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The Head who goes the extra 100 miles

Richard Uffendell, Headteacher at Ashton Park School in Bristol, is preparing to take on one of his toughest endurance challenges yet as he gears up to run a 100 mile ultra marathon in May, raising funds for the FORCE charity based in Exeter, in memory of his close friend, Michelle, who died from cancer.

The event, the West Country Ultra 100, will see him set off at 6am on a Saturday, with a 34-hour cut-off time to reach the finish line by 4pm on Sunday. The route begins in Taunton, passes through Bridgwater, moves along the coast near Hinkley Point towards Minehead, and includes...

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Residents at Millbrook Village help raise £2,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support

Residents of Millbrook, a later living community in Devon, came together to host a Macmillan Coffee Morning. Residents helped to raise an impressive £2000 for Macmillan Cancer Support as part of coffee mornings held at Inspired Villages retirement communities across the UK.

Carole Walker, a resident of Millbrook, took the lead by hosting a coffee and cake afternoon in support of Macmillan Cancer Support. She shared her enthusiasm for the cause, stating, "It warms my heart to see our community come together for Macmillan. Cancer touches so many lives, and this event allowed us to...

Local children bereavement charity receives heart-warming donation

Local homebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes Exeter has recently donated £1,500 to Balloons, a small, local charity working across Exeter, East and Mid Devon, as part of the developers community fund initiative.

The Barratt Developments community fund initiative looks to support those causes which have a positive impact within their local communities. Balloons, set up in 2007 is dedicated to providing essential bereavement and support services to children and young people aged five-25, when someone significant in their lives dies. For many children this is their first experience...

‘Big Exeter Feast’ to set out vision for city’s food future

How can we make food more accessible, affordable, healthier, sustainable and celebrated in Exeter?

That’s the key question being asked by the city’s voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) and local food businesses.

To enable the question to be explored, local charity, Exeter Community Initiatives’ Exeter Connect project, is facilitating ‘The Big Exeter Feast’ conference on Thursday, 23 November at Exeter Community Centre.

The conference, which brings together the city’s VCSE sector and local food businesses, will explore what an integrated and...

Exeter care team raises over £1,800 for Alzheimer’s Society with charity skydive

Exeter local Katie Derrick and her team at Right at Home Exeter & Exmouth embarked on a hair-raising charity skydive last week to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society.

Katie, 34 who is Manager of the Devon homecare provider was joined by CareGiver Belinda Blackwell (60), along with Katie’s mum Anne Charles (60) for the skydive, which took place at Dunkeswell Aerodrome in Honiton.

The team all had a brilliant time and were delighted to find they surpassed their impressive fundraising target, raising £1865 to date. Alongside the fundraising efforts they have also been...

Safestore is Supporting WrapUp Exeter to keep the Homeless Warm this Winter

DONATE A COAT, WARM A HEART! Safestore is Supporting WrapUp Exeter to keep the Homeless Warm This Winter Donations can be made from 21 October to 4 November at Safestore Exeter

Safestore , the UK’s largest self storage company, is urging people across Exeter to donate good quality, unwanted coats to ‘WrapUp Exeter’ which is being run by the Rotary Club from 21st October to 4th November with various drop off points available.

This winter will mark the 12th year of the UK’s largest self storage company’s support for the WrapUp campaign which began in London and to date has...

Christmas jumper sales reach record limits as charity shop launches its festive collection in Heavitree!

Christmas has officially arrived at Devon Air Ambulances’ (DAA) Heavitree shop today with the team working hard to showcase their stock of over 300 preloved Christmas jumpers and other festive bric-a-brac.

On the shops' Facebook page , the team, managed by Paul, have been building the excitement for the launch of Christmas stock by posting a series of videos counting down to Monday 16th October. The shop has an unbeatable range of Christmas stock including jumpers, dresses, and T-shirts, in both adult and kids' sizes.

Heavitree Shop Manager, Paul Sewter said: “In recent...

Millbrook Residents' Coffee Morning Raises Significant Funds for Macmillan Cancer Support

Residents of Inspired Villages Millbrook, a later living community in Devon, came together on Monday 2nd October, to host a Macmillan Coffee Morning, raising an impressive £286.00 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

5-year-old Theo comes to the rescue after giant giraffe goes missing from charity shop

A five-year-old boy from Exminster has come to the rescue after charity shop staff reported the theft of a giant toy giraffe from its shop window.

Little Theo heard how ‘Danny’ the giraffe was to be raffled off to raise funds at the Cancer Research UK shop in Exeter for Stand Up To Cancer, but thieves had stolen him one Saturday morning.

Theo, who attends Exminster Primary school, was so moved to help staff after his beloved grandmother Margaret died from cancer two years ago. He got in touch to donate his own special giraffe to the charity shop in Sidwell Street in...

11-year-old Izzy completes an epic 20-mile walk for local charity

Young philanthropist Izzy Rutter, an 11-year-old from Exeter, recently accomplished an impressive 20-mile charity walk to raise money for InFocus Charity, based in Exeter.

InFocus Charity is dedicated to supporting young individuals with vision impairment and complex needs.

On 16th September 2023, Izzy embarked on her challenging journey, covering a 20-mile route from Exeter to Dawlish Warren and back, all in pursuit of her New Year resolution to raise £100 for a local charity.

During her walk, she went the extra mile, quite literally, by walking one of those miles...

Bristol musicians take on epic Lands End to John O’Groats cycle gig challenge to support the MND Association

Mark Evans and Ian McGuire will be getting on their bikes to cycle from Lands End to John O’Groats in support of the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association. At the end of each day and each stage of the route the duo alongside challenge support driver and band member Guy plan to perform a gig in a local venue - you can catch them at The Angel Bar in Queen Street, Exeter on Tuesday 10th October.

The musicians from Bristol are hoping to raise £5,000 and plenty of audience applause by completing their ‘Lejog 2 Legig’ challenge which takes place between the 9th and 22nd October....

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The Head who goes the extra 100 miles

Residents at Millbrook Village help raise £2,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support

Local children bereavement charity receives heart-warming donation

‘Big Exeter Feast’ to set out vision for city’s food future

Exeter care team raises over £1,800 for Alzheimer’s Society with charity skydive

Safestore is Supporting WrapUp Exeter to keep the Homeless Warm this Winter

Christmas jumper sales reach record limits as charity shop launches its festive collection in Heavitree!

Millbrook Residents' Coffee Morning Raises Significant Funds for Macmillan Cancer Support

5-year-old Theo comes to the rescue after giant giraffe goes missing from charity shop

11-year-old Izzy completes an epic 20-mile walk for local charity

Bristol musicians take on epic Lands End to John O’Groats cycle gig challenge to support the MND Association

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