THIS MOTHER’S Day (March 31), Exeter mums are being urged to join the fight against cancer by entering Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.
For the first time, grown-up sons will be able to take part alongside their mothers as Cancer Research UK opens up the Race for Life events to everyone.
Taking part in the Race for Life is a hugely moving experience as people come together to remember loved ones lost to cancer, celebrate the lives of those dear to them who have survived or support those going through treatment.
Many people will be taking part in their local event...
Rachel Hamilton, 27 from Exeter, is a Hospiscare staff nurse and has been working for the local charity on the ward at Searle House for two years. At the end of 2018 Rachel married Ben Turner who also has connections to Hospiscare volunteering as a Trustee.
The wedding took place at Dartington Hall at Christmas and as Rachel is a member of the Hospiscare Choir it seemed only natural to ask the Choir to sing during their ceremony. Rachel who has always loved singing, joined the Hospiscare choir’s soprano section as soon as she became a Hospiscare nurse.
Hospiscare’s annual Coffee Morning event is now under way. Throughout the area, people are signing up to raise funds for the local charity by holding coffee mornings in their homes, community halls and even their local parks. Businesses, too, are getting ready to bake and boil for Hospiscare.
Last year, Hospiscare supporters held more than 100 coffee mornings, together raising over £15,000. The charity is hoping to beat that target this year and hoping to raise a whopping £30,000.
Event organiser, Lianne Harding said: “Above all, we want people to enjoy themselves while...
The answer to the question of whether or not you need a disaster recovery plan in short is ‘yes’. Every business, be it a small home business or an enterprise-grade corporation, needs one or multiple disaster recovery plans to be able to face natural and/or manmade disasters without suffering significant setbacks because of the event. In order to be more specific with the reasons as to why your business really does need a disaster recovery plan, let’s go through the following.
What is a Disaster Recovery Plan?
At its core, a disaster recovery plan is a backup and recovery...
On Thursday 2 May residents in East Devon will go to the polls to have their say on who represents them on their district, town and parish councils. In order to vote in this important election, residents must be on the electoral register and the deadline to register is fast approaching. East Devon District Council is urging residents not currently registered at their address to make sure that they register in time. The deadline to register to vote is midnight on Friday 12 April and you can register online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote - It takes just five minutes. You will need your...
RMBI Home Cadogan Court in Exeter has received top marks in a nationwide survey of care home residents. The results showed that 100% of residents polled said that they were satisfied with the overall standard of care in their Home and that they were overall happy living there.
Amongst the findings, 100% of residents said that staff treat them with kindness, dignity and respect and that the Home is a safe and secure place to live. 100% of residents polled said that they can have visitors when they want and that the Home is clean and tidy.
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Charities and organisations in Devon can now apply for a grant following the formation of a dedicated charity foundation set up by the Hendy Group to provide grants to local projects, people, events and charitable organisations.
Hendy Foundation is set to provide grants from £500 to £5,000 and is dedicated to making a difference to people’s lives in the areas in which the group operates.
The group has 57 franchise outlets across 30 location and employs more than 1,100 people in Exeter, Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey and Devon.
Almost 1000 youngsters will be competing in the Devon winter school games later this week (Thursday 28th March). The popular event, organised by Active Devon, is being staged at the Torbay Leisure Centre, Clennon Valley. The school games, funded by Sport England, are designed to deliver competitive sport to all young people. They will come from Devon’s primary and secondary school age groups and more than 500 will be taking part in the cross-country competition and festival races. There will be several competition sports, including:
Volleyball Table Tennis Cross Country High Fives...
