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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.

The...

Devon-based Brain in Hand scoops prestigious SBRI Healthcare award

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 11/21/2020 - 4:16pm

UK digital healthcare company, Brain in Hand, has won a prestigious Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Healthcare award. Funded by NHS England & NHS Improvement, the £800,000 award is a recognition of Brain in Hand’s revolutionary digital self-management approach to support services for autistic people, both pre- and post-diagnosis.

The award also signals confidence in Brain in Hand as an effective solution in meeting the critical needs in autism services, supporting the NHS Long Term plan1 and health and social care strategy.

Brain in Hand aims to transform...

Wear a Santa Hat for DAAT

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 11/19/2020 - 11:42am

Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT) is launching a fun and festive activity as part of its There to Care Christmas 2020 appeal. The charity is asking everybody of any age to wear a Santa hat any time during the week of 7 - 11 December to show their support this Christmas.

To take part, all supporters need to do is donate just £5 and don some festive headwear - anything from reindeer antlers to elf ears and Santas-disappearing-down-chimneys goes! DAAT is inviting families, friends, community groups and colleagues to join them in creating a bit of Christmas cheer in what has been a...

Devon Air Ambulance invites supporters to share Christmas wishes and festive messages

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 11/16/2020 - 12:13pm

During the year Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) receives many messages of thanks and appreciation for their aircrew and medical teams, not just from grateful patients, but also from the friends and family members of those that needed theservice. As part of the 2020 There to Care Christmas Appeal, DAA is inviting supporters toleave a Christmas wish or a festive message for loved ones. These may be special friends, family members or their crew, just to show them you care this Christmas.

By pledging just £3 to the appeal, your Christmas wish or festive message will be tied to their...

Guide Dogs for the Blind

Guide Dogs appeal for volunteer fundraisers in Exeter

Authored by emma.tucker
Posted: Thu, 11/12/2020 - 12:47pm

The local branch of charity Guide Dogs is urgently looking for new volunteers in Exeter and surrounding areas. They are in need of people to join the local fundraising group, which organises community events and collections to help raise much needed funds. The charity relies on donations to keep its vital services running and has suffered with the impact of Covid-19 putting a dent in much of their face to face activities over the summer.

Guide Dogs has local fundraising groups across the country. This means that people can volunteer in their local communities and make a difference...

Devon Air Ambulance launches There to Care 2020 Christmas Appeal

This year charitable income at Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) has been hit hard due to the hundreds of fundraising events cancelled throughout Devon. For the first time, the charity is asking for your help this year in reaching out to the people of Devon to support their Christmas 2020 Appeal, ‘There to Care’.

Small cake sales and fundraisers planned by families and individuals, through tothe many village shows usually held throughout the year simply disappearedovernight. Due to the uncertainty of whether groups would be able to gather in larger numbers, the charity was also forced to...

Food charity urgently needs volunteers

FoodCycle , the charity that fights food poverty and loneliness is in urgent need of volunteers in Bath , Bristol , Bristol Easton and Exeter . As an essential service, Foodcycle continues to be a lifeline to the local community during the current UK lockdown.

Due to isolating or shielding from the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteer numbers have dropped significantly. Without volunteers, Foodcycle cannot provide a vital service to the community who have come to rely on their weekly meals and food provision.

Who can volunteer?

Foodcycle volunteer roles in Bath, Bristol...

Charity desk cycle fundraiser starts for Exeter firm 

Devon digital advertising agency, Launch Online, is supporting the FORCE Cancer Charity Autumn Bike Ride initiative this November, but rather than being out on the road, its staff will be pedalling their little socks off from underneath their desks.

With the help of a fleet of mini pedal exercisers, which fit underneath the desk, the team will pedal as far as they can over the four weeks of lockdown while they work.

Every week the leading cyclist will wear a yellow jersey, a nod to the tradition that exists in the Tour de France where the best rider is recognised by...

Nominate a charity to receive a festive financial boost 

Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical will be giving 120 different charities an early Christmas gift of a £1,000 donation.

Ten lucky winners will be announced each weekday from 7 to 22 December.

Devon Air Ambulance Trust, Exmouth Gateway Club, Routeways, The Barn Owl Trust and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin in Uffculme were the local beneficiaries in 2019, following overwhelming public support in the county.

Once again, Ecclesiastical is inviting Devon residents to nominate a registered charity close to their hearts...

Veterans with Dogs, Exeter Chiefs Foundation

Exeter Chiefs Foundation supports Veterans With Dogs with £10,000 donation

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 11/05/2020 - 10:23pm

The Exeter Chiefs Foundation has donated £10,000 to local charity Veterans With Dogs to enable it to purchase a dedicated vehicle. The fully branded van was unveiled at a launch attended by Trustees Marc Astley and Keiron Northcott from the Exeter Chiefs Foundation and Craig MacLellan, chief executive of Veterans With Dogs.

The official club charity of the Exeter Chiefs, the Exeter Chiefs Foundation was set up in 2011 to help promote the local community and the vision of people who live and work in the area. All of the money raised by the Foundation is donated to worthy causes in...

Exeter Quay photo featured in charity calendar

A photo of Exeter Quay on Christmas morning has been chosen to be included in RGB Building Supplies’ ‘Love where you live’ 2021 calendar, which will be sold to raise funds for Devon Air Ambulance and Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust.

RGB had asked residents of the south west to send in photographs that celebrate the diverse scenery of the region, and the photo, taken by Kate Coldrick, is one of 12 entries the builders merchant picked for the calendar. As well as seeing her photo in print, Kate has received a £100 voucher to spend at her local RGB branch.

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