Exeter Deaf Academy is Princesshay’s official charity for 2016. As part of the Charity support Mercedes-Benz of Exeter has generously donated a Mercedes-Benz A class worth over £22,000 as a raffle prize, to be sold in Princesshay. 100% of the proceeds from this prominent car raffle will raise thousands of pounds for Exeter Deaf Academy.
The car raffle starts on Thursday 17th March 2016 and we require enthusiastic volunteers to sell tickets on our car raffle stand in the centre of Princesshay on Fridays and Saturdays from this date.
With over half the population of England with high cholesterol, HEART UK - The Cholesterol Charity - has partnered up with Flora ProActiv on a campaign to get cholesterol checked for National Heart Month. High cholesterol is a major risk to heart disease as it contributes to the narrowing of vital arteries which can lead to a heart attack or stroke.
There are no obvious signs or symptoms with high cholesterol and HEART UK and Flora ProActiv have teamed up to prompt people to check their cholesterol levels.
For most people, there are simple and effective ways to lower...
Popular presenter and broadcaster Judi Spiers opened the latest new social enterprise charity shop for WESC Foundation in an official ribbon cutting ceremony at Sidwell Street, Exeter.
WESC Foundation (WESC), a school and college for children, young people and adults with sight loss is a specialist centre for Visual Impairment. The charity’s aim is to provide education and care for young people and adults with visual impairment, including complex needs, in their transition through school, college and beyond.
The Sidwell Street shop is the fifth social enterprise for the...
A holiday park in Devon has helped raise nearly £5,000 for the Exeter Foundation Charity to help a host of local good causes.
Staff at Ladram Bay Holiday Park raised £4565 for the charity of the Exeter Chiefs, through a series of events held at the park on the Jurassic Coast between Sidmouth and Budleigh Salterton.
Exeter Chiefs’ CEO and chairman, and Exeter Foundation Trustee, Tony Rowe, invited members of Ladram Bay’s entertainments’ team including manager Greg Crutcher and Pickles the Parrot, on to the pitch at half-time in Sunday’s clash with Bath Rugby. The foundation...
Disability charity, St Loye’s Foundation, will take their fundraising efforts to the next level with a team building corporate bake off event in April 2016.
Based in Exeter, the charity is inviting local businesses to enter teams of six to take part in Bake it Big; hosted by former Great British Bake Off contestant Glenn Cosby, the event will encourage team work and competitive spirit.
Easily accessible from the M5, the event will be held in Dartington Hall on April 14. Starting at 6pm, contestants can expect to take part in a variety of baking challenges including a...
As part of Mole Valley Farmer’s Pet and Equine weekend, animal behaviourist and adventurer Emma Massingale hosted five evening events to talk about her month on a remote Irish island, living off the countryside, as she attempted to start (break in) two unhandled Connemara ponies at liberty.
All proceeds raised from the ticket sales, which amounted to £1000, were recently given to the World Horse Welfare charity ( www.worldhorsewelfare.org ).
WHW is an equine charity that improves the lives of horses and ponies both in the UK and around the world through education,...
The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) held their South West Annual Conference 2016 at The Rougemont Hotel sponsored by Amey with 75 delegates and speakers. Speakers from across the region presented at the CPD event and this was followed in the evening with a black-tie awards event with 170 guests from the construction industry with a charity raffle raising £1430.
The charity team at Otter Nurseries in Ottery St Mary has announced this year’s charity partnership with the Baton.
The Baton is run by Alan Rowe, well known in the area for his charity work. Alan founded the organisation to raise awareness of life in the British Armed Forces and ensure ex forces personnel are given the right support when they return to civilian life. The Baton also offers practical support to those in need, on a case by case basis.
Otter Nurseries Marketing Manager, Sabine Taylor said: “The Baton is a very different type of charity for us to support, and...
A total of 369 men have already signed up for next month’s Hospiscare Men’s Walk starting at Exeter’s Double Locks pub and finishing with a FREE pint and a pasty.
“This is a great start and we’re hoping many more will join us for a walk along the canal and then watch the Six Nations England v Wales on huge LED screens in the Hospiscare bar, relaxing with a pint and a pasty,” said main sponsor Roger Wilkinson of Wilkinson Grant & Co.
“We’re raising funds for a vital local charity so join us!”
The walk on Saturday 12 March is an eight mile route along Exeter’s...
As 2016 gets underway, a local fundraiser is sending out a message of thanks to all who raised funds for Macmillan Cancer Support last year.
Bridget Hill, Macmillan Fundraising Manager for South, Mid and East Devon said: "Because of all your support, in 2015 Macmillan was able to commit £310,686 in Devon, helping to support over 35,000 people living with or beyond cancer locally. That means there are now over 50 Macmillan professionals working in the county.
"I want to say a personal thank you to everyone who hosted or attended coffee mornings, volunteered their time, took...
