Organisations can apply to Postcode Neighbourhood Trust for grants between £500 and £20,000 from now until Wednesday 19th August, when applications will close.
The funding boost is available thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery .
Local charities and good causes impacted by COVID-19 are being urged to apply for up to £20,000 in funding.
Groups looking to increase their resilience, adapt or expand their services as a result of the pandemic should apply. Funding will support a variety of activities, including covering core costs.
Topsham based Darts Farm is collaborating with some of our country’s best sculptors to create their first ever Sculpture Trail around their farm and wetlands.
With many shows and events cancelled this year and galleries still struggling to open, artists have lost nearly all routes to market during this pandemic. However, behind the scenes artists have been keeping very busy, hand crafting new wonders of art, many of which will be showcased at Darts Farm from Thursday 13th August until Sunday 13th September.
Weave your way around Darts Farm’s iconic Farm and Bird-hide,...
Research is underway to understand how effective SMEs in the South West have been at using technology during the pandemic.
Exeter-based IT and support company, Timewade are running an online survey to understand successes and challenges, to feed back to the business community.
Already, some of the initial findings are providing invaluable insight, with just 16% saying their technology was fully prepared for the Covid-19 pandemic. Those taking the survey, which runs through the summer, will be the first to receive the full findings.
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is reminding people only to call 999 in a medical emergency when someone is seriously ill or injured and their life is at risk. The Trust has been responding to a high number of incidents in recent days, as demand on the service has increased noticeably during the past month. SWASFT dealt with 14,340 incidents between Friday 7 and Tuesday 11 August, an increase of 13.8% compared to the same time period last year. The Trust is encouraging people to use the ambulance service wisely, and to make appropriate use of other healthcare...
BBC Children in Need has announced that it has awarded a new grant totalling £29,970 to a local project working with disadvantaged children and young people in Exeter.
The new funding award - made possible following BBC Children in Need’s 2019 Appeal in November - will support the delivery of vital services to young people in the area and means that the charity now has more than £219,000 invested locally.
Youth Arts and Health Trust has been awarded a three-year grant of £29,970 to provide arts therapy sessions for children and young people experiencing anxiety and...
Six recent building schemes based in Exeter have been shortlisted by a panel of expert judges in the 2020 Michelmores' Property Awards. The Awards, now in their 18th year, recognise the very best South West property and construction schemes, as well as the teams involved in them.
Jasmine Lodge, X Keys and Nancy Potter House have each been shortlisted in the Project of the Year (under £5 million) category.
Jasmine Lodge has delivered a much-needed inpatient facility for local women with severe mental ill health during pregnancy or in the first year after giving birth....
Research released today has officially named the University of Edinburgh as the best in the UK for student cyclists, beating bike-famous Cambridge - as students prepare to ditch public transport for social distancing in September.
The research, from student accommodation search engine, Mystudenthalls.com , has ranked the UK’s universities using measures including campus bike storage, pro-cycling and bike campaigns, university cycling societies, accessibility of local bike shops and quality of resources for would-be cyclists; points were deducted for bike theft and air pollution...
Hendy Group has joined forces with fintech charity Pennies and its micro-donation movement to support Hendy Foundation.
Hendy customers in Devon can now top up their card purchases by an optional 50p to make a donation to Hendy Foundation which supports good causes in the region.
Chief executive Paul Hendy said, "Hendy Foundation was set up in 2019 to formalise the support Hendy has given to the community in its 162 year history, and it has already helped a wide range of projects in the area.
"By offering our customers the opportunity to make a small donation...
Larks Live , a new virtual cookery platform has launched, bringing revered chefs, bakers, wine experts and food and drink producers directly into everyone’s kitchens through live, interactive online classes.
Whether participants are looking to learn basic cookery skills, expand their repertoire of daily family meals, or learn how to recreate showstopping dishes to impress friends and family, they will be able to engage with an interactive, step-by-step class led by an expert.
From the comfort of home, attendees can cook alongside the chef in real time to get the full...
In 2019, Castle Fine Art was given access to one of the largest collections of Marvel comic book art in the United States. From these archives, a selection of rare editions – all hand-signed by the late, great Stan Lee – was curated into a dynamic and eminently desirable collection of Marvel fine art entitled The Legacy Collection.
Never before exhibited in the UK, these graphics provide a snapshot into the early modern era of Marvel comics. Fans will instantly recognise the significant illustrations by some of the world’s most acclaimed comic book artists, including John Romita...
