John Lewis shoppers in Exeter can hand a huge boost to a cause helping hundreds of suicide bereaved families across Devon.
Pete’s Dragons has been selected as a beneficiary of the Sidwell Street department store’s Community Matters scheme.
The initiative sees a trio of charities nominated to benefit from an overall fund of £3,000 every three months. Customers vote for their preferred cause by placing a green token into boxes located around the store.
Funding is then handed out proportionately based on how many votes each charity has received.
At exacly 9.30am this morning, John Lewis Partners in Exeter and across the country were gathered together to discover the level of this year's bonus. And there was a genuine explosion of enthusiastic cheers in the Exeter branch when it was announced they were to receive a 17% bonus - equivalent to nearly nine weeks' pay - higher than the media had been suggesting prior to the announcement and a full 3% over and above last year's bonus. In the current economic climate you might wonder how John Lewis is able to provide such a generous bonus scheme, however the John Lewis Partnership have...
This year’s Motorcycle Ride Out, sponsored by Bridge Motorcycles, will return to the Den, Teignmouth on Sunday 9th July 2017.
It is anticipated in the region of 1000 bikes will enter this year’s Ride Out which will start from Trago Mills, Newton Abbot, from where the bikes will set off in small groups from 10:30am.
Registration will open at 9am. The bikes will then follow an approximate 80 miles marshalled route through the stunning Devon countryside before arriving at the Den, Teignmouth, from lunch time.
Entry is only £5 and all pre-registered entrants will...
