Charities

Mark Evans and Ian McGuire will be getting on their bikes to cycle from Lands End to John O’Groats in support of the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association. At the end of each day and each stage of the route the duo alongside challenge support driver and band member Guy plan to perform a gig in a local venue - you can catch them at The Angel Bar in Queen Street, Exeter on Tuesday 10th October.

The musicians from Bristol are hoping to raise £5,000 and plenty of audience applause by completing their ‘Lejog 2 Legig’ challenge which takes place between the 9th and 22nd October....

More than twenty members of the Mid Devon health and fitness group, Way to Fitness , grabbed the opportunity to get naked and raise funds for Exeter-based FORCE Cancer Charity. Emma Healey, Fitness Instructor and Personal Performance Coach with Way To Fitness and Shine Brighter Coaching , put out a call for volunteers after a suggestion from a member.

‘We only had three weeks to put everything together because everyone has such busy schedules,’ explained Emma. Crediton photographer Andrea Wyatt stepped in to take the pictures while the calendar was Art Directed by Rachel Vowles,...

2 Exeter girls, Amber Jenkins and Jade Driscoll, have completed a 15,000ft Skydive in aid of Exmouth based charity Pete's Dragons.

The girls signed up just a week before the jump took place after seeing a post on Facebook advertising Skydives as a novel way of raising much needed funds and raised over £1,000 and dedicated the jump to their good friend, Anthony, who took his own life a year ago.

Pete's Dragons provides support to people from anywhere in Devon who have been impacted by suicide.

You can still donate to Amber and Jade's page here .

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Devon charity, Hospiscare, has secured a £1,000 donation from local developers after an application from two of its charity runners.

Persimmon Homes South West received an application for its Community Champions scheme from Rachel Payne and Kate Smith, both of whom competed in races including the London Marathon 2023, to raise money for the hospice.

Representatives of the five-star builder presented the cheque to them at their Exeter site, Searle House, named after their founder, alongside local councillor, Marina Asvachin.

Cllr Asvachin and the business then...