If you have ever considered taking on the ambitious challenge of running a marathon but haven’t got round to it yet, then Liz Searle may be the inspiration you need to sign up.
Already having five marathons under her belt and at 74 years young, Liz is about to embark on her sixth, joining the other 38,000 people who will take part in this year’s London Marathon.
Liz commented, “I follow the marathon training programme and around a month before the event itself you do your longest run. I have just completed a 22 miler from the centre of Exeter to Dawlish Warren and back, so...
The people of Heavitree have a new shopping opportunity available to them: a brand-new shop has been opened there by the long established and popular local charity, Hospiscare. The shop was formally opened on Wednesday March 22nd by Paula Lawford, Chair of Exeter Friends, former trustee and founder member of the charity. The shop sells a range of ladies clothes, has an excellent men’s department and an array of electrical goods and homewares.
The new shop will bring the number of retail outlets run by Hospiscare up to twenty-one with shops operating across mid and east Devon...
Earlier in March, Hospiscare was delighted to welcome a ‘sell-out’ crowd of men and boys, who joined the Hospiscare Charity Men’s Walk 2017, walking 8 miles in the fine weather along the canal path from Double Locks to the Turf Hotel and back again, to enjoy a pint, a Chunk pasty and watch England beat Scotland to retain the Calcutta Cup.
Event fundraiser, Sharon Ewart said, ‘There was a fantastic atmosphere on the day. This is a very popular event where the vast majority of the men, many of whom have been touched by Hospiscare’s services, return year on year to support us.’...
This year sees the Freemasons celebrate their tercentenary and as part of their annual support of Hospices throughout the country the Assistant Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire W. Bro. Chris Yard can be seen here presenting a certificate denoting the £2718 given on behalf of the Masonic Charitable Foundation to Rosie Gedye of Hospiscare, at Searle House in Exeter.
The Masonic Charitable Foundation will this year give grants totalling £600,000 to the two hundred and forty five hospices in England and Wales including nearly £14,000 to seven hospices here in Devon as part of the...
April 1st 2017 is the date to remember and while this may seem like a long way off, it’s never too early to start thinking about getting a team together.
Entry closes on 17th March 2017, or whenever this popular event is fully booked, so don’t dilly dally - join up today!
Hospiscare is extremely grateful to Devon & Cornwall Police for use of the Middlemoor Police HQ Swimming Pool for the Swimathon, it wouldn't be possible without them.
Each team will be swimming for 50 minutes in one lane, with only one team...
Hospiscare’s Men’s Walk returns to Exeter`s Double Locks pub on Saturday 11th March 2017.
The sponsored walk is an 8 mile route along the Exe Valley Way canal path to the Turf Locks and back to the Double Locks.
Once complete, the men will be welcomed back with a free pint and hot Chunk pasty to enjoy the England v Scotland Six Nations match on large LED screens within the exclusive enlarged Hospiscare bar.
Wilkinson Grant are once again the main event sponsor, with the Double Locks providing the venue free of charge and St Austell Brewery donating the walkers pint...
Hospiscare’s Men’s Walk returns to Exeter`s Double Locks pub on Saturday 11th March 2017.
The sponsored walk is an 8 mile route along the Exe Valley Way canal path to the Turf Locks and back to the Double Locks.
Once complete, the men will be welcomed back with a free pint and hot Chunk pasty to enjoy the England v Scotland Six Nations match on large LED screens within the exclusive enlarged Hospiscare bar.
Wilkinson Grant are once again the main event sponsor, with the Double Locks providing the venue free of charge and...
The Exeter Foundation has donated £5000 to Exeter-based adult hospice charity, Hospiscare, to help fund 60 nurse bags.
The bags, which will hold key pieces of diagnostic equipment, will be used by Hospiscare’s 28 community nurses and bank staff at patient’s homes, nursing homes and at hospices to help diagnose patients more directly.
In addition to the 60 bags, the donation has facilitated the purchase of key equipment including thermometers, stethoscopes, urinalysis sticks, pulse oximeters – which check and monitor changes in pulse rates, and sphygmomanometers – which...
Back in 2014, Exeter Hospiscare staff were very touched when 12 year old Josie Sanders handed them a beautiful poem.
Josie’s poem expressed how she felt about her experience with the local charity after her Granddad Geoff Fletcher, 80, spent his last few days at the city hospice.
Just six weeks earlier he had been diagnosed with bowel cancer.
Josie wrote the poem as a way of coping with her grief and to express how overwhelmed her whole family were by the support they received at Hospiscare.
