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Devon quartet aiming for a world record

Later this month, four Devon men will be heading for Dover from where they will attempt to break a world record.

All four have completed solo Channel swims.

Now they aim to work together in medley-order, each specialising in a different stroke.

To claim the world record they will have to beat the current time of 11 hours and 29 minutes.

Months of training at sea and in pools has given them the confidence to know they can beat the record.

But it won’t be plain sailing. They will be at the mercy of tides, current and weather conditions which,...

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David Walliams reveals all in Comic Relief sketch

David Walliams will be revealing an intimate secret with some of his closest celebrity friends in a sketch recorded for Comic Relief - Funny for Money (Friday 15th March, BBC One).

The sketch will see David dropping in on a number of celebrity acquaintances he has become close to over the last year including Alan Carr, the Chuckle Brothers, Gwyneth Paltrow and Dr Christian Jessen to name just a few.

With his news causing quite a stir, a furious Alan Carr chases his friend and fellow Red Nose Day presenter down the road with a slipper. Want to know what secret David has to...

Exeter's church leaders to show off their baking skills

As part of a national charity campaign Exeter’s church leaders are battling to show off their baking skills.

The contestants will be baking their best bread under the watchful eye of the BBC’s Judi Spiers and local baker Emma Parkin of Emma’s Bread, a finalist in the 2012 Devon Life Awards.

Bishop Michael of Exeter, Methodist District Chair Rev Peter Pillinger, Canon Rev Ian Morter of Exeter Cathedral and Southernhay URC Elder Sabrina Groeschel will bring their best recipes to the Cathedral Green at 3.30pm on Monday 11 March for an outside bread bake off.

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Xpression FM to host charity football match

The second annual Xpression FM Charity football match is taking place on Sunday 17 March.

The match is being held on the Rubber crumb at the University of Exeter Sports Park and will feature a team of pundits from the University’s radio station taking on a team of University staff including lecturers and SABBs.

The event will raise money for the Adam Stansfield Foundation, a local charity set up in honour of the former Exeter city striker who tragically died of bowel cancer in 2010.

The foundation aims to promote a healthy lifestyle for children across Devon,...

Local charity benefits from Lord Mayor’s Valentine Ball

The Lord Mayor, Councillor Rob Newby, accompanied by the Lady Mayoress hosted a Valentine's Masquerade Ball at Exeter Castle on 15 February 2013, in aid of his chosen charity, SOCOPS. Guests were welcomed by Miss Charlotte Ward (Regional finalist in the TeenStar Talent Competition) who along with her keyboard entertained the guests before dinner. Following that and an auction, the guests tried their hand at the fun casino and danced the night away to the well know local band, ‘Thick as Thieves’ followed by DJ Ben Fayter.

During the evening the Lord Mayor paid a special tribute to...

Support Age UK Exeter and sign up for next year's Arctic Challenge

This is your chance to have the experience of a lifetime and make a difference to someone else's.

You will learn survival skills such as husky driving, ice fishing, cross country skiing, shelter building and more on this eight-day Arctic adventure which takes place in Sweden in March 2014. If you would like to take part in this challenge and support the fantastic work of Age UK Exeter, you will need to raise a minimum of £2,500.

Contact Claire Morse for more information on 01392 202092 or email c.morse@ageukexeter.org.uk

Call for volunteers to take part in Superhero Skydive

Skydive UK and Age UK Exeter are putting on a Superhero Skydive and we need your help. We are looking for 10 volunteers to tandem jump from 15,000ft to raise vital funds. You can jump for free if you raise £395 in sponsorship and you will also get a DVD of your skydive at half the normal cost. The Superhero Skydive takes place on 15 July and 17 July at a venue to be confirmed. For more information please call 01404 890222.

BBC’s Fitz gets fit - with the help of Hospiscare

BBC Radio Devon presenter David FitzGerald will be taking part in the Hospiscare Men’s Walk this month as part of his intense health and fitness campaign.

FitzGerald, who presents the interactive lunch, has been challenged by the BBC’s ‘Inside Out South West’ to take on a new healthier lifestyle. The DJ, who had been a stranger to exercise untill recently, has decided to walk the 10 kilometer route for the local charity as part of his new fitness regime.

To the listeners of his show David FitzGerald is better known for his love of food then his active lifestyle, but has...

Hospiscare calls on ladies to walk under the stars

With the Hospiscare Men’s Walk only a couple of weeks away, the charity has announced that registration opened on Thursday 28 February for the Ladies’ Starlight Walk.

The event, which is taking place on Saturday 11 May in Exmouth, has a new name, new route and new start time but the same feeling of togetherness, as ladies raise money for the charity which provides end of life care for patients in Exeter, mid and East Devon.

Formerly the Midnight Walk, the new Starlight Walk, which starts and finishes at Exmouth rugby club and is sponsored by estate agents Whitton and Laing...

Exeter Chiefs and Exeter College students get baking for Red Nose Day

Three members of the Exeter Chiefs took on the challenge to bake and decorate 1,000 cup cakes to show their support for Red Nose Day 2013, and inspire everyone to get out the cake mix to raise money.

Today (Thursday Feb 28) prop Carl Rimmer and hookers Jack Yeandle and Chris Whitehead rose to the occasion and made more than a half-baked attempt at cooking Red Nose Day inspired cupcakes to encourage the people of Exeter to raise funds with their own baking skills on Friday 15 March.

And after a morning’s baking with Exeter College catering students, including Emma Wakeley,...

Charity Cycle Challenge for Children's Hospice South West

Exeter-based Girling Jones (Recruitment Company) is the latest business to register a team of 6 employees to take part in a 200 mile cycle challenge for Children's Hospice South West.

Ride for Precious Lives takes place over three days in June and is the charity's leading cycling challenge for 2013. For more details of the event and how to register visit www.chsw.org.uk/rfpl .

Charities

Devon quartet aiming for a world record

David Walliams reveals all in Comic Relief sketch

Exeter's church leaders to show off their baking skills

Xpression FM to host charity football match

Local charity benefits from Lord Mayor’s Valentine Ball

Support Age UK Exeter and sign up for next year's Arctic Challenge

Call for volunteers to take part in Superhero Skydive

BBC’s Fitz gets fit - with the help of Hospiscare

Hospiscare calls on ladies to walk under the stars

Exeter Chiefs and Exeter College students get baking for Red Nose Day

Charity Cycle Challenge for Children's Hospice South West

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