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Street Heat leader to lose locks for charity

Young samba band leader Lucy Woolcock is making a double donation to charity on Saturday (22 October), with her hair raising funds for a good cause.

Lucy’s treasured tresses are to be lopped off to raise funds for Meningitis Now – and her lovely lost locks will be donated to the Little Princess Trust, which makes wigs for child cancer sufferers.

Lucy, aged 26, has been a member of Exeter-based community samba band Street Heat for five years. The band has over 50 members of all ages and Lucy and was recently voted its joint music co-ordinator.

Her waist-length hair...

Taster session: The RSPB's Birdwatching for beginners at Dart's Farm

Event Date: 
03/11/2016 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Venue: 
Darts Farm, Topsham, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0QH

Thursday 3 November 6.30 pm-8.30 pm Price: RSPB members free, non-members £10. (Become an RSPB member on the night and your £10 will be reimbursed.)

Booking essential

Come and enjoy a taster session - discover why the 'Birdwatching for Beginners' course is so popular.

This evening's session is a fantastic opportunity to find out more about the wonderful world of birds and have birdwatching demystified. It's a perfect opportunity to find out more about this respectable, well-liked course that is run regularly at Darts Farm by our volunteer, Chris Lee.

This...

An Unusually Good Book Sale, with live musical accompaniment

Event Date: 
26/11/2016 - 11:00am
Venue: 
St Michael & All Angels Church, Mount Dinham, St David's, Exeter EX4 4EB

St Michael & All Angels Church in St David's -- the church with the tallest spire in Exeter, home to peregrine falcons -- is hosting An Unusually Good Book Sale on Saturday 26th November from 11am to 3pm in aid of the St David's Neighbourhood fund and the St Michael's Redecoration Fund. The sale includes cards and prints, cds, dvds and records and will feature live musical accompaniment by two highly esteemed local musicians, Matthew Wright, pianist (from 11am), and Nigel Browne, organist (from 1pm), who will also guide those who would like to play the church's Victorian pipe organ...

An Unusually Good Book Sale

Event Date: 
26/11/2016 - 11:00am
Venue: 
St Michael & All Angels Church, Mount Dinham, St David's, Exeter EX4 4EB

St Michael & All Angels Church in St David's, the church with the tallest spire in Exeter, home to peregrine falcons, is hosting An Unusually Good Book Sale on Saturday 26th November from 11am to 3pm in aid of the St David's Neighbourhood fund and the St Michael's Redecoration fund.

The sale includes cards and prints, cds, dvds and records and will feature musical accompaniment by two highly esteemed local musicians, Matthew Wright, pianist (from 11am), and Nigel Browne, organist (from 1pm), who will also guide those who would like to play the church's Victorian pipe organ...

Hospiscare coffee mornings: Another double duccess

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Thu, 10/13/2016 - 10:31am

Hospiscare are delighted to announce that two more of the celebrated local charity’s coffee mornings have proven very successful.

Little MarVals Preschool in Pinhoe held their Hospiscare coffee morning on 30th September. The school which caters for children aged 2-5 years, invited mums and dads and the local community to a parents’ coffee morning at the United Reformed Church in Pinhoe.

Children and parents enjoyed cake and browsing toy stalls and sharing their work with the community. An organist also played and at the end of the day,

Little MarVals raised £125 for...

Exeter firm raises the roof for African children's charity

An Exeter business has donated funds for essential building work at Child Hope Ministries, an orphanage in Uganda, as it helps put a roof over the heads of the charity’s growing number of vulnerable children.

Exeter-based waste management business Devon Contract Waste connected with the charity three years ago through a mutual friend who volunteered at the orphanage. Since then, the business has helped Child Hope Ministries founder Joram Muwanguzi develop a business plan to generate money, construct a school house, employ a full time teacher, and cover rent during difficult times...

RSPB Half-Term Halloween Spooky Stroll!

Event Date: 
30/10/2016 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Venue: 
RSPB Bowling Green Marsh, Bowling Green Rd, Topsham EX3 0BG

Make your half term break memorable! On the night before Halloween, are you brave enough to join us for an evening walk along the marsh? As the sun sets, we will begin our walk, searching for bats, frogs, insects and other creatures of the night. Bring warm clothes and a torch and prepare for a wild night! Cost: RSPB Wildlife Explorers free, child non-member £3, Adult £1 - payable on the day at the start of the event. Booking essential - but tickets are not required as we will have a list of attendees. * Please wear suitable clothing * Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult *...

Countryside volunteers raise money for Hospiscare

Staff and volunteers from Seaton Wetlands hosted a coffee morning in support of Hospiscare and raised more than £180 for the charity.

The event was well attended and included former BBC TV and Radio presenter Judi Spiers who is attending as many coffee mornings as possible during September for the Hospiscare charity, which support patients and the family and friends of those with a life limiting illness.

Seaton Wetlands volunteers baked a range of delicious cakes for the event. From raspberry cream to chocolate torte, there was something for everyone, including gluten free...

Golf Classic raises over £18,000 for Exeter charity

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 09/27/2016 - 12:03pm

Dream-A-Way, the local Exeter based charity run entirely by a dedicated volunteer team, celebrated their 21st annual golf day at Woodbury Park recently, on a day which proved record breaking in many ways. They are hugely grateful for the massive generosity of supporters and sponsors, both locally and nationally and indebted to everyone who sponsored or played who were the backbone which ensured a truly memorable day. A full field of enthusiastic golfers, from many parts of the country, enjoyed this terrific day in the sunshine on the beautiful Oaks Championship Course. The management team...

Housebuilder's donation for sight loss charity

An Exeter charity that works with blind and partially sighted people is to invest in exciting audiobooks thanks to a leading UK housebuilder.

The Royal National Institute of Blind People has received a £1,000 donation from Persimmon Homes South West’s Community Champions scheme, which sees up to £2,000 given away each month.

Nationally the housebuilder has given away almost £500,000 already this year.

Persimmon’s donation will go towards the RNIB’s Talking Books campaign, which has helped create a lifeline to the outside world for blind people for over 80 years....

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