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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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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...

Test your two-wheeled mettle in exciting cycling race

Local charity Hospiscare is looking for cycling enthusiasts to fill its spaces at the 2014 Prudential Ride London-Surrey 100.

The public ballot for the exciting cycling event closed when it reached capacity of 80,000 people in just one month.

Hospiscare is delighted to have nine golden bond places available for the 2014 event and is looking for keen cyclists to help support the charity.

Last year the local hospice charity had seven supporters take part in the event who between them raised over £4,500.

The race is taking place on Sunday August 10, 2014, and...

Mud, Sweat and Beers – are you tough enough?

Local charity Hospiscare are looking for last minute runners to fill the remaining spaces for Exeter’s Rock Solid Race on Saturday 15 March at Escot Park.

The race is currently 83% full and set to sell out before the day. Training for an event like Rock Solid Race can be tough, especially in the wet and cold, but the challenges involved make taking part in the event all the more rewarding.

Raising sponsorship for a local charity such as Hospiscare is a fantastic way to support a charity and acts as an incentive to keep supporters focussed on their training: making sure they...

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Taylor Wimpey Exeter raises over £5k for Hospiscare

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

Test your two-wheeled mettle in exciting cycling race

Mud, Sweat and Beers – are you tough enough?

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