Exeter based charity, South West Grid for Learning Trust, has been awarded a prestigious Bett award in the ‘ICT Leadership and Management Solutions’ category. Coinciding with Bett, the world’s largest technology in education show, the awards are considered the highest accolade in the industry. The Bett Awards play a key role in identifying and rewarding innovative ICT resources and services for use in education. The winning organisations were announced at the Bett Awards dinner in London on Wednesday 21 January. The South West Grid for Learning is a not-for-profit charitable trust...
Exeter Axhayes Cats protection adoption centre are currently looking for a Volunteer to become their new Group Co-ordinator for our Friends of Exeter Axhayes Group.
Their Friends of Group are a great bunch of people who organise and run fund-raising events and raise vital funds for the Centre. They meet at Axhayes Adoption Centre on the third Monday of every month at 6pm, and they are currently looking for a Group Co-ordinator. The Friends of Exeter Axhayes Group was formed in November 2010. They have successfully organised events such as the Easter Eggstravaganza, their Firewalk,...
Exeter footie and rugby fans are being urged to join an exciting new men’s walk – The FUGBY12.
Join the 12 mile sponsored walk from Exeter City Football Club and relax with a free pint and a pasty to watch the Six Nations rugby afterwards or some footie action.
The FUGBY12 is the new name for the Hospiscare Men’s Walk and for the first time it will be starting and finishing from Exeter City's St James Park on Saturday March 21.
This event mixes the sports of rugby and football and offers a new countryside route for walkers, who on returning to the stadium will...
The taste of Italy has arrived in Ottery St Mary courtesy of the Rusty Pig.
Chef Robin Rea has installed a pizza oven at the popular Yonder Street restaurant to provide diners with a delicious alternative to his artisan fare.
“Each pizza will be freshly made using locally-sourced ingredients, as with all the food we prepare,” explained Robin.
“As much of the pizza as possible will be seasonal including the sauce, so we won’t be serving up a traditional Margherita. We have also been experimenting with dessert pizzas – chocolate and marshmallows recently went down...
Banish the half-term blues with our family-friendly sing-a-long to the Disney hit film Frozen.
Taking place on the Tuesday of half-term week, this fantastic event will be a great way to keep the kids happy without breaking the bank.
With fancy dress welcomed, fun Frozen-themed activities and plenty of prizes to be won alongside a screening of the sing-a-long version of the film, this event is a must for any Frozen fans in your family.
Doors will open at 1.30pm for a 2pm start with tickets available on the door. Entry will be £4 for children or adults, with all...
Mecca Exeter is hosting a onesie charity event on Monday 19 January to help customers banish the January Blues on the most depressing day of the year, ‘Blue Monday’.
Originally identified in 2005, the third Monday in January has come to be known as ‘Blue Monday’ - as millions of Brits struggle with December credit card bills, failed post-festive diets and gloomy weather.
But this year, Mecca Exeter employees and customers can brighten up the most depressing day of the year by donning a onesie to raise a smile and much needed funds for Carers Trust, Mecca’s partnered charity...
Sense, the national deafblind charity, is offering budding athletes from Devon the opportunity to take the challenge of a lifetime and run this year’s London Marathon.
The charity that supports and campaigns for people who are both deaf and blind across Devon, has guaranteed places for the iconic race in April.
Tara Hamdi from Sense, said: “The London Marathon is one of the world’s greatest but getting a place can be difficult, so Sense wants to give local runners the chance to run for a cause close to home. Whether you’re a seasoned runner or a novice we’ll support you...
A local soldier is challenging himself to cycle 1000 km on a stationary bicycle for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision impaired ex-Service men and women. Steve Tonking, aged 34 and from Exeter, enjoys tackling fitness challenges and will be running the London Marathon for Blind Veterans UK later this year. He is now set to raise the bar and cycle a distance of 1000 km which is equal to cycling from Beeston, Nottingham to John O’Groats. Steve said “I wanted to challenge myself physically whilst raising as much money as possible for Blind Veterans UK at the same time. My...
British Heart Foundation (BHF) shops are delighted to announce that 280 bags were donated to their Bag It. Beat It. event held at Princesshay. The donated items will now go on to be sold in local BHF shops and could generate up to £5,000to help fund life-saving research.
BHF shop’s Bag it. Beat it. campaign urged the public to donate bags of unwanted items. Every bag donated funds life-saving heart research, helping over 40,000 little heroes continue to fight congenital heart disease.
Before the BHF was founded, only one in five babies born with congenital heart disease saw...
This March sees Rock Solid Race returning to Escot Park for the third time – bringing with it more obstacles, more races and more days to do it in (the event will be running on both days this year).
Founder and owner Ashley Jardine is thrilled with the reaction to the event. Having left a safe career as an Optician just three years ago, he took a big gamble on carving out a new career in Obstacle Racing. It looks like it has paid off.
“Just three years ago, Escot Park was our very first event and since then we have become known as being one of the best races around.”...
