Charities

More than twenty members of the Mid Devon health and fitness group, Way to Fitness , grabbed the opportunity to get naked and raise funds for Exeter-based FORCE Cancer Charity. Emma Healey, Fitness Instructor and Personal Performance Coach with Way To Fitness and Shine Brighter Coaching , put out a call for volunteers after a suggestion from a member.

‘We only had three weeks to put everything together because everyone has such busy schedules,’ explained Emma. Crediton photographer Andrea Wyatt stepped in to take the pictures while the calendar was Art Directed by Rachel Vowles,...

2 Exeter girls, Amber Jenkins and Jade Driscoll, have completed a 15,000ft Skydive in aid of Exmouth based charity Pete's Dragons.

The girls signed up just a week before the jump took place after seeing a post on Facebook advertising Skydives as a novel way of raising much needed funds and raised over £1,000 and dedicated the jump to their good friend, Anthony, who took his own life a year ago.

Pete's Dragons provides support to people from anywhere in Devon who have been impacted by suicide.

You can still donate to Amber and Jade's page here .

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Devon charity, Hospiscare, has secured a £1,000 donation from local developers after an application from two of its charity runners.

Persimmon Homes South West received an application for its Community Champions scheme from Rachel Payne and Kate Smith, both of whom competed in races including the London Marathon 2023, to raise money for the hospice.

Representatives of the five-star builder presented the cheque to them at their Exeter site, Searle House, named after their founder, alongside local councillor, Marina Asvachin.

Cllr Asvachin and the business then...

Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) are calling for the people of Devon to join them and the nation in celebrating Air Ambulance Week from 4 – 10 September 2023.

This annual campaign, organised by Air Ambulances UK (AAUK), aims to raise awareness of the lifesaving work of the UK’s air ambulance charities.

Air Ambulance Week serves as a reminder of the crucial role that air ambulances play in saving lives and providing rapid specialist medical assistance to those in need. The DAA fleet of emergency vehicles includes two Air Ambulance Helicopters and two rapid response, blue light...