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Evans Halshaw Plymouth is back for Round 2 in fight against cancer

Local Vauxhall retailer, Evans Halshaw Plymouth, is hitting the punching bags once again as team member Greg Shelton prepares to take part in a charity boxing match in aid of Cancer Research UK.

The retailer at Barbican Approach is getting behind service leader, Greg, by offering sponsorship and is calling on customers and local residents alike to do the same. Greg will go toe to toe...

Plymouth Race for Life

Race for Life brings millions of women together to support our life-saving research. Just by signing up you’ll make a difference and whether you raise £10 or £200, every penny matters.

So which event is for you?

A 5k is great for all ages. Run, jog or walk the only thing that matters is that you’re part of it. Want to push yourself further? Join a 10k.

Or take on Pretty Muddy, an obstacle course that sees women of all abilities crawl through tunnels, bounce on space hoppers and slip down mudslides.

Whichever event you choose and whether you do it in a tutu...

Local Choir raises £12,000 for CLIC Sargent

On Friday 9th December 2016, La La Choirs held their second annual ‘CLIC for Christmas’ concert at Exeter Cathedral. Performing to a sold-out audience, they started the festive season off with a bang with a selection of Christmas favourites such as the Perry Como classic, ‘It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas’ and the Louis Armstrong hit ‘Wonderful World’.

The concert was their...

Evans Halshaw Plymouth to land haymakaer against cancer

Local Vauxhall retailer, Evans Halshaw Plymouth, is rallying round to raise much needed funds for Cancer Research UK.

The dealership is supporting Service Leader, Greg Shelton, who will be taking part in a charity boxing match on 18th December at the Riviera International Conference Centre in Torquay Devon.

As part of Greg’s sponsorship, the retailer is sponsoring his vest,...

Devonshire Freemasons help with the cost of cancer

Macmillan Cancer Support’s Financial Grant Scheme has recently been boosted by a donation of £5,000 from the Devonshire Freemasons.

The donation was made after the Freemason’s learned of the financial struggle people are facing when diagnosed with cancer.

Area Fundraising Manager for Macmillan Cancer Support, Suzie Warren said ‘We are so grateful for the support we have...

CLIC for Christmas 2016

Following the phenomenal success of the concert last Christmas which raised nearly £10,000 for CLIC Sargent, on Friday 9th December, La La Choirs will again perform ‘CLIC for Christmas’ at Exeter Cathedral.

For the second year, the event includes running a Devon-wide secondary school choir competition with the winning school choir claiming a featured spot in the concert on the night....

It's Time to Stand Up to Cancer

A joint fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4, Stand Up To Cancer brings the UK together to raise money to help accelerate progress in life-saving cancer research.

Launched in the UK in 2012, Stand Up To Cancer has already raised more than £25million to fund translational research, which takes developments in the lab and transforms them into brand new tests and...

Banish the booze for Cancer Research

DEVON men and women are being challenged to ditch the drink to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

The charity is launching Dryathlon in September, the original fundraising campaign that invites social drinkers to take a month-long break from alcohol.

Dryathletes pledge to stay dry for a month and either get sponsored or donate the money they would have spent on alcohol to the...

Action Mesothelioma Day marked by SW Mesothelioma Support Group

On 1st July 2016, members and friends of the South West Mesothelioma Support Group gathered together in Plymouth to mark Action Mesothelioma Day.

The annual event, which is held throughout the UK, was started in 2006 by the British Lung Foundation as a way of raising awareness and to improve the treatment & care of those diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer which most...

Thousands take part in Plymouth's Race for Life

THOUSANDS of women braved the weather yesterday and united at Plymouth Hoe with one mission in mind – to conquer cancer.

Now Cancer Research UK is calling on Plymouth’s formidable army of mighty-mums, gutsy-grans, feisty friends and go-getting girls to make every step count by paying in their sponsorship money as soon as possible.

Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, in...

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