The Devon branch of the countryside charity CPRE is looking for budding young artists who can capture the beauty and variety of the county’s natural landscapes, from its wild moorlands to its sheltered river valleys.
Young artists aged 18 and under have until the end of September to submit a painting, drawing, textile, collage, or mixed media artwork of a Devon view to win the coveted title of Devon’s Best Young Landscape Artist 2023. The landscape could be a favourite beach or beauty spot, a local park or green space, somewhere visited on a day out or even the artist’s back garden...
Hospitality venues, businesses and residents in and around Exeter are being invited to get involved in a campaign to help a homelessness charity support the growing numbers of rough sleepers.
In a drive to build momentum leading up to St Petrock’s Big Cream Tea , which takes place over the weekend of 8 and 9 July, the campaign launches this week, online and across traditional media.
The charity has recorded a light-hearted 30 second film with Naomi Cleaver, designer, author and television presenter , enthusiastically enjoying one of the nation’s best loved...
A Devon cat welfare charity has launched a £100,000 fundraising campaign in response to the increasing demand for its help.
Hector’s House Cat Rescue was set up by Zara Oldfield in 2020 during the Covid pandemic to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abandoned unneutered tom cats. It became a registered charity in November 2020 and has grown to become one of the biggest cat welfare charities in the region, operating across Devon.
The charity now is planning to set up a dedicated centre to double the number of cat pens to 20 and provide space for visitors, storage, education...
The Exeter Chiefs Foundation and The Royal Marines Charity have joined forces to bring you Royal Marines Boxing v The Met Police Boxing.
The evening will feature bouts between some of the finest amateur fighters in the country as the Metropolitan Police Boxing Team, come up against the best that the British Military has to offer.
You have the chance to be ringside for every punch, as we combine luxury, black tie with the thrills and spills of a top-class fight night! Make sure you’re there when the bell rings!
The evening will include a sumptuous 3-course Dinner...
Eight fundraisers from RSPCA Little Valley Animal Shelter will take to the sky for rescue pets
Thrill-seeking fundraisers will be enjoying an exhilarating and unforgettable experience when they fly through the clouds from over 15,000 ft!
Jumping from the height of the world’s seven tallest buildings stacked on top of each other, eight fundraisers from RSPCA Little Valley Animal Shelter will be taking on this once in a lifetime challenge that will see them soar through the sky at Dunkeswell Airfield in Devon on Sunday 7 May.
Princesshay has announced Home-Start Exeter, East & Mid Devon as its charity of the year.
Home-Start Exeter, East & Mid Devon volunteers and staff work alongside parents, in their own homes, to help them cope with the stresses and strains of life and make sure they have the skills, confidence and strength they need to nurture their children.
As well as the charity’s volunteer, home-visiting service, Home-Start Exeter, East & Mid Devon also run a Mothers in Mind Group to support mothers in the perinatal period who are suffering with low mood, post-natal...
An alliance of national animal charities has joined forces with FareShare and global corporate donors including Pets at Home, Petplan, Purina Petcare, Lily’s Kitchen, and Mars Petcare to help owners in need to feed their hungry pets in the face of the cost of living crisis.
Dogs Trust, RSPCA, Battersea, and Cats Protection are working together with industry body UK Pet Food to secure food from pet food manufacturers, which is then distributed all over the UK through FareShare, the UK’s largest charity fighting hunger and food waste.
Devon-based mental health charity, Step One, has announced the launch of its spring programme of free mental health and wellbeing courses, workshops and peer support groups. Step One Charity’s BeWell@StepOne service provides free online and in-person support to people over the age of 18 across Devon. The latest programme offers a range of topics, including anxiety, depression, resilience and managing anger and OCD, all delivered in small, secure groups led by qualified course leaders with lived experience of mental health issues. Step One Charity has been supporting people in Devon with...
A mum-of-three is running the 2023 TCS London Marathon in memory of her rugby player husband who died suddenly.
Jill Sims will be taking on the 26.2-mile challenge in memory of her husband, Dave, who died from a sudden heart attack in March last year just moments before he was due to meet up with his three sons.
Jill, aged 55 and from Bradninch, said: “Six months before he died, Dave had gone to his doctor. He’d woken up in the early hours of the morning with chest pains. He was perspiring too and I was worried there might have been something wrong with his heart.”...
