Howdy partners - if you’re looking for an alternative to the usual black tie bash for your Christmas party this year, FORCE Cancer Charity is organising a do with a difference.
They’re ready to put a touch of the Wild West into your yuletide with Christmas at the OK Corral on Wednesday December 7.
And where else could it be held but Sandy Park, home of the Exeter Chiefs.
The dress code is simple - jeans, cowboy hats, saloon girl outfits or anything else with a frontier feel.
You can chow down on chilli, nachos and chocolate brownies, there’ll be live music...
M&S colleagues and a team of local volunteers rolled up their sleeves to give the garden at FORCE Cancer Charity’s Support and Information Centre a thorough tidy-up.
Over the course of a week, M&S colleagues and customers joined forces as part of the special volunteering initiative that has had a big impact on 24 local charities.
Nine M&S stores from Plymouth to Exeter took part in Spark Something Good, which saw 300 volunteers give up 2,653 hours for free, in order to make a positive difference.
Spark Something Good involves 24 projects at the heart of...
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...
It’s A Knockout is coming back to raise money for FORCE Cancer Charity and there are still team places available for the fiesta of fun on Saturday September 3 at Topsham Rugby Club.
Up to 72 teams of 10 will be taking part in games based on the popular TV show with huge, colourful inflatables, crazy costumes, comical props, water and plenty of bubbles.
The 2015 event was a great success as businesses, clubs and groups of friends tackled the 12-game spectacular in fancy dress costumes including cavemen, Hawaiian hula dancers, bumblebees and Minions.
A couple who met on FORCE Cancer Charity’s Nello bike ride have just celebrated the birth of their first child.
Refreshment stop volunteer Tracy Sanders and cyclist Roland Wainwright first set eyes on each other over bananas and bottled water at the Tiverton Rugby Club feed station in 2014.
“I’ve been helping with the FORCE bike ride for the past seven years and I was always joking that maybe I could find myself a nice cyclist,” said Tracy.
She was helping with the clear-up when three backmarkers on the 55-mile ride – Roland and his friends Phil and Suzanne Cook –...
Today (June 1) marks the start of national Volunteers’ Week and Exeter-based FORCE Cancer Charity has revealed the latest figures about the value of time given freely given by its supporters.
In 2015 volunteers racked up more than 19,450 hours for the charity, which offers face-to-face support to anyone locally affected by cancer.
That’s worth an estimated £125,000 – a vital contribution to an organisation that offers all of its services free of charge, receives no Government funding and needs to raise £1.2 million every year to maintain them.
The most colourful event on the FORCE Cancer Charity fundraising calendar is returning for a second year.
It's A Knockout will be held at Topsham Rugby Club on Saturday September 3.
Up to 72 teams of 10 will be taking part in games based on the popular TV show, using colourful inflatables, crazy costumes, props, water and, of course, lots of bubbles!
Last year’s event raised £23,500 as businesses, clubs and groups of friends competed in the 12-game spectacular.
FORCE Head of Fundraising Sarah Daniels said: “Everybody embraced the event and the array of fancy...
The award-winning FORCE Cancer Charity shop in Heavitree celebrates its 21st birthday on April 24 and will mark its coming of age with a day of festivities.
On Saturday April 23 there will be special offers throughout the store, a bake sale from 11am and a raffle.
“We’re looking forward to a fun day,” said FORCE Shop Manager Anna Heard. “We’ll even offer a 20 per cent discount to anyone shopping in interesting or unusual headwear!”
Since it first opened in 1995, the FORCE shop has achieved a turnover of nearly £4m and a net profit of more than £2m.
FORCE Cancer Charity has launched Walk to Work Week - a campaign to get us all out of the car and off the buses and trains for at least one day later this month.
It will run between Monday April 25 and Sunday May 1 to raise money for the Exeter charity that offers face to face support for anyone locally affected by cancer.
FORCE Head of Fundraising Sarah Daniels will be putting her best foot forward on Day One by walking from her home in Exmouth to the charity’s Support and Information Centre in the grounds of the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
