On Friday 10 May, 60 golfers met at Crediton Downes Golf Club to take part in WESC Foundation’s annual charity golf day.
15 teams from across the South West entered and raised a staggering £3,490 - the money raised will help provide the children and young people at WESC Foundation, all who have sight loss and complex needs, life-enhancing opportunities. Caroline Burkie, Fundraising and PR Manager said “I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Michelmores Solicitors, the main sponsor of our charity golf day and I would also like to thank Bovey Castle and Mercedes-Benz of Exeter...
After three years of running a course along the city's canal path, the Michelmores annual charity run is returning to the city centre on Tuesday 11 June 2013, and runners of all abilities and experience are now invited to enter.
The new route sees the celebrated 5km event start once again on Cathedral Green before passing the 1km mark in Princesshay and then taking the runners past the Guildhall Shopping Centre, back to the Northernhay memorial statue and on to Rougemont Gardens for a finish at Exeter Castle.
Race organizer Sacha Pickering said: “We are all delighted to...
Organisers of the Michelmores Business Breakfast Club have announced that one of the Westcountry’s most successful lawyers is to be the next speaker at the Exeter Golf & Country Club event.
Retired Judge Neil Butterfield presided over some of the region’s most notorious cases during his 40 year career on the bench, including the trials which followed the Maria Asumpta sinking and the Lyme Bay canoe tragedy, as well as many infamous murder cases.
Mr. Justice Butterfield also pioneered a new career path for lawyers from the West Country, being the first from Devon and...
Michelmores' Corporate Finance team has been advising a new investment company which has successfully completed its listing on the AIM market today.
Limitless Earth plc has joined AIM with a £3.2m listing. The business has been founded to make investments in companies, either through controlling or minority stakes, where changing demographics are an important driver of growth. Investment opportunities include renewable energy firms, as bigger populations use up more resources, or dietary supplement and healthcare providers, helping aging societies keep fit. Internet providers, in...
The Manufacturers' Assocation of east Devon & Exeter (MADE) held an event at Michelmores last night. 50 key businesses attended to hear presentations on Grant Funding for Growth from Jane Pankhurst (Business Development Manager at University of Exeter Research & Knowledge Transfer), Clive Mitchell (Finance Director at Tradewind Turbines) and Dr Martin Hancock (Group Engineering Director at IMC Group Ltd), pictured with Gerry Shattock (MADE Chair and Business Development Manager of Exeter Science Park). MADE is a sub-group of Exeter Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Exeter...
Weddings can be expensive. Only recently I saw a blog from a bride-to-be in distress who'd been up all night decorating invitations by hand in an attempt to save money. Her mission, to stick to a wedding budget of under £5,000. Similarly, a divorce can also be expensive. Unlike a wedding, you don't have two families pulling together to make the dream come true, nor the emotional and financial support of your other half (or a honeymoon at the end of it). Weddings take time to plan, which usually gives you time to save. There are often presents. At a recent wedding I attended, the...
