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Exeter charity launches free "Joy Rides" to help people get cycling again

Ride On is launching a new, free cycling programme aimed at beginners, people returning to cycling after a break, or anyone looking for a sociable ride to help them get back outside this summer.

Called Joy Rides, the sessions launch on Saturday 18 July and run weekly through to September, alternating between Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings to fit around work, family, and shift patterns. Each ride follows one of three easy, mostly traffic-free routes around Exeter Quay, the Exe estuary, and Topsham, led by trained ride leaders and open to all abilities.

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Care home residents help local families cook up a treat at Westbank

Local people of all ages have taken part in a community cookery event organised by the Devon-wide health and well-being charity Westbank Community Health and Care

Residents from Exeter care home Cumberland Grange joined local families in the kitchen at Westbank’s community hub in Exminster, where they prepared a healthy two-course meal together.

The idea behind the Ready, Steady, Cook-style event was to bring together people of different ages and backgrounds to share a fun experience and learn (or refresh) their skills in the kitchen. The three generations of cooks prepared...

Five go cycling across South West to support mental health charities

A team from National Highways will be taking to the roads of the South West over 24 hours later this month to raise funds for two mental health charities.

On June 23rd/24th, five members of the company’s South West team will attempt to cycle 261 miles on winding and hilly roads from Penzance in Cornwall, through Devon, Somerset and South Gloucestershire, to Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire.

The 24-hour fundraising effort, in aid of the Samaritans and the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity (Lighthouse Club), will take the riders from Penzance along the A30 and up and...

The Bowling Green raises £5,000 for Devon Air Ambulance Trust with a ‘Big Shave’

The Bowling Green , Exeter has raised around £5,000 for Devon Air Ambulance Trust through a ‘Big Shave; event. The pub is still accepting donations made in person at the pub and online through a JustGiving site.

The licensees, Nigel Cook and Saskia Russell were joined by Mike Knight, who lives in the area, and they all shaved their heads. Nigel also dyed his beard pink at the request of one of the guests to help raise further funds. The pub raised the money through an online JustGiving site, but also accepted money at the bar on the day.

Nigel Cook, the licensee of The...

Exeter woman tackles 600-mile cycle challenge for cancer charity

An Exeter woman is set to tackle an epic 600-mile cycle challenge to support the charity which helped her as a teenager following cancer treatment.

Roisin Smith, now aged 23, will take part in the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust’s Largs to Cowes 'Brighter Futures' Cycle Challenge across eight days in June (Fri 17 – Fri 24) from the west of Scotland to England’s south coast.

Currently living in Exeter and working as a graduate intern at not-for-profit energy consultancy Regen, Roisin first sailed with the Trust aged 19, just a few months out of three years of treatment for...

Hollow they are not!

On Saturday 14 May, OAndy Vodden, Assistant Provincial Grand Master of the Devon Freemasons paid a visit to the Hollow Lane Club, a registered charity which works within the Ellen Tinkham School in Exeter. There he met Mary Roche and Deb Ward two of the leading lights of the charity and presented them with a certificate denoting a grant of £15, 000 which had been made via the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF).

Mary established the charity over 26 years ago and is dedicated to enhancing the lives of children and young people with special needs and Deb joined her over 20 years...

Exeter Dementia Action Alliance selected as The Lord Mayor’s charity of the year

Exeter Dementia Action Alliance (EDAA) is a charitable foundation running a range of activities raising awareness of dementia and - alongside many partners and allies - working towards a dementia-friendly city.

They believe that Exeter should be a city in which every organisation respects and values people affected by dementia and makes practical changes to enable people with dementia to live independently and empowered to participate in the community.

The Exeter Dementia Alliance has been raising awareness of dementia across the city since 2015 and during this time has...

Ready for the off at The Nello cycle ride for FORCE Cancer Charity

The Nello is back and cyclists can’t wait

One of Devon’s most iconic outdoor events is back this summer after a two-year break.

And the good news is, there’s still time to be a part of it.

The Nello bike ride - FORCE’s Cancer Charity’s biggest single fundraising event of the year – will take place on Sunday June 26.

Up to 1,500 cyclists will gather on the start line at Topsham Rugby Club, ready to take on the personal challenge of riding 55 or 100 miles.

The event has been virtual for the past two years due to COVID – riders choosing when and where to ride.

But there is real excitement...

Call for Devon residents to join step challenge as charity marks Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week

People in Devon are being invited to raise vital funds for Diabetes UK this summer as part of a drive to highlight why it is so important to know your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

The One Million Step Challenge runs from 1 July to 30 September and is ideal for anyone looking for a way to get more active. You take one million steps over the course of three months – around 10,000 steps per day – and get sponsored for every stride.

The call-out to sign up comes at the beginning of Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week (23-29 May), an NHS England initiative supported by...

Help raise some much-needed dough for Marie Curie

The end-of-life charity Marie Curie is calling on people across the South West to throw a Blooming Great Tea Party in June and July to help fund vital care and support for those living with a terminal illness, and their families.

The charity’s fundraising appeal is a piece of cake – simply set a date to host a tea party and invite family, friends, or colleagues to tuck into a delectable treat and catch-up over a cuppa.

Every penny raised from a Blooming Great Tea Party will go towards ensuring more people have access to the care and support they need at the end of life...

RGB chooses RNLI as its charity partner

RGB Building Supplies is delighted to announce it has selected the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) as its charity partner for 2022 and will be organising branch-wide fundraising events throughout the next 12 months.

The RNLI has been saving lives at sea for nearly 200 years and relies on volunteers and supporters to operate its lifesaving services.

The volunteer lifeboat crews provide a 24-hour search and rescue service and depend on donations to ensure they have the best training and safest, most reliable lifeboats and modern stations to launch from, but the...

Charities

Exeter charity launches free "Joy Rides" to help people get cycling again

Care home residents help local families cook up a treat at Westbank

Five go cycling across South West to support mental health charities

The Bowling Green raises £5,000 for Devon Air Ambulance Trust with a ‘Big Shave’

Exeter woman tackles 600-mile cycle challenge for cancer charity

Hollow they are not!

Exeter Dementia Action Alliance selected as The Lord Mayor’s charity of the year

The Nello is back and cyclists can’t wait

Call for Devon residents to join step challenge as charity marks Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week

Help raise some much-needed dough for Marie Curie

RGB chooses RNLI as its charity partner

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