It’s time to dig out those Union flags for the popular Proms at Bicton Park, East Budleigh on Friday 22 July.
The event promises to be a wonderful evening featuring the South West Telecoms band, a male voice choir and opera, in the idyllic setting of the grade 1 listed Italianate gardens, surrounded by immaculately manicured lawns with beautiful flower beds and specimen trees.
More than 800 people attended the last Proms in 2014 raising money for local charity Hospiscare.
The Proms will include songs from musicals and popular operatic arias to be performed by India’...
Seven runners taking part in the London Marathon over the weekend have raised more than £10,000 so far for local charity, Exeter Hospiscare.
Those taking part were Sam Tennant, Juan Cortizo, Claire Westcott, Michelle Selley, Liam Thomas, Jenny Latham and Liz Searle.
Hospiscare fundraiser Celia Wilkinson said: “We’re so proud of all our marathon runners, their dedication to training and fundraising is always incredible and the amount raised so far in sponsorship is just amazing and will make a huge difference to our patients and their families.”
Tiverton Housebuilder Devonshire Homes handed over a cheque to Devon charity Hospiscare this week marking a year of fundraising that saw the company exceed its target amount by £2,316.00.
Last April, the company pledged to raise £10,000 over the year. To achieve this figure various fundraising and sponsorship events were planned and held. This included Devonshire Homes pledging £50 for each open market sale; sponsorship from entering a team in the Great West Run; fundraising activities such as ‘Bake-Off’ and themed work days plus sponsorship at a Golf Day as well as two cabaret...
Charlotte Harding, her mum, Sue and friend Mouna Souyad all have a very special reason to take part in next month’s Exeter Neon Night Run.
Exeter Hospiscare nurses and doctors cared for their good friend Mary Christopher at the city’s Searle House Hospice.
The Neon Run, on Saturday 28 May, will raise funds for the hospice which is a local charity, helping local people.
Charlotte, 22, said: “We were just blown away by the care and I think it’s really important that people know about the work that Hospiscare does. Mary was in the hospice for a few weeks and I visited...
Tracey Bleakley, the CEO of Hospice UK today praised Exeter Hospiscare and the RD&E for their end of life care and the difference it makes to patients and their families.
This morning Tracey who leads the national charity representing hospices, was visiting Exeter Hospiscare’s Searle House Hospice and its team working at the RD&E. On the day a national report criticised many hospitals for failing to provide good end of life care Tracey was told this story by a Hospiscare consultant working at the RD&E.
“I was really taken by the story of a patient who was on the...
Well done Team GemFest for another brilliant fun filled mini indoor festival at the Exeter Phoenix.
You’ve also raised money for Exeter Hospiscare – thank you Team GemFest and all the artists, businesses and volunteers who gave their time and the crowds who supported the event on Easter Sunday.
GemFest featured an afternoon of family fun at the Exeter Phoenix Centre, with lots of music, games, face painting and Easter eggs, with great music from Teens Support Hospiscare.
The evening saw an amazing line up of local talent featuring an eclectic mix of music, comedy,...
Thousands of runners braved the cold to take part in the RockSolid Race, an obstacle endurance race at Escot over the weekend.
Despite the freezing temperatures they queued up in their shorts and t-shirts to climb, jump and race either 5k, 10k or 15k.
Hospiscare entered three brave teams cheered on by staff from our city hospice, Searle House on the RD&E site.
After a warm up session it was off down the hill to discover what horrors lay in wait – freezing cold ponds, nearly vertical walls to climb, streams to cross, ladder bridges to crawl across, a sack race, a...
Otter Nurseries has donated special seeds of remembrance to be given to participants in the 2016 Ladies Twilight Walk in aid of Hospiscare.
1,000 packets of forget-me-not seeds will be handed out at the end of the walk, enough for everyone expected to take part.
Otter Nurseries Marketing Manager, Sabine Taylor said: “We are delighted to contribute to this event in this way. Many of those taking part will be walking in memory of a loved one, and the seeds can be planted afterwards as another way of remembering them.
“The forget-me-not is a self-seeding plant that...
Exeter’s very special mini-indoor music and performance festival GemFest 2016 takes place on Easter Sunday, March 27 at the Exeter Phoenix.
The event is organised by Gemma Wensley, a brain tumour ‘survivor’ from Exeter, and a committed team of her friends. Gemma has recently returned from a holiday of a lifetime in Australia and New Zealand, a trip she was planning before she was struck down with an inoperable brain tumour in 2009.
Gemma said: “I really did have the time of my life! It was so emotional to finally get to Australia as I have always wanted to go. When I became...
Almost 500 men walked in bright sunshine along Exeter’s canal raising thousands of pounds for local charity Hospiscare.
The walk started and finished at the Double Locks where the walkers were treated to a pint and a pasty before settling down to watch the Six Nations rugby. Sponsorship on the day alone raised £10,000 and Hospiscare hopes to reach its target of £30,000.
Charlotte Knipe, Hospiscare fundraiser, said: “It was a great day, the sun was shining, there was a fun atmosphere and it was so nice to see the men relax after the walk and enjoy their pints and pasties. It...
