Charities

Employees from an Exeter-based company are taking part in a month-long walkathon to raise money for Brain Tumour Research .

A 25-strong team from Shipman Financial Planning is aiming, with the help of 10 others from parent company Amber River, to walk more than 40,000 kilometres (24,901 miles) throughout September – the equivalent distance of travelling around the world.

The team from Shipman is fundraising for Brain Tumour Research after financial administrative assistant, Louise Pickering lost her mum, Angela Linnell to the disease 26 years ago.

Louise, 45,...

At the start of this year, Chris Jebb from Exminster had never run more than 10K but on Sunday (October 2) he’ll be joining thousands of others pounding the streets of the capital in the London Marathon. It’s undoubtedly a challenge but one which Chris is determined to complete in order to raise funds for a charity very close to his heart, Children’s Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF).

“Back in 2017, my wife and I received the devastating news that our one week old son, Leo had an incredibly rare and complex liver condition,” explains Chris 33, an accountant for Exeter based Hi-Line...

Devon Air Ambulance is back in the saddle to host return of their popular charity Race Day at Exeter Racecourse.

Local businesses and racing enthusiasts are champing at the bit to secure places at the Devon Air Ambulance Race Day in November.

Devon Air Ambulance Race Day returns to Exeter Racecourse this year for the first time since 2018. The charity fundraiser is hosted by and organised in support of Devon Air Ambulance and promises to be a great occasion to enjoy with clients and colleagues, all in support of a local lifesaving charity.

The day-long charity...

RSPCA Little Valley Animal Shelter is the latest charity in Devon to sign up to The Charity Shop Gift Card - the first multi-retailer gift card that can be used exclusively in charity shops.

The charity's shops in Bideford, Brixham, Budleigh Salterton, Exter and Newton Abbot raise money to help Devon’s animals in need. To coincide with Second-Hand September , it joins Hospiscare and national charities, Marie Curie, The Children’s Society and YMCA in accepting the card in the county.

The Charity Shop Gift Card is a social enterprise that has been developed in partnership...