Charities

Cllr Duncan Wood joined members of Exeter's WI in the City for a rugby session with Exeter City Comm

Pitch perfect: Football meets rugby in Exeter’s Strive ‘25 takeover

Exeter City Community Trust, the charitable arm of Exeter City Football Club, is stepping into a new sport as it joins a major national initiative to grow women’s rugby in the city ahead of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025.

The organisation, which is more used to the beautiful game than the oval ball, is joining with Exeter Chiefs and Exeter City Council as the delivery partner for the Strive ‘25 Rugby Challenge, a national programme aimed at engaging 25,000 women and girls in rugby across host cities. Exeter is one of only eight UK cities which are hosting the Women’s Rugby World...

Owen Richards, Managing Director at Air Marketing, training for the CHICKS Superstar Games with his team.

Exeter businesses gear up for children’s charity sports day

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 08/30/2019 - 11:17am

On Tuesday 17th September, members of the local business community will be battling it out in the inaugural CHICKS Superstar Games, hosted in Princesshay, Exeter, to help raise awareness and funds for the Devon-based national children’s charity.

The mock sports day will see the likes of Grow Magazine, Air Marketing, Attention Media, Burrington Estates and KTA go head-to-head competing in a mix of classic sports day activities including the egg and spoon dash, three-legged race and sack relay, as well as battling it out in heats including an obstacle relay.

CHICKS provides...

Fotos, Flowers and Felt - Charity Art Auction

Authored by JanetRaeburn
Posted: Fri, 08/30/2019 - 11:04am

To celebrate Devon Open Studios 2019, Rainbow Living has launched a Charity Art Auction , with work donated by three local artists.

Joan Prowse , Helen Workman and Roy Anderson – or Fotos, Flowers and Felt as they like to be known – are exhibiting at Joan’s Studio during Devon Open Studios, taking place 7th to 22nd September; the studio will be open to the public, providing an opportunity to view the four pieces being auctioned, along with the artists’ other work.

Joan works in many different media and has donated ‘On the Crest of the Wave’, an original framed needle...

Sign up for the Smile a Mile Charity Walk

Authored by sandypark
Posted: Tue, 08/27/2019 - 11:55am

The date of this years’ Exeter Chiefs Foundation Smile A Mile Charity Walk has been confirmed as Saturday, 21st September 2019.

Come and join us in walking 10 miles in aid of the Foundation in a circular route which starts and finishes at Sandy Park, and takes in a flat, scenic route through the River Exe Valley.

The event will combine both the fundraising walk with watching the Exeter Chiefs V Bath Rugby Premiership Cup Game at Sandy Park.

Act Fast and sign up before the 2nd September to ensure you get your T-shirt for taking part!

Entry is £25 per person,...

Quiz night for Children's Hospice South West

Educated Recruitment are thrilled to announce that they are taking part in the £50 Challenge for Children’s Hospice South West and are hosting a charity evening on Friday 27th September at Coomebinteignhead Village Hall.

The charity event will include a quiz, raffle and auction with amazing prizes to be won and a disco to round off the evening!

Our event is open to the public, so please do come along on what will be a fantastic, local event for such an incredible cause. The night kicks off at 6:30pm with the quiz to start at 7.15pm. The raffle, auction and disco to follow...

Front Row. A member of the group & Veronica & Scruffy the dog.  Middle Row. Ian Kingsbury, Molly Holmes, Reuben Ayres. Back Row. Members of Reminder Finders

Age UK Mid Devon tackles loneliness with new programme funded by £1m from the Masonic Charitable Foundation

Age UK Mid Devonis supporting older people as part of a three year programme to help older people feel less lonely and get the most out of later life, funded by the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF), the freemason’s charity.

The grant of £63,000, awarded on behalf of freemasons from the Province of Devonshire, is part of a £1 million grant from the MCF to Age UK. The MCF is funded by freemasons, their families and friends, from across England and Wales.

Age UK Mid Devon who are based in Tiverton is one of twelve regional Age UKs and one local Age Cymru delivering Later...

Get on your bike ready for September

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 08/26/2019 - 10:27am

SOUTH WEST cyclists are being urged to use peddle power to raise money for Cancer Research UK this September.

The charity is launching its Cancer Research UK Cycle 300 challenge. It is urging men and women to sign up now and then choose how, when and where to clock up 300 miles on a bike next month.

There are many ways to hit the 300-mile mark. Commuters can to notch up ten miles a day on their cycle to work. Weekend enthusiasts can plan epic 75-mile routes through rolling countryside, while gym bunnies can step up the spin classes to hit their target.

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Exeter Specsavers raises funds for deaf charity

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 08/19/2019 - 11:12am

EXETER Specsavers store cranked up the cuteness factor when it played host to precious puppies from the Hearing Dogs for Deaf People charity.

Audiologists from the store’s Hearcare team arranged the fundraising day to launch its support of the charity, with the aim of raising thousands of pounds.

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People trains dogs to alert deaf people to important sounds and danger signals, providing independence, confidence and companionship.

Vicky Ryan, Community Fundraising Manager atHearing Dogs for Deaf People, said the money raised at Exeter Specsavers...

Two weeks to go until the 20th annual Michelmores 5k Charity Run

On Thursday 5 September, the Michelmores 5k Charity Run will take place on Exeter's Cathedral Green, with over 1000 runners taking part to raise money for a great cause.

The 5k Charity Run is the South West's largest corporate running event and has raised over £300,000 for local charities over its 20-year history.

For 2019, local businesses and individuals will come together to fundraise for The Amber Foundation, Michelmores' Charity of the Year.

The Amber Foundation helps homeless, young unemployed people regain control of their lives and strive towards positive...

Stagecoach South West are again sponsoring Sci-Fi Day in Paignton on Saturday 24 August.

Sci-Fi extravaganza returns for Torbay Children’s Week

Authored by Paula_D
Posted: Mon, 08/19/2019 - 9:03am

All things Sci-Fi will be celebrated on Saturday 24 August, as Sci-fi day returns to Paignton Green.

The day will showcase an impressive range of cars and costumes from popular films including Transformers, Batman, Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, Disney Pixar’s Cars and many more.

Visitors can expect to come across Darth Vader, Star Wars Storm Troopers, Iron Man, RoboCop, Batman, Spiderman, Captain Jack Sparrow and chimps from Planet of the Apes, provided by look-alikes company UK Garrison.

There are plenty of exciting photo opportunities including an iron throne...

Image: Alice with her dad

Devoted daughter takes on half marathon for brain injured dad

Brave runner and fundraiser, Alice Carlo, has been inspired by the experience of her father to take on the Bournemouth Half Marathon.

Alice, who is currently studying at the University of Bournemouth, tells us, “In 2014 my Dad suffered from a severe stroke, causing him to be partially paralysed and leaving him with little speech, hearing or site. He now receives support from the team at Headway Devon’s centre in Exeter on a weekly basis where he is able to socialise and take part in activities. He also receives help with speech and movement which has improved incredible amounts...

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