Exeter charity workers are urging women to fight dirty when it comes to conquering cancer - by signing up now for an exciting new event from Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.
Ruth Chamings, 28, who manages Exeter Race for Life and volunteer Maxine Bateman, 28, (pictured) stood proud together, donned in mud war paint and battle headdress to beckon ladies of the city to join them.
Pretty Muddy is a women-only, non-competitive 5k obstacle course – with added mud. It will take place for the first time in the city at Westpoint Exeter on Saturday, July 25.
A Tiverton mum fighting cancer is backing an appeal from Cancer Research UK to save more lives, as new figures show one in two people will be diagnosed with the disease.
With around three weeks to go until the General Election, Ellie King, 32, is rallying people across the South West to get behind the charity’s Cross Cancer Out campaign and make sure their future MP is committed to beating cancer sooner.
Ellie was preparing for the birth of her baby in November 2012 when she received the news that no expecting mother would ever wish to hear – that she had cancer.
A former Exeter head teacher has raised more than £900 for cancer charity FORCE by taking up the challenge to swim a mile every day throughout February.
Brian Small from Newton Poppleford was among around 50 swimmers who signed on for the month-long 28 miles in 28 days campaign at LED Leisure pools in Sidmouth, Honiton, Exmouth and Yeovil.
The majority swam at Exmouth where 28 people each did their bit for the charity.
Brian is a regular at Sidmouth Swimming Pool and routinely swims more than 60 lengths of the 25 metre pool daily.
This Valentine's Day (Saturday, February 14) a heartfelt invitation is going out to all women in Exeter urging them to enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.
Event organisers are asking women to make a date to beat cancer by signing up for Race for Life 5k, 10k or Pretty Muddy event at Westpoint Exeter. The event takes place later this year, over the weekend of 25 – 26 July.
Ruth Chamings, Cancer Research UK’s Events Manager in Devon, said: “Valentine’s Day is a great opportunity to spend time with the people we love. For this reason it’s also the perfect date to enter...
THE Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust is supporting a national campaign to encourage NHS staff to introduce themselves to patients.
The ‘Hello My Name Is...’ campaign is being led by Dr Kate Granger, a 33-year-old hospital consultant from Yorkshire who is terminally ill with a rare and aggressive form of cancer.
Kate started the campaign on social media three years ago after becoming frustrated with the number of staff who failed to introduce themselves to her when she was in hospital.
She wants to remind staff to go back to basics, build trust and make a vital...
Brian Gould (right), governor of Exeter’s Wheatley St Michael Lodge of Moose International, and secretary Malcolm Potbury (left) present a cheque for £500 to fundraiser Mervyn Hayes from Exeter cancer charity FORCE.
Moose International is an organisation dedicated to raising money for good causes.
Wheatley St Michael Lodge treasurer Mel Fildew said: “We all give our time freely to raise money and we try to support community projects and charities within Exeter. A number of people within our lodge have been helped by FORCE and I had counselling at the Support Centre after my...
Exeter women are being urged to fight dirty when it comes to conquering cancer - by signing up now for an exciting new event from Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.
The city has been chosen to host one of just two Race for Life Pretty Muddy events taking place in the South West this summer.
Pretty Muddy is a women-only, non-competitive 5k obstacle course – with added mud. It will take place for the first time in Exeter at Westpoint Arena on Saturday, July 25.
It’s the perfect challenge for thoe looking to shake off the January blues and commit to get more active in...
Exeter’s hospice was full over Christmas as doctors and nurses cared for 12 people needing acute specialist help. Dawn Berger, pictured, who lives in St Thomas spent a very enjoyable Christmas Day at the hospice after being admitted a week ago.
She said: “My husband and friends visited, I had a wonderful Christmas lunch sitting in my bed, there was a visit from Santa who gave me toiletries and chocolates and like everybody else does at Christmas I fell asleep.” Dawn’s dog Darcy enjoyed spending the day on her bed.
Hospiscare staff helped three patients to go home before...
GPs should consider a more overt discussion with patients when referring them for further investigation of symptoms which may indicate cancer, according to a paper published in the British Journal of General Practice.
In an NIHR-funded study, researchers from the Universities of Bristol, Cambridge, Durham and Exeter conducted interviews with patients being referred for possible lung and colorectal cancer.
They found that patients were rarely involved in the decision to be referred for investigation and that reasons for referral tended to be couched in non-specific terms...
