For the 13th year running, Exeter School musicians and singers will be performing a special charity concert next week to raise funds for international charity WaterAid. The concert will take place on Wednesday 7 May, at St David's Church in Exeter, at 7.30 pm.
Proceeds from this concert will go directly to WaterAid's projects in Zambia, where the funds will help some of the country's poorest communities gain access to clean water and safe sanitation.
The school's Chamber and Symphony orchestras will perform Bizet’s popular Carmen Suite, and parts of Schubert’s String...
With an overwhelming £21,000 of donations, the Breathe for Jo campaign has nearly raised enough for an Exeter mother with two terminal illnesses to have the treatment which may save her life. Jo Smith, 36, has a unique combination of diseases and doctors say the odds of suffering both is over five billion to one. She needs a heart and lung transplant to have any hope of beating the blood vessel disorder pulmonary hypertension (PH). But doctors say she can't be put on a waiting list for the lifesaving organs - because she is also suffering from cancer. Similarly, the radiotherapy that could...
Local law firm, Gilbert Stephens LLP, is set to host another of its popular charity quizzes on Thursday 15 May at Kennaway House, Sidmouth, to raise funds for two local charities – Sidmouth Voluntary Services and FORCE Cancer Charity.
The event, organised by the law firm for the third consecutive year, starts at 7pm and hopes to attract over 70 people and raise hundreds of pounds on the night.
Held in Kennaway House’s Cellar Bar, a buffet will be included in the £30.00 team entry fee and the organisers are calling upon local people to get behind the fundraising event....
At 6.30pm on Thursday 1 May, the Salutation Inn in Topsham, which offers the very best local, regional and seasonal produce cooked by Tom Williams-Hawkes and his brigade to a modern French influenced style, will be hosting a unique gourmet dining event in association with WESC Foundation.
Dining in the Dark - the first of its kind in the South West - will not only raise funds for the vital work being undertaken by WESC Foundation, a specialist centre for visual impairment, but will also give diners a real sense of what it is like to be visually impaired, if only for one evening....
Organisers of the inaugural Honiton Sausage & Cider Festival on May 3 are advising the public that tickets will not be available to purchase on the gate, such has been the response to online booking.
The festival, which is being held to raise money for emergency out-of-hours voluntary medical courier service Devon Freewheelers and other good causes, promises great entertainment with live music acts Sweet Black Angels, Ollie Bowern, Fools and Horses, Diamondogz plus headliners, The Wurzels.
Gates open at 8.00am and the music starts are 10.00am with the Ukelele Band....
Gillian and Mike Sexton from Tipton St John, near Sidmouth are Devon Air Ambulance Trust volunteers. They are also organising an event at the Exeter Golf & Country Club on Saturday 7 June in order to raise additional funds, as their way to say a very personal thank you.
Gillian explains “Our eldest grandson Callum was airlifted by Air Ambulance just hours after his home birth, after developing breathing problems. Thankfully after spending the day in hospital undergoing tests he was given a clean bill of health and allowed back home. It was, nonetheless, a very worrying time for...
Otter Nurseries continues to raise funds for Charity of the Year Devon Freewheelers with a grand wheelbarrow raffle to be held at the Ottery St Mary garden centre on Easter Monday, April 21.
Not only will the lucky winner receive the contents, worth around £100, but also the wheelbarrow itself, bringing the total value of the prize to £200.
One of the Devon Freewheelers volunteer riders, complete with liveried motorbike, will be on hand to answer any questions about the service.
The last wheelbarrow raffle held on Mothering Sunday raised in excess of £300 for the...
This year marks Westpoint Exeter’s 25th birthday! And to kick off the celebrations Westpoint has announced it is offering four charities the chance to stage their own event at the venue for free.
Charities large and small are invited to apply for this unique opportunity with one of the south-west’s largest exhibition and entertainment venues. With free access to the Function Room, Wadsworth Pavilion log cabin and Showground, the charities can let their imaginations run wild.
The whole site lends itself to a variety of both indoor and outdoor events. Westpoint’s log cabin...
Hospiscare has received over £ 700 from South West Water who named Hospiscare as their charity of the year for 2013.
Their kind donation will help to support local people across Exeter, mid and east Devon who are living with a terminal illness.
Corporate Fundraiser Catherine Rawlinson said: ‘’We are delighted to receive such a generous donation from South West Water and appreciate the fundraising which they have done through out the year.’’
Pete Browning from South West Water said: “Hospiscare is an important local charity which is close to the hearts of man for our...
Paignton Zoo’s baby Bornean orang utan Tatau is celebrating her first birthday.
She was born on 11 April 2013 to mother Mali and father Demo.
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park Director of Operations and Curator of Mammals Neil Bemment said: “She is doing well. Her progress is fairly typical for a one-year old orang. She is not weaned yet, but tries any food that is passing on the way to mum’s mouth! She picks at the watery soft items like cucumbers and tomatoes, but is mainly just sucking on them wistfully!”
At first the tiny baby was only seen clinging to mum, but...
