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Exeter Airport firefighters raise over £2,500 for Young Lives vs Cancer

Two firefighters from Exeter Airport have raised more than £2,500 for charity after successfully completing the gruelling 100km Gower Peninsula Ultra Challenge in South Wales.

Chris Briggs and Iwan Jones, who serve with Exeter Airport Fire & Rescue Service, took on the two-day endurance event to support Young Lives vs Cancer, a charity that provides vital help to children, young people and their families facing cancer.

The cause was especially personal for Chris, whose sister-in-law, Kaley Fitzsimmons, passed away 10 years ago at the age of just 33 from osteosarcoma...

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Exeter Leukaemia Fund to support North Devon District Hospital Chemotherapy Appeal

Exeter Leukaemia Fund is delighted to announce that the charity has agreed to significantly support the North Devon District Hospital Chemotherapy Appeal. The charity has pledged £50,000 towards the appeal and will be used specifically to fund one of the four dedicated haematology consulting rooms. In addition, the charity is working in partnership with the hospital with a view to fund specialist haematology equipment for the new building. Established in 1987, Exeter Leukaemia Fund has helped to support thousands of sufferers of leukaemia, lymphoma and other blood conditions who have been...

Sunflowers help raise funds for Hospiscare at Darts Farm

Each year Darts Farm in Topsham grows a beautiful field of sunflowers for customers to pick in return for a donation to Hospiscare. This year the fantastic weather has made for a bumper crop, allowing Darts Farm to raise more money than ever before for the local charity.

So far, over £2,600 has been raised for Hospiscare and there are still plenty of sunflowers left for people to pick or to buy in store. For a map of the farm and instructions on how to pick your own, please visit the farm shop.

Once the sunflowers die down, they are left in the field as feed for local birds...

Record entry announced for charity swim

Organisers of the 8th Topsham-Turf swim are celebrating the annual event’s biggest number of participants, who are estimated to have raised over £8,000 so far with more sponsorship to be added over the coming weeks for a local charity.

The event, which has been staged by the Estuary League of Friends since 2005 and is now supported by Michelmores Solicitors, witnessed 133 swimmers start the mile long swim on Saturday 17 August at Topsham Ferryman’s Slipway on their way to the Turf Hotel.

Exeter St James resident, Nye Levett was first swimmer back with Laura Davies from...

A vintage year at Pebblebed Vineyard for Hospiscare

Wine tasting enthusiasts are set enjoy this year’s Open Day at Pebblebed Vineyard, Topsham in aid of Hospiscare.

Pebblebed Vineyard owner Geoff Bowen will offer hourly tours throughout Sunday 8 September to members of the public, with the chance to taste the Devonshire grape at its best. Visitors taking the tasting tour will uncover the processes involved in wine-making, and reap fruitful rewards in the tasting session afterwards!

The vineyard and wine tasting tours seek to raise vital funds for Hospiscare, the local charity providing free palliative care services to those...

WESC Foundation calls for entries to Over the Top Charity Challenge

YOU may have driven your car into it, but have you ever fancied abseiling 80ft down Princesshay car park? If the answer is ‘yes’, then you are in luck as WESC Foundation, a specialist centre for visual impairment, is hosting a charity abseil on Saturday 28 September, from 9am until 6pm, where anyone 12 years and over can take part.

The fundraising challenge is being overseen by extreme sports experts Isca Outdoor and last year the event helped raise £6000 for the Exeter-based charity through entry fees and sponsorship.

Maggie Garrett, event organiser and assistant...

Solicitors back sizzling fundraising event

On Thursday 12 September, Devon-based law firm Gilbert Stephens LLP will be hosting The Great Devon Breakfast in aid of local cancer charity, FORCE.

The Great Devon Breakfast is an annual fundraising event organised by the local cancer charity and last year, 14 different venues across the county hosted a Great Devon Breakfast, raising £10,000 between them.

The event supported by Gilbert Stephens LLP will be held at Graze Cafe located on the High Street and starts at 8am. Breakfast costs £10 and includes a full English with tea or coffee and organisers hope it will help...

Conquering phobias for charity

A fear of flying or heights, perhaps? How about venomous snakes - or giant spiders?!

Newly-appointed patron to national charity Brain Tumour Research, Olympic rowing champion Mark Hunter MBE and fellow guests rise to the challenge of getting up close and personal with creatures they fear the most for the official launch of a national campaign to raise £1 million to build a new ‘Centre of Hope' dedicated to brain tumour research.

The event - which takes place on Friday 30 August between noon and 2pm at Dartmoor Zoo - is being organised by Brain Tumour Research to launch its...

Thousands will be helped by ELF Community Support Programme

Earlier in the year, the ELF Community Support Programme was launched to help the wider community who have been diagnosed of leukaemia and other blood disorders, who have been referred to the RD&E Hospital.

Three distinct services of accommodation, transport and advice are now fully operational and will help thousands of patients and loved ones every year. All these services are FREE to the patient and loved one, although donations are welcomed.

Accommodation Initially the charity rented a 2 bedroom apartment just 5 minutes from the hospital, for patients, their...

Firefighters take on John O Groats to Land's End cycle ride

Four firefighters are attempting the challenging bike ride from John O Groats to Land's End over a period of nine days.

They plan to set off on 3 September and hope to raise money for the The Fire Fighters Charity and Motor Neurone Disease Research.

Taking part are Adam Mckee and James Davey from Middlemoor in Exeter, Lee Foreman from Taunton and Tom Statton from Crownhill in Plymouth.

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Solicitors raise funds for Help for Heroes

Help for Heroes is set to benefit from £2,456 raised by local legal firm Stephens Scown following fundraising over the last 12 months.

Fundraising events included cake bake sales, dress down days, quiz nights and a Wimbledon themed night. Robert Camp, Managing Partner of Stephens Scown, said: “Help for Heroes is our firm-wide charity which staff voted for and which we have been supporting for the last few years. We are delighted to be giving our time and efforts for such a positive cause that does so much for our servicemen and women.”

Clare Hutton, Help for Heroes’...

Charities

Exeter Airport firefighters raise over £2,500 for Young Lives vs Cancer

Exeter Leukaemia Fund to support North Devon District Hospital Chemotherapy Appeal

Sunflowers help raise funds for Hospiscare at Darts Farm

Record entry announced for charity swim

A vintage year at Pebblebed Vineyard for Hospiscare

WESC Foundation calls for entries to Over the Top Charity Challenge

Solicitors back sizzling fundraising event

Conquering phobias for charity

Thousands will be helped by ELF Community Support Programme

Firefighters take on John O Groats to Land's End cycle ride

Solicitors raise funds for Help for Heroes

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