On Thursday 7th July, local brain injury charity Headway Devon marked twenty years of work in the local community with a celebratory tea party.
The event, which took place at Headway Devon's headquarters - the XCentre by Exeter Quay, was attended by over 70 people from across the county who have benefitted from the charity's support.
After a welcome and introduction from Headway Devon Chief Executive Anne Mattock, Chairman of Devon County Council Cllr Andrew Moulding thanked the charity for their tireless support of local people with brain injuries and led the attendees in...
Mini’s Academy has scooped its first award in the 373 Networking Group’s inaugural Business Awards.
Nic Sestaret, former Exeter Chief and one of the three co-founders of Mini’s Academy, a legacy of Exeter’s RWC2015 campaign, has dedicated the award to the city, explaining that winning the ‘Greatest Social Impact’ category is testament to everything the team is striving for.
“The ethos behind Minis Academy has always been to promote the social and health benefits of team sport by introducing primary school children to the character-building values of passion, respect,...
Stamps. Foreign coins. Postcards. All may seem worthless at first sight. But they can in fact be invaluable sources of fundraising.
Consider the case of former policeman Tony Coop who has been volunteering for over 23 years raising over £260,000 his local hospice, Hospiscare, by collecting just these very things.
Tony’s heartwarming story demonstrates how collecting stamps, coins and postcards can help Hospiscare. It begins, as is so often the case with a personal story of kindness from the charity:
“It goes back to 1992/3 when Jill’s mum had cancer we had two...
From ancient Korea and now to the east of Melbourne, Australia, the martial art of Soo Bahk Do has an unlikely fan group – older Australian women. Every week on a Monday, a group of Australian ladies in their sixties meet up at a hall in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Rather than meeting up for a game of bingo, or to play a round of bowls, these women have a much more active activity in store for them – they’re students of Soo Bahk Do.
Soo Bahk Do was brought to Australia around forty years ago, and literally translates to ‘the way of the striking hand’. And unlike some of the...
Ollie Watkins scored the only goal of the game as Exeter City beat Championship side Burton Albion 1-0 in a pre-season friendly at St James Park.
Watkins, who found himself some space in the Brewers penalty area, struck a smart finish high into the near corner to leave Burton goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin with little chance of getting a hand to it.
In a game of few clear cut chances City kept up their impressive pre-season record with an assured performance against Nigel Clough’s men, who fielded a strong side, making the victory all the more impressive for Grecians boss Paul...
Four members of staff from the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital are preparing to cycle 93miles to help improve the experience for families and babies who visit their Ante/Postnatal Ward.
On the 5th and 6th September Charlotte Kilvington, Hannah Manaton, Trish Heale and Helen Russell, who all work in the Centre for Women’s Health, will take part in the Royal Berkshire Hospital’s ‘Pass the Pinard’ charity challenge.
The epic 600 mile relay ride will see a team 50 midwives from the Royal Berkshire cycle from Truro to Newcastle over the course of 13 days. They will be joined...
Exeter City are back in pre-season action as Paul Tisdale’s side welcome Burton Albion to St James Park.
The Sky Bet League Two club are currently fine-tuning their preparations for the season, which kicks off with a long trip to Blackpool on August 3, and the Grecians go into this warm up tie following four consecutive pre-season wins.
The club have just returned from a short spell in Cornwall, which featured two victories over Bodmin Town and Truro City, but will now take on a Burton Albion side who are currently preparing for a season in the Championship.
Paul Tisdale, Exeter City’s manager, has conceded the side who started the game against Bristol Rovers on Saturday will be very similar to the starting XI he will choose for the opening game of the season on August 6th against Blackpool.
Exeter we're hevily tipped by http://www.accumulatortips.org.uk/ and they put on an impressive first half display at the weekend with goals from Ryan Harley and Ollie Watkins taking City into the break 2-0 ahead against Darrell Clarke’s Rovers. 4-4-2 was the preferred formation with goalscorer Watkins partnering the newly transferred Robbie Simpson...
Construction Consultants Haldons Ltd. present a cheque of £1000 to Combe Pafford in Torquay, a school which caters for pupils with learning and physical difficulties.
Haldons Ltd multi-disciplinary consultancy donated the funds to sponsor a child to take part in the school's annual residential trip.
Unlike your average excursion, the children visit either Beijing, China or Costa Rica. Over the years Combe Pafford has developed links with vocational schools in China, where the pupils join in on practical lessons like hairdressing, catering. They also have a strong...
Businesses and individuals across Exeter will soon be able to apply for their very own blue Twitter tick as the social media giant begins rolling out a new scheme.
Over the last few weeks Twitter has announced it will be launching a new system which allows local businesses apply for verified status. Verified status is displayed by the reputable blue tick that appears next to a Twitter profile. Previously, Twitter verification was only granted to public figures who were deemed to be of public interest, but soon anyone will be able to apply, providing they tick all of the boxes. The...
