Peter Hawes is celebrating after completing this year’s London Marathon in support of local charity Rainbow Living.
Peter ran the gruelling 26 miles in a fantastic time of 3 hours and 50 minutes and has so far raised £1,020 for the Exeter-based charity.
Peter said: “When I got to 50 I said I’d apply to run the London Marathon, knowing for sure that no one ever got in first time…how wrong I was! I’ve run many half marathons but never two back to back – but feel grateful to have had the opportunity to take part in such a special and unique event. It was a privilege to run for...
Local healthcare and protection insurance provider The Exeter has marked two years of fundraising for their Charity of the Year, Rainbow Living, with the presentation of a cheque for an outstanding £16,396.
Over the two years in which Rainbow Living has been their Charity of the Year, The Exeter organised a variety of fundraising events, including a 15-mile sponsored walk and 72-mile sponsored cycle, dress down days, raffles and cake sales, whilst employee Adrian Thorley ran the London Marathon for the local charity in April.
Staff from healthcare and protection insurance provider The Exeter have put their best foot forward for their current Charity of the Year, Rainbow Living.
A 14 strong team - and 2 dogs - took on a 15 mile walk and so far have raised £988 for the local charity. The Exeter will be generously pound-matching, making an impressive total of £1,976.
Starting at Teginmouth Pier, the walkers followed the coastal path past Dawlish and Starcross and ended at the Quay in Exeter seven hours later.
Becky Penrose, Chair of The Exeter’s Community, Charity and Environment Committee...
A collaboration of local musicians have raised the tuneful sum of £906 for Rainbow Living, following a Celebration Concert for the Exeter charity.
The concert, organised by award winning flautist Leonie Stevenson-Jones with Anne Jones and supported by The Stella Mars Trio and a number of talented local performers, was held to mark Rainbow Living’s 10th Anniversary.
Over 100 people enjoyed an evening of light classical music, song, guitar and poetry, and had the opportunity to hear about the work of Rainbow Living and how the charity supports adults with learning...
Rainbow Living was delighted to recently welcome two prominent NHS England members to the charity’s Exeter Rainbow House.
Dr Dominic Slowie, National Clinical Director for Learning Disability, and Hannah Iqbal, Policy Advisor for NHS England Learning Disability Programme, approached Rainbow Living to find out more about the charity’s bespoke model of supported living housing and how they support tenants, and their families, in making decisions about their individual personal care.
The visit forms part of a large scale national programme that Dr Slowie is leading for NHS...
Sainsbury’s Pinhoe has marked a year of fundraising for their 2015 Charity of the Year, Rainbow Living, with the presentation of a cheque for £5,207.
Over the last 12 months Sainsbury’s Pinhoe has held many fundraising events for the local charity, including second hand book sales, car boot sales, and a curry & quiz night, along with several fun in-store events such as an Easter Bunny Hunt and Guess the Weight of the Heart Shaped bun to mark Valentine’s Day.
Individual staff also took on personal challenges as part of the store’s on-going charity support, including...
Local charity Rainbow Living is delighted to have raised £1,250 following a second successful fashion show, run in conjunction with John Lewis.
Over 100 guests from across the community supported the fashion extravaganza, which took place at John Lewis’s Exeter store.
Volunteer models took to the catwalk on behalf of the charity, showcasing clothes from the new Men’s and Women’s Summer collections, and John Lewis experts were on hand with fashion and beauty tips and advice.
Rainbow Living is a volunteer-run charity which supports adults with disabilities by...
Adrian Thorley has raised an incredible £1,557 for local charity Rainbow Living after running the London Marathon in a brilliant time of 3 hours 45 minutes.
Adrian volunteered to take on the challenge of the London Marathon following an appeal from his employer, local healthcare and protection insurance provider The Exeter, as part of their fundraising efforts for Rainbow Living, which is the company’s Charity of the Year.
Having turned 50 this year, and as such in the ‘SuperVet’ category, Adrian is no stranger to long distance running, but this is the first time he has...
Trustees of Rainbow Living Exeter have publicly thanked local businesses and charitable foundations for their generous donations, which have enabled the purchase of a specialist bath for their Exeter house.
Local healthcare and protection insurance provider The Exeter donated £2,000; the charity was also supported by the James Tudor Foundation, which donated £4,500, and the St Edmunds and St Mary’s Major Charity, which donated a further £330.
Rainbow Living is a local charity which provides specially adapted accommodation for adults with disabilities; the charity...
Local healthcare and protection insurance provider The Exeter has presented their 2015 Charity of the Year, Rainbow Living, with a cheque for £9,367.
Staff at The Exeter raised the significant sum through a series of innovative fundraising events, including a 72-mile sponsored cycle challenge, raffles, dress down days, cake sales, an internal fundraising competition, as well as fundraising events organised by individuals in their own time. Staff also supported the charity through volunteer work, including gardening at the Exeter Rainbow House, running car boot sales and modelling...
