Local charity Hospiscare is reminding women to enrol for the Hospiscare Ladies Walk which this year is for one night only on Saturday 11th May, in Exmouth.
The walk this year has an earlier start time of 8pm, and a new 12K route along the seafront and through the Exmouth countryside incorporating the cycle path to Budleigh.
All participants will then be offered refreshments back in the marquee, with live music to enjoy. Judi Spiers from BBC Radio Devon and John Humphreys, the Mayor of Exmouth, are both supporting the walk, and we hope you can too!
A spectacular evening of fashion and pampering was enjoyed by guests on Thursday 14 March at gloss-Art Exeter. The evening was organised by Shipman Financial Planning, which raised £850 from ticket sales in aid of Hospiscare.
Peter Ellis, Managing Director of Shipman Financial Planning said "We are delighted to have raised these funds for such a deserving charity that has a huge positive impact in the local community." Other corporate businesses involved in the evening were gloss-Art Exeter, LK Bennett and Molton Brown.
LK Bennett provided the fashion show, where guests...
Nestled in Paris Street Exeter opposite such retail icons as Next and John Lewis, is a swathe of charity shops including Sprout, Children’s Hospice South West, Save the Children, Age UK, Shop 4ECTA and the RSPCA. What might appear as madness to have so many charity shops together is proving a shoppers’ delight as bargains can be had in an ever improving shopping environment. Charity shops have woken up to the fact that the old jumble sale, mothball ridden offering is no longer where it’s at.
BBC Radio Devon presenter David FitzGerald will be taking part in the Hospiscare Men’s Walk this month as part of his intense health and fitness campaign.
FitzGerald, who presents the interactive lunch, has been challenged by the BBC’s ‘Inside Out South West’ to take on a new healthier lifestyle. The DJ, who had been a stranger to exercise untill recently, has decided to walk the 10 kilometer route for the local charity as part of his new fitness regime.
To the listeners of his show David FitzGerald is better known for his love of food then his active lifestyle, but has...
With the Hospiscare Men’s Walk only a couple of weeks away, the charity has announced that registration opened on Thursday 28 February for the Ladies’ Starlight Walk.
The event, which is taking place on Saturday 11 May in Exmouth, has a new name, new route and new start time but the same feeling of togetherness, as ladies raise money for the charity which provides end of life care for patients in Exeter, mid and East Devon.
Formerly the Midnight Walk, the new Starlight Walk, which starts and finishes at Exmouth rugby club and is sponsored by estate agents Whitton and Laing...
A University of Exeter team raised over £15,000 after cycling over 1,000 miles in just 10 days to raise money for local charity Hospiscare.
The team was made up of five University of Exeter staff and Paul Gibbins, partner of J&A Gibbins local catering butcher and supplier to the University.
The journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats, was in memory of Karen Foggett, a former University employee who worked in the Campus Services Retail team. Karen sadly passed away in April 2012, but was cared for by Hospiscare and their dedicated team of staff.
A man from Exeter is hoping to organise a jazz concert in aid of Hospiscare but is in need of funding from local businesses.
Wayne Hill has been inspired to organise this charity event after losing family and friends to cancer. He needs local businesses in Exeter to help support this event by funding for jazz bands and singers, technicians and tickets.
He is hoping to run the event in the Voodoo Lounge at the Phoenix Art Centre, on 10th August 2013.
Hospiscare is a charity situated in Devon, which support and care for patients with terminal illnesses.
True to the sentiment that Christmas is the season of giving, generous traders of the Exeter Christmas Market have spared more than just a thought for the local community. Traders competed for the ‘Best Dressed Stall’ award for the opportunity to win the coveted title, and a sum of prize money to spend on loved ones this Christmas.
Market trader and philanthropist Richard Nijboer came in third for his picturesque chalet and kindly donated his £100 prize money to the local charity, Hospiscare of Devon. Delighted with Richard's generosity, representatives from Hospiscare came down to...
Don’t miss a great start to your Christmas entertainment – in truly traditional style!
Exeter Police and Community Choir are staging their annual Christmas Charity Concert on Sunday, December 9 this year at 3pm.
The choir will once again be supported by the award-winning Sidmouth Town Band for the concert which takes place at St. Peter’s School, Quarry Lane, Exeter, this year In aid of Exeter Hospiscare.
“Many people are only too aware of the comfort provided by the Exeter Hospice in their time of need, and we are delighted to be supporting this very worthy cause...
