Go-Kart Party has raised over £750 for the WESC Foundation with its inflatable boundary track located in Princesshay Square throughout the summer, as part of the continued charity partnership between WESC Foundation and Princesshay.
Go-Kart Party kindly donated 10% of all takings throughout their summer to the WESC Foundation, together with additional money from the onsite raffle to win an All-Terrain Kart™.
The pay per ride electric Go-Karts in Princesshay Square ran on an 11 by 16 metre track specifically designed for 4 to10 year olds and, powered by gel filled batteries...
Exeter Lions Club in association with The Big Noise Chorus and the Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra are pleased to announce a big spectacular concert on Friday 26 July 2013 at the Great Hall, Exeter University, at 7.30pm.
The Big Noise Chorus is made up of over 300 singers from four choruses, two of which are from Exeter and one each from Plymouth and Torquay. Each year their musical director, Colin Rae, combines all 4 choruses to provide a spectacular concert with over 300 singers performing a wide range of different genres.
The Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra will accompany the...
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall was in Exeter yesterday (Tuesday 16 July) visiting the children, young people and team at WESC Foundation, an Exeter-based charity offering learning, care and therapy to more than 100 children and young people with sight loss and complex needs.
The Duchess, who is also a patron for the charity, last visited the organisation in 2008.
She was formally welcomed by Tracy de Bernhardt Dunkin, Principal and CEO at WESC Foundation, and then met staff and students to learn more about Neuro Visual Technology (NVT) and the advancements being made in this...
WESC Foundation is calling for entries to its sponsored walk - WALK FOR WESC - which takes place on Sunday 7 July at 2pm at Ugbrook Park in Chudleigh, Devon.
The Exeter-based charity provides learning, care and therapy for more than 100 children and young people with sight loss and complex needs at its campus on Topsham Road. The event, sponsored by Savills in Exeter, includes a fancy dress competition for dogs and their owners and has three routes with stunning views around the impressive country grounds. “We wanted to do something fun to raise funds for the children we care for...
Visitors to Princesshay experienced the start of the summer festival vibe on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 of June with dancers, singers and comedians performing throughout each day of the 2013 Dancing in the Streets Festival.
The festival opened with Vibes Dance Company’s rendition of Gentleman by PSY - the mastermind behind the Gangnam Style phenomenon. With over 40 dancers from the company performing in perfect timing and oozing energy.
Crowds gathered in warm and sunny Princesshay Square to watch the amazing routines being performed by the talented dancers and were queuing up...
Exeter School is to exhibit artwork produced by WESC Foundation pupils and students for the second year running. An exhibition of sensory artwork produced by visually impaired artists will be held from 18-21 June, 10am – 3pm, in the Andrews Hall to which all are invited, beginning with a private view on Monday 17 June from 6-7.30pm. John Mason, Exeter School’s Head of Art, said he was pleased to host ‘Sensational! 2013’ as it was beneficial for pupils attending both schools. “The exhibition gives our pupils a new perspective on art as the WESC’s artwork touches all the senses.” Irena...
Angie Lunn, from Exeter, talks about her experience volunteering for WESC Foundation and why she wishes she had done it years ago.
What led you to volunteer for WESC Foundation?
I had been toying with the idea of volunteering for about four years before I took action to make it happen.
I was talking to a friend about her son who has attended WESC Foundation for the past ten years and met him on a sponsored walk and had such a lovely time in his company that I decided to enquire whether I could use some of my spare time and skills to help at WESC.
National Volunteers' Week is in full swing and I felt compelled to write a blog about why I think volunteering is so important to charities, and importantly to the charity I work for, WESC Foundation.
If this blog inspires you, please pass it on to others and should you ever consider volunteering, we would love to hear from you....
I’ve only ever worked in the charity sector and I have chosen to dedicate my career to this for a variety of reasons. I have to believe in who and what I am working for and I have to know that the energy I put in to my working week is making a...
Volunteers’ Week is an annual campaign and this year it takes place between 1-7 June. Its aim is to celebrate the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make each year across the UK and in 2013, the focus is on saying "Thank You".
In Devon, it is estimated around 300,000 people volunteer, joining around 20 million others across the UK who volunteer every year. It is thought that this equates to more than 100 million hours given to communities every week and it has been estimated that the economic value is worth in excess of £40 billion to the UK economy.
