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EX2 Group at Building Greater Exeter work experience week

Supporting Building Greater Exeter for Work Experience Week

In July EX2 Group was proud to support Building Greater Exeter’s Work Experience Week, an inspiring initiative aimed at introducing Year 10 students to careers in the built environment.

EX2 group team member James Rayner TMIET, led an engaging hands-on solar masterclass for Year 10 students from the Ted Wragg Trust.

Building Greater Exeter brought together a strong network of industry and educational partners, to educate and inspire, including:

New Roots Workshop CIC Vistry Group Taylor Lewis Western Counties Roofing Ltd Exeter College & Exeter College...

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New hurdle in dying mum's fight to live

Battling Exeter mum Jo Smith is to face yet another hurdle in her bid for treatment.

She now faces a 10-day trip to America for special tests after her doctor told her she wasn't fit enough to fly.

Mum of one Jo, will have to travel by ship and over land instead.

Jo is the only person in the world with two rare terminal conditions where treating one would mean the other will kill her.

The 37-year-old suffers from a blood vessel disorder called pulmonary hypertension and has lymphatic cancer. Baffled doctors say that the odds of suffering from both is over 5...

Businesses bowl along for charity

A skittles challenge organised by The Family Law Company in Exeter raised £885 for the Exeter Deaf Academy.

The annual event was held at St Thomas Social Club in Cowick Street, and over thirty players took part, with teams from Walnut House and Magdalen Barristers’ Chambers, Thomas Westcott Accountants, Exeter Deaf Academy and hosts, The Family Law Company by Hartnell Chanot.

Jane Chanot from The Family Law Company said: “This was a really enjoyable and fun event to raise funds for Exeter Deaf Academy.

“The Family Law Company is delighted to be supporting the...

Exclusive event for breast cancer patients

The next FORCE Cancer Charity Lingerie and Swimwear Fayre for breast cancer patients will be held on Thursday November 12.

The charity hosts two of these events each year, offering women who have had surgery the opportunity to meet suppliers, try things on and get one-to-one advice from retail experts at the FORCE Support and Information Centre.

Representatives from shops in Devon as well as a leading mail order and online company will be there, giving women an exclusive chance to see first-hand a large selection of underwear and swimwear.

The Exeter branch of Marks...

I am dying... please help me

Doting Exeter mum Jo Smith is making a desperate appeal... to live.

The 37-year-old mum needs urgent help in raising funds to pay for treatment she hopes will extend the time she can spend with her five-year-old son.

In this heartfelt letter she appeals for your help:

My name is Jo. I am a 37 year old mummy from Exeter. I have lived here all of my life. But now I am dying. I am 1 in 7 billion, the only person in the world to suffer from a combination of two terminal diseases, Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Follicular Lymphoma.

In April this...

Road users urged to brighten up

Devon County Council is reminding road users to “brighten up” when the clocks go back on Sunday 25 October.

As British Summer Time ends, pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and horse riders are being urged to wear reflective and fluorescent clothing to ensure they can be seen on the county’s roads as the winter nights draw in.

Car drivers are also being asked to “give cyclists space” and look out for all other road users, especially when visibility is limited due to mist, rain and fog.

Between October and December in 2014, two pedestrians in Devon were killed and...

From Exeter to Bordeaux - on bikes!

A group of intrepid Exeter Chiefs supporters will be raising money for the Exeter Foundation by cycling from Exeter to Bordeaux.

The 485 mile route of the Exeter Rugby European Cycle Challenge will take 6 days to complete, beginning at the home of the Exeter Chiefs, Sandy Park on January 10th 2016 and finishing at the Stade Andre Moga to watch the Chiefs take on Bordeaux Bègles in the European Champions Cup.

Cyclists of all riding abilities are invited to join the European Cycle Challenge and will be fully supported by a coach and mini-buses that will provide food, hot...

Devon health leaders join sugar debate

Devon’s Public Health leaders have added their voice to a growing debate about the amount of sugar in people’s diets.

Their comments follow the recent petition on a proposed sugar tax, handed to Government by TV chef and food campaigner Jamie Oliver, and the publication of a report by Public Health England (PHE) yesterday, entitled Sugar Reduction: The evidence for action. This report was commissioned by Ministers at the Department of Health to inform policy-making as part of the Government’s forthcoming childhood obesity strategy.

The report suggests a number of measures...

I Love Museums Roadshow starts at RAMM

Starting at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum this Sunday 25 October, the I Love Museums Roadshow is travelling the length of the country giving voice to people who love and care about museums.

The UK’s Museums and Galleries are more popular than ever before. The I Love Museums roadshow is travelling from Devon to Edinburgh, to highlight public support for our cultural institutions and asking people, ‘why do you love museums?'.

The roadshow will be in RAMM’s courtyard from 11am to 4pm, inviting all visitors to share their thoughts and inviting families and children to...

Exeter Fanzone open for RWC semi finals

Exeter’s Fanzone is open this weekend for the Rugby World Cup 2015 semi final matches.

As well as live coverage of the games, there's a jam-packed entertainment schedule and the best local food and drink all... all in Northernhay Gardens in the city centre.

The schedule is as follows:

Saturday 24th October - Open noon-7pm

12.30pm: Fanzone Advantag: 23-19 youth band from North Devon Centre for Contemporary Music.

1pm: Fanzone Advantage - 5-15 youth band from North Devon Centre for Contemporary Music 1.30pm: La Vie En Rose

2.20pm: Phoenix Film...

#GivingTuesday signs up 1,000 partners

Rainbow Living has joined more than 1,000 UK charities and businesses as an official partner of #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving at the start of the festive season.

The day, led in the UK by the Charities Aid Foundation, takes place on December 1 and follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday - two of the UK’s biggest shopping days. It is an opportunity for charities, families, businesses, community centres and students to come together to do something good for a cause they care about.

Exeter-based Rainbow Living will be using the day to thank donors and supporters, and...

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Supporting Building Greater Exeter for Work Experience Week

New hurdle in dying mum's fight to live

Businesses bowl along for charity

Exclusive event for breast cancer patients

I am dying... please help me

Road users urged to brighten up

From Exeter to Bordeaux - on bikes!

Devon health leaders join sugar debate

I Love Museums Roadshow starts at RAMM

Exeter Fanzone open for RWC semi finals

#GivingTuesday signs up 1,000 partners

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