On 3 April, over 50 people from the local business community joined Exeter-based FORCE cancer charity and corporate sponsor, Gilbert Stephens LLP, for a ‘Great Devon Breakfast’ at St Olaves Hotel in Exeter.
The event raised £385 for the charity, which has been raising vital funds to support its outreach programme, offering essential support to cancer patients around Devon.
Naomi Cole, Fundraising Manager for FORCE, comments: “We were delighted to see so many people from the local business community come out on such a rainy day to support the event and people were not only...
Devon and Cornwall Police are asking for the public’s views on the new Force website. Anyone using the internet via a standard terminal or any mobile device can follow http://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/v5 to see the new version of the Force website and give feedback on its style. Police are also asking people to complete a short online survey so we can best shape the new site to people’s needs and views. This can be found at http://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/websiteSurvey . The survey will ask you to locate certain types of information and then grade how easy it was to find it - so you...
Cartridges Solicitors will be donning their silly Christmas jumpers on 11 December to raise money for FORCE.
FORCE is a cancer charity who play a vital role in local cancer services and have done so for 26 years. They hold the belief that anyone diagnosed with cancer deserves the best possible treatment and professional support close to home. The wide services they offer are invaluable including support groups, counselling, benefits advice, complementary therapies and relaxation classes, coping with hair loss to name just a few.
Gilbert Stephens LLP held a charity breakfast fundraiser at Graze Cafe, Sidmouth, for FORCE Cancer Charity and raised over £450 for the cause based in Exeter.
FORCE is the solicitors nominated charity of the year and around 40 people tucked in to help raise funds for the charity which helps support local people affected by cancer.
Alexandra Croft of Gilbert Stephens LLP comments: “Once again we were thrilled with the support shown by local people. We had a great turnout and hope to hold more events for FORCE next year.”
The EMG Symphony Orchestra is putting on a concert in aid of FORCE Cancer Charity on Saturday 23 November at the Great Hall, Exeter University, starting at 7.30pm.
Conducted by Marion Wood, and led by Clare Smith, the orchestra will be performing Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet (selections from Suites 1 & 2), Symphony No 4 by Brahms, and Sun Paints Rainbows on the Vast Waves by David Bedford.
Tickets range from £8-£15; students and under 16s £5, and are available from: Exeter Tourist Information on 01392 665 885 or from Devon Strings Workshop, 1 Bartholomew St West...
On Thursday 12 September, Devon-based law firm Gilbert Stephens LLP will be hosting The Great Devon Breakfast in aid of local cancer charity, FORCE.
The Great Devon Breakfast is an annual fundraising event organised by the local cancer charity and last year, 14 different venues across the county hosted a Great Devon Breakfast, raising £10,000 between them.
The event supported by Gilbert Stephens LLP will be held at Graze Cafe located on the High Street and starts at 8am. Breakfast costs £10 and includes a full English with tea or coffee and organisers hope it will help...
Coral reefs are in decline, but their collapse can still be avoided with local and global action. That's according to findings reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on 9 May based on an analysis that combines the latest science on reef dynamics with the latest climate models.
"People benefit by reefs having a complex structure - a little like a Manhattan skyline but underwater," said Peter Mumby of The University of Queensland and University of Exeter. "Structurally-complex reefs provide nooks and crannies for thousands of species and provide the habitat needed to...
FORCE, a local cancer charity, held a ‘Great Devon Breakfast’ at St Olaves Hotel in Exeter and over 50 people from the local business community joined the organisers to help raise vital funds for the charity.
The event, hosted by Gilbert Stephens LLP, kick started the law firm's charity partnership with FORCE and the breakfast event raised over £400.
Sarah Daniels, Fundraising Manager for FORCE, comments: “We were really pleased to see so many people from the local business community turn up for the event and people were not only generous with their time but with donations...
Local cancer charity, FORCE, has been selected for the second year as Exeter Airport’s Charity of the Year and it will benefit from a special fundraising event when 170 of the airport’s employees run the length of the runway.
Exeter Airport’s managing director Matt Roach said: “Our members of staff were keen to continue their support for FORCE and proposed a special event to raise funds in a way that was unique to the airport. The Runway Fun Run will be a first for Exeter and we anticipate that this will be a great success.”
Figures released by Devon and Cornwall Police today (24th January) show that crime across the Force has dropped by 5.5 per cent in the last nine months.
