Honiton-based charity See The Future has a new supporter - East Devon law firm Beviss & Beckingsale is the latest local business to give its backing.
Family lawyer Zoe Gaitskell, one of the firm’s partners, says: “Our team is delighted to be able to support such a worthwhile cause. As solicitors, we’re acutely aware of the importance of planning for the future and we’re pleased to be able to play a part in helping raise awareness of the importance of regular eye checks”.
Leanne Greengrass, See The Future’s founder, adds: “I’m thrilled a prominent local firm like Beviss...
Rachael Phillips, a medical lab assistant at the RD&E, has signed up to ‘Brave the Shave’ and have her hair cut off for Macmillan Cancer Support on 4th September.
Macmillan provides specialist support to people with cancer and their families. This summer they are asking people to stand proudly alongside men and women who have cancer and be sponsored to shave off their hair for the charity.
Rachael, who has set herself a fundraising target of £350, was inspired by her own family to ‘Brave the Shave’. She said: “My granny had bowel cancer in her 80’s and overcame it. I’ve...
The local branch of Samaritans is aiming to increase the information it provides and the audience it reaches by taking the unusual step of setting up a Twitter account.
The Exeter Mid and East Devon branch - which uses the name @ExeSamaritans - is one of the first Samaritans branches in the country to open an account on Twitter, and will create tweets that will be sent to followers several times each week.
“Our aim is to let people know about interesting online articles and inform them about what’s happening with our local branch. It’s also a reminder that we are here on...
On Sunday 18th October, hundreds of runners and spectators will flood to Exeter city centre to support the 31st annual Great West Run.
With local businesses and residents coming together to support those taking on the challenge, many local charities are benefiting from participants raising money for good causes. YMCA Exeter is one of those charities.
With a team already signed up to run, the charity – which provides supported housing for homeless young people across Exeter – is hoping that the participants will raise vital funds for their St. Davids Hill hostel.
This Carers Week (8-14 June) Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service as part of the Fire Kills campaign is reaching out to local carers and reminding them that help is available to keep them, and the people they care for safe from fire.
A recent survey showed that more than half of the people who had tested someone else’s smoke alarm had done so for an older family member. But there are many other issues a carer must think about – from the extra time it takes for people with difficulty moving to escape a fire in the home, to the added risks of flammable equipment such as...
In support of International Women’s Day Leading Women UK (a networking group with meetings across the South West) has arranged a Thunderclap to support women as they #MakeitHappen in 2015.
You can pledge your support on the Thunderclap here: http://bit.ly/1beHNJ7
In addition to this Leading Women UK is asking people to share their #MakeitHappy advice by writing it on a piece of paper, taking a photo and sharing it on the Leading Women UK Facebook: facebook.com/LeadingWomenUK or Twitter @LeadingWomenUK.
You can see other people’s photos here: http://on.fb.me/18T0uQV...
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The Housing Service at East Devon District Council has found a way to maintain many of the support services for elderly and vulnerable tenants, which came under threat following cuts of around half a million pounds in funding from Devon County Council for the coming year alone.
The new scheme, which comes into effect on 6 April, has the approval of East Devon’s Housing Review Board and is aimed at minimising the impact of the cuts on over 1,300 elderly and vulnerable tenants in the district. It follows careful examination of the options and a comprehensive consultation exercise...
A new information dementia drop in centre has been opened at Topsham Pharmacy and is open on Thursdays between 10am and noon.
Run by volunteers, it is somewhere people to come to find out what support maybe available to them and generally answer any questions they may have on dementia.
Sallie Rutledge who runs The Mede and Seaward House (holiday and day support for people with dementia) in Topsham says: "There's little help at times for the carer and they can feel very isolated.
"We are hoping carers will come to us and tell us what they need....
A holiday home in Topsham called The Mede that supports people living with dementia and offers a specialist activity club next door, was recently selected as a finalist in the business category for The Alzheimer's Society "Dementia Friendly Awards" .
With recent news that the number of people with dementia could triple by 2050, there is an ever more pressing need for facilities that offer support.
Sallie Rutledge, mother of three, opened The Mede five years’ ago to enable carers and their loved ones to have holidays, after her own father in law was diagnosed...
