Alphington retirees Peter and Mary Collins began volunteering at the Hospiscare Warehouse Shop on Trusham Road when it very first opened in 2012. Every Friday, Peter would repair donated furniture ready for selling in the shops and Mary sorted bags of clothes, sizing them, putting them on hangers then onto racks for distribution.
Peter is also a cycle repair man in his spare time and tells us how his hobby spilled over into his volunteer role: “After a year of the Warehouse Shop being open Hospiscare got permission to recover unwanted cycles from Exeter University and someone was...
Sport stars, unsung heroes, volunteers, teams and coaches are all finalists in Teignbridge District Council’s Sports and Community Awards 2017.
The prestigious awards recognise the district’s top sportspeople and their achievements, and this year will be held on Friday 1 December at the Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish Warren.
Those honoured include athletes, teams, volunteers and coaches for their hard work and dedication to sport, health and physical activity across the district and many local communities.
There are 14 different categories, including the People’s...
A unique collection of rarely seen photographs showing stars such as Judy Garland and Laurence Olivier making some of British Cinema’s most-loved films can be seen for the first time.
The photographs show actors – also including Sophia Loren and Peter Sellers – on set preparing for shooting or relaxing between takes. They capture behind the scenes in Judy Garland’s last film, child stars rehearsing while making Oliver! and the cast of Richard III sweltering in full armour while shooting in Spain.
The collection of pictures belonged to Pamela Davies, one of the foremost...
Thousands of people are expected to attend Exeter’s newest festival this weekend with the launch of Lost Weekend in the city.
And there’s still time to buy last minute tickets for the event.
The three day festival from Friday, October 6 until Sunday, October 9, will take place at venues right across the city and will serve as a showcase for music, tech, art and ideas Headliners for the Lost In Music part of the festival will be Public Service Broadcasting.
Other artists performing include Dutch Uncles, Zion Train, Denzel Himself, Eliza & The Bear, Billy Bibby...
The Bike Shed Theatre has been selected as one of 40 organisations across the country to take part in a flagship scheme to help end middle-class domination of the arts. The Exeter venue will join arts organisations including Turner Contemporary and Sage Gateshead on the Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries programme which will employ graduates from lower income backgrounds.
As one of the organisations receiving funding towards a post, The Bike Shed Theatre will employ a full-time Events Organiser on a twelve-month contract. The post will be advertised in October and will be open to...
Cricket at the University of Exeter has been boosted by a £100,000 donation from an honorary graduate.
Sir Christopher Ondaatje’s gift to the Making the Exceptional Happen Campaign will be used to widen accessibility to surrounding schools and cricket clubs, and to support the development of talented male and female cricketers with elite-level training.
Sir Christopher said: “I am extremely proud to extend my association with the University of Exeter, and to support two of my great passions – education and cricket. It has been extremely gratifying to witness the success of...
Exeter Northcott Theatre is delighted to announce that antiques expert and television presenter Tim Wonnacott will join its 50th anniversary gala line-up in November.
Best known for presenting BBC One’s Bargain Hunt, Tim will be the auctioneer at the 50th anniversary gala auction where audience members can bid on some exciting prizes yet to be announced.
Tim Wonnacott first started appearing regularly on television in the early 1990’s on the BBC Antiques Roadshow. Subsequently he became a regular expert on a number of BBC antiques shows including The Great Antiques Hunt,...
An RD&E physiotherapist and three other Exeter women are set to take on the challenge of their lives by rowing more than 3,000 nautical miles across the Atlantic Ocean in record time.
Rosalind West, a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, will be joined by team-mates student Abby Jones, Scientific Consultant Kate Salmon and Landscape Architect Kirsty Barker to take on the gruelling Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge in December 2018.
The quartet plan to row unaided across the world’s second largest ocean in less than 40 days...
Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is delighted to be one of the chosen charities for the Exeter City Community Trust Santa Run in Exeter on Sunday 3rd December, and is looking for volunteers to help marshal the event.
Volunteers would be needed from 8.00am – 10.30am on the day of the run which starts and finishes in Princesshay, so you can then continue the festive spirit with a bit of Christmas shopping at the Christmas market afterwards!
In addition, the charity also has ten free charity places for the run available. Sponsorship raised from CHSW runners could help to...
YMCA Exeter Job Club staff and their trained volunteers are teaming together with professionals from agencies and employers, on Wednesday 11th October at Belmont Chapel, for their Big Job Club – a day which helps to connect job seekers with employers and help with everything from CV writing to job applications.
YMCA Exeter has been offering job clubs in the community for the last eight years, but with their Big Lottery Funding coming to a close at the end of the year, the charity wants to encourage more people to make use of their all-age service while it is still available....
