Exeter School pupils, parents and staff have succeeded in raising over £3,000 for charity over the first half-term of the academic year on top of collections of food and household essentials.
Three Houses have held cake sales to raise funds for their chosen charities. Daw raised almost £150 for The Francis Crick Institute, Drake raised over £200 for Tearfund and Crossing collected over £300 for Cancer Research.
School Chaplain, Revd Tom Carson, held two Harvest Festivals in Chapel this month, one for the Junior School and one for the Senior School. Pupils from across the...
Christmas time is approaching fast and that means it’s Hospiscare Christmas hamper time once again!
But what does this involve? In fact, it’s very simple.
The local charity is asking everybody to decorate a box and get friends, family colleagues to donate an item to fill it. After that, we just need you to sell some raffle tickets. The winner gets to take home the hamper!
This generous donation helps Hospiscare make Christmas special for local people and their families. It can also serve as an excellent additional treat for an office party or as a clever alternative...
Young samba band leader Lucy Woolcock is making a double donation to charity on Saturday (22 October), with her hair raising funds for a good cause.
Lucy’s treasured tresses are to be lopped off to raise funds for Meningitis Now – and her lovely lost locks will be donated to the Little Princess Trust, which makes wigs for child cancer sufferers.
Lucy, aged 26, has been a member of Exeter-based community samba band Street Heat for five years. The band has over 50 members of all ages and Lucy and was recently voted its joint music co-ordinator.
Thursday 3 November 6.30 pm-8.30 pm Price: RSPB members free, non-members £10. (Become an RSPB member on the night and your £10 will be reimbursed.)
Booking essential
Come and enjoy a taster session - discover why the 'Birdwatching for Beginners' course is so popular.
This evening's session is a fantastic opportunity to find out more about the wonderful world of birds and have birdwatching demystified. It's a perfect opportunity to find out more about this respectable, well-liked course that is run regularly at Darts Farm by our volunteer, Chris Lee.
St Michael & All Angels Church in St David's -- the church with the tallest spire in Exeter, home to peregrine falcons -- is hosting An Unusually Good Book Sale on Saturday 26th November from 11am to 3pm in aid of the St David's Neighbourhood fund and the St Michael's Redecoration Fund. The sale includes cards and prints, cds, dvds and records and will feature live musical accompaniment by two highly esteemed local musicians, Matthew Wright, pianist (from 11am), and Nigel Browne, organist (from 1pm), who will also guide those who would like to play the church's Victorian pipe organ...
St Michael & All Angels Church in St David's, the church with the tallest spire in Exeter, home to peregrine falcons, is hosting An Unusually Good Book Sale on Saturday 26th November from 11am to 3pm in aid of the St David's Neighbourhood fund and the St Michael's Redecoration fund.
The sale includes cards and prints, cds, dvds and records and will feature musical accompaniment by two highly esteemed local musicians, Matthew Wright, pianist (from 11am), and Nigel Browne, organist (from 1pm), who will also guide those who would like to play the church's Victorian pipe organ...
Hospiscare are delighted to announce that two more of the celebrated local charity’s coffee mornings have proven very successful.
Little MarVals Preschool in Pinhoe held their Hospiscare coffee morning on 30th September. The school which caters for children aged 2-5 years, invited mums and dads and the local community to a parents’ coffee morning at the United Reformed Church in Pinhoe.
Children and parents enjoyed cake and browsing toy stalls and sharing their work with the community. An organist also played and at the end of the day,
An Exeter business has donated funds for essential building work at Child Hope Ministries, an orphanage in Uganda, as it helps put a roof over the heads of the charity’s growing number of vulnerable children.
Exeter-based waste management business Devon Contract Waste connected with the charity three years ago through a mutual friend who volunteered at the orphanage. Since then, the business has helped Child Hope Ministries founder Joram Muwanguzi develop a business plan to generate money, construct a school house, employ a full time teacher, and cover rent during difficult times...
Make your half term break memorable! On the night before Halloween, are you brave enough to join us for an evening walk along the marsh? As the sun sets, we will begin our walk, searching for bats, frogs, insects and other creatures of the night. Bring warm clothes and a torch and prepare for a wild night! Cost: RSPB Wildlife Explorers free, child non-member £3, Adult £1 - payable on the day at the start of the event. Booking essential - but tickets are not required as we will have a list of attendees. * Please wear suitable clothing * Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult *...
Staff and volunteers from Seaton Wetlands hosted a coffee morning in support of Hospiscare and raised more than £180 for the charity.
The event was well attended and included former BBC TV and Radio presenter Judi Spiers who is attending as many coffee mornings as possible during September for the Hospiscare charity, which support patients and the family and friends of those with a life limiting illness.
Seaton Wetlands volunteers baked a range of delicious cakes for the event. From raspberry cream to chocolate torte, there was something for everyone, including gluten free...