Charities

Local charity, Hospiscare is embarking on its first overseas challenge, taking people off the beaten track into one of the most unusual and exotic, natural environments on the planet – the Sahara Desert.

Hospiscare has teamed up with tour operator Different Travel, who specialise in overseas charity challenges and adventure holidays, to organise a five day, ATOL protected, Sahara Trek which runs from November 6 to 11, 2014.

Hospiscare Running and Challenge Fundraiser Celia Wilkinson said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Different Travel to offer the trip of a...

College students will be hosting a range of events to raise money for this year’s Children In Need including staff vs student table tennis.

More embarrassment for the staff is on offer with a “Whose that Baby?” competition and pin the tail on the donkey where the donkey includes staff members faces. Students will be giving hairdressing, manicures, wax styles and hand massages. Other fundraising events include, bake sale, Wii games and a fun run.

Moreover everyone will be “going pyjamas”, wearing their finest nightwear for the occasion.

All events raise between 30p...

Global workplace provider Regus in Exeter is supporting a Christmas campaign which sends present-filled shoeboxes to needy children in developing and war torn countries.

The Regus centre is a local drop off point until the 18th November for the 2013 “Operation Christmas Child” shoebox appeal.

Run in conjunction with the Samaritan’s Purse charity, the appeal involves filling shoeboxes with toys and gifts to send to children overseas in refugee camps, orphanages, homeless shelters and impoverished neighbourhoods.

Steve Purdy, Managing Director at Regus, says: “The...

On Sunday 6th October our Charity Skydive took place at Dunkerswell Airfield (Honiton) in aid of Exeter Axhayes Cats Protection Adoption Centre.

Staff and volunteers have spent months raising sponsorship and organising fund raising events such as our Puss in Chutes coffee morning and car boot sales.

They were very lucky with the weather, all that week it had rained, but Sunday was a lovely warm sunny day for our skydivers. Supporters had the privilege to watch our skydivers in action and of course they had their cameras to take lot photos of the day. Some of the staff and a...