Charities

South West Communications Group’s directors Sarah Flowers and Brian Lodge have returned from climbing 5,500 metres to one of the peaks of the Annapura range in the Himalayas to raise more than £3,000 for the Exeter Foundation

Initially the intrepid pair were due to climb to Mount Everest’s south base camp, but had to change their plans at the last minute.

As Brian explains: “We came to climb to Everest base camp along with hundreds of other like-minded souls and we would have flown half way up to Lukla at 2,800m and then joined the queue to get to base camp another 2,600m...

The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales has awarded a £16,000 grant over two years to St Petrock’s homelessness charity based in Exeter.

St Petrock’s helps people who are homeless, or vulnerably housed, lead more settled and fulfilling lives. The charity offers a range of emergency support, accommodation, prevention and educational services aimed to assist individuals back into healthier and more positive lifestyles.

The grant from the Foundation will contribute towards the salary of a project worker. The Foundation is one of the few grant makers...

Waitrose has announced a major partnership with the food charity FareShare, which will see even more of the supermarket’s surplus food go to help the most vulnerable members of local communities.

FareShare accredited charities will now be able to collect surplus food directly from their local Waitrose branches to help those most in need.

This national announcement builds on Waitrose’s existing partnership with London-based charity Esther Community Enterprises (ECE) who also take surplus food from Waitrose for donation within local communities.

Waitrose has already...

The Forum at the University of Exeter has been chosen to host BBC Children in Need in the South West on Friday 16 November 2012.

Starting at 1.30pm, there will be live feature broadcasts by the BBC Spotlight team on BBC1 as well as live links to the national TV network programme throughout the evening.

Opened by Her Majesty The Queen in May this year, the Forum is the newest venue in Event Exeter’s portfolio and boasts state-of-the-art technology and a range of attractive spaces suitable for any event.

Sarah Snow, Assistant Director for Campus Services (Sales &...