Charities

Courageous David Jones, co-owner of Manna from Devon Cooking School, will be setting off on Sunday 16th December to walk the South West Coast Path.

David is embarking on this challenging walk, in the middle of winter, to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The South West Coast Path is England's longest waymarked long-distance footpath and a National Trail. It stretches for 630 miles, running from Minehead in Somerset, along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, to Poole Harbour in Dorset.

This walk is perhaps the ultimate challenge for the...

As if spending all day on their feet working as part of Exeter University’s campus services team wasn’t enough, Wayne Hill and Mark Fabris are tackling a sponsored walk from Exeter Quay to Exmouth on Saturday 10th November to raise funds for Hospiscare.

Wayne, a committed supporter of the charity, which provides end-of-life care for local patients and their families, says he is doing the walk because he cares passionately about the service they provide.

“I have had family and friends pass away from cancer and have found everyone at Hospiscare to be so...

A group of ‘Mo Bros’ from Exeter-based chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards are preparing for a particularly hairy few weeks as they raise money for men’s health programmes by taking part in ‘Movember’.

Led by Partner Adrian Hemmings, who lost his father-in-law to prostate cancer 10 years ago, the team also includes Jamie Brimblecombe, Jason Chant, Jon Dufty, Nick Feeney, Phill Hargreaves, Mark Simic, Jordan Mitchell, Antony Norman and Richard Holt who are all based at the Exeter office.

Movember is an annual international campaign which takes place...

Exeter accountancy firm Thomas Westcott, is hosting a special charities seminar next month aimed at helping trustees.

The free event at the Exeter Golf and Country Club coincides with the annual Trustees Week, which showcases great work that trustees do and highlights opportunities for people to get involved and make a difference.

The seminar on Tuesday, 6th November, starts at 9.30am and runs until 12.30pm, when there will be a buffet lunch served.

First-time trustees, experienced trustees and those who may be considering becoming a trustee are invited to attend...