At the recent Exeter Diocesan clergy conference our three Bishops participated in a panel answering questions from the floor on a variety of contemporary topics. One of those raised was, ‘what are the greatest social challenges facing the people of Devon who we seek to serve at this time ?’ The Bishops responded with helpful comments such as our ageing population, new housing developments, pressures on land-use and the future of farming, as well as health concerns including dementia, loneliness and mental well-being. Their replies prompted me to think about my own response and, whilst not...
Witness The Fitness! It’s not often you hear a gentleman in his eighties tell you that he has recently taken up extreme distance events. But Len Styles from Honiton is not your average eighty year old. Having always kept himself in good physical nick, (in his younger years Len used to enjoy taking part in ½ marathons and triathlons), rather than easing off Len is increasing the mileage and has found it to be an essential outlet in helping him deal with grief.
Len explains, “My lovely partner, Christine Taylor, died in December 2015. Christine had three operations and had treatment...
Staff from insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher’s are on track to raise £30,000.
Organised in memory of much loved colleague, Claire Jarman, a mum of two, who sadly lost her life to cancer earlier this year, cyclists from Exeter joined nearly 40 colleagues from across the company’s South-West branches for a sponsored ride on May 19 amd 20. With the initiative backed by the entire Arthur J. Gallagher business, including the executive leadership team, one of those who took part was Michael Rea, CEO of its UK Retail division — a regional UK network of client-focused branches in more...
A team of six passionate dementia researchers from the University of Exeter are uniting against dementia and cycling 350 miles from London to Paris in a bid to raise £12,000 for the charity Alzheimer’s Society.
The team will embark on their challenge on 19 July this year with a view to arriving in Paris, and crossing the Tour de France finish on the Champs D'Elysee, four days later.
Most of the team were not regular cyclists – but they are now building up to take on a gruelling 100 miles per day in the saddle for four days straight, to raise money for a cause close to all...
Twenty-two students from Blundell’s School took part in the annual Ten Tors event on Dartmoor over the weekend.
Despite gale force conditions in camp the night before the event, reducing sleep to just a couple of hours, all students made it to the start line at 7am and completed their respective distances in great spirits.
Conditions which improved as the weekend progressed served well to spur them on. Blundell’s fielded three teams; two 35 mile groups and a 45 mile group.
They were also fortunate to be offered places for four individuals with other teams, two with...
This June, it’s all about nature - for everybody, everywhere, every day with Devon Wildlife Trust’s annual 30 Days Wild challenge.
People in Devon are being encouraged to enjoy the nature on their doorstep and spend a few minutes or a few hours each day enjoying nature for 30 days.
Kick start 30 Days Wild with Devon Wildlife Trust at Mincinglake Valley park.
Join DWT for a variety of fun activities, crafts and walks to help you explore one of Exeter’s parks and get you started for your 30 days wild. DWT will be giving away 30 Days Wild packs for the 1st 100 to sign...
Don Armand insists Exeter Chiefs will make the most of time off to ensure they are in fine fettle for the visit of lowly Bristol to Sandy Park in the Aviva Premiership next month.
Having failed to advance through the group stages of this season’s European Champions Cup, the Chiefs are set to have their first weekend off since the start of the season as others battle it out for Europe’s top prize.
The chance to recharge the batteries at a crucial stage of the season will certainly be welcomed, but the rest will only be short-lived for Rob Baxter’s squad as they gear up for...
Olly Woodburn insists he and his Exeter Chiefs team-mates are “up for the fight” ahead of Saturday’s crucial European Champions Cup encounter away to ASM Clermont Auvergne (2pm).
Bottom of the pile in Pool 5 at the start of last weekend, Exeter’s 31-19 home win over Ulster Rugby has lifted Rob Baxter’s side to second in the standings behind their French hosts - and in with a potential chance of claiming one of the remaining spots in the last eight of the competition.
In a somewhat similar scenario to last season, where the Chiefs edged through on the final day with victory...
Take on our two day challenge trekking through England's first Natural World Heritage Site and the most geologically diverse coastline in the world. This Jurassic Coast trek has spectacular coastal scenery, from the renowned natural stone archway of Durdle Door to the beautiful circular Lulworth Cove. This is a tough trek, we trek mainly on grassy paths but there are some stony tracks and some section...
Intrepid staff from the University of Exeter have pedal-powered their way to victory in a national competition designed to encourage people to cycle, whether that be for fun, exercise or to work.
The near 300-strong peloton from the University beat off competition from more than 2,000 organisations nationwide to secure the yellow jersey in this year’s National Cycle Challenge.
In total, staff from the Streatham and St Luke’s campuses covered more than 32,000 miles –well over the circumference of the Earth - over the course of September as part of the challenge.
