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M&S and Friends of Central Park to spark something good for Plymouth

Event Date: 
06/09/2016 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Cental Park, Plymouth

M&S and The Friends of Central Park are calling on local people to roll up their sleeves and Spark Something Good in a week of volunteering that will positively impact 24 projects at the heart of the community in Exeter and Plymouth.

On Tuesday 6 September, we are calling on volunteers to help us convert an old, disused unit in Central Park, Plymouth into a tool-shed for volunteers who help to regularly maintain Plymouth’s largest green space. We will also need help in several other gardening and landscaping jobs to spruce up and revitalise the park.

If you would like...

M&S AND Barnardo's to spark something good for Plymouth

Event Date: 
06/09/2016 - 10:00am
Venue: 
DELL Children's Centre, Plymouth

M&S and Barnardo’s, the children’s charity, are calling on local people to roll up their sleeves and Spark Something Good in a week of volunteering that will positively impact 24 projects at the heart of the community in Exeter and Plymouth. On Tuesday 6 September, we are calling on volunteers to help us create a bright new community space at the Barnardo’s DELL Children’s Centre in Plymouth. Painting and decorating will be the order of the day as we transform the space into a community hub and café.

If you would like to sign-up for participation in our project or to find out...

M&S and MIND to spark something good for Exeter

Event Date: 
06/09/2016 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Mind Exeter

M&S and Mind, a national charity that seeks to aid mental health patients in their recoveries, are calling on local people to roll up their sleeves and Spark Something Good in a week of volunteering that will positively impact 24 projects at the heart of the community in Exeter and Plymouth.

On Tuesday 6 September, we are calling on volunteers to help us create a peaceful and attractive outdoor space in the garden of one of our semi-supported residential houses. The garden will serve as a safe and comforting place for some of our residents who have experienced mental health...

M&S and Age UK to spark something good for Plymouth

Event Date: 
05/09/2016 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Plymouth Ageing Centre

M&S and Age UK are calling on local people to roll up their sleeves and Spark Something Good in a week of volunteering that will positively impact 24 projects at the heart of the community in Exeter and Plymouth. On Monday 5 September, we are calling on volunteers to help us in decorating and refurbishing three rooms at Plymouth’s Ageing Centre on the Barbican. We need your help to provide upgraded facilities for elderly and lonely people in Plymouth which will enable them to make new friends, socialise and take part in enriching activities. The refurbished Ageing Centre will also...

M&S and Royal Voluntary Service to spark something good for Exeter

Event Date: 
05/09/2016 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Ide Village Hall

M&S and the Royal Voluntary Service are calling on local people to roll up their sleeves and Spark Something Good in a week of volunteering that will positively impact 24 projects at the heart of the community in Exeter and Plymouth.

On Monday 5 September, we are calling on volunteers to help us host a vintage-style tea party at Ide Village Hall to raise awareness for the work of the Royal Voluntary Service, to thank our wonderful, tireless volunteers and to provide a fun day out for members of our community.

Our amazing 35,000 nationwide volunteers support over 10,000...

M&S and Rainbow Garden to spark something good for Exeter

Event Date: 
05/09/2016 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Exeter Community Rainbow Garden

M&S and Rainbow Garden are calling on local people to roll up their sleeves and Spark Something Good in a week of volunteering that will positively impact 24 projects at the heart of the community in Exeter and Plymouth.

On Monday 5 September, we are calling on volunteers to help us to revitalise an essential community green space that supports the local community as a free, public green-space where people can hone horticultural skills and knowledge and take home free, organic fruit and vegetables.

We aim to achieve this, among other jobs, by pruning, weeding, watering...

M&S and Willowbrook Primary to spark something good for Exeter

Event Date: 
05/09/2016 - 10:15am
Venue: 
Willowbrook Primary School, Exeter

M&S and Willowbrook Primary School, a community school in Beacon’s Heath, are calling on local people to roll up their sleeves and Spark Something Good in a week of volunteering that will positively impact 24 projects at the heart of the community in Exeter and Plymouth.

On Monday 5 September, we are calling on volunteers to help us to refresh the school’s community areas by re-painting the main hall and the school’s community room which regularly host clubs and classes for adults in the evenings as well as children’s clubs and events run by local organisations and charities...

XYBC raise £650 for Devon Air Ambulance Trust

XYBC , which has been supported by Ashfords LLP since its inception in 2002, gives young professionals within the Exeter business community the opportunity to network and socialise.

XYBC hosted a number of fundraising events throughout the year to support its charity of the year - Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT) and its efforts helped raise over £650 .

Committee Member, Lee Ward commented: " We are delighted to be able to present DAAT with a cheque for £672.52. Young professionals from a number of local businesses have attended events and supported XYBC over the past year...

Exeter teenager joins inspirational sailing trip

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 08/18/2016 - 10:41am

Harry Batten, 13, from Exeter recently took part in an inspirational sailing trip with the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust, along with 28 other young people in recovery from cancer. Harry joined the crew of one of six yachts, to sail around the Solent on the south coast from the 1st of August, on a four-day yachting adventure.

For Harry, who finished cancer treatment in December 2006 for Germ Cell Tumour at Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, this was his first time sailing with the Trust. He said: "I have met new friends who are all really nice and I didn't feel uncomfortable with...

Roll up, roll up for Hospiscare's Summer Fete

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Wed, 08/10/2016 - 12:17pm

Roll up! Roll up! The 2016 Hospiscare Summer Fete will soon be here where a wealth of entertainment, refreshments and good old fashioned fun for all the family is guaranteed.

The fete will be held on Saturday 3rd September from 1pm-5pm at Wonford House Lawn, next to Searle House, Dryden Lane, Exeter,

There are a huge range of attractions and entertainments available including a Hospiscare Choir, Birds of Prey, Frog Racing (though not using real frogs!), a broad range of arts and crafts, a grand prize draw and lots more. The event is organised by the staff nurses. A full...

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