Golfers at the Exeter Golf and Country Club have teed off a year of fundraising for the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
Men’s and ladies’ 2023-24 golf captains Geoff Fidler and Vicki Rogers have chosen the RD&E Charity as their charity of the year and hope to raise £20,000 to support the hospital’s oncology department.
The department treated Geoff for prostate cancer more than a decade ago, and again last year, when his cancer returned.
He said: “Throughout my time in radiotherapy, I met many other cancer patients who were also being treated by the marvellous...
Local housebuilder Redrow donated a gift hamper and £100 voucher to Alphington Primary School for its annual summer fete. The donations were given to the school as prizes for the fete raffle, which was planned to raise money for new school equipment. The fete has been crowned a resounding success with £3,000 raised, half of which came from the highly appealing raffle which saw lucky winners receive £100 to spend in John Lewis and a hamper containing a selection of delicious gifts from M&S .
The fete raised money through a variety of other fun activities such as spin the wheel,...
Bristol-based charity Legs4Africa raises awareness for World Mental Health Day through a worldwide fundraising campaign, Leg Up. This campaign, which launched last month, shines a light on the challenges faced by people with limb loss here in the UK whilst ensuring people with limb differences in The Gambia are able to access vital emotional services to support their needs.
With around 120,000 people in The Gambia suffering from mental illness, and only around 10% of those getting treatment, mental health is a serious problem in this sub-Saharan African country. Unfortunately, with...
Local tech start-up, Dashboard Ltd based at the Exeter Science Park is set to get active for 30 days for the Move for Mind event in aid of mental health charity Mind.
This winter is going to be tougher than many we’ve faced before, both physically and mentally. For this reason, Dashboard is kicking off the new year by getting involved in the 30 days Move for Mind event to raise funds for better mental health and encourage each other to get moving to keep the lockdown blues at bay.
Dashboard partners with the National Engineering Laboratory (NEL) in Glasgow as part of its...
The TAAG Community Centre was created from a derelict commercial garage 10 years ago and since then has been serving the local community with arts and well-being workshops, galleries and related facilities.
The Council planned to demolish it as part of their development plans but strong local support led to the building being offered to TAAG to buy.
This was agreed and fundraising was progressing well with half of the estimated £200k needed raised by the middle of March. Then the pandemic restrictions hit and all our fundraising stopped. As a result, we have had to switch...
The charity team at Otter Garden Centre in Ottery St Mary has revealed the total raised for their 2019 charity of the year, Hospiscare.
The team were delighted to announce that the final total soared over £11,500.
Branch Manager, John Giblin said: “Our fundraising efforts were helped immensely by the help we had from the Otter Vale Friends of Hospiscare, a local group of volunteers who supported many of our fundraising activities.
“They were amazing and worked really hard to make the partnership a success, which is reflected in the brilliant amount raised.”
The sun shone brightly the 15th Marnie Burgoyne Memorial Golf Day earlier this month when 50 teams, many from local businesses, took to the fairways at Exeter Golf & Country Club and helped to raise a fantastic £16,717 for local charity Hospiscare .
The day is organised by a committee of volunteers and is held each year in memory of Marnie Burgoyne, who was part of the founding team that helped raise the money to build the hospice building, Searle House, which opened in 1992.
This year’s winning team were STR Logistics , who picked up the trophy for the first time in...
Brewin Dolphin’s Southwest offices (Exeter, Plymouth and Truro) raised over £6000 for their chosen charity last year HeartSWell Southwest. The offices went the extra mile with several fundraising initiatives undertaken over the course of the year.
HeartSWell Southwest aims to make a positive difference to people in the Southwest affected by heart disease or a heart condition. They provide accommodation for relatives, friends and carers of people undergoing treatment in hospitals across the Southwest, while also placing defibrillator units regionally. For more information, visit:...
Free From February is the 28-day ‘give it up' challenge from CEDA who in 2018 are celebrating their 30th anniversary.
Going free from one of your biggest vices is based on research that if you can stop doing something for 28-days, you are five times more likely to be able to cut it out or reduce it for good.
CEDA is inviting people to go ‘free from’ whatever they choose and get sponsored for doing so.
CEDA Marketing Manager Craig Bowden said “Free From February gives people the opportunity to challenge themselves to give up something they will find difficult…. It...
Exeter man Jamie Lynde is joining forces with Brett Grist from Teignmouth to host the ‘Exeter Walk’, a beautiful 10-mile walk along the Exe Estuary Trail next month (Sunday 15 October) for blood cancer research charity Bloodwise. After meeting at last year’s walk, the duo - who were both diagnosed with leukaemia in 2014 - have gone on to spearhead the 2017 event, which will raise money for research into blood cancers such as leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
Jamie Lynde, 36, was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia in March 2014 after experiencing lower back pain but few other...
