Three mountains hiked, 49,000 steps walked and 2865 metres climbed to raise money for St Loye’s Foundation.
On the 12th of September NatWest Devon Commercial Banking tackled the Welsh Three Peaks challenge to raise funds for their charity of the year, St Loye’s Foundation.
The NatWest team of 10 set off at 6am to climb Snowdon, the first and highest mountain of the Welsh Three Peaks. Taking on wind and rain the team completed the next two peaks finishing the challenge at 7.30pm.
Stephanie Tedstone, Senior Relationship Manager at NatWest Devon Commercial Banking,...
Saturday 3rd October 2015, Charity Race Night in aid of Exeter Axhayes cats protection adoption centre.
Another popular event being held at The Cat & Fiddle Inn, Sidmouth Road, Clyst St Mary. Doors open at 7pm with the first race starting at 7.30pm prompt.
Cash prizes for those betting on the winning horse in each race.
Ever wanted to be a race horse owner? Then why not buy a horse for the chance to win some great prizes donated by local businesses.
A prize raffle will be held on the night with some lovely priizes up for grabs.
Community Equality Disability Action (CEDA) based in Exeter has today launched a new fundraising pack which encourage potential new supporters to raise money for the disability charity.
Craig Bowden from CEDA, comments: “For a long time now we have been considered a great secret and its now we begin to let the secret out. CEDA work with over 250 disabled people a year and the family and friends are aware of the work CEDA do, now it’s time to get the other 750,000 people in Devon knowing the same”.
The fundraising pack includes success stories from those who have already...
Using Facebook and Twitter to promote the newly branded Arts Quarter of Teignmouth centred around Northumberland Street is the focus for the September social media cafe.
The event is being held on Tuesday 29 September at The Oystercatchers Cafe from 5.30-7.30pm.
Cafe founder, Mandy Pearse, will be showing how local traders and organisations can harness the potential of facebook to promote not only their shop or venue but also market the thriving arts quarter.
She says:“We have an amazing set of creative businesses and arts organisations in this part of Teignmouth....
The LoveUKeira Tractor Road Trip is a three week, 700 mile vintage tractor run in aid of childhood brain tumour research and awareness, in loving memory of 2 year old Keira Lee who tragically passed away in December 2013 just a week after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
On Wednesday 12th August the team of 3 1950s Fordsons (including the now famous "LoveUKeira" pink tractor) and two hand-built showman's wagons, headed off for day three of their challenge.
After a fantastic evening at the Otter Inn, Honiton, a long stint west-bound on the A30 beckoned,...
Taking place at the XCentre on Exeter’s glorious Quayside on Saturday 15th August from 10am-2pm, Headway Devon’s brand new coffee and crafts event looks set to be the shopping event of the summer!
With lots of local craft stalls to browse selling a huge range of beautiful items from potters and wood-turners, to card crafters, jewellery makers and sewers, and even some lovingly handmade dog collars, this event really does have something for everyone.
What’s more, there will be live acoustic music from talented local artist Holly Morwenna, plenty of homemade treats, hot and...
Fifteen hundred cyclists will be heading out of Topsham on Sunday June 28 in an event that has raised more than £300,000 for local cancer charity FORCE in the past four years.
They will leave the rugby club from 8am onwards to tackle 100 or 55 mile routes around the Devon countryside on the annual Nello ride.
This is the biggest fundraising event in the charity’s calendar and its popularity attracts riders back year after year.
Adele Needham from Exeter, an emergency planner for Devon and Cornwall with the Environment Agency, has ridden the shorter course for the...
There is still chance to tee off for charity at this year’s ‘Charlie’s Trophy’ on Friday 3 July. Set to return for its third successful year, the charity golf day is a fantastic fun-filled event for budding pro and novice golfers alike to dust off their golf clubs and take to picturesque greens of Dainton Park Golf Club.
Organised by Firewatch CEO Martin Smith, the event is named after Martin’s 4-year old grandson Charlie Lawlor, who has a condition called Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome [RTS].
Charlie’s parents, Becky and Gary both work for Firewatch and are very keen to raise...
“It was harder than I expected, great fun and I’d definitely do it again.”
That’s the verdict from FORCE supporter Tracey Frankum after her trek of a lifetime along the Great Wall of China.
Tracey has returned to Exeter armed with a wealth of stories, hundreds of photographs and more than £1,500 raised for the city's own cancer charity from five days of walking on one of the world’s most iconic structures.
“It was an amazing experience,” she said. “The first day was in quite a commercialised area with the sort of scenery you’re used to seeing in pictures. It...
