Devon businesswoman Ashley Petrons is just hours away from starting her effort to complete 24 feats in 24 hours and raise £1,000 for the Exeter Foundation.
Swimming in the River Exe, training with the Exeter Chiefs and serving behind the bar at the Southgate Mercure Exeter Hotel in Southernhay, are amongst challenges facing Ashley (pictured second left) of Exeter-based public relations and marketing firm Astley Media.
Three of the challenges will be picked from ideas suggested by followers of @Devon_Hour on Twitter, hosted by Ashley for an hour last week, and in doing so,...
Adventure seeker Derek Brown has successfully completed the Ironman Wales competition, which is considered to be one of the toughest Ironman courses on the international circuit.
Incorporating a choppy 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile hilly cycle followed by a full marathon through the narrow streets of Tenby, West Wales, Derek completed the course in a fantastic time of 12 hours and 35 minutes.
As part of his tough training regime, Derek completed several competitions to gain experience and prepare for the Ironman, including the River Dart 10km swim, the Bicton Blister 10 mile...
Come along and join in the fun at our first cinema event at the XCentre. We will be kicking-off a year –long programme of film screenings with a sing-a-long version of the family classic, The Sound of Music on Saturday 15 November.
This event is perfectly timed to help you get into the Christmas spirit with this festive favourite.
So, if you and your family love nothing more than warbling along to a film musical or dressing up in a whimple, then this is the event for you.
Fancy dress is welcome and there will be a prize for the best dressed!
Come along and join in the fun at our first cinema event at the XCentre. We will be kicking-off a year –long programme of film screenings with a sing-a-long version of the family classic, The Sound of Music on Saturday 15th November.
Taking place in mid-November, this event is perfectly timed to help you get into the Christmas spirit with this festive favourite. So, if you and your family love nothing more than warbling along to a film musical or dressing up in a whimple, then this is the event for you!
Tickets cost £5 for adults or £3 for children, or £15 for a family...
A Devon wildlife charity is planning a day of discovery that’s set to open up a whole new world for local people.
The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust, based at Paignton Zoo, is holding a free BioBlitz – a community nature hunt – in the little-known urban oasis of Primley Park.
The Trust’s Reserves Warden Dave Ellacott, who looks after the 30 acre (11 hectare) reserve: “Primley is Paignton’s best kept secret. It’s not far from the Zoo and is surrounded by houses but it’s hidden away – lots of people drive by on their way in and out of town but relatively few people stop...
An East Devon man has set himself the challenge of walking all 630 miles of the South West Coast Path to raise funds for a charity that helps children in Guatemala.
Adam Burgess, from Farway, volunteered with the Phoenix Projects in 2007-8, where he taught children in a variety of subjects.
“I experienced first-hand what difference a little money and a lot of dedication can make to children living in poverty,” he said.
The project gives an education to local children who would otherwise have no access to a school, and it has been so successful that some of the first...
Optometrist Kieran Loft, from the Royal Devon and Exeter’s West of England Eye Unit (WEEU), is on the lookout for your old spectacles.
In January 2015, Kieran will be going on an aid mission with local charity the Plymouth-Bissary Aid Project to perform eye tests and distribute glasses to people in a remote part of the Gambia.
Kieran is asking for old or unneeded glasses to be donated at the reception desk of West of England Eye Unit, just near the main entrance to the Wonford hospital, before they are shipped out to West Africa in November.
Princesshay has joined forces with British Heart Foundation (BHF) shops to launch their Bag It. Beat It. campaign, which urges the Exeter community to donate bags full of unwanted items.
Every bag donated will fund 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 their first birthday, let alone their first day of school. Thanks to pioneering research, now around 4,000 children are able to experience their first day of school...
Devon- and Cornwall-based charity, Pete’s Dragons is set to embark on its biggest fund raising event yet - a record of 60 sky dives from 15,000 feet and falling at around 135mph - raising money for Cornwall Search & Rescue and The Samaritans.
But to get these adrenaline junkies as far as Dunkerswell Aerodrome, they need to raise vital funds to get the campaign kick-started. Hoping to raise the cash needed, volunteers are holding a Family Fun Day and Dog Show at Westpoint Exeter on 6th September, welcoming the public for a day of entertainment for all ages.
Optometrist Kieran Loft, from the Royal Devon and Exeter’s West of England Eye Unit (WEEU), is on the lookout for your old spectacles.
In January 2015, Kieran will be going on an aid mission with local charity the Plymouth-Bissary Aid Project to perform eye tests and distribute glasses to people in a remote part of the Gambia.
Kieran is asking for old or unneeded glasses to be donated at the reception desk of West of England Eye Unit, just near the main entrance to the Wonford hospital, before they are shipped out to West Africa in November.
