A team from Carling Technologies in Exeter is training hard for their charity cycle ride from Exeter to Paris – all in support of Children’s Hospice South West.
The ride will take place from the 27 – 30 May and the team has set themselves a target of raising £50k for the hospice which cares for children, and their families, who are not expected to live until adulthood.
Naomi Dymond, corporate fundraiser at the Little Bridge House hospice in Devon, was on hand to dole out cups of tea to the riders and said: ‘We are so delighted to have the support of Carling Technologies and...
More than thirty people participated in the Devon Churches’ Green Action pilgrimage on 5th December to draw attention to the Paris Climate Summit, and to make connections between global climate impacts and with local vulnerability in the lower Exe Valley.
The walkers (and a couple of cyclists) left South Street Baptist Church in Exeter and reached Dawlish Methodist Church five hours later, with a break for lunch and prayers at St. Clement’s Church at Powderham on the way. Those joining in included members of different Christian traditions and none, but all with a common goal of...
It is estimated that over 250 million people make pilgrimage every year across the world. Whether from Buddhist, Christian, Islamic, Jewish or other traditions (or none), women, men and children set out to journey towards a special place, with the most popular destinations including Mecca, Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela, Bodh Gaya, Amritsar and the Ganges and Jordan rivers.
Pilgrims use the travelling (traditionally made on foot or by animal) as a time of reviewing themselves and their beliefs, to reconnect with the natural rhythms of life, to meet others and to refresh their...
Cyclists joined Alternatiba Exeter’s cycle parade though Exeter on Saturday the 31st of October.
Cycling with colourful flags representing the beauty of our natural world they were raising awareness about the Alternatiba Festival which is happening on the 21st November and the importance of the climate change talks happening in Paris later this year.
Climate change is having huge implications on many societies across the world, through rising sea levels and increases in disastrous weather – it is one of the biggest challenges of our time. On 30th November 2015, countries...
Earlier this week I found myself on a train between Exeter and Birmingham which was stopped at Gloucester because of a gas leak and where a two hour wait and chaos ensued. Eventually I arrived at my destination almost 3 hours late and the fragmentation of our once effective railway system is very apparent.
It is clear that the train operators and station companies do not always have contingency plans and, as usual in such situations, official communications are very poor with nobody seeming to know what is going on.
What really happens is that the institutional life of the...
Devon’s very own creative print company, Inspirwood, has been handpicked by global fashion sensation Jessica Minh Anh to create exclusive VIP invitations for the highly anticipated J Autumn Fashion Show, which will take place on 29 October 2015 in Paris.
The show is part of Jessica Minh Anh’s series of history making catwalks at the world’s most iconic venues. After the phenomenal success of the Eiffel Tower’s first ever catwalk, the model and entrepreneur will transform the Seine’s giant glass boat into a 100 meter floating catwalk.
East Devon Dance Academy presents Triple Fantasy 2015 'London, Paris and New York'
Take a journey in dance around three of the most exciting cities in the World - the Swinging Sixties in Carnaby Street, the famous Moulin Rouge, and scenic Central Park.
Ticket Prices £12/£8 under 12's Tickets on Sale from Monday 16th Feb 2015.
Tickets on sale Monday 16th Feb 2015. Please note no performances on Thursdays or Sundays. Evening performances at 7.15pm. Sat Matinees at 2.15pm.
PARIS (AP) — Rachida Dati built her against-the-odds career by defying convention. So it was in character when — while serving as France's justice minister — she had a daughter and refused to say who the father was.
Now, what was once thought to be an exercise in discretion has morphed into a messy scandal involving tales of power, sex and ambition. Dati, now 46, says simply: "I have a complicated private life."
Dati was the toast of Paris and foreign capitals when she served as justice minister under then-President Nicolas Sarkozy from June 2007 to June 2009. With her...
