With Christmas over and 1st January fast approaching, many of you may be thinking about your New Year's resolutions.
Perhaps you would like to cut down on the fast food, or maybe even cut your spending.
Or perhaps you would like to make a resolution that will not only help others but will also give you that ulitmate feel good factor.
Farm Africa, a charity that works with farmers in Africa to help them produce food, has some great resolution suggestions that will benefit those in need.
Your New Year's resolution could be something as simple as hosting a...
ThebestofExeter which specialises in promoting Exeter’s local businesses via its website, digital marketing and business network events has announced that its charity of the year for 2014 will be Dream-A-Way, the Exeter based charity which provides holidays and days out for people with disabilities and their families.
Dream-A-Way has been associated with thebestofExeter for many years and its volunteers enjoy belonging to this excellent organisation which does so much to support local charities as well as businesses.
To be chosen as their Charity of the Year for 2014 really...
Staff at local health insurer Exeter Family Friendly have been busy buying presents to give the young carers of the Mid Devon-based charity project “Kids Who Care” a special Christmas surprise.
The charity supports 230 young carers; offering advice and mentoring as well as the chance to get together with other young carers at club nights and fun days out for well-deserved respite.
Phil Lloyd, Chair of Trustees at “Unite - Carers in Mid Devon” said: “We are incredibly grateful to Exeter Family Friendly for all their help with funding and supporting our annual Kids Who Care...
Local Wealth Management Company Brewin Dolphin Exeter hands over a cheque for £2,500 to its first ever Charity of the Year, Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education. The funds raised through a series of events over the last 12 months are being earmarked for new outdoor play equipment for primary-age students when the charity moves to its new Exeter site.
Exeter Deaf Academy is building an inspiring new Academy, designed with and for Deaf children with capacity to take up to 180 students in its pre-school, primary school, secondary school and college. It has full planning...
On Thursday 12 December, Exeter School’s Sixth Form girls played a charity football match to raise money for the school’s charities with the Lower Sixth beating the Upper Sixth 2-0. Since mid-November, pupils, parents and teachers have raised an astonishing £4,700 through cake sales, mufti days, Movember and collections at the schools’ Advent service and carol concert. Every year, Exeter School pupils from both the Junior and Senior school help select a number of local and internationalcharities for whom they raise funds and awareness. This year’s charities are Children In Need, Shelterbox...
Exeter based singer and songwriter Charlotte Ward, has joined local campaigning beauty therapists the Skin Angels, on their crusade to educate young people about looking after their skin.
Charlotte, who is 15 and has made it through to the national finals for the UK Open Mic competition, has become an ambassador for Skin Angels and will be working with the team to promote year round protection against the sun as well as talking to young people about techniques to help overcome common skin conditions such as acne.
Charlotte will performing outside Purity Boutique Spa,...
Operation Christmas, with Radio Exe and Princesshay, has received sacks full of Christmas gifts in aid of Princesshay’s local charity of the year, WESC Foundation. Half way through the campaign shoppers in Princesshay are still donating extra gifts to the charity.
Caroline Burkie, Fundraising and PR Manager, WESC Foundation, says, “With a number of shopping days until Christmas, there’s still plenty of time to get involved. By purchasing an extra gift this Christmas, your generosity and kindness will help spread some extra Christmas cheer for the children and young people who have...
Plans are being finalised for Exmouth Quay’s annual concert of traditional Christmas carols on Sunday December 15.
Exmouth Shanty Men, saxophonist Charlie Hearnshaw and the town concert band are among the guests at the event, which takes place outside the Peter Dixon Chandlery at 6pm.
Quay residents stage the concert each year with Christian Aid and in 2012 more than £500 was raised for the charity’s work among the world’s poorest people. This year the proceeds will be used to help tragic families involved in the typhoon in the Philippines.
Christmas is an expensive time of year and with the help of Exeter and East Devon Scouts you could reduce the amount you spend on sending christmas cards.
Christmas cards are a great way to show friends and family that you are thinking of them over the christmas period, but with it costing 50p to send a card second class it can prove an expensive way of showing people you care.
Exeter and East Devon Scouts have come up with a brilliant solution, which will not only save the people of Exeter and East Devon some pennies, but will also help a great cause.
A Devon charity is raising money this Christmas by selling a very special chocolate.
Paignton Zoo, a registered education, science and conservation charity, is believed to be one of the first zoos in the UK to stock Madecasse Chocolate, made from the finest Madagascan cocoa.
Paul Bellingham, of Paignton Zoo, said: “This is really special, as most chocolate is processed outside Africa. It’s a perfect product for us to sell – made from shade-grown cocao, harvested without damaging natural forest habitat, it generates jobs and money for local people in a developing economy....
