Charities

Supporters of Hospiscare in Honiton are inviting people to join them for a very special evening to raise funds for the new East Devon Day Hospice.

On Saturday 21 June guests who attend an evening of Supper by Candlelight will enjoy wine, food and entertainment.

The evening starts with a 6pm reception of bubbly and canapés at St Paul's Church, Honiton, followed by a performance, given by Jan Sutcliffe and members of her company ‘Nostalgia Incorporated’ together with Maestro Trevor Bolshaw.

The musical performance will be followed by a four course supper with wine, at...

Hospiscare would like to say a huge thank you to all 30 members of the ‘Anything but the Book Team’ who took part in the Starlight Walk on May 10th.

The team was organised by Neil Carthew and his daughter, Hannah, whose wife and Mum, Sandra passed away from cancer in March 2014 after being diagnosed in 2005. Sandra was cared for by Hospiscare and Neil and Hannah wanted to give something back to the hospice for the care she received. Neil and his 14 year old daughter, Hannah decided to get Sandra’s friends together to take part in the ladies only Starlight walk.

The pair...

Exeter Axhayes adoption centre are hoping to hold a charity pamper evening on Friday 17th October 2014 between 7 pm and 10 pm at the Cat & Fiddle pub on Sidmouth Road.

The organisers are looking for beauticians, nail technicians, beauty therapists etc who would be willing to help the cats and kittens in their care by donating small quick treatments.

Spokesperson for the adoption centre, Ric Brown, said " This is the first time that the centre has organised such an event and its hoped to be a fun filled event where guests can spend the night being pampered by giving...

Crossing the finishing line in just under six hours and raising £2,000 for charity was a poignant moment for first-time London Marathon runner Diane Collett.

After losing her mother to cancer just two months previously and supporting her sister through her own brave battle with the disease, 2014 has been a tough year for the 48-year-old business director.

And while Diane is first to admit that finishing in 5 hours 55 minutes breaks no world records, she is determined to secure a place next year to raise even more cash for charities close to her heart.

“I had run a...