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Zumba Funds Boost for Headway!

On Saturday 29 March, generous local people shimmied, skipped and shook their way to raising £193 at a Zumbathon for Headway Devon, the local brain injury charity.

The event took place at the Riverside Leisure Centre in Exeter and was instructed by Johanna Morgan, founder of Sidmouth’s JM DanceFit. Attendees of all ages and abilities kicked their weekend into shape together and enjoyed sixty minutes of fun-loving Zumba, making every move count to raise valuable funds for this deserving local cause.

Holly Keatings, Fundraising Manager at Headway Devon said: “We would like to...

Zumba for Headway Devon on Saturday

This Saturday (29 March) Headway Devon are hosting a fun-filled Zumba Party at Riverside Leisure Centre in Exeter to raise money for local people with brain injuries!

From 10-11am, qualified local instructor Johanna Morgan of JM DanceFit will be leading an hour-long Zumba class at the Riverside Leisure Centre, near Exeter Quay. The class is open for everyone to come along and enjoy and will be a great and sociable opportunity to burn some calories and try out a new activity.

Fundraising Manager, Holly Keatings, says “I can't think of a better feel-good start to the weekend...

Exeter YMCA's Sleep Easy event looks set to be the biggest yet

Authored by Sophie Hodge
Posted: Sat, 03/08/2014 - 12:56pm

Almost 200 members of the public have signed up to be a part of this sponsored sleep out on Saturday 15th March at The Guildhall Shopping Centre, Exeter.

Event organiser, Sophie Hodge, says “we are overwhelmed by the support of the community. So many people have come together to make a difference in the lives of homeless young people and I just want to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you to each of them.”

Radio Exe are the media sponsors, helping to host the event on the night. Thomas Westcott and Gilbert Stephens have sponsored Sleep Easy and Barclays,...

Barclays Bank: Tea and Teach

Event Date: 
18/03/2014 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Venue: 
Barclays, Bedford Street, Exeter

Research by Barclays has found that with over 5.1 million people over 65 in the UK who have never been online, if all of them were to hit the net, it would result in a collective saving of £3.78 billion a year. In the South West only 44% of 418,000 over 65s have access to the internet meaning money savings could be made.

To support those wishing to gain access to potential money savings online, on Tuesday 18th March 2014, Barclays Exeter branch in Bedford Street, will be hosting its first a ‘tea and teach’ morning for individuals whatever their age, to become more savvy with...

Exeter School choral group to perform at TEDx Exeter

Exeter School's Vocal Ensemble is looking forward to performing at TEDx Exeter for the first time.

The choral group is made up of 18 of the school's finest singers aged 15-18.

Music Teacher Mrs Mitchell said they were very excited about the opportunity. "We will be singing a range of music from the Renaissance, through to the contemporary classical music of Eric Whitacre," she said.

Exeter School's Vocal Ensemble was formed in 2008 in response to requests from the wider community to provide a small, portable, vocal group to perform at a variety of concerts and...

Young people encouraged to build SW businesses

Youth charity The Prince’s Trust is urging more unemployed young people in the South West to embrace their inner entrepreneur and explore the option of self-employment thanks to financial backing from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

The Prince’s Trust Enterprise Programme, which helps jobless young people to start up in business, has already created more than £3.1 million in social value for the South West alone, according to research published by the charity last year .

Supported with investment from ERDF, from now until June 2015, over 1,300 more young...

The Annual Adjudication Law Update – Exeter

Event Date: 
08/04/2014 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
Ashfords Exeter

Andrew Kearney, member of St Johns Chambers construction and engineering team will be delivering The South West and Wales Adjudication Society’s Annual Adjudication Law Update on Tuesday, 8th April 2014 at Ashfords, Exeter Stephen Homer of Ashfords will chair this 1-hour seminar, with Andrew bringing delegates up to date with all the latest developments in the law as it relates to Adjudication.

To book your place, contact events@ashfords.co.uk or call 01392 333616 by Friday, 4th April 2014 to reserve a place.

Details Download programme: The Annual Adjudication Law Update...

Leading Women UK launches in Exeter

MORE than 100 businesswomen turned up to the launch of Exeter’s first Leading Women UK networking group in the city.

The event, held at Southernhay’s prestigious Rendezvous Restaurant, was completely booked out, with a waiting list for those who couldn’t squeeze in.

The evening, on Monday 17th Feb, was hosted by city entrepreneur and public speaking expert Celia Delaney and Leading Women UK’s founder, Rachel Jones.

“It was an amazing night here in Exeter with an impressive turnout of a mixture of career women, entrepreneurs and professional organisations, all of...

LUSH @ Charlies Live Lounge

Event Date: 
14/03/2014 - 8:30pm to 15/03/2014 - 12:00am
Venue: 
Charlie's Live Lounge, Cowick Street, Exeter

The local function band LUSH will be playing a night of well known Funk, Rock and Pop hits.

Come down and have some fun!

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Six On Saddles complete 32 miles for Exmouth RNLI

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 01/31/2014 - 1:06pm

Volunteer RNLI lifeboat crew members from Exmouth, Max Champion, Stephen Satchell, Paul Fox, Lee Manning, Neil Cannon and Hedley Saunders completed a 32 mile cycle from Supacat in Dunkeswell to Exmouth RNLI lifeboat station on Saturday (25 January) to raise funds towards the new launch and recovery vehicle needed for the Exmouth’s new Shannon class lifeboat. The challenge, made even harder as the cyclists were wearing full all weather RNLI lifeboat kit, celebrated the charity’s SOS Day which is on Friday 31 January.

The Six On Saddles, departed Supacat in Dunkeswell at 9.30am on...

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