With New Year’s resolutions of better health and fitness for 2017 firmly in focus, an astonishing 65 Exeter residents turned up in the first week of January to try out a new Couch to 5k beginner running group in Heavitree.
On Monday, one week on, nearly 100 people came along and joined in.
The running group was set up by Park Life Heavitree, a community organisation based in and around Heavitree Pleasure Ground. They were granted funding to provide new opportunities for residents in Heavitree to be active, by Get Active Exeter, the local health and wellbeing partnership...
• making a positive difference to your community • meeting people • sharing your skills and learning new ones • and having fun while you do it... ...then a leading Exeter charity may have just the opportunity for you.
The FORCE Cancer Charity shop in Heavitree has launched a recruitment drive for volunteers.
There is huge variety in the roles on offer and you can be as flexible as you like with time you have available to volunteer.
“Whatever your hobbies, skills or interests, we can keep you busy,” said FORCE...
Something rather lovely is happening in Heavitree, Exeter and it's intergenerational!
JoJo Spinks of Interwoven Productions, a local performance arts company, says: “The South Lawn Terrace project has been an absolute joy because of the participation of the people there. St Michael CofE Primary School linked up with the Beavers of the 2nd Exeter Scout Group and produced some brilliant joint-project work based on the Victorian history of the street, ably assisted by members of the Heavitree Local History Society. As part of the project, we were delighted to host a Tea Party in St...
Police are appealing to dog walkers in the Heavitree area of Exeter who may have witnessed a robbery.
On Wednesday, 11th May a woman, in her twenties, was robbed and assaulted as she walked her dog in Hamlin Lane playing fields between 6pm and 7pm.
The woman was pushed to the floor and suffered a number of minor cuts when the suspect used a sharp object to attack her. She did not require medical treatment but was very shaken.
The victim’s brown leather wallet was stolen during the incident.
The suspect is described as a man in his thirties, wearing jeans and...
The Devon County Show's Prince of Wales Award has its first urban winner, in the shape of Park Life, Heavitree, in the heart of Exeter. The award, which carries a first prize of £1,000, is given each year for community projects which build local sustainability, which is what Park Life is all about.
It was set up five years ago by three local families with the aim of using Heavitree Pleasure Grounds to bring local people together to have fun, get to know and help each other and lead more fulfilling lives, all in the beautiful setting of Exeter's largest green space. As well as...
For the 15th year running and with support from South West Water and Ashfords Solicitors, the talented young musicians and singers from Exeter School will perform a special concert to raise funds for international charity WaterAid.
All proceeds from the concert, which takes place at St Michael's Church, Heavitree, from 7:30pm on Tuesday 26 April, will go directly to WaterAid projects in Zambia, helping some of the country's poorest communities gain access to clean water and safe sanitation.
The concert will feature school ensembles including Symphony Orchestra, Chamber...
“As soon as I enter Exeter Cathedral I make a beeline for Liz for a cuddle and a catch up!”
It’s not me being talked about but Liz, one of our amazing bereavement supporter volunteers. I was at Hospiscare’s Light Up A Life Service in the cathedral and met a lady who comes along every year.
She comes for two reasons, to remember her mum and catch up with Liz. When her mum died she found that our care continues with a dedicated support volunteer.
It was the first time I had attended this service and it was exactly as everyone had described to me; a lovely evening of...
A weight-loss expert from Exeter has won a brilliant bronze award for the exceptional work she does in helping 170 people in the area to lose weight every week.
To celebrate this achievement Lyndsay is opening a new day time Heavitree group.
The new group will open at 10am on Tuesday 10th November at Heavitree Social Club to enable more local slimmers to reach their dream weights, improve their health and change their lives. Lyndsay, who already runs Heavitree and Whipton Slimming World groups, has been given the ‘Bronze’ status by the national slimming club because of her...
