Brightside Exeter to launch charity initiative at first birthday party

On 10th February  it will be exactly one year since Brightside Exeter opened its doors.  To celebrate its first birthday the Brightside team is throwing a party at the site, located on the A38 at Haldon Hill, to thank the local community for all the support they have shown them over the past 12 months and to launch a new and exciting charity initiative – Brightside Local Heroes.

Each month, the teams at Brightside Exeter, Honiton and Saltash will nominate a local charity or community group to receive a £250 Brightside voucher to use as they wish.  Suggestions and recommendations for recipients will be collected from guests and staff with a shortlist being voted on each month to choose the worthy cause.

Charlie Jone, Operations Manager, Brightside Exeter says: “We’ve had a wonderful first year, here at Haldon Hill, and I’d like to thank the local neighbourhood for welcoming us so warmly.  We’re passionate about community and playing our part so as a way of highlighting and championing those doing such great work in the area, we’ll be launching our new Brightside Local Heroes initiative at our first birthday party on Saturday 24th February.”

Party goers will also be able to meet Brightside suppliers Jolly Hog, Canned Wines, Clifton Coffee and Symplicity Foods who will be sampling and enjoy live music courtesy of local musicians Suzie and Jaggs.  

Brightside was launched by leading national all-day café/bar operator Loungers plc, with a view to injecting the excitement and fun back into travel and reinvigorating UK roadside dining in the process.  Brightside Exeter was the first site to open on 10th February 2023 followed by Brightside Honiton on the A303 in August 2023 and Brightside Saltash on the A38 which opened in June 2023.

Brightside won ‘Best Scalable Concept’ at 2023’s R200s and has been nominated for four more industry awards this Winter including the ‘National Burger Awards’ for the popular Dirty Brisket Burger – all before celebrating its first birthday.

The team at Brightside Exeter is giving away five pairs of tickets to the first birthday party on Saturday 24th February.  Anyone interested in winning a pair of tickets should keep their eyes on Instagram in the first week of February:  https://www.instagram.com/brightsideroadside/