Charities

Eighteen members of staff from one of Devon and Cornwall’s leading law firms have been looking a little hairier this month, as they take part in Movember. As well as growing some spectacular moustaches, the team from Stephens Scown LLP has raised over £1,000.

The Movember Foundation is the leading global organisation committed to changing the face of men’s health. Movember is an annual event with a simple idea: to grow a moustache in November and raise money and awareness of men’s health, specifically prostate and testicular cancer. Movember has raised £346 million globally to date...

Six of the Westcountry's top sporting stars will descend on Exeter's Sandy Park Banqueting & Conferencing Centre to feature in a special 'Question of Sport' night in aid of the Exeter Foundation, writes Mark Stevens. Olympians Jo Pavey and Heather Fell head up a star-studded list of sporting guests, which also includes Exeter Chiefs duo Dean Mumm and Henry Slade, Exeter City's Danny Butterfield and Somerset cricketer Max Waller. Based around the same successful workings of the hit BBC show, the stars will have their sporting knowledge tested during a series of fun-filled rounds that...

Exeter School staff and pupils have raised almost £1,000 for charity by growing or wearing moustaches for Movember.

Teaching, maintenance and administrative staff at the co-educational independent school have been amusing their colleagues and pupils with their elaborate facial hair to raise awareness and funds for testicular cancer and male cancers generally.

Al Reynolds, Giles Trelawny, Will Daws, Ben Masters, Ed Jones, Andy Mason, Julian Fawkes, Richard Baker, Warren Houghton, Paul Sprake, Tom Brimelow, James Wilson, Graham Bone, Guy Willson, Peter Boddington, Peter...

In June next year, 333 fundraisers will jump from 15,000 feet to break the Guinness World Record.

Skydive UK Ltd is one of the biggest skydiving schools in the UK. They have started a search for over 300 brave fundraisers who will skydive for charity and attempt to break the existing record.

The current Guinness World Record for the most tandem skydives within 24 hours is 281 and is also held by Skydive UK.

“We know we can do more. We will prove this by breaking our own record, aiming for 333,” said Jason Farrant, managing director of Skydive UK.

Many other...