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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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Children's bereavement charity to receive £1,000 donation

Post bereavement children’s charity Balloons Devon is set to receive a £1,000 donation from an initiative operated by a leading regional housebuilder.

The Exeter based charity applied to the Persimmon Homes South West Community Champions scheme, which was set up to provide financial support to charities, organisations and good causes in the region.

Sara Bennett from Balloons Devon explains: “We provide pre and post-bereavement support to children and young people who are struggling with behavioural and psychological difficulties due to grief and the impact of loss. The...

Topsham charity receives festive boost from McCarthy Stone Foundation

The McCarthy Stone Foundation has provided a welcome boost ahead of the Christmas period for local Topsham charity, the Estuary League of Friends, to help support those living with memory loss or dementia and their carers.

In a bid to make Christmas a little brighter this year, the McCarthy Stone Foundation has given the Estuary League of Friends a £250 donation, which will help with the running costs of its Memory Café, a support group offered to those living with memory loss or dementia and their carers.

Rachel Gilpin, Chief Executive at the Estuary League of Friends,...

Hospiscare signs up to The Charity Shop Gift Card

Hospiscare, which provides specialist care to patients and their families living with life-limiting illnesses across Exeter, Mid and East Devon, is the latest charity nationwide to sign up to the first multi-retailer gift card that can be used exclusively in charity shops.

The Charity Shop Gift Card will be sold and accepted in Hospiscare’s 18 shops which help raise money to support more than 2,000 adults every year, across Exeter, Mid and East Devon

The Charity Shop Gift Card has been developed by Gift Card CIC, a social enterprise, and backed by the Charity Retail...

Christmas comes early for local veterans as charity concert rocks Exeter Racecourse

Exeter veterans enjoyed a Christmas party with a difference at The Not Forgotten Jingle Bell Rock drive-in concert at Exeter Racecourse on Thursday 9th December.

The Not Forgotten, a British Armed Forces charity which supports serving and ex-service men and women performed in Exeter during their Christmas concert tour which aims to entertain, boost morale and lift lockdown spirits by reaching veterans across the UK.

Over 100 local veterans and their guests enjoyed a feast of festivities in their social bubble at the Jingle Bell Rock concert, providing a real boost to...

Julian House Charity in Exeter launches Christmas Appeal

Homeless is a 365 days a year issue but there is no doubt that during the winter months awareness is much higher. We all feel for the individuals that we see on the streets. Julian House is there to provide support that is not just life changing but often life saving.

The charity's annual Christmas appeal is its biggest single fundraiser and helps to ensure that this support is available throughout the year - not just now, but every month. Struggling with mental health issues in July is just as tough as in January.

You can help Julian House to: get people off the street and...

Exeter teenager who lost mum to brain tumours becomes charity ambassador

A teenager who lost her mum to a brain tumour when she was just three-years-old has secured a prestigious role as a Young Ambassador for The Brain Tumour Charity.

Alice Godfrey, 19, from Exeter has taken on a coveted position with the world’s leading brain tumour charity and the largest dedicated funder of research into brain tumours globally to champion its work. The organisation also offers vital support to those who have been affected by the disease and Alice hopes her difficult and personal experience with brain tumours will help others.

Alice lost her mum, Kay, in...

Top of the Tree for local Samaritans

Local Samaritans are not just on call 24/7 this festive season - they also hope shoppers will have a little more joy thanks to the charity’s own Christmas Tree.

Volunteers at the Exeter, Mid & East Devon branch of Samaritans have dressed one of 35 Christmas trees on Roman Walk in Exeter’s Princesshay shopping centre.

“This is the fourth year we’ve been lucky enough to be in the Princesshay Tree Festival - we’re very grateful to the centre managers for including us, although the best thing from our point of view is the reaction of shoppers and passers by” explains Mel...

Virtual Balloon Race launch for Children's Charity Brainwave

A week-long ‘festive’ virtual balloon race, launching from Santa’s village in Lapland, will take place from Friday 10 December to raise vital funds for Brainwave, who help disabled children reach their potential through a range of specialist therapies.

Balloons can be purchased for just £5, with prizes including a family weekend break to Camel Creek in Cornwall , 6-person Regatta tent, and family day tickets to Butlins. Balloons can also be purchased and gifted to friends, family, or colleagues – making a great alternative to Christmas cards or Secret Santa gifts.

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Nominate a charity to receive a festive financial boost

Nominate a charity to receive a festive financial boost Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical is giving £120,000 to good causes as part of its annual 12 days of giving Christmas campaign.

Now into its fifth year, Ecclesiastical is once again inviting Devon residents to nominate a registered charity close to their hearts to benefit from this festive financial boost.

Ten lucky winners will be announced each weekday from 6 to 21 December.

It’s quick and easy to nominate a charity online. Nominations are open until 20 December and you can vote for your favourite charity...

The Exeter Christmas pop-up shop is back: Help raise vital funds for charity this Christmas

Cards for Good Causes, the charity Christmas card and gift retailer, had opened its doors in Exeter. The pop-up shop is in St. Martin's Church and is open Monday to Saturday 10am-4pm.

The not-for-profit organisation always has a huge selection of charity Christmas cards and seasonal gifts with proceeds donated back to local and national charities. In the last 10 years alone, they have raised over £40 million for charity and last year, the Exeter community raised an incredible £10,400 with the sale of charity cards and gifts in the pop-up shop.

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

Children's bereavement charity to receive £1,000 donation

Topsham charity receives festive boost from McCarthy Stone Foundation

Hospiscare signs up to The Charity Shop Gift Card

Christmas comes early for local veterans as charity concert rocks Exeter Racecourse

Julian House Charity in Exeter launches Christmas Appeal

Exeter teenager who lost mum to brain tumours becomes charity ambassador

Top of the Tree for local Samaritans

Virtual Balloon Race launch for Children's Charity Brainwave

Nominate a charity to receive a festive financial boost

The Exeter Christmas pop-up shop is back: Help raise vital funds for charity this Christmas

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