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The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is urging people in the South West to snap out of their winter blues, as new figures show that two thirds (67%) are holed up indoors, spending a maximum of two hours outdoors in an average working day.
With spring looming, the heart research charity has released the statistics to encourage people to get outdoors by signing up to its iconic London to Brighton bike ride on Sunday 17 June.
[Read more…] about Working residents in the South West are in hibernationPrincesshay’s 2015 Bag It. Beat It. stock appeal for The British Heart Foundation (BHF) launched on Saturday, September 5 when The Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Exeter, Councillor Olwen Margaret Foggin, donated the first bag of items. The items now go on to be sold in BHF shops and help fund life saving research, support those living with a heart disease and raise awareness of the effects that a sudden devastating diagnoses can have on a family.
Drake Circus Shopping Centre announced they will be hosting British Heart Foundation (BHF) Bag It. Beat It. event on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, which urges the Plymouth community to donate bags full of their unwanted stuff to be sold in local BHF shops. Every bag donated will help fund life saving heart research, helping over seven million people continue to fight heart disease.