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What could you go 'free from' for charity?

Authored by CEDA Exeter
Posted: Mon, 01/08/2018 - 3:01pm

Free From February is the 28-day ‘give it up' challenge from CEDA who in 2018 are celebrating their 30th anniversary.

Going free from one of your biggest vices is based on research that if you can stop doing something for 28-days, you are five times more likely to be able to cut it out or reduce it for good.

CEDA is inviting people to go ‘free from’ whatever they choose and get sponsored for doing so.

CEDA Marketing Manager Craig Bowden said “Free From February gives people the opportunity to challenge themselves to give up something they will find difficult…. It...

Exeter's unique singing sessions start again

"Oh Monday, Monday (ba-da ba-da-da-da)." It's about the lousy feeling that comes with the end of the weekend and beginning of another workweek.

But ... Monday evening ... "Cheaper than therapy and more fun ..."

We are cranking up the machines, TCP'ing the larynx and since early 2007, Forever Young Sing for Fun in Exeter. Mondays 7-9pm at St Sidwell's School EX4 6PG.

We raise the roof and sing to brilliant backing music with the words projected on the wall. Why? Possibly because we are not a choir ... there are no auditions ... no rehearsals ... no microphones ... no...

We meet up on a Monday and ...

Forever Young Sing for Fun meet up on a Monday and ... sing with the best ... da doo ron ron ... a-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-wop-bam-boom.

In 2018, we will be in our twelfth year - singing for fun in Exeter.

Most research says that singing is good for you and … your … heart; memory; breathing; social life; wellbeing; mood; soul; asthma; snoring; happiness ... So if you want to sing in a group, but not with a choir, will you still get all the above benefits? As most of the research has been carried out with choirs - the answer is unknown. But why wouldn't you want to sing in a...

Aquamarine Holds Harvest Festival for St Petrock's and Exeter Foodbank

Exeter-based media agency, Aquamarine Media, is holding a Harvest Festival at the Generator, to raise food donations and money for local charities, Exeter Foodbank and St Petrock’s.

The Harvest Festival is ongoing throughout October and a harvest basket is being filled with tins of food by local business people and Aquamarine team members at their Generator office at Exeter Quay.

The Bing accredited media agency that offers services in PPC (pay-per-click advertising), Content, and Social media, is also holding a ‘Bake-off’ style bake sale at 1pm on the 27th October at the...

Exeter choir alternative sings for fun

After one singing session, we were askedL "Are trained music teachers involved?" Our reply ..."If so they haven't told us" ... probably tells you more about Forever Young Sing for Fun than two paragraphs of descriptive text.

There are a number of fine choirs in Exeter and some of our regulars are also members of these choirs.

They have told us that they like the informality and the fact that we don't rehearse and never do any performances – every time we sing we are performing just for ourselves. It is just fun to sing a lot of songs, rather than perhaps in a more formal...

Fixtures Brunch

Event Date: 
07/07/2017 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Venue: 
Sandy Park Stadium, Exeter

Get live reaction to Exeter Chiefs' Premiership Rugby fixtures for the 2017/18 season at Sandy Park's Fixtures Brunch on Friday 7th July between 10.00 and 12.30pm.

Enjoy a full English breakfast and Q&A with Rob Baxter and members of the Exeter Chiefs playing squad, discussing the defence of their Premiership Rugby title.

Tickets are just £12 to include a full English breakfast. Buy yours at www.sandypark.co.uk/book

UK Rum Festivals are coming to Exeter

Event Date: 
29/07/2017 - 11:30am
Venue: 
Exeter Castle, EX4 3PU.

UK Rum Festivals are fun and enriching, for both the general public and brands, showcasing the diversity of rum!

Don’t miss out on the Exeter Rum Festival taking place 29th July at Exeter Castle, EX4 3PU. The Festival will host seminars with master distillers, cocktail bars, rum tastings sessions (over 100 different rums!), live music and a street food fiesta.

Rum is frequently overlooked, branded as either white, gold, dark or spiced… but UK Rum Festivals recognize its true value and want the public to share their passion for the spirit.

"Rum is a fun spirit,...

Hospiscare's Icelandic charity trek of a lifetime

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Mon, 02/13/2017 - 2:08pm

Hospiscare Events Fundraiser, Tom Gilbert, is holding an information evening at Searle House in February for anyone who would like a real challenge while raising valuable funds for Hospiscare.

Tom says the Icelandic Trek is the perfect opportunity to have a life changing experience among the snow and lava fields, support your local hospice, and meet some amazing people on the way.

If you are wondering whether a charity challenge is for you, here is what one participant of Hospiscare’s 2016 China Trek said: "I met such a wonderful bunch of trekkers, we supported each other...

TALK - Can sailing provide a sustainable alternative to Flight?

Event Date: 
06/12/2016 - 8:00pm to 9:30pm
Venue: 
Embercombe - Higher Ashton, Devon

oin VoyageVert for an inspiring dive into the ground-breaking travel revolution that provides a viable, sustainable alternative to long-haul flight. Imagine being able to book a 7-10 day high-speed, carbon-free adventure to New York rather than a cramped 7hr flight that misses everything in between your departure and destination. The land comes into view, you’re arriving by sea into a historical port after a restorative and perspective-changing journey across one of the world’s largest oceans.

Co-Director, Ross Porter, 12 years a Marine Engineer and with 36,000+ nautical blue miles...

New Participatory Photography Project for Exeter

Local social enterprise, Meridian Raw CIC, are pleased to announce a new participatory photography project for Exeter called The Future Focus Project,

This project has been funded by the Big Lottery's Awards for Programme and will help provide 3,14-week photography courses and an end of project exhibition, which will take place in October 2017.

For this project Meridian Raw CIC have partnered with The Bridge Collective CIC and Mind in Exeter & East Devon and the participants taking part in this project will explore the themes of positivity, empowerment and looking to...

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