FORCE Cancer Charity

A world famous choir from Wales will be performing in Kenton next month.

The Pelenna Valley Male Voice Choir will be raising the roof at All Saints Church on Saturday April 9 (6:30pm) to raise money for local cancer charity FORCE.

The concert is being staged in memory of John Hunt, founder and former chairman of the Kenton Friends of FORCE group.

He loved singing and had close links with the choir for many years. At his funeral, Pelenna musical director Dr Michael Thomas offered to bring the choir back to Kenton.

“Many will remember this choir visiting the...

Harriet King celebrated her 10th birthday by doing something very special for Exeter cancer charity FORCE.

Instead of getting presents on her big day, she asked friends and family to donate to the charity.

Ahead of her birthday in February Harriet said: “I have pretty much everything I could need and want. So instead of asking for birthday presents, if you would like to make a donation to the FORCE Cancer Charity, I would really appreciate it.”

It was an amazingly generous gesture and what a response it received!

She raised £652.50 (including Gift Aid) and...

Members of Exeter’s Wheatley St Michael Lodge of Moose International have presented a cheque for £700 to local cancer charity FORCE.

Moose International is an organisation dedicated to raising money for good causes.

This contribution to FORCE reflects the St Thomas-based branch’s commitment to making donations to local charities where members can see the money they have donated being put to good use.

“We have raised the money through collections, draws and the overall generosity of our members,” said Mel Fildew, treasurer of the Wheatley St Michael Lodge, which...

Another part of the FORCE Cancer Charity shop in Exeter is all set for a spooktacular opening on Halloween.

The popular Heavitree hub for bargain hunters closed in August for essential repairs and refurbishment.

One section re-opened on October 2 and another area will be back in business on Saturday October 31 with staff in fancy dress, hundreds of clothing items on sale for £1 and a bake sale.

“There’ll be plenty of treats and no tricks,” said shop manager Anna Heard. “We’re looking forward to gradually opening the remainder of the shop in the first week of...

FORCE will launch a new support group at its headquarters this autumn and the Exeter cancer charity is keen to hear from anyone who would like to get involved.

The Family and Friends Support Group is available for anyone who is close to someone affected by cancer - a partner, family member or close friend.

This group offers an opportunity to meet other people in a similar situation and will run on Wednesdays over six sessions fortnightly.

You will need to book in advance as space is limited and FORCE asks where possible for a commitment to attend all six sessions to...

The FORCE Cancer Charity It’s A Knockout event on a gloriously sunny day at Powderham Castle was a huge success.

More than 70 teams of 10 took part in some amazing fancy dress costumes.

They tackled 12 obstacles over the course of the day, many of them involving giant inflatables, water and foamy bubbles.

Teams were awarded points for their performance as well as the amount of money raised for FORCE from sponsorship.

The overall champions were The PE Warriors from St Peter’s School in Exeter but everyone who took part was a winner.

FORCE Head of...

Tickets have gone on sale for this year’s Classics Galore! concert at the University of Exeter Great Hall on Saturday November 14 and the best seats are selling fast.

The event has been held every two years since 2007 and has raised £50,000 for local cancer charity FORCE.

The show regularly attracts sell-out crowds of more than a thousand and spaces in the gallery have nearly all been snapped up already with only 25 of the £18 seats remaining.

Tickets for the auditorium are priced at £16 and £14 and are available from Exeter Visitor Information and Tickets (EVIT) at...

The award-winning FORCE Cancer Charity shop in Heavitree will close on Friday (August 21) for essential refurbishments.

Building work will begin on September 1 and the first phase is due to be completed in time for a partial re-opening in the first week of October.

Phase 2 should be done by the end of October so that the shop can fully re-open in early November.

Shop manager Anna Heard said: “It’s our last trading day this Friday. We have lots of clearance bargains going on including 10 CDs for a £1, all children's books 10p, adults’ books 40p and all clothes...

A group of friends who all went to Dawlish School and share a love of cycling set out today (Friday July 31) to ride from John O’Groats to Land’s End in just seven days.

Brothers Ross and Simon Szender, Euan Stronge, Ross Williams, Mike Smith and Sam Partridge will cover more than 900 miles from the tip of mainland Scotland to the most westerly point in Cornwall.

They’re doing it to raise money for FORCE Cancer Charity and reached their initial target of £1,500 in sponsorship before they set out for Scotland.

In his job as an electrician for Scottish and Southern...

The FORCE Cancer Charity Shop in Heavitree’s Fore Street has again been named the best in the country.

It’s won the award as the most profitable in its category from the Charity Retail Association.

The news comes as FORCE announces that the shop is set to close at the end of August for approximately 10 weeks.

“We need to carry out some essential building work and we can’t do that without shutting the shop completely,” said manager Anna Heard.

But she reassured customers: “We won’t be doing anything to change the identity of our shop. It will still be the...