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EX2 Group at Building Greater Exeter work experience week

Supporting Building Greater Exeter for Work Experience Week

In July EX2 Group was proud to support Building Greater Exeter’s Work Experience Week, an inspiring initiative aimed at introducing Year 10 students to careers in the built environment.

EX2 group team member James Rayner TMIET, led an engaging hands-on solar masterclass for Year 10 students from the Ted Wragg Trust.

Building Greater Exeter brought together a strong network of industry and educational partners, to educate and inspire, including:

New Roots Workshop CIC Vistry Group Taylor Lewis Western Counties Roofing Ltd Exeter College & Exeter College...

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Bear Grylls announces more acts, as Gone Wild Devon moves towards sell-out success

  • Sam Ryder, James, The Feeling, Jake Shears, Ocean Colour Scene, Ash, and Dick&Dom DJ Set to perform
  • Over 100 free family-friendly experiences, 22-25 August

TV adventurer Bear Grylls has bolstered his impressive line-up of bands, acts, speakers, entertainment and activities for Gone Wild Devon , leading to a rush in bookings, leaving just 25% of tickets available to buy.

Promising an unforgettable escape, where families can spend time together in the great outdoors, Gone Wild Devon focuses on camping, getting back to nature, wild adventures and...

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Exeter Man wins National Wellbeing Award

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 02/25/2024 - 10:29pm

Matt Young, the founder of Who Needs Instructions CIC (a not-for-profit organisation), has won a National Wellbeing Award for Male Health Advocacy .

The Great British Workplace Wellbeing Awards (run by Wellity ) have recognised Matt’s work with Men, their health and mental wellbeing too.

Who Needs Instructions was launched in Exeter in April 2023, which makes it even more impressive that Matt has managed to make an impression in his chosen field, so quickly.

The main aim of Who Needs Instructions is to get Men talking more. Their work has seen them supporting a...

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£56,000 charity donations by Devon homebuilder

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/22/2024 - 11:43pm

Local homebuilder with developments across Devon, Barratt David Wilson Homes Exeter, donated over £56,000 and volunteered a total of 61 days to charities in the South West last year.

Each year, Barratt David Wilson Homes Exeter provides funding for charities and organisations across the region as part of its commitment to creating positive legacies in the communities where it builds.

Balloons received financial help after donations dried up during the cost-of-living crisis and the demand for their services increased. Balloons has a dedicated network of volunteers and...

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Families invited to help shape future support services

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/22/2024 - 7:41pm

Devon County Council is inviting families, professionals and community organisations to help shape services that support young families

The council is changing the way that young families are supported at Children’s Centres, and is inviting those who use the services, as well as professionals and community groups, to help influence the changes.

It follows a national move, announced by the Government last year, for Children’s Centres to become Family Hubs, as part of its Start for Life Programme initiative.

In Devon that means extending the age range, from...

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South West divorce hotspots revealed as new data shows dramatic drop in applications

Authored by Daisy Hall
Posted: Thu, 02/22/2024 - 7:33pm

The latest release from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows divorces plummeted in 2022, following the introduction of ‘no fault divorce’ in April that year. The data, which covers January – December 2022, shows that divorces dropped by 30% compared with the previous year – the lowest number since 1971.

In conjunction with these statistics, the latest figures from the 2021 Census have unveiled the regional divorce landscape. Torbay has the highest divorce rate (11.5%) in the South West and the eighth highest in the UK.

This is followed by Plymouth; Bournemouth...

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Aldi hiring 110 colleagues across Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/22/2024 - 7:17pm

Aldi is looking to hire 110 colleagues in Devon this year as the company looks to open new stores and update others.

Britain’s fourth largest supermarket is on the lookout for people of all levels of experience to fill roles across the region, with salaries of up to £43,440.

The roles include full and part-time positions such as Stock Assistants and Store Assistants, all the way up to Assistant Store Managers.

The recruitment push is part of a nationwide expansion drive, with Aldi pledging to create a total of more than 5,500 new jobs up and down the country in...

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Devon poultry farmer joins new M&S farm of the future initiative to help drive net zero goal

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 02/21/2024 - 7:02pm

Tiverton-based poultry farmer, Stuart Cole, who supplies Oakham Gold chicken to M&S through the 2 Sisters Food Group, is one of seven farmers taking part in the new, seven-year Farm of the Future programme. The initiative will see M&S collaborate with suppliers, and farmers to deliver rapid decarbonisation of livestock production as part of its ongoing Plan A roadmap to be net zero by 2040.

The innovative, family farming enterprise consists of multiple sites near Tiverton in Devon across 350 acres and includes two multi-purpose broiler units which have been producing...

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Exeter care home boosts funds for local charity

Authored by Daisy Hall
Posted: Wed, 02/21/2024 - 6:13pm

Cumberland Grange care home in Exeter recently presented FORCE Cancer Charity with a cheque for £215.87 following on from a successful coffee morning held at the home. FORCE provides free support and information to anyone affected by cancer at their centre in Exeter and at local community hospitals. They offer counselling, group sessions, complementary therapies, benefits advice, specialist physiotherapy and exercise guidance and other health and wellbeing support. Their services are available to cancer patients and their families.

The care home welcomed Ceri Bastyan back to the...

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Hair at the Academy shines a spotlight of hope for Exeter’s homeless community

Exeter-based Hair at The Academy (HATA) is making waves of positive change for those who need it most. They will shine a spotlight on supporting people experiencing homelessness in the city with their remarkable work in the community by extending their free education provision to empower those most in need.

Following the resounding success of their pilot projects where they ran hairdressing and barbering training courses for homeless people at their salon in Kimberly Road, Exeter, a registered VTCT Centre of Excellence - one of the UK’s market-leading vocational and technical...

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Exeter businessman Simon Almond to support EDAA with their Dementia Interpreters training

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 02/21/2024 - 10:16am

The Exeter Dementia Action Alliance (EDAA) have partnered with Training2Care who are pioneers of the Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT) in the UK.

Training2Care have now created Dementia Interpreters training addressing the vital importance of communication and language in dementia support.

The Alliance is the first provider in the South West to deliver Dementia Interpreter sessions and the focus will be Exeter and surrounding areas.

Gina Awad - Alliance Lead - explains: “I am thrilled to be the local facilitator for this invaluable training and immersive experience....

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