Charities

Well over a thousand cyclists are expected to come to Exmouth on August 17th, to participate in one of the West Country’s most exciting and beautiful cycling events, the Jurassic Classic, for Prostate Cancer U.K.

In its third year, the route offers riders distances of 50km, 100km, or 100 miles through historic Devon towns such as Budleigh Salterton, Ottery St Mary, and Charmouth, as well as the breathtaking scenery in areas such as The Otter Vale, Peak Hill, and Exmouth. All of the distances offer a challenging ride, and this year’s fundraising hopes to break last year’s impressive...

The Harry Cunningham Trust, which raises money for Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital’s neonatal unit, is staging a glitzy celebrity ball, open to the public, in Exeter’s Sandy Park.

The trust, set up in 2012, aims to raise awareness of vasa praevia, a rare but deadly condition affecting unborn children where vital blood vessels block the birth canal, resulting in severe complications. The trust was begun after the condition led to the tragic death of Harry Cunningham, the son of trustee and founder Niki Cunnigham, at just 26 hours old.

It now continues to help sick babies,...

A professional skydiver from Exeter has been lucky enough to secure a place in a top World Record Attempt being held in California this year.

Maddy Heath Kelly, a newly qualified mental health nurse from Exeter, applied for the event back in June, but didn’t think she’d hear any more about it until an email came through a few weeks ago.

“It explained that I’d been selected as one of the ladies to represent the UK and I couldn’t believe it!” said Maddy, 26.

Maddy is believed to be the only person from Devon to have earned a place at the event and said she was “over...

On Saturday 23rd August Exeter Axhayes cats protection adoption centre will be holding on of their popular coffee mornings. It will run between 11am and 2pm and its a chance to have a cuppa, cake and meet the staff and cats. Have a look around the centre and find out about the work of Cats Protection and the centre.

The centre would like to hear from you if you are able to help by donating cakes, biscuits and savouries for the coffee morning. They are also in need of donations of items that they can use as raffle/tombola prizes at events. If you are able to help please call 01395...