Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) is marking its 65th anniversary with a special project – and it is appealing to people to come forward with their memories.
John Lewis in Exeter has announced the next three charities it will be supporting as part of its Community Matters Scheme.
It has been revealed the chosen charities selected by Partners are SOCOPS, ABF The Soldiers’ Charity and Nightstop Devon.
SOCOPS (Social Opportunities) is a charity group created in 2005, by parents with children on the Autistic Spectrum.
They decided to set up a youth club in Exeter providing social opportunities for their children and others with the same condition as they felt the children were missing out.
The city centre was overrun last Saturday in a festive rush – and we’re not talking about the sales!
Exeter City Football Club held its second annual Charity Santa Dash, sponsored by Stagecoach, which ran between the Guildhall in the High Street to the stadium at St James Park.
With the dawning of another brand new year, many of us are making resolutions or setting some personal goals for 2013.
And while some of us may even stick to our resolutions, many more of us will set ourselves challenges that we cannot keep.
So why not this year make a resolution that’s both easy to keep and makes a life-changing difference to those less fortunate than ourselves?
In Africa millions of families will go to bed hungry each and every night. Farm Africa is a different kind of charity that is working to end this, not through more food aid and hand-outs...
2013 is Dream-A-Way's 20th Birthday! To celebrate, they are planning a wide range of events and trips and Events Co-ordinator Gill Freeman would love to see you at some of these.
Or maybe you've got a bit of time spare, and have been thinking about getting involved with a charity for a while but you've never quite known how...
Gill says, "Here's a perfect opportunity for you to get involved and help us to really make a difference to our very special clients.
"We've got loads planned for 2013 including three fantastic Golf Days to suit all handicaps and budgets;...
Exeter-based charity, St Petrock’s, as set up a home and garden maintenance project with a difference.
Project Petrock aims to help people who are or have been homeless into work or training by providing volunteering in ‘real work’ situations.
Project Petrock’s Training Supervisor, Mat Tandy explains said: “Our volunteers want to be busy but find it extremely difficult to find work and meaningful occupation. By volunteering with us, the volunteers know that their labours contribute to keeping the project going in more ways than merely raising funds.”
If you've indulged a little too much over Christmas, why not raise pounds by losing pounds?
The 2013 Dream-A-Weigh weightloss challenge was today launched by Exeter charity Dream-A-Way.
All you need to do is weigh in as soon as you can then complete the annual challenge by losing 10% of your start weight and raising more than £100 to support the charity's work.
The first 20 challengers to sign up will receive complimentary membership for the new gym at The Exeter Golf and Country Club, Topsham Road.
So why not get yourself in great shape for the spring and...
The St Loye’s Foundation car raffle, in which Princesshay shoppers have had the chance to win a Peugeot 107 for £1, has raised in excess of £10,000 for the Exeter-based charity. The winning raffle ticket was drawn on Monday 17th December by Exeter’s very own Santa - the Deputy Lord Mayor of Exeter, Cllr Percy Prowse.
The lucky winner, Abbey Cheung of Kingsteignton will receive her brand new car in time for Christmas. The super new car, worth over £7,000 was donated to St Loye’s Foundation by Exeter’s Truscotts Peugeot dealership.
Leading Devon law firm Kitsons raised a fantastic £1,000 for Devon Community Foundation, thanks to their recent Christmas Quiz. The evening, which took place at the Grand Hotel in Torquay, saw 115 professionals from businesses across Torbay, Teignbridge and Exeter come together to take part in a gruelling eight-round quiz followed by a raffle. Businesses included Lloyds TSB, Bishop Fleming, Thomas Westcott, Pavey Group and Francis Clark.
The winner of the quiz was Newton Abbot based accountants, Darnell’s with the mixed team from Chamberlains and Pearl Investigations coming in last...
As 2012 draws to a close, Exeter-Based Charity Dream-A-Way entertained more than 70 special guests and their carers at Bicton Park Botanical Gardens, where owner Valerie Lister and her team dished up another fantastic Christmas lunch and all were delighted with their gifts from the Real Santa.
There was a mammoth draw, fun bingo and even a mini-auction which all added to the fun time had by all!
The trip was jointly funded by the Express and Echo We Care fund and Dream-A-Way.
Chairman Jeff Merrett said “It was a fantastic lunch in a fantastic setting. All of our...
