Hospiscare

Men's Walk 2024

Hospiscare Men's Walk 2024

Event Date: 
09/03/2024 - 11:00am to 7:00pm
Venue: 
Double Locks, Canal Banks, Exeter EX2 6LT

Join the Hospiscare team at Double Locks or walk your own route on Saturday 9 March to raise vital funds for your local hospice.

All of your Men’s Walk favourites are back for 2024, including a 7-mile walk, a pint courtesy of Exeter Brewery, a delicious pasty from Chunk of Devon and of course the rugby – promising a great day out in support of Hospiscare.

The only thing missing is you, so don’t miss out! Come together to help local people and families living with terminal illness, put your best foot forward and help raise vital funds for Hospiscare. Sign up today, get...

Runners and housebuilders collaborate to help local hospice

Devon charity, Hospiscare, has secured a £1,000 donation from local developers after an application from two of its charity runners.

Persimmon Homes South West received an application for its Community Champions scheme from Rachel Payne and Kate Smith, both of whom competed in races including the London Marathon 2023, to raise money for the hospice.

Representatives of the five-star builder presented the cheque to them at their Exeter site, Searle House, named after their founder, alongside local councillor, Marina Asvachin.

Cllr Asvachin and the business then...

University of Exeter and Hospiscare team up to recycle Christmas trees for the third year running 

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 01/24/2023 - 12:26pm

The University of Exeter and Hospiscare have teamed up once again to recycle Christmas trees and support terminally ill people and their families.

Hospiscare’s vans collected trees from households across Exeter, Exmouth, Honiton, Tiverton, Sidmouth and Ottery St Mary on 13th and 14thJanuary, in exchange for a £10 donation.

Trees were then taken to the University’s Streatham Campus to be chipped by the Grounds Team and the chippings have been used as mulch for the university’s shrub beds.

Laura Robertson, Fundraising Projects Manager at Hospiscare said: “This...

Hospiscare receives £2,000 contribution to SOS emergency appeal from local housebuilder

Devon based charity Hospiscare is looking to raise £1 million in an emergency appeal. The charity is now nearing its goal with support from the local community and organisations such as Redrow South West.

Hospiscare supports 2,500 people with life-limiting illnesses each year and their reach covers Exeter, Mid and East Devon. This year will be their 40th anniversary, however, as a charity they need to raise around £8 million a year to continue to provide care.

The Covid pandemic had a catastrophic effect on the charity’s resources. The hospice’s income is not recovering...

A group of Men's Walkers with their hands raised by Exeter Mill Stone

Record-breaking fundraising for Men’s Walk in Hospiscare’s 40th anniversary year

Authored by SofyR
Posted: Mon, 04/04/2022 - 11:00am

Over 1,000 supporters stepped up for their local hospice charity by taking part in its iconic fundraising event last month.

Men’s Walk returned on 12 March to raise sponsorship for Hospiscare ’s vital end-of-life care for local people living with a terminal illness.

The hospice cares for over 2,500 patients and their families every year across Exeter, Mid and East Devon. With just 18% of the charity’s income funded by the NHS, events like Men’s Walk are crucial to the survival of Hospiscare.

This year’s Men’s Walk was a true milestone for Hospiscare. Not only was it...

Exeter retirement village residents raise nearly £7,000 for Hospiscare

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/10/2022 - 2:57pm

Millbrook retirement village, in Exeter, has handed over a cheque for £6,677 to Hospiscare, after residents hosted a series of fundraisers throughout 2021.

Residents raised £3,338.97 in total by hosting a charity walk, quiz, dog show, coffee morning, craft show, a singing concert, Christmas raffle, and a patio clean. One resident, Jenny Skinner, aged 68, even took part in a skydive to raise vital funds for the Devon based charity.

The residents’ donations were matched by Inspired Villages, the later living operator behind Millbrook, doubling the total to £6,677.94...

Group of people from Otter Garden Centres ready to walk in aid of Hospiscare

‘Brilliant’ total raised for Hospiscare by Otter Garden Centres

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Wed, 01/19/2022 - 11:41am

It’s the third year in a row that the Ottery St Mary garden centre has raised funds for Hospiscare, in what has turned out to be an epic success with the 2021 fundraising total topping £14,700!

This is particularly impressive in yet another year where the pandemic impacted so many charities with postponed or cancelled events.

During the year, efforts included a team from Otter participating in the Hospiscare walk, this year renamed ‘Twilight with a Twist’. The routes were planned by Lauren Pearcy and Sally Bright and 33 walkers completed either 6 or 13 miles. This event...

Stagecoach and RMT union representatives join forces to raise money for Hospiscare Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 01/04/2022 - 6:02pm

Stagecoach drivers and RMT union representatives across Exeter recently organised a collection, seeing a fantastic £1100 donated to local charity Hospiscare, topped up by their Stagecoach MD.

RMT union reps Matt Hackett, Jamie Nickles and Ian Hodge hit upon the idea initially for a very different reason.

Several weeks ago, saw the company and union in pay talks, with local strike action planned for Monday 18th October. As the union were preparing for the proposed strikes, they realised that some drivers may be out of pocket if they took part in the action, so they...

Hospiscare signs up to The Charity Shop Gift Card

Hospiscare, which provides specialist care to patients and their families living with life-limiting illnesses across Exeter, Mid and East Devon, is the latest charity nationwide to sign up to the first multi-retailer gift card that can be used exclusively in charity shops.

The Charity Shop Gift Card will be sold and accepted in Hospiscare’s 18 shops which help raise money to support more than 2,000 adults every year, across Exeter, Mid and East Devon

The Charity Shop Gift Card has been developed by Gift Card CIC, a social enterprise, and backed by the Charity Retail...

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Teaming up to support Twilight with a Twist

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Mon, 06/14/2021 - 12:16pm

A group of around 30 team members from Otter Garden Centres in Ottery St Mary will be taking part in the Hospiscare ‘Twilight with a Twist’ on Saturday July 10.

It’s the 15th anniversary of the charity’s Twilight Walk, and this year people have been invited to take part either by joining the walk in Exmouth or planning a route locally.

The Otter team have decided on a local route, which has been planned by Lauren Pearcy and Sally Bright. Starting at the garden centre the walk will take in the town of Ottery plus local villages and Escot Estate. Some are taking on the full...

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