Intrepid staff from the University of Exeter have pedal-powered their way to victory in a national competition designed to encourage people to cycle, whether that be for fun, exercise or to work.
The near 300-strong peloton from the University beat off competition from more than 2,000 organisations nationwide to secure the yellow jersey in this year’s National Cycle Challenge.
In total, staff from the Streatham and St Luke’s campuses covered more than 32,000 miles –well over the circumference of the Earth - over the course of September as part of the challenge.
A team from temporary power specialist ide Systems will be taking on the Royal Marines Commando Challenge in Devon on Saturday (October 8).
The challenge, which takes place in Yettington, Woodbury Common, is a six-mile endurance course that raises money for The Royal Marines Charity and the Devon Air Ambulance Trust. The Commando Challenge takes place each year and consists predominately of water-based tests of endurance, such as crawling through trenches and swimming through water-filled tunnels. The course itself is the same one completed by military personnel training to join...
A former Exeter College student is taking on a huge cycling challenge on a tiny bike in support of the BBC Media Action’s life-changing work around the world. Geraldine Sweetland, originally from Farway, will be cycling 100 miles, including climbing the infamously steep Leith Hill and lengthy Box Hill in Surrey, on a folding Brompton bike as part of the Prudential RideLondon Surrey100 event on Sunday 31st July. She is aiming to raise at least £600 for BBC Media Action – the corporation’s international development charity - which uses media and communication to help people in the developing...
October sees the start of a potentially epic adventure for Hospiscare volunteer Heatherbelle Bates and Hospiscare fundraiser Charlotte Knipe.
For on 8th October, the intrepid duo are going to China for the Great Wall Challenge, China Trek, a 9 day adventure following the Great Wall of China to help raise funds for Hospiscare.
Eager to be prepared, the trekkers brought along black Labrador Luca for a local warm up walk on Wednesday 22nd June.
The training walk, which took in part of the Exe Valley Trail, started down at the Quay in Exeter and was a 20 mile round trip...
WESC Foundation (WESC) in partnership with Listen2Win hosted a Visual Impairment Challenge at WESC’s 14-acre campus in Exeter.
Players from the England Blind Football team, Keryn Seal – Captain, Robin Williams – Striker and their sighted goalie, Dan James led the sports event with seven teams from Exeter’s business community taking part.
The Visual Impairment Challenge was jointly organised by WESC and Listen2Win, an Exeter-based company that specialises in training and developing businesses listening and communication skills, as well as disability awareness. The training...
This summer holiday Devon Libraries are challenging children of all ages to take part in their Summer Reading Challenge – part of a national programme coordinated by The Reading Agency.
Inspired by the works of Roald Dahl, and to celebrate his 100th birthday, this year’s theme is “The Big Friendly Read” and Devon Libraries are launching their challenge with a special event at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park this Saturday 16th July. Devon Libraries & Crealy Adventure Park are also giving away FREE park tickets for the launch to 25 lucky children who visit Exmouth Library...
Kezia Barclay, a Graduate Engineer for Interserve Construction, has gallantly signed up to a new sponsored challenge for Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education.
In national Deaf Awareness Week earlier this month, Exeter Deaf Academy launched a new sponsored challenge called ‘Voice Off’.
This charity event aims to raise much needed funds as well as awareness of the one million Deaf young people across the UK who struggle to use or understand spoken language, as well as tackle some of the common misconceptions about deafness.
In 1956 at Aintree it was Devon Loch who seemed destined for Grand National glory only to crash when in sight of the finish line.
Fifty years later, ironically on the same day as the world’s most famous horse race, it was Rob Baxter’s Exeter Chiefs side who slipped in the final furlong, losing their first-ever European Champions Cup quarter-final at the hands of rivals Wasps.
As the stadium clock clicked it’s way into the final second of 80 pulsating minutes, it was home full-back Charles Piutau who powered his way over the whitewash to deliver a telling blow on the...
They say the best form of defence is to attack and that’s the philosophy Rob Baxter will be instilling into his Exeter Chiefs side ahead of tomorrow’s European Champions Cup quarter-final with Wasps at the Ricoh Arena (3:15pm).
For the first time in the club’s history, the Chiefs find themselves vying for a spot in the last four of Europe’s top club competition.
It’s new and uncharted waters for the Devon club, who in just six seasons have risen out of the Championship to establish themselves as one of the growing forces within the English and European game.
And so the European adventure continues for Exeter Chiefs following an unbelievable final round of action in Pool Two of this season’s Champions Cup.
Seemingly with a mountain to climb ahead of kick-off, Rob Baxter’s side dug deep not only to see off the Ospreys with a five-try blast, but at the same time preserve their lengthy home record.
Exeter’s 33-17 victory will live long in the minds of those who packed into Sandy Park, whilst for those watching on TV at home, the viewing was equally compelling as they advanced to...
