As UK Volunteers Week begins (1 - 7 June) , a local health and wellbeing charity is launching a campaign to swell the ranks of its existing army of award-winning helpers. Westbank Community Health and Care, based at Exminster near Exeter, relies on over 600 volunteers to help deliver a range of support services to individuals and communities across Devon.
Last year, Westbank’s Neighbourhood Friends volunteers received royal recognition for their service during the pandemic with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. This year, the charity hopes to take on even more volunteers...
Devon County Council’s (DCC) cabinet has supported a £15.15million increase in adult social care funding for 2017/2018 to help older people regain their independence following NHS treatment.
The money was announced in the spring 2017 Budget as part of a national directive. In total £30.34million will be provided over three years through the Better Care Fund.
The £15.15milion for the first year was agreed in principle at DCC’s Cabinet Meeting on Wednesday 14 June.
This money is additional to the extra £18.7million allocated to adult care and health in February 2017...
Danes Castle (Exeter) Fire Station is hosting an open evening for prospective on-call firefighters on Wednesday 13 August starting at 7pm.
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is looking for people in the Exeter community to be on-call or ‘retained’ firefighters. No previous experience of fire-fighting is necessary for this role – the ideal prospective firefighter starts with a commitment to the community, a positive attitude and a good level of fitness.
This is an opportunity for men and women who live and/or work within...
Please come and help the unique service that is Hospital Radio Exeter .
Do you enjoy meeting people? Do you enjoy talking? Can you offer commitment? Like to work for a charity?
Hospital Radio Exeter broadcasts to the largest Hospital in Exeter, the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford) and is currently looking for new volunteers of 18 and over, from all backgrounds.
Hospital Radio Exeter uses professional quality equipment and state of the art technology to provide a 24 hour service, 7 days a week and we are currently looking for new faces to join our friendly...
Taking place this weekend in Belmont Park from 12noon to 7pm on Saturday 1 June and from 11am to 6 pm on Sunday 2 June, Exeter Respect has a celebratory atmosphere second to none. This year’s festival builds on the key aspects of last year’s amazing event, the city’s biggest-ever community celebration! Exeter Respect is the city's annual celebration of diversity, where the performing and creative arts are used to engage the wider community in saying no to racism and all forms of prejudice.
Belmont Park will be covered in beautiful site decoration produced by a range of schools,...
The Flybe Suite at Exeter City Football Club will host voluntary and community groups who work to support family life in the city at a ‘conversation’ evening on 23 May.
All families know that it’s good to talk. When people who deliver services to families get together to talk, practical ways to address local needs will be on the table.
The event is organised by local representatives of national charity Redeeming our Communities (ROC), which aims to see community transformation by bringing together groups and individuals to share ideas for positive, grass-roots change....
