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Exeter Racecourse partners with ELF to launch Festive Gifting Programme

Exeter Racecourse is delighted to announce a new partnership with The Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF) for ELF Raceday, taking place on Friday 5th December 2025.

Through this collaboration, ELF and Exeter Racecourse will launch a special gifting programme aimed at bringing joy to children and families supported by the charity during the Festive season.

Exeter Racecourse will support ELF’s work by gifting toys to children who are patients or family members affected by blood cancers and blood disorders. Racegoers, owners, trainers, jockeys and the local community are being...

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TEDxExeter votes for Blue Planet biologist to win charity money from accountants

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 04/09/2019 - 5:31pm

A local top 30 advisory firm has given £1,000 to charity with the help of attendees at TEDxExeter.

Bishop Fleming, sponsored the annual conference for the fourth consecutive year, which saw an amazing day take place in the heart of Exeter on April 5.

An exciting opportunity was given to the entire audience at the city’s leading ideas festival, to help one of the six charitable causes attending to receive a £1,000 charitable donation.

Split into three sessions, TEDxExeter discovered and explored this year’s theme – The Art of the Possible.

Inspiring speaker...

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Huw Llewellyn

Five star rating for Barratt Homes for 10th consecutive year

Local housebuilder Barratt Homes, which has its regional headquarters in Exeter, has just received 5 stars in the new Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual customer satisfaction survey. This is now the 10th year in a row that Barratt has been awarded 5 stars.

The HBF survey asks all customers who have bought a new home whether they would recommend it to a friend. For Barratt to be awarded 5 stars means that more than 90% of its customers are happy to recommend their home. Barratt is the only major national housebuilder to have been rated as 5 star for 10 years in a row.

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Prize-winning pigeons bring plumage and personality to Devon County Show

Anyone who fancies they know what a pigeon looks like should be prepared to have their minds and eyes boggled at the Devon County Show this May.

Over 350 of the UK’s most unusual-looking ‘fancy’ pigeons will be gathering at the Show, taking place at the Devon County Showground, Westpoint, from May 16 to 18.

The Show’s Pigeon Secretary, Adrian Down, said: ‘People think it means just a normal pigeon you get off the street but these are far prettier. We’ve got breeders coming from all over the country bringing their best examples of some of the finest fancy pigeons in the land...

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Exeter in the running for greenest marathon

Running events in Exeter are going green, with plastic water bottles used by the competitors in the upcoming Exeter Live Better Marathon set to be gathered up, recycled and turned into new water bottles.

The environmental commitment has been forged by event organisers Exeter City Community Trust (ECCT) and recycling experts Exeter City Council.

Runners in the Exeter Live Better Marathon and half marathon event on 19 May will be able to rehydrate and then recycle their bottles in special containers further down the route.

The bottles will then be sent to the City...

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Photo: National Trust/John Millar

Call for volunteers at Castle Drogo

Castle Drogo is calling for volunteers at an exciting time in the castle’s history as the project to make it watertight starts to reach its conclusion.

More volunteers than ever are needed to share Castle Drogo’s stories and become part of the team, whether for a couple of hours to spare or to volunteer more regularly.

To find more volunteers, Castle Drogo is holding two volunteering open days on Wednesday 10 April and Saturday 13 April, from 12-3pm in the community space, for anyone who would like to find out more about volunteering there. Alternatively, information on...

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Tim and Rian

Tim tackles second end-to-end walking challenge

Builder Tim Bradley is about to set off on his second end-to-end walking challenge in two years.

In 2017 he trekked 1,150 miles from the tip of Cornwall to the most northerly point of the British mainland in memory of his son, Rian, from Exmouth, who died in 2016.

On Saturday (April 6) he will begin the same hike but in the opposite direction, leaving from John O’Groats and aiming to reach Land’s End on June 9.

Tim is undertaking the challenge in tribute to a loving young man, who had to overcome many health conditions in his short life.

“Rian was an...

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Jamie Vittles, chief executive of CITY Community Trust

Key appointments at city health and wellbeing charity

Exeter’s leading health and wellbeing charity, CITY Community Trust has made several new trustee appointments as it continues to deliver its wide range of work across the area.

The new trustees to join the charity in recent months include Ross Morshead, Paul Goodes

Jemma Hodgkins and Nick Murray. They join existing trustees Cath Hill, Chris Gill, Martin Weiler, Graham Cridland, David Coard and chair of the charity, Julian Tagg.

Jamie Vittles, who was previously head of community has been appointed as chief executive officer.

Julian Tagg said: ‘We are...

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Katie Jewell, Regional Manager for Guardian Homecare in Devon.

Neighbours encouraged to visit the elderly this Easter

Authored by Reporters
Posted: Mon, 04/08/2019 - 12:32pm

DEVONIANS are being encouraged to visit the elderly this Easter because it can be one of the loneliest times of the year for them alongside Christmas says a domiciliary care provider (April 2019).

Guardian Homecare, which has offices and teams in Exeter, says many older people fear they will be lonely for the break as friends and relatives often go on holiday during the four-day weekend.

Katie Jewell, Regional Manager for Guardian Homecare, explained: “Alongside Christmas, Easter can be one of the loneliest times of the year for the elderly, which is why we’re encouraging...

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Millbrook Village scoops regional retirement housing award

Authored by Claire Small
Posted: Mon, 04/08/2019 - 11:57am

Residents and staff at Millbrook Village, the later living community in Exeter, are celebrating as it has been recognised for its contribution to retirement living at the Regional Housing for Older People Awards 2019. Inspired Villages, the operator of Millbrook Village which is backed by financial institution Legal & General, has announced its Exeter site has picked up the Bronze award in the category of ‘Retirement Housing of 53 units and over’, for the excellent services and facilities it provides to its residents. The retirement scheme offers community, wellness and a number of...

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Local talent given opportunity to take centre stage at this year's Exeter Festival

Local bands and solo performers are being given the opportunity to take to the stage at this year’s all new Exeter Festival.

The call has gone out for local talent to appear at the Festival, which takes place during the first weekend of July.

Bands and solo performers are being asked to send in examples of their music to Festival organisers, who will then select the acts.

Those chosen will then perform in Northernhay Gardens on Saturday 6 July in the build up to multi-platinum, chart-topping band The Hoosiers headlining later the same evening. High energy 10-piece...

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