creating their own unusual pancake activities. Brigitte Gater, UK West Director of Children's Services at Action for Children, said: “Every child who takes part in this...