Charities

Music therapy is the use of music as an essentially social and communicative activity to try and enhance behavioural and emotional outcomes. Music Therapists work with a variety of people in a variety of settings but at the core of their approach lies the therapeutic relationship between therapist and client.

One local charity using Music Therapy to enhance the lives of children in our community here in Devon is Honeylands Children’s Centre. The Music Therapy team at Honeylands work with around 100 children who either find language difficult or impossible. For the children who...

The chance to roam amongst rhododendrons, raised beds and roses will see hundreds flock to Hospiscare’s Open Gardens events taking place across Exeter, mid and east Devon in 2014.

More than 40 people will open their garden gates to the public from March to September, allowing visitors to glimpse inside an array of city, coastal and countryside green spaces in aid of the local charity.

This year, Hospiscare is celebrating a decade of people opening their gardens to members of the public to help raise the vital funds needed to provide high-quality care and support for local...

As Mother's Day approaches (March 30), Exeter mums and daughters are being invited to spend quality time together by entering Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life at Westpoint.

This year Mother’s Day falls on the same date that the clocks spring forward and British summer time starts.

It’s a timely reminder to make the most of the lighter evenings by giving mums the attention they truly deserve and pledging to prepare for Race for Life together.

Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, in partnership with Tesco, is an inspiring women-only series of 5k and 10k events which...

Medical men at Hospiscare are appealing for lads and dads to join them at the 2014 Men’s Walk taking place in Exeter on March 15.

The doctors, nurses and healthcare assistants came together to thank everyone who has already signed up to complete the 10k route and raise money for the thousands of patients with life-limiting illnesses the team cares for every year.

Hospiscare Consultant Tim Harlow said: “It is such a privilege for us to be able to care for local people at this important time in their lives. And the only reason this is possible is because of people, like those...