The Exeter office of Ashfords LLP has advised DQ Entertainment PLC (DQE) on its fund-raising of £4.1m to remake the much-loved children's tale The Jungle Book .
With its main operations in India, DQE is an award-winning global producer and distributor of animation and visual effects for feature films, TV, video, internet, mobile and next-generation console games.
Having established itself as a producer of quality animated content for television, DQE has increasingly focused on the production of high definition 3D stereoscopic animations and, most recently, animated feature...
A Devon housebuilder is set to give one regional charity a welcome fundraising boost having raised over £2,000.
Persimmon Homes South West and its employees managed to raise £2,156 by holding several fundraising activities throughout 2012 for their chosen charity the Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT).
Caroline Creer, fundraising director at the Devon Air Ambulance Trust, said: “It’s fantastic that Persimmon Homes South West has raised such a significant amount. Being independent of Government and National Lottery funding, events just like this go a long way in raising the £4...
SOLICITORS BACK SIZZLING FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR CANCER CHARITY
On Thursday 18 April, 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 St Olaves Hotel located on Mary Arches street and starts at 8am. Breakfast costs £8 and...
Comic Relief marked its 25th year of helping children in Africa and the UK yesterday. Businesses, clubs and schools all over Exeter got involved by doing ‘something funny for money’ in a bid to make this year’s Red Nose Day the best fundraiser yet.
Exeter College were hit by Comic Relief fever early on when they held a ‘bake off’ in their training kitchens between catering students and three of the Exeter Chiefs. Supported by the Rugby Players representative and with Sainsbury’s and Silver Spoon providing the ingredients, the team kick started the Comic Relief season on the 28th...
To support the 350th Anniversary of the formation of the Royal Marines in October 2014, there is an urgent need to recruit 350 runners / walkers to fundraise for the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund and to travel to Gibraltar to take on the famous Rock Run.
Interest in this event is very high, with participants expected from all over the world - but bearing in mind the historic home of this famous Corps is South West England, there is expected to be plenty of local interest.
For more information on how to register for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and to see the...
On 20th January, six members of the Exmouth RNLI lifeboat volunteer crew cycled around the Exe estuary to raise money for the launch and recovery vehicle for their new Shannon-class lifeboat, due by early 2014.
The team comprising an airline pilot, a life coach, a dentist, a nurse, a boatyard worker and a maritime security professional; left Dawlish football ground at 10.30am. Mark, Paul, Hedley, Lee, Steve and David were dressed in full all-weather lifeboat kit – yellow wellies, lifeboat leggings, jackets and helmets. Three of the crew volunteers strapped foam S O S letters to...
Parents from West Exe Children’s Centre are organising a fundraising evening with a difference in aid of Carousel Toy Library, which provides a wide range of good quality toys for children to take home and play with for a week or two.
The toy library, part of the local Merry Go Round charity, faces closure after losing its main funding but families are determined to keep Carousel up and running as it provides a fantastic service for children across the west side of the city.
The event is called ‘Naked Ladies’ and is just for ladies; they can turn up in one outfit and then...
Devon’s Air Ambulances are both on duty as normal today, despite the challenging weather conditions.
Always prepared, Nigel Hare, Operations Manager, working with his team of pilots and paramedics, already had a snow policy in place, ensuring that wherever possible the service would not face any disruption, as effectively it doesn’t suffer from blocked or congested roads.
Nigel said “Our policy has now been in place for a couple of years and I am delighted to say that everything went to plan. Our senior pilot Rob Mackie, who is flying today, lives in Torquay, so took the...
Amateur photographers will have a chance to learn how to take eye-catching portraits from Devon-based professional Guy Newman ( www.GuyNewman.co.uk ) who has photographed Prime Ministers, Royals and celebrities during his 25-year career.
The ‘Family Photography for Beginners’ workshop, which will help raise funds for Poltimore House, is for anyone who would like tips on how to take better photographs of family members, including children. It will be led by photographer Guy Newman who runs a corporate and commercial business from his professional studio at Broadclyst near Exeter....
