Otter Nurseries continues to raise funds for Charity of the Year Devon Freewheelers with a grand wheelbarrow raffle to be held at the Ottery St Mary garden centre on Easter Monday, April 21.
Not only will the lucky winner receive the contents, worth around £100, but also the wheelbarrow itself, bringing the total value of the prize to £200.
One of the Devon Freewheelers volunteer riders, complete with liveried motorbike, will be on hand to answer any questions about the service.
The last wheelbarrow raffle held on Mothering Sunday raised in excess of £300 for the...
This year marks Westpoint Exeter’s 25th birthday! And to kick off the celebrations Westpoint has announced it is offering four charities the chance to stage their own event at the venue for free.
Charities large and small are invited to apply for this unique opportunity with one of the south-west’s largest exhibition and entertainment venues. With free access to the Function Room, Wadsworth Pavilion log cabin and Showground, the charities can let their imaginations run wild.
The whole site lends itself to a variety of both indoor and outdoor events. Westpoint’s log cabin...
Hospiscare has received over £ 700 from South West Water who named Hospiscare as their charity of the year for 2013.
Their kind donation will help to support local people across Exeter, mid and east Devon who are living with a terminal illness.
Corporate Fundraiser Catherine Rawlinson said: ‘’We are delighted to receive such a generous donation from South West Water and appreciate the fundraising which they have done through out the year.’’
Pete Browning from South West Water said: “Hospiscare is an important local charity which is close to the hearts of man for our...
Paignton Zoo’s baby Bornean orang utan Tatau is celebrating her first birthday.
She was born on 11 April 2013 to mother Mali and father Demo.
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park Director of Operations and Curator of Mammals Neil Bemment said: “She is doing well. Her progress is fairly typical for a one-year old orang. She is not weaned yet, but tries any food that is passing on the way to mum’s mouth! She picks at the watery soft items like cucumbers and tomatoes, but is mainly just sucking on them wistfully!”
At first the tiny baby was only seen clinging to mum, but...
Exeter MAG have organised a charity Easter egg run to Little Bridge House in Barnstaple. This is a children's hospice centre, and we are heading there to donate Eater eggs.
Bikers are asked to meet at Exeter services at 10.30 on Sunday 20 April with chocolate eggs. There will be a car going to take the eggs in so you don't have to strap them to yourselves!
We will be riding up to North Devon via the A377 to avoid motorways to enable any cc riders to come along. Young riders are encouraged to attend, so don't be put off if you are only on a 125, we would still...
A scuba diving Easter Bunny will be the star of the show at Living Coasts this Easter.
On Saturday 12th April the Easter Bunny will swim with the penguins at Torquay’s coastal zoo.
Visitors could win prizes in a unique game of pebble bingo. Meanwhile, the penguins will receive their own Easter treats in the form of fish.
Living Coasts’ Clare Rugg explained: “We wanted to do something new and different for visitors. The English Riviera is a great place for diving, and people can book a dive experience with the Living Coasts penguins, so we decided to invite the...
Exeter YMCA is proud to receive the High Sheriff Award for Services to the Community
John Lee, the High Sheriff for Devon, first visited Exeter YMCA earlier this year. He had a tour of their projects, met with many of the clients to hear how Exeter YMCA had helped transform their lives and heard presentations on their work in prisons, through Job Clubs and in schools.
John Lee said: "I was clearly very impressed with what I saw and also with the very dedicated team [at Exeter YMCA]."
Following his visit, John agreed to take part in Sleep Easy, Exeter YMCA...
On Friday 11 April, Casa Maroc in Exeter will be laying on a special menu for Headway Devon in their function room.
For just £10 each, you will be able to enjoy a three-course meal in the lavishly decorated Casablanca Lounge.
Fundraising Manager, Holly Keatings, said: “We’re really grateful to Casa Maroc. The team there have really gone out of their way to support the charity – not only will the food be a bargain, they are also doing discounted drinks for us plus the staff are donating their wages for the evening to Headway – so we really hope that you will consider coming...
On Saturday 29 March, generous local people shimmied, skipped and shook their way to raising £193 at a Zumbathon for Headway Devon, the local brain injury charity.
The event took place at the Riverside Leisure Centre in Exeter and was instructed by Johanna Morgan, founder of Sidmouth’s JM DanceFit. Attendees of all ages and abilities kicked their weekend into shape together and enjoyed sixty minutes of fun-loving Zumba, making every move count to raise valuable funds for this deserving local cause.
Holly Keatings, Fundraising Manager at Headway Devon said: “We would like to...
ADVICE EXETER is a newly formed group of local charities offering free advice and information to local people.
Exeter CAB, Age UK Exeter, Young Devon, Shelter, Community Housing Aid and Homemaker Southwest have teamed up to improve the services they offer to people in Exeter. The partnership, which is funded jointly by Big Lottery Fund and the Cabinet Office, held a successful launch event at Exeter Community Centre in March.
The work of Advice Exeter will include a new online access channel and self-help resource for users, an expanded presence across the city in libraries...
