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A family enjoying a bubble station at a family fun run Bubble Rush

Bubble Rush - Exeter

Event Date: 
29/06/2019 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Exeter Racecourse, EX6 7XS

A Bubbly Family Fun Run for Exeter! Bubble Rush is a fun run with a difference - lots of coloured bubbles! You'll start in a sea of foam and then take on four different coloured bubble stations around the course where foam canons will be pumping out masses of colourful bubbles.

Run, walk, toddle or dance your way around the family-friendly course, which is pushchair and wheelchair-friendly. Don't worry if you're not a runner! Bubble Rush isn’t timed so you’re not racing against anyone and there's no time limit, we just want you to enjoy your time in the bubbles and finish with a...

Di and Sammi Rosser on the Twilight Walk

Hospiscare's Twilight Walk: Di & Sammi Rosser's Story

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Sat, 05/18/2019 - 11:20am

In 2016, Di & Sammi Rosser took part in the Twilight Walk simply because it sounded like a fun event and they felt that Hospiscare was a charity worth supporting. They could never have imagined two years later they would be walking in memory, having placed a photo of their much loved husband and dad Jeff on their memory star and displaying it, with so many others, within the special memory tent at The Maer, Exmouth.

“Behind our smiles and excitement about taking part in last year’s Twilight Walk is a terrible sadness and grief at the loss of a loving husband and dad to cancer...

The pink fizz is chilling in readiness for the 2019 Twilight Walk!

The pink fizz is chilling in readiness for the 2019 Twilight Walk!

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Tue, 04/30/2019 - 12:14pm

Saturday 6 July will be a BIG day in Exmouth for local charity Hospiscare . Exmouth and Lympstone Hospiscare will be holding their Family Fun Day at Manor Gardens from 10am – 4pm with live entertainment and lots of fun activities. Having had a great day with the whole family it will then be time for the mums, nans and aunties to don their pink tutus and bunny ears (not compulsory) and head on down to The Maer for either the Twilight Walk or 5K Fizz Run in aid of Hospiscare.

This sponsored event offers a scenic five or ten mile walking route or a 5K running route along the stunning...

Michelmores Run raises more than £25k

Authored by Michelmores
Posted: Sun, 06/14/2015 - 6:31am

Nearly 1,000 people took part in the 16th Michelmores Charity Run on 11 June, raising over £25,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support – and beating last year's fundraising total.

The fastest male was Owen Walpole who ran the distance in just 16 minutes and 6 seconds − followed in second place by James Denne who finished in 16 minutes and 15 seconds. Third place went to Michelmores' Nathaniel Lane who covered the course in 16 minutes and 55 seconds.

The fastest woman was Cathy Newman with a time of 18 minutes and 32 seconds, followed by Emma Sharples who ran the distance...

Exeter Race for Life gets Pretty Muddy

Exeter women are being urged to fight dirty when it comes to conquering cancer - by signing up now for an exciting new event from Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.

The city has been chosen to host one of just two Race for Life Pretty Muddy events taking place in the South West this summer.

Pretty Muddy is a women-only, non-competitive 5k obstacle course – with added mud. It will take place for the first time in Exeter at Westpoint Arena on Saturday, July 25.

It’s the perfect challenge for thoe looking to shake off the January blues and commit to get more active in...

Charity run organisers call for sponsors

Authored by Michelmores
Posted: Fri, 01/09/2015 - 12:13pm

The South West's largest corporate charity run organised by Exeter law firm Michelmores, is calling for sponsors to boost fundraising in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

Now in its 16th year, the Michelmores Charity Run attracts 1,000 runners and raises in excess of £20,000 for a chosen charity. The run, which will take place on Thursday 11 June 2015, covers a 5K city course starting in the heart of Exeter at Cathedral Green, finishing at Exeter Castle.

All the proceeds raised at the event will go to Macmillan Cancer Support, Michelmores' Charity of the Year, to...

Shape up for charity's Resolution Run

Many New Year resolutions focus on personal improvements like quitting smoking, eating healthier or joining a gym. But too often these fail by the end of January.

That’s why the Stroke Association is encouraging people to make a pledge which lasts by signing up to a 5k, 10k or 15k Resolution Run on Sunday 23 March at Escot Park, Devon. This is one of 19 Resolution Runs taking place across the UK. These fun events provide the perfect motivation to get back in shape before the summer and support a vital cause.

Annabel Jones was 22 when she had a stroke. She explained:...

Exeter cancer charity calls for more runners

Organisers of the fourth Force/Francis Clark 10k Race at Powderham Castle have called for more runners to sign up for the annual event in a bid to break previous entry records and boost fundraising.

The event has grown considerably since the first race in 2010 and now features a 5k run and a 2k family run as well as 5k & 10k mountain bike rides around one of the most picturesque routes any runner or rider could wish for, taking in the Castle, the Exe Estuary, extensive woodland and the deer park.

Nearly 300 entries have been received so far but organisers are looking to...

Over 900 run new city centre course

The 14th annual Michelmores charity race attracted 920 entrants to run around a brand new city centre course starting in Cathedral Yard and finishing at Exeter Castle.

Started by celebrity chef Michael Caines, the men’s race was won by Simon Longthorpe with Emma Hitchins the first women home. Karen Cook and Franks Reay won the veterans competitions while solicitors Foot Anstey won the corporate event. Promotional clothing distributors, Pencarrie entered the largest team with Nike+ Run Club Exeter the first running club to finish.

Michelmores duo Jeff Nichols and Philip...

Charity run returns to City Centre

After three years of running a course along the city's canal path, the Michelmores annual charity run is returning to the city centre on Tuesday 11 June 2013, and runners of all abilities and experience are now invited to enter.

The new route sees the celebrated 5km event start once again on Cathedral Green before passing the 1km mark in Princesshay and then taking the runners past the Guildhall Shopping Centre, back to the Northernhay memorial statue and on to Rougemont Gardens for a finish at Exeter Castle.

Race organizer Sacha Pickering said: “We are all delighted to...