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.
On Sunday 4th October a Car Treasure Hunt will take place in and around East Devon starting in the car park at Greendale Farm Shop (EX5 2JU), from 1.30 – 2.30pm. The Treasure Hunt (including a couple of walking sections) takes about 3 hours to complete and there will be all sorts of things to look out for along the route. Teams, of which there needs to be at least two adults will be issued on arrival with details of the route to follow, all in rhyme.
The secret destination is a pub in East Devon where a choice of meals, including Roast Dinner & Fish & Vegetarian options...
The FORCE Cancer Charity shop in Heavitree will partially re-open on Friday October 2.
The award-winning shop in Fore Street has been closed since August 21 for essential refurbishment work.
Contractors have been carrying out renovations including new roofing, some structural work, total rewiring and redecoration.
They have completed work on the furniture and book section of the shop, which will be re-carpeted early next week and re-stocked with a variety of items in time to welcome customers again on Friday.
A major local charity is marking a decade of environmental quality. Paignton Zoo Environmental Park has held the 14001 accreditation since 2005. Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, also parts of the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust, which runs Paignton Zoo, have held the standard nearly as long.
The Trust’s Environmental Officer Pete Morgan said: “The ten year anniversary of our 14001 accreditation is quite a landmark. You have to improve each year, so we have been moving forward all that time. ISO14001 is an international standard with an external audit system...
There are still tickets available for the fundraising ball of the year.
Supporting Neonatal Users and Graduates (SNUG) is hosting its first fundraising ball on Saturday 7th November at the Rougemont Hotel, Exeter.
The evening promises to be a fun and uplifting evening raising funds for the work SNUG does supporting parents and families of babies who have been born premature.
The ball which begins at 7.30 is vintage themed with table games, a vintage photo booth, silent auction and raffle all being offered on the evening. Along with a three course meal the evenings...
Roy Powney, 78, from Exeter has been honing his bee keeping skills on Princesshay’s rooftop garden which is home to five hives and more than 60,000 bees.
Through Age UK Exeter, Princesshay’s Charity of the Year, Roy has been visiting the roof top garden every Thursday since April. Working alongside Jason Wallis, head bee keeper for Princesshay, Roy has been closely involved in caring for the bees which has been a passion of his from a young age.
Princesshay’s city bee project, now in its third year, continues to thrive on the roof tops of the busy Exeter shopping centre....
Three local men have completed the challenge of a lifetime by cycling the length of the country to raise funds for Exeter charity Rainbow Living’s third Rainbow house.
Over 13 days, Duncan, Will and Jools spent an average of eight hours a day in the saddle cycling from John O’Groats to Land’s End. The trio braved torrential rain, lashing winds, and mile after mile of vertical ascent followed by steep slippery descents. Herds of cows, flocks of sheep, punctures, saddle sores and overall tiredness may have slowed them down, but they were not deterred during their 1,000 mile journey...
ugandabox is an exciting new Devon project set up this summer. It has sent over 150 kilos of kids and babies clothing, blankets, medical supplies and toys from East Devon families over to a children's crisis centre called Potter's Village in Uganda.
ugandabox's founder, Esther Apsey has close connections with Potters Village, as her Aunty and Uncle, Sue and Mike Hughes run the centre - as a GP and Director - and they have been there for nearly 3 years now.
The community around Kisoro where the crisis centre is based is very rural and there is high incidence of child, baby...
Honiton-based charity See The Future has a new supporter - East Devon law firm Beviss & Beckingsale is the latest local business to give its backing.
Family lawyer Zoe Gaitskell, one of the firm’s partners, says: “Our team is delighted to be able to support such a worthwhile cause. As solicitors, we’re acutely aware of the importance of planning for the future and we’re pleased to be able to play a part in helping raise awareness of the importance of regular eye checks”.
Leanne Greengrass, See The Future’s founder, adds: “I’m thrilled a prominent local firm like Beviss...
Our huge thanks go to everyone who made our recent fundraising and awareness day in Exeter a great success. Volunteers from the Wilko, Exeter, Bovis Homes SW and the Cranbrook Macmillan Fundraising Group collected over £1,400 from generous Exeter shoppers in the High Street and the volunteers at the cancer information tent, many of whom were Macmillan healthcare professionals, were able to provide information to help people at a difficult time
Every day in Devon 19 people hear the news that they have cancer. The money collected will go a long way to help them, and others, and to...
