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Amy Martin during treatment for breast cancer and recently with her family

Amy tackles huge challenge to thank FORCE

Twelve months ago, Amy Martin could barely run at all after a tough regime of cancer treatment.

But on Sunday May 24, she’ll be one of 440 people lining up as part of Team FORCE at Exeter’s Great West Run.

Amy aims to raise £1,000 for FORCE Cancer Charity to say thank you for all the support she has received from them since a diagnosis of breast cancer in late 2023.

She has signed up for the 10k — the 13.1 mile half marathon option wasn’t on the cards — and admits: “I will be walk-running, but I will finish it because I am a bit stubborn and — let’s be real— I’ve...

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Choir going La La for new East Devon Day Hospice

An evening of song and laughter will take place in Exmouth later this month, when more than 70 choir members take to the stage in aid of Hospiscare’s East Devon Day Hospice Appeal.

The La La Choirs and Budleigh Salterton’s Ukulele Strumming Club will come together to provide the music at the fundraising concert being held on Saturday 22 February at Exmouth Community College.

Local charity Hospiscare announced its plan to open a new day hospice for the East Devon community in 2013, later launching its appeal to raise the £250k still needed to complete and run the facility...

Men invited to sign up for Hospiscare walk

A local man is encouraging people to come together for the 2014 Hospiscare Men’s Walk to support the local charity who gave ‘outstanding’ care to both his mother and mother-in-law in their final days.

Exmouth based Peter Firth took part in the 2013 Men’s Walk raising more than £750 for local charity Hospiscare.

Peter completed the 10k distance with his brother-in-law Shawn, both walking in memory of their mothers who had died within weeks of each other at the Exeter hospice.

Peter said: “In late 2011, I sadly lost both my mother and mother-in-law to cancer. They...

Support Hospiscare at Rock Solid

Local charity Hospiscare is looking to fill the last available spaces for Exeter’s Rock Solid Race taking place on Saturday March 15 at Escot Park.

The event is currently 90 per cent full and the charity is hoping more will people will sign up to become part of the Hospiscare team before the event is at capacity.

As well as some individuals and smaller teams, the charity is also being supported by two local gyms.

BoxFit Devon, based at Starcross has an impressive team 28 who are hoping to raise more than £1,500 for the local charity.

One of the owners of...

Movie night - a powerful documentary about recovery from addiction

The ROC Exeter Buddy Scheme is hosting its first movie night on Saturday 15 March at the Riverside Centre, Okehampton Street, Exeter. This is an evening for everyone – all ages, all families and all those affected by addiction. You are invited to come along at 6.30pm for popcorn and soft drinks, followed by a screening of the film 'Anonymous People', a moving documentary about recovery.

There will be an opportunity to find out about some local resources for families, such as CAP, FoodBank and Exeter Community Family Trust. The evening is free to everyone and is organised...

The Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP pays a thank you visit to WESC Foundation learner

On Friday 7 February, the Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP visited the WESC Foundation in Exeter to say a special thank you to one of the learners at the Specialist Centre for Visual Impairment. Jacob Towner, aged 14, was the lucky learner whose Christmas card design was chosen by the Member of Parliament for East Devon to send out his Christmas wishes.

The challenge was presented to the learners just prior to the Christmas period to come up with a suitable card design, and so Hugo was charged with the difficult decision of choosing a winner. Jacob was thrilled and proud to learn that his...

Skydive will raise funds for Wild Futures

Karley Khan, 25, from Plymouth has taken up the challenge of skydiving from 15,000ft dressed as a monkey to raise money for local charity Wild Futures.

Karley, along with her fellow jumpers, is hoping to raise £395 by 1 March so Wild Futures can continue to rescue and protect primates and their habitats worldwide.

Karley said: "I decided to take part in this challenge for Wild Futures because they are a UK charity dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and protecting monkeys from the pet trade, and promoting the conservation of the world’s rainforests.

"It will be a...

Celebs support M&S and Oxfam's South West campaign

Celebrity mums Joanna Lumley, Abbey Clancy and Zoe Ball recently joined forces to launch ‘Love, Mum’, a new joint campaign from Marks & Spencer (M&S) and Oxfam to raise money for mothers in living poverty around the world.

The ‘Love, Mum’ campaign is calling on the nation to shwop - not bin - unwanted childrenswear items, of any brand, to M&S stores across the South West in the run up to Mother’s Day.

‘Shwopping’ involves customers donating any item of clothing, of any brand, to be re-used, resold or recycled by charity partner Oxfam. Launched by Plan A...

Make a date to Race for Life

This Valentine's Day a heartfelt invitation is going out to all Devon women urging them to enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.

Event organisers are asking all mums, grans, sisters, aunts, daughters and friends to join the formidable army of passionate women determined to take on cancer by entering Exeter's Race for Life on 27 July.

Sam Beare, Cancer Research UK’s South West Events Manager, said: “Valentine’s Day is a great opportunity to spend time with the people we love. And for that reason it’s also the perfect date to enter Race for Life. This is because taking...

Campaign urges the South West to talk more

The number of us taking the time to sit and chat with someone close is dwindling, according to new research from the mental health anti-stigma programme Time to Change, which shows that nearly two thirds of people (59%) in the South West admit they should talk to family and friends more often than they currently do.

The findings were released on the first ever national Time to Talk Day (6 February) which aimed to spark one million conversations about mental health.

Exploring how often we’re having conversations, the poll reveals only around a third (31%) of people ask their...

HMS Defender crew help raise funds for Dream-A-Way

The Dream-A-Way team were delighted when some of the HMS Defender crew joined in with the bucket collection at St James Park at the Exeter City v Portsmouth match on Saturday.

While it was a great result on the pitch with City scoring a 94th minute equaliser (1–1) it was also a great result with a very good collection off the pitch too with Lez Miller’s top 20 collectors overcoming the rainy weather and collecting a massive total of £638.15.

Chairman Jeff Merrett said “ Despite the weather it was a great atmosphere at St James Park and Dream-A-Way were delighted to have...

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Amy tackles huge challenge to thank FORCE

Choir going La La for new East Devon Day Hospice

Men invited to sign up for Hospiscare walk

Support Hospiscare at Rock Solid

Movie night - a powerful documentary about recovery from addiction

The Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP pays a thank you visit to WESC Foundation learner

Skydive will raise funds for Wild Futures

Celebs support M&S and Oxfam's South West campaign

Make a date to Race for Life

Campaign urges the South West to talk more

HMS Defender crew help raise funds for Dream-A-Way

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