Join us at the St Paul's Church for this special service, where Hospiscare's Book of Memories will be available to view, and will remain until Twelfth Night.
This uplifting service of remembrance is open to all, and includes carols, readings and prayers.
The Tree of Light will be shining with lights in dedication on the Cathedral Green in Exeter until 6 January.
Last night, Neil Parish MP, presented the Rural Fair Share Petition signed by the residents of Tiverton and Honiton. The Rural Fair Share campaign is calling on the Government to address the ongoing disparity in funding between rural and urban areas.
The campaign is set up to counter policies such as the rural penalty which sees urban areas receive 50% more support per head than rural areas. The Campaign is set up by a group of MPs which regularly argue for a fairer funding balance between urban and rural areas. The group’s Secretary Graham Stuart MP, said: "The Rural Fair Share...
The Sheldon Singers will perform Howard Goodall's Eternal Light, followed, after an interval for refreshments, by a performance by the Taunton-based Collegium Singers of For the Fallen, a requiem written by Peter Leech, the MD of the Collegium Singers, and dedicated to 40 Commando Royal Marines.
No entrance fee will be charged at either venue but the audience will be encouraged to donate generously to the work of the Royal British Legion.
A group of local business people have been adding a new dimension to breakfast to raise much needed funds for Exeter Leukaemia Fund. The Honiton group of 4Networking used their fun fines system to fill an ELF collection box. Group leader Dominique Bailhache explained, “We have really enjoyed raising money for ELF. 4Networking provides an environment for local business people to get together and get to know each other. At each meeting we have what we call the 40-second round, where each person gets 40 seconds to explain what they are looking for or have gained from being a member. If anyone...
More people with care needs are choosing to use money allocated to them by the Council, through personal budgets, to pursue hobbies and interests or access local activities, groups and clubs than attend Council-run day centres.
The numbers of people accessing day centres in Devon have fallen by nearly 66% since 2005. Some of the Council’s day centres now have just a small number of attendees, and service users and carers are telling the Council that it needs to modernise.
Members of Devon County Council's Cabinet will propose at its meeting next week (Wednesday 9 October)...
Bringing care closer – East Devon Day Hospice Appeal: Help Hospiscare build a much-needed day hospice in the heart of East Devon
Are you a master baker, a champion knitter or a green-fingered gardener? Join us at one of our open events to find out how your hobbies and talents could fund a moment of care for patients with a terminal illness in the East Devon area.
Hospiscare is launching an appeal to raise £250,000 to complete and run a state-of-the-art day hospice in Honiton. Visiting a day hospice helps patients by providing advice, complementary therapies, activities and...
Exeter Morris Men are recruiting and invite anyone who has ever enjoyed watching Morris dancers to have a go themselves. An Open Evening is being held at Ide Memorial Hall at 8pm on Thursday 3 October and everyone is welcome. Now the dancing season has come to an end, the search is on to find new members to add to the team and Exeter Morris would be especially interested to hear from younger dancers. Morris dancing may be an ancient tradition but go to any summer fete, fair or countryside gathering and these flamboyant performers will still form a major part of the day’s activities. Two...
Expressions of interest are to be sought for the Council-owned Heathpark site in Honiton following the Cabinet decision on 4 September to test the market.
Council Leader Paul Diviani said: “We are committed to exploring all options for a possible new office site as well as maximising the values from our landholdings. One option has always been the sale of our Heathpark site alongside that of Knowle and Manstone Depot in Sidmouth and to use the money raised for a new, more efficient and modern headquarters. It is important to understand the value of this site and what interest there...
