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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...

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Dartmoor Zoo welcomes ‘fantastic, inspiring’ Women in STEM

Dartmoor Zoo, renowned for its international conservation and education programmes, has welcomed more than 200 young women and schoolgirls to an evening of inspiring talks, expert advice - and close-up encounters with some of the zoo’s smaller amphibian and invertebrate residents. The third annual Young Women into STEM careers fair on 14 November was designed by organisers Women in STEM Plymouth (WISP) to connect young women with the sort of people they might become in few years – ‘fantastic, inspiring women working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics’. Sponsored by Babcock...

Runners complete the Exeter MoRuns

Hundreds of runners turned up at River Valley Park on Saturday morning to take on the Exeter 1.5k, 5k and 10k MoRuns, in a bid to raise awareness and funds for men’s health.

Many took part wearing fancy dress and donning moustaches to show their support for the Movember Foundation, the only charity tackling men’s health on a global scale.

Since its inception in 2010, MoRunning events have raised just shy of £1 million for The Movember Foundation, to address some of the biggest health issues faced by men including prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide...

Really Big Quiz raises over £3,000 for North Devon charities

Barnstaple’s 9th annual Really Big Quiz, hosted by local accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards, has raised over £3,000 for the Mayor of Barnstaple’s charities of the year. The quiz - held in aid of Over & Above: The North Devon Cancer and Wellbeing Centre Appeal, and Families in Grief - saw a packed hall fight it out for the title of North Devon’s brainiest quiz team. Added to the previous eight years of fundraising activity, it brings the total raised by the Barnstaple Really Big Quiz to more than £27,000, which has been used to support dozens of worthy, local charities. 36 teams from...

Noontide Lodge donate to CLIC Sargent cancer charity

W.Bro John Haley the worshipful master of Noontide Masonic Lodge who are unusual in the fact that they meet in the daytime rather than in the evening at the hall in Courtland Road Paignton visited the Clic Sargent charity shop in Queen Street Newton Abbot accompanied by his wife Ann to meet Angie Stuart the shop manager.

The reason for their visit was to present Clic Sargent with a cheque for £342 which was raised by various raffles and drawers held throughout his year in office which culminated in a Ladies Sunday luncheon.

This is the second time W. Bro John Haley has been...

Staff from Old Mill raise over £2,600 running the Great West Run

Three staff from Exeter based accountants and financial planners Old Mill ran the Great West run on Sunday to raise funds for FORCE.

Stuart Coombe, Kim Barnard and Simon Cole have raised over £2,600 by taking on the Exeter half marathon in memory of their colleague Nick Baker, who sadly lost his battle with cancer in 2016.

FORCE is an Exeter based cancer charity that has been funding research and buying equipment to improve patient care since 1987.

FORCE also runs a cancer support and information centre in the grounds of the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital to...

Builders merchants’ CEO uses prison cell to raise over £2,700 for children’s hospice!

For his crimes against dancing, the CEO of RGB Building Supplies was thrown into Exeter Castle’s prison on Friday 21st September as part of Children’s Hospice South West’s Jail & Bail fundraising initiative.

Kevin Fenlon’s bail was initially set at £999 and it was then down to him to invite friends, family, colleagues and RGB customers to donate to the worthy cause so he could be released. However, due to the seriousness of his dancing crimes, Kevin’s bail was increased to £1,500 – but it seems his supporters were keen to set him free and helped raise a fantastic £2,738....

Local charity shops support job seekers with interview attire

Seven of Hospiscare’s charity shops in Exeter, have joined forces with national careers app Debut and TV fashion expert Amber Butchart and will feature the ‘Dress to Impress for £10’ initiative from Monday 15th October.

The national initiative is being showcased at charity shops across the UK and will help improve job prospects for millions of individuals by providing access to interview outfits for only £10 and educate job seekers on correct interview attire.

The local Hospiscare stores participating in the initiative are based in Exeter, Cullompton, Tiverton, Crediton,...

Housebuilders support The Exeter Foundation with gala dinner

A fundraising evening organised by Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes has raised more than £10,000 for The Exeter Foundation charity, with money raised going towards helping a range of charities and groups across the region.

Staff from the five star housebuilder together with suppliers and sub-contractors enjoyed a James Bond themed evening at Sandy Park, the home of the Exeter Chiefs which included a raffle, auction and fundraising casino.

Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes commercial director Steve Fowler said the fundraiser was part of the housebuilders’ long-term...

Charity Brain Tumour Support launches Christmas Appeal

Brain Tumour Support, a charity that runs a monthly Support Group in Exeter, is asking for donations to help it continue to provide its services to brain tumour patients, their friends, family and carers.

There are currently more than 100,000 people in the UK living with a brain tumour. The effects of a brain tumour diagnosis can be devastating to the patients and everyone around them.

Patients often lose their job, their driving licence and their independence. A brain tumour can also affect a patient’s personality and can cause depression and anxiety. While friends and...

Exeter residents thanked for helping raise over £6,800 for Cancer Research

Tesco colleagues across Exeter have thanked friends and family for their support in helping them raise £6,864 for Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.

This year, 245 colleagues from stores and distribution centres across Exeter joined women from all over the UK to take part in this year’s Race for Life events.

Race for Life is a series of women-only 5k, 10k and Pretty Muddy events which raises millions of pounds every year for vital research in the fight against cancer.

Since 2002 Tesco has raised over £45m to help fund Cancer Research UK’s vital work. Money raised...

Charities

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

Dartmoor Zoo welcomes ‘fantastic, inspiring’ Women in STEM

Runners complete the Exeter MoRuns

Really Big Quiz raises over £3,000 for North Devon charities

Noontide Lodge donate to CLIC Sargent cancer charity

Staff from Old Mill raise over £2,600 running the Great West Run

Builders merchants’ CEO uses prison cell to raise over £2,700 for children’s hospice!

Local charity shops support job seekers with interview attire

Housebuilders support The Exeter Foundation with gala dinner

Charity Brain Tumour Support launches Christmas Appeal

Exeter residents thanked for helping raise over £6,800 for Cancer Research

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