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Taylor Wimpey Exeter raises over £5k for Hospiscare

Colleagues from Taylor Wimpey Exeter have raised £5,316.42 for Hospiscare, an independent charity providing specialist care to patients and their families living with life-limiting illnesses across Exeter, central and east Devon.

The funds were raised as part of Taylor Wimpey’s annual challenge, where a team of 15 from the housebuilder’s Exeter office completed a hike along the north Devon coastline, followed by a series of competitive, creative and strategic tasks.

Rob Baker, Managing Director for Taylor Wimpey Exeter, said: “The Taylor Wimpey Challenge is always a...

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BBC wine expert backs Hospiscare event

Renowned wine expert Susy Atkins is joining forces with Honiton’s Deer Park Hotel to lead a taste tour of South America – and all to support local charity Hospiscare’s plans to build a new East Devon Day Hospice.

At the event on March 14, Susy – who is the resident wine expert on BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen – will guide guests through ten tables of specially matched tapas dishes and wine, exploring the nuances of each grape and explaining the chemistry behind winning combinations. Each table will feature a different wine plus a specific tapas dish prepared by Deer Park’s head chef from...

Hospiscare rugby day out set to be best ever

Rugby players, local businesses and even an otter have come together to support what is expected to be Hospiscare’s best ever Men’s Walk this March.

The rugby day out, taking place on Saturday March 15, will include new additions along the 10k route to keep the walkers both entertained and refreshed.

More than 400 men signed up to take part in the Men’s Walk last year, and Hospiscare Event Fundraiser Hannah Slater said the chance to have a lads and dads day out, coupled with the draw of watching three Six Nations matches at the home of the Exeter Chiefs, has seen men...

Learning from the Rainbow Nation...

One Month into my ten week placement in Cape Town, South Africa with the British Government programme International Citizen Service via the British charity Skillshare international. The vast amount of lessons learned so far from personal volunteering experiences and working in such a diverse country cannot be underestimated.

One cannot imagine how different and diverse Cape Town is to British culture. Cultural, political, geographical and racial diversity of South Africa is what makes the rainbow nation such a fabulous place. There is no disputing the fact that in terms of...

Bandanas for brain tumours

Members of the public, schools, clubs, pubs and workplaces across Devon are being asked to show their support for brain tumour patients and their families on Friday 7 March, Bandanas for Brain Tumours Day.

By wearing a bandana and donating £1 or more to the South West's brain tumour charity Hammer Out, people can help fund its Devon support group which meets monthly in Exeter and enable the charity to offer vital support to those in the region facing a brain tumour diagnosis.

Hammer Out, which is running the day in conjunction with The Brain Tumour Charity, also hopes that...

Raise awareness of Down Syndrome with a Blue Ribbon

An Exeter local has come up with a unique way of raising awareness of what Down Syndrome is and what it means to have the condition as part of World Down Syndrome Day.

World Down Syndrome Day, which takes place this year on 21st March, encourages friends of Down Syndrome International all over the world to choose their own activities and events to help raise awareness of what Down syndrome is, what it means to have the condition and how people with Down syndrome play a vital role in our lives and communities.

Exeter local Grace Parker has created the Tie a Blue Ribbon page...

Furniture Village raises vital funds for Cancer Charity

Furniture Village stores, including the Exeter branch, have worked together to raise over £1,700 for a blood cancer charity.

In 2013 all fourty branches helped to raise vital funds for charity by putting sofa shaped collection boxes in their stores refreshment areas.

The funds donated by customers whilst enjoying a tea or coffee helped the company raise a staggering £1,714 for the Anthony Nolan Register.

The Anthony Nolan Register enables those who need a blood stem cell or bone marrow transplant to find matching donors.

The register is the brain child of...

Holistic weekend at Bickleigh Castle

If you fancy a relaxing day out for a small cost, which also helps Macmillan Cancer Support, then you should head to Bickleigh Castle across 22-23 March.

Crystal Clear, who regularly host holistic events which encourage visitors to embrace their spiritual selves, are holding a holistic weekend at the beautiful Bickligh Castle.

The event costs only £2.50 and aims to support Macmillan Cancer Support.

There will be an array of different activites to take part in, in various areas of the castle.

Activies include:

Meditation and Trance

Have a Happy Monday!

Mind in Exeter and East Devon is calling on people in the area to sign up for Mind’s new fundraising event, Happy Monday.

Happy Monday takes place on Monday 10th March and is all about people having fun on the week’s least popular day – by hosting their own fundraising events and spending quality time with family, friends and colleagues.

Free fundraising packs are available from Mind in Exeter and East Devon which encourages schools, colleges and businesses as well as their own employees to have a Happy Monday. Mind in Exeter and East Devon hopes the people of Devon will...

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...

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Taylor Wimpey Exeter raises over £5k for Hospiscare

BBC wine expert backs Hospiscare event

Hospiscare rugby day out set to be best ever

Learning from the Rainbow Nation...

Bandanas for brain tumours

Raise awareness of Down Syndrome with a Blue Ribbon

Furniture Village raises vital funds for Cancer Charity

Holistic weekend at Bickleigh Castle

Have a Happy Monday!

Choir going La La for new East Devon Day Hospice

Men invited to sign up for Hospiscare walk

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