Leading wealth manager Charles Stanley recently sponsored a Board Talk Breakfast aimed at Charity Trustees and Chief Executives in Exeter, asking ‘Why is it so hard to find good Trustees?’ The workshop, held in conjunction with Shine Charity Recruitment and Devon Square Partners on 15th March, was attended by 45 people including trustees, senior managers and CEOs of local charities or professionals who specialise in the charity sector. This breakfast forms a series of events hosted by all three companies, focusing on issues such as developing the Board, fundraising, trading strategy and...
More than 250 properties in Devon will benefit from the County Council’s Flood Risk Management Action Plan this financial year.
The County Council’s Cabinet today approved a £1.3 million programme which will address a range of flood problems in communities across Devon.
As a result of Devon County Council schemes in the past financial year, flood protection has been improved at more than 50 properties. It’s estimated that more than 4,000 properties in over 24 communities have also benefited from Defra-funded Flood Resilience Community Pathfinder Projects over the last two...
Tiverton Housebuilder Devonshire Homes handed over a cheque to Devon charity Hospiscare this week marking a year of fundraising that saw the company exceed its target amount by £2,316.00.
Last April, the company pledged to raise £10,000 over the year. To achieve this figure various fundraising and sponsorship events were planned and held. This included Devonshire Homes pledging £50 for each open market sale; sponsorship from entering a team in the Great West Run; fundraising activities such as ‘Bake-Off’ and themed work days plus sponsorship at a Golf Day as well as two cabaret...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN2oHCfsVow&feature=youtu.be Minor pothole repairs are being carried out by some of Devon’s Community Road Wardens in a number of pilot areas of the county.
Devon County Council launched its Community Road Warden scheme 18 months ago to enable communities to do a wide range of highway work for themselves, which the County Council can no longer do due to reduced levels of funding.
The initiative builds on the already successful schemes in place for public rights of way and the county’s Snow Wardens. It enables a Road Warden to act as the...
Wendy Smith from Jersey is appealing for help to find a relative who may still be living in Exeter.
Wendy is researching her family history and would like to hear from anyone in knows or knew Marjorie Wild nee Lovatt-Smith.
Marjorie Lovatt Smith, who will now be in her 90s, was born in 1925 and joined the ATS as a Kine Theodolite Operator towards the end of the Second World War.
She then served a two and a half year tour in Uganda, followed by a tour of service in Nigeria, where she met her first husband Algar Robertson, in 1955.
A domestic the RD&E has been shortlisted for ITV Good Morning Britain’s Hospital Health Star Awards.
Linda Shelton is a cleaner on the Clyst stroke ward and was nominated for the popular awards by Margaret Ford, the daughter of Roger Johnson who spent several weeks on the ward this year and was looked after by Linda and the ward team.
In her nomination, Margaret praised Linda for being ‘always cheerful and welcoming’ while working in the ‘challenging environment’ of a stroke ward.
She went on: “Linda is very dedicated in carrying out her cleaning duties, often...
Get ready to resemble the Incredible Hulk as the Exeter office of insurance specialists, LV=, is once again in charge of throwing the green paint at Children’s Hospice South West’s flagship fundraising event, the Rainbow Run at Exeter Racecourse in June.
Samantha Preece, Head of Corporate Responsibility LV= said: “Our people love to get involved in supporting local good causes and it's fantastic to be able to support Children’s Hospice South West for a third consecutive year.
"As a founding sponsor of the Rainbow Run, we're delighted with the amount of money that has been...
Calling all Devon-based food and drink producers, cafés, restaurants, hotels and speciality retailers, the Food & Drink Devon Awards 2016 close for entries on Monday 18th April. The annual Awards celebrate the most respected, influential and passionate artisan food and drink producers and establishments the county has to offer. The Awards will be presented on Monday 10th October by food and drink broadcaster and BBC Radio 2's one and only Nigel Barden at the Deer Park Country House Hotel in the newly launched Orangery.
Stuart Priscott is prepared to travel 200 miles to attend clinic appointments for a Cystic Fibrosis research study at a South West hospital.
The father of two, who was diagnosed with CF when he was a child, says: “I don’t view the time spent at the hospital for the research trial as time lost but very much as an investment in gaining more time if my quality of life is maintained for as long as possible. I have felt so much better since being on this trial and feel privileged to have had the opportunity to participate in it.”
The Exeter Business Improvement District has announced the winner of its Capture Exeter photography competition.
Terry Welch took the winning photograph, taken from the viewpoint of Exeter Castle. The image was chosen due to the unusual viewpoint, showing a different part of the city centre that many may have not seen before. The competition, launched at the start of February, asked budding photographers to capture what they love most about Exeter in one glorious image to be in with a chance of winning £100 worth of Jessops vouchers and a Jessops photography course.
