Charity fundraising

Two former professional rugby players have raised thousands of pounds for two charities by organising a month-long rowing event.

Sam Blythe, 37, and Shane Kingsland, 27, who both played for Exeter Chiefs, started rowing on New Year’s Day for the event, called Janurow.

They rowed every day until the end of the month to hit their personal target of a million metres (1,000km) each.

They also recruited around 40 members of the public – with a total of 10.1 million metres (10,000km) rowed by those taking part.

The amount raised was £8,000, which was shared...

It was at a dinner in London organised by The C Group ( http://www.thecgroup.org/what-we-do/ ) back in 2011 that Keiron Northcott, from Northcott Beaton Insurance Brokers and trustee of The Exeter Foundation ( http://www.exeterfoundation.org.uk/ ), purchased a whisky tasting for 25 people. Not just any whisky but The Balvenie Whisky ( http://uk.thebalvenie.com/ ) and for that matter, not just any people.

In conjunction with Thompson Jenner accountants, an evening of distinction was born on 21st November 2012. 25 local businessmen gathered at the famous Jack in the Green restaurant...