FORCE Cancer Charity

If your checklist for a worthwhile day includes:

• making a positive difference to your community • meeting people • sharing your skills and learning new ones • and having fun while you do it... ...then a leading Exeter charity may have just the opportunity for you.

The FORCE Cancer Charity shop in Heavitree has launched a recruitment drive for volunteers.

There is huge variety in the roles on offer and you can be as flexible as you like with time you have available to volunteer.

“Whatever your hobbies, skills or interests, we can keep you busy,” said FORCE...

There are still places available on this year’s FORCE Cancer Charity Santa Cycle on Saturday November 26.

One hundred cyclists in Santa suits will ride from Topsham to Exmouth on the Exe Estuary Trail and return via boat.

The cost is £15 for adults and £7.50 for children under 16 to include a wear-and-keep Santa suit.

The ride, sponsored by Bike Shed and Stuart Line Cruises, starts from Topsham Rugby Club at 12:30pm.

The cruise back up the estuary aboard the Pride of Exmouth leaves at 2pm with hot drinks and mince pies on board.

“The Santa Cycle is...

It is only five weeks until FORCE’s big “Christmas at the OK Corral” bash at Sandy Park.

And the Exeter cancer charity has today announced its star auction prize that will be available only to party-goers on December 7.

“This is something you simply won’t want to miss,” said Sarah Daniels, FORCE Head of Income Generation. “We are so excited that we have secured a fabulous VIP package to watch the mighty Exeter Chiefs.”

The winning bidder will get two executive box VIP-hosted tickets to join Chiefs Directors for a home match in the Baxter Suite. The package includes...

The FORCE Cancer Charity shop in Heavitree will have some bewitching bargains to celebrate Halloween on Saturday (October 29).

Every piece of clothing in the Fore Street store will be on sale at half price and there will also be homemade cakes for sale.

“Why not pop in for a spell,” said FORCE Shop Manager Anna Heard. “We promise there will be more thrills than chills and you’ll miss a trick if you don’t treat yourself.”

She and her staff will be in fancy dress for the day to add to the enchanted atmosphere.

The shop is open from 9:30am until 4:30pm and the...

Howdy partners - if you’re looking for an alternative to the usual black tie bash for your Christmas party this year, FORCE Cancer Charity is organising a do with a difference.

They’re ready to put a touch of the Wild West into your yuletide with Christmas at the OK Corral on Wednesday December 7.

And where else could it be held but Sandy Park, home of the Exeter Chiefs.

The dress code is simple - jeans, cowboy hats, saloon girl outfits or anything else with a frontier feel.

You can chow down on chilli, nachos and chocolate brownies, there’ll be live music...

M&S colleagues and a team of local volunteers rolled up their sleeves to give the garden at FORCE Cancer Charity’s Support and Information Centre a thorough tidy-up.

Over the course of a week, M&S colleagues and customers joined forces as part of the special volunteering initiative that has had a big impact on 24 local charities.

Nine M&S stores from Plymouth to Exeter took part in Spark Something Good, which saw 300 volunteers give up 2,653 hours for free, in order to make a positive difference.

Spark Something Good involves 24 projects at the heart of...

XYBC , which has been supported by Ashfords LLP since its inception in 2002, gives young professionals within the Exeter business community the opportunity to network and socialise.

XYBC hosted a number of fundraising events throughout the year to support its charity of the year - Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT) and its efforts helped raise over £650 .

Committee Member, Lee Ward commented: " We are delighted to be able to present DAAT with a cheque for £672.52. Young professionals from a number of local businesses have attended events and supported XYBC over the past year...

It’s A Knockout is coming back to raise money for FORCE Cancer Charity and there are still team places available for the fiesta of fun on Saturday September 3 at Topsham Rugby Club.

Up to 72 teams of 10 will be taking part in games based on the popular TV show with huge, colourful inflatables, crazy costumes, comical props, water and plenty of bubbles.

The 2015 event was a great success as businesses, clubs and groups of friends tackled the 12-game spectacular in fancy dress costumes including cavemen, Hawaiian hula dancers, bumblebees and Minions.

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Exeter Saracens RFC will again play host to a charity tag rugby festival this weekend.

The 2015 event raised more than £12,000 for FORCE Cancer Charity and has been renamed in memory of one of its founders.

The Darren Harries Rugby Legends Tag Feztival will take place on Saturday (July 23) at Sarries’ ground in Whipton.

Former Exeter utility back Darren passed away in September at the age of 40 after a brave battle with kidney cancer.

Before he died, his wife, Katie, pledged that she would carry on his campaign to raise awareness and funds for FORCE by...

A couple who met on FORCE Cancer Charity’s Nello bike ride have just celebrated the birth of their first child.

Refreshment stop volunteer Tracy Sanders and cyclist Roland Wainwright first set eyes on each other over bananas and bottled water at the Tiverton Rugby Club feed station in 2014.

“I’ve been helping with the FORCE bike ride for the past seven years and I was always joking that maybe I could find myself a nice cyclist,” said Tracy.

She was helping with the clear-up when three backmarkers on the 55-mile ride – Roland and his friends Phil and Suzanne Cook –...