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Exeter Students Take Anti-Bullying Message to National Stage

Students from West Exe School have represented their community at a national anti-bullying conference in London.

Ayeisha, William and Willow, Senior Anti-Bullying Ambassadors at the school, travelled to the capital with staff to take part in the first Young Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) meeting for the 2026 England and Wales cohort.

The conference brought together young people from across the country to share ideas, develop strategies, and strengthen efforts to tackle bullying in schools.

The day also included open discussions about the impact of social media and...

Halloween party guide

Authored by Sam Richards
Posted: Fri, 09/11/2020 - 11:24pm

Plan a fantastic and child-friendly Halloween party! With our top tips and tricks for treats, party games, and decor, you will get into the Halloween spirit within no time. Also, we have provided some simple ideas for festive invites and spooky party themes.

Be Creative with the Invites

You can easily grab the interest of even the busiest friend or relative with a creative DIY invitation you can make right at home. Design the invite to match your party's theme and follow it up with a similarly creative take-home bag or trinket. The point here is to start and end on a...

Cygnet Theatre launches #SaveOurTheatres crowdfunder as part of a national campaign

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 09/11/2020 - 10:59pm

Crowdfunder.co.uk & Theatres Trust have launched a nationwide crowdfunding campaign to help save theatres across the UK. The #SaveOurTheatres campaign was launched on 8th September with theatre fundraising pages going live up and down the country.

In Exeter and across the county, theatres are suffering. Cygnet Theatre is at the heart of our community: it is a place to come together, to be entertained and to be inspired. Training theatres like Cygnet are where our best-loved actors learn their craft. Cygnet has a long history of training ‘swans’ who go on to work in the West...

Okupas in Spain: The Spanish Squatter Movement

Spain is one of the richest countries in terms of culture. It boasts numerous world-famous monuments and cathedrals. However, tourists must be extremely cautious: they may get robbed right in public transport or in the street.

While robbers scare tourists, property owners, or those who want to buy cheap Spanish properties , are literally terrified by someone else – “Okupas”. The topic has gained popularity in social media during the quarantine. Let’s pay a closer look at who the okupas are, where they come from, and why they are a threat to property owners.

The Okupas: Who...

Fun and Cute Sewing Projects Anyone Can Easily Make

Are you bored at home with nothing to do? Don't worry anymore; you can keep yourself busy by sewing. Sewing is one lucrative activity you can do during your free time and does not require much expertise and materials. You don't have to carry out the expensive designs and such. You can take the simple sewing projects just for fun and use the finished products to furnish your home or use them in your day-to-day activities. Get yourself some threads and materials, and keep on this article for some simple sewing projects. Here is the list.

  1. Embroidered House Pillows
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Kathy chips in with plot to beat food poverty

A vacant vegetable plot in Exeter has been used to grow potatoes for people struggling to feed themselves during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Harvested spuds from the Exeter City Council-run plot at Guys Hylton Allotments have been given to people in need.

The potatoes were grown by plot holder Kathy Northcott and her green-fingered friends at the St Thomas Allotment Association, Dave, Charlotte, Les and Shaun.

Kathy said the idea came to her in a “eureka moment” just before ‘lockdown’. The plan was to use surplus unsold potatoes from The Trading Shed – an...

Devon County Show Crafts and Gardens team present 90 stems to former steward to mark her 90th birthday

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 09/11/2020 - 12:21pm

It was a great honour to be able to present Devon County Show’s former Crafts and Gardens Steward, Joan Mitchell, with a bouquet of flowers to mark her 90th birthday last Sunday 6th September.

Joan, whose history with the Show dates back decades, used to live in Ottery St Mary in Devon before relocating to Taunton in 1994.

Whilst living in Ottery, Joan was an active and committed participant in Devon County Show, stewarding at the show for 36 years when the Show was at Whipton in what was then the floral crafts tent.

Joan is remembered with great fondness by...

6 Reasons to Hire an Estate Attorney When Inheriting Property

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Fri, 09/11/2020 - 10:52am

Inheriting money or property is wonderful luck of the draw that should be handled with care. While it may be easy to go the whole hog and have a crazy bacchanalian feast to celebrate, this isn’t necessarily wise, or practical. There are many things you need to do to get your estate in order, the first of which is to hire an attorney with extensive experience in this particular area of the law. This might seem superfluous to you right now, but it’s the best thing you could possibly do for yourself and your loved ones. The following are a few more concrete reasons to hire an estate attorney...

Real Food Store bread

Doughn’t Stop Me Now: Exeter independents vow to ‘Get Exeter Baking’ for Sourdough September

Authored by Joe Bevan
Posted: Fri, 09/11/2020 - 6:35am

Three Exeter independents have launched the ‘Get Exeter Baking’ campaign to help local people enjoy the benefits and pleasure of making real bread at home.

Participants are provided with information and resources to help them learn the art of making real sourdough bread, and to take part in a competition to show off their creations for a chance to win baking-themed prizes.

The campaign is being run collectively by Emma’s Bread, The Real Food Store and The Sidwell Street Bakehouse to support the Real Bread Campaign’s Sourdough September initiative. Now in its eighth year,...

Opening a Door to the South West 

White Wall Yellow Door , an initiative which provides museums, galleries and theatres with resources for families, is delighted to announce its plans to launch in Exeter.

Sophy Rickett, Director of White Wall Yellow Door (WWYD) says: “Over the last four years, we have firmly established ourselves in London and have developed a diverse portfolio of projects with clients including Trinity Buoy Wharf, the Petrie Museum of Egyptology and the Freud Museum. We have had some fantastic feedback and now feel we are in a great position to expand outside London.”

“With the pandemic...

7 Must-Know Tips Before Going Surfing for the First Time

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Thu, 09/10/2020 - 9:21pm

Catching a wave is an experience like none other. However, surfing is challenging, and there is plenty of hard work involved when you are just getting started. It would be helpful to learn the details of how to ride and what gear you need if you plan on taking a couple of surfing lessons. Besides, you need to put the type of waves on the beach you are planning to practice into consideration. If you are about to try surfing for the first time, below are great tips for beginner surfers.

  1. Expert Guidance

It would be helpful if you can enroll in a program for...

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