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New swing bridge installed on popular cycle and walking route

Riverside users in Exeter are enjoying a new cycle and foot bridge on a popular route into the city.

The new King’s Arms swing bridge linking Haven Banks to the Kings Arms Isthmus – land that includes footpaths and cycle paths beside the Trews Weir Flood Relief Channel – has been installed and is now open to use.

The old bridge, which was first installed in 1972, had deteriorated over time and become rotten in places.

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Devon weaver selected for international exhibition

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The Top 4 Reasons to Buy an Electric Scooter

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Installation to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing

Exeter sound artist, Simon Belshaw, has created an ainstallation that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. It will be installed in St Thomas Library from Tuesday 16th July for a period of two weeks.

The piece uses Neil Armstrong's famous "That's one small step for man one giant lepa for mankind" speech that he made as he stepped onto the surface of the moon for the first time. The work is encased in a display box similar tothe type you woyuld find in a museum.

The piece was funded using Kickstarter and has been built over the past couple of weeks.

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