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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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Freemasons donating more than 20,000 Easter eggs to children across the UK

Freemasons are donating 20,000 Easter eggs to thousands of children, care homes, hospitals and food banks across England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Freemasons have been rolling up their sleeves and distributing Easter eggs across the country once again this year. The donations are helping children and families in most UK cities. In addition to donations, Freemasons are also delivering the Easter eggs and have travelled to various charities in their cars and on motorbikes. Some members have even dressed up as bunny rabbits to bring a smile to the faces of children. In...

Hospiscare receives £2,000 contribution to SOS emergency appeal from local housebuilder

Devon based charity Hospiscare is looking to raise £1 million in an emergency appeal. The charity is now nearing its goal with support from the local community and organisations such as Redrow South West.

Hospiscare supports 2,500 people with life-limiting illnesses each year and their reach covers Exeter, Mid and East Devon. This year will be their 40th anniversary, however, as a charity they need to raise around £8 million a year to continue to provide care.

The Covid pandemic had a catastrophic effect on the charity’s resources. The hospice’s income is not recovering...

Volunteer at Exeter festivals and enjoy the events for FREE

Are you a fan of 80s music or is your thing singer-songwriters? Child Bereavement UK needs you! The charity is looking for music fans to give 4 hours of their time to volunteer at a range of festivals this year, selling wristbands and raffle tickets to raise funds to support its work. In return volunteers get to enjoy the rest of the event free of charge!

Child Bereavement UK helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. The charity supports children and young people (up to the age of 25) when someone important to them has died or is not...

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Twilight Walk set to shine for Hospiscare’s 40th anniversary

Twilight Walk, the popular pink sponsored walk in aid of local charity Hospiscare, is due to return to Exmouth after two years.

The event will take over the seafront town on Saturday 9 July to raise much-needed funds for the local hospice for Exeter, Mid and East Devon.

Receiving just 18% of its funding from the NHS, Hospiscare relies upon events such as Twilight Walk to fund its specialist end-of-life care. This July, supporters can shine a light for over 2,500 patients and their families who are cared for by the local hospice by taking part in the popular event....

HSBC Exeter and Anytime Fitness support FORCE Cancer Charity

HSBC Exeter to hold fundraising day for FORCE

HSBC’s Exeter branch will be holding an in-branch fundraising day on Thursday April 28 in aid of FORCE Cancer Charity. The day will involve staff wearing something blue to represent FORCE’s colours and a non-stop seven-hour cycle ride.

Anytime Fitness Exeter in Southernhay are lending out a static bike for the event so that HSBC staff can take turns to complete as many miles as possible to raise money.

In addition, staff from HSBC’s Exeter, Honiton and North Devon branch in Barnstaple will also be taking part in a number of events for FORCE this year including the Great...

Blooming beautiful gardens open to raise vital funds in Hospiscare’s 40th year

The local hospice charity for Exeter, Mid and East Devon is inviting people to visit its Open Garden to support end-of-life care.

From 9 April, gardeners across the heart of Devon will welcome members of the community to enjoy their beautiful green spaces in support of Hospiscare.

The local hospice charity cares for over 2,500 patients and their families every year. As the charity receives just 18% of its funding from the NHS, events like Open Gardens are vital to keep Hospiscare’s specialist service running and ensure its care is provided at no cost to patients and...

Foot Anstey cyclists hit the road in support of Ukraine

A team of riders from national law firm, Foot Anstey LLP, will be swapping their suits for lycra for a two-day bike ride in support of the Disasters Emergency Committee's (DEC) Ukraine Appeal.

The two-day bike ride will start on 5 May from Foot Anstey's Truro office and see the team cycle to Foot Anstey's offices in Plymouth, Exeter, and Taunton before finishing at the firm's Bristol office on 6 May.

The fundraisers will be able to make use of the firm's CSR Hours initiative, which allows employees to take two additional days off per year to support local charitable...

ECOE directors Andy Extance and Prina Sumaria join founding director Sonya Bedford to celebrate the

Exeter Community Energy wins award for saving 2,590 households £1.3m

Exeter Community Energy (ECOE) has been announced as the winning Community Energy Initiative at this year’s UK Green Energy Awards. Exeter Community Energy’s win primarily reflects its Healthy Homes for Wellbeing scheme, which has helped people far beyond the reaches of Exeter to fight their way out of fuel poverty.

The scheme has assisted 2,590 homes in 2021, saving clients an estimated £1.3 million. The scheme advising households on how to reduce their energy bills, cutting their carbon emissions, and fighting climate change in the process. Healthy Homes sits alongside ECOE’s...

WPD supports charities in Devon with £500,000 fund to tackle loneliness and isolation

Western Power Distribution (WPD) is pledging to support its most vulnerable customers in Devon with grants from its Community Matters Fund ahead of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week. The upcoming awareness week (9-15 May) aims to tackle loneliness, particularly in the wake of the pandemic – which has left many people from all walks of life reporting feelings of isolation.

To provide much needed support for the local organisations tackling these vital issues, WPD is calling on charities, councils and community groups in the South West to apply for grants of up to £10,000,...

A group of Men's Walkers with their hands raised by Exeter Mill Stone

Record-breaking fundraising for Men’s Walk in Hospiscare’s 40th anniversary year

Over 1,000 supporters stepped up for their local hospice charity by taking part in its iconic fundraising event last month.

Men’s Walk returned on 12 March to raise sponsorship for Hospiscare ’s vital end-of-life care for local people living with a terminal illness.

The hospice cares for over 2,500 patients and their families every year across Exeter, Mid and East Devon. With just 18% of the charity’s income funded by the NHS, events like Men’s Walk are crucial to the survival of Hospiscare.

This year’s Men’s Walk was a true milestone for Hospiscare. Not only was it...

Charities

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

Freemasons donating more than 20,000 Easter eggs to children across the UK

Hospiscare receives £2,000 contribution to SOS emergency appeal from local housebuilder

Volunteer at Exeter festivals and enjoy the events for FREE

Twilight Walk set to shine for Hospiscare’s 40th anniversary

HSBC Exeter to hold fundraising day for FORCE

Blooming beautiful gardens open to raise vital funds in Hospiscare’s 40th year

Foot Anstey cyclists hit the road in support of Ukraine

Exeter Community Energy wins award for saving 2,590 households £1.3m

WPD supports charities in Devon with £500,000 fund to tackle loneliness and isolation

Record-breaking fundraising for Men’s Walk in Hospiscare’s 40th anniversary year

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