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Cllr Duncan Wood joined members of Exeter's WI in the City for a rugby session with Exeter City Comm

Pitch perfect: Football meets rugby in Exeter’s Strive ‘25 takeover

Exeter City Community Trust, the charitable arm of Exeter City Football Club, is stepping into a new sport as it joins a major national initiative to grow women’s rugby in the city ahead of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025.

The organisation, which is more used to the beautiful game than the oval ball, is joining with Exeter Chiefs and Exeter City Council as the delivery partner for the Strive ‘25 Rugby Challenge, a national programme aimed at engaging 25,000 women and girls in rugby across host cities. Exeter is one of only eight UK cities which are hosting the Women’s Rugby World...

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Exeter Residents can Earn Money for Charity by Recycling Old Food Containers and Reusable Drinks Bottles

For the first time Exeter residents can recycle their old food storage containers and reusable drinks bottles whilst raising money for their chosen good cause.

These everyday items often end up crowding kitchen cupboards and finding a sustainable way to dispose of them has traditionally been a challenge. This is because they are made of materials that make them more complex and costly to recycle, meaning many councils do not collect them to be recycled and landfill is often the method of disposal.

The new recycling programme is run by Sistema in partnership with...

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Dunelm Exeter launches local ‘Home To Home’ trial initiative 

Customers now able to pass on pre-loved homewares into store, to be rehomed with families or individuals in need

Dunelm, the UK’s leading homewares retailer, is trialling the launch of Home to Home, an innovative homewares ‘pass it on’ scheme in Exeter - encouraging shoppers to pass on their pre-loved items, which will be donated onwards to families and individuals in the local community who will be able to make good use of them.

Home to Home will have its initial trial in four stores across the UK including Exeter. Developed in collaboration with environmental charity, Hubbub ,...

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Exeter Philharmonic Choir to bring much-needed Christmas cheer this festive season

Authored by Sharon Goble
Posted: Wed, 11/30/2022 - 12:24pm

Exeter Philharmonic Choir will bring the joy of Christmas music to audiences at Exeter Cathedral again this year with two nights of carols on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. In the run-up to what promises to be a challenging Christmas season for many, the uplifting sound of the Choir will be more welcome than ever.

This year’s special guest is the internationally renowned soprano, Amy Carson, whose glorious voice will add extra sparkle to the two evening events. Musical Director Howard Ionascu has selected a beautiful programme from the rich tradition of carols, embracing...

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Princesshay celebrates 10 years of the Charity Christmas Tree Festival

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 11/29/2022 - 11:03pm

Princesshay welcomed the Charity Christmas Tree Festival to a new central location on Bedford Street in Exeter for its 10th year on Thursday 17th November.

The illuminated festival, featuring 35 Charity Trees, is now on display until the New Year.

In the last 10 years, the Charity Christmas Tree Festival has supported hundreds of local charities raising both money and awareness of their causes.

Charities that have participated include, FORCE Cancer Charity, Children’s Hospice South West and CEDA, Princesshay’s current Charity partner of the year.

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Santas take over Exeter High Street

Still time to sign up for Sunday’s Santa spectacular

There’s still time to sign up for the fantastic city centre Santa Run - ensuring you kick off the festive season in style.

Organised by Exeter City Community Trust, the run, which covers 5k or 2.5k, is the perfect family event and a real seasonal spectacle, with hundreds of Santas of all ages taking over Exeter High Street. And it all takes place this Sunday <DEC 4>.

The first runners set off at 9am and you can run or walk for fun, for a charity of your choice, or you can raise money for Exeter City Community Trust and support our work in the community.

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Aldi announces emergency food bank fund to support charities in Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 11/28/2022 - 10:58am

Aldi is supporting local charities, foodbanks, and community groups in Devon through its Emergency Winter Foodbank Fund this Christmas.

The supermarket’s Emergency Winter Foodbank Fund will see it donate £250,000 to help organisations as they prepare to face heightened demand on their services.

The fund builds on Aldi’s successful partnership with community engagement platform Neighbourly which enables all of Aldi’s 980 UK stores to donate surplus food seven days a week, all year round.

Aldi will also be introducing new signage in stores this Christmas to help...

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Michael Tilston and James Miles from The Mortgage Quarter with the 2021 gift donation

The Mortgage Quarter launches Exeter's annual Christmas charity gift appeal

Exeter-based mortgage broker, The Mortgage Quarter has launched its annual Christmas charity gift appeal, which this year will support seven local charities.

Now in its fourth year, The Mortgage Quarter is widening its campaign this year and calling on local residents and businesses to donate brand-new women's and children's clothes and gifts as well as toys.

Working in partnership with CoLab Exeter, the donations will be split between seven Exeter-based charities supporting children, domestic abuse survivors, families in temporary accommodation and Ukrainian refugees....

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Devon mental health charity celebrates 85 years and commemorates their late patron, Queen Elizabeth II

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 11/24/2022 - 5:06pm

On Friday 18th November, local businesses, partners, funders and supporters of Step One gathered at Reed Hall, Exeter University to celebrate the charity’s rich history, incredible staff and advocates, along with paying homage to the Late Queen Elizabeth who was patron of the charity from 1946 – 2022. With a mini exhibition showcasing Step One/St Loye’s long history and photos showcasing the Queen’s visits throughout the years, those in attendance were able to learn more about the charity's fantastic work across Devon whilst enjoying a quintessentially British, sweet scone-filled lunch....

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FORCE Charity Shop volunteer Jan Liff amid this year's bargains

It’s win, win, win at the FORCE shop this Christmas

Savvy shoppers are turning to charities this winter to beat the cost of living crisis and support their favourites good causes into the bargai n.

FORCE Cancer Charity’s shop in Fore Street, Heavitree, has plenty to tempt discerning buyers in the run-up to Christmas.

Shop manager Anna Heard said: “Come and grab your Secret Santa gifts from us but don’t stop there when we have lovely items like cashmere scarves, designer handbags, crystal glasses, jewellery and so much more. You might even find your party outfits for Christmas”

The FORCE shop is open Monday to...

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Coldplay backs city homelessness charity’s first major Christmas campaign

A band of global superstars have thrown their weight behind an Exeter-based homelessness charity, by supporting the first major Christmas campaign of its 26-year history.

St Petrock’s will launch a gritty, yet heartwarming short film next week, as people on low incomes are plunged further into poverty, while the country slides into a recession triggered by soaring inflation and interest rate rises.

From discussions with partner agencies and St Petrock’s own observations, the charity estimates the number of rough sleepers on the streets of Exeter has doubled in the space...

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