There’s a new Wow! factor in Topsham right now - and it’s got wings!
The town has become the temporary home to the latest creation by east Devon sculptor and craftsman Brendan Rawlings, who makes large, striking, carved driftwood figures.
You can see his most recent masterpiece - The Angel of the South - in the grounds of St Margaret’s Church in Topsham, where it is on display until January.
The 12 foot angel is on show all day and is illuminated in the evenings, and has already become an Instagram and social media hit; it was extensively photographed at Topsham...
This Christmas, M&S Food is putting charity firmly at its heart. In a year when charity funding has declined almost 25%, M&S Food is proud to donate £10,000 to Action for Children charity, which has three children’s centres and a nursery based in Exeter, in recognition of the volunteering efforts of local colleague Dan Smith as part of an overall £2million donation to good causes for its very special Christmas campaign. A sign at the front of the store will be unveiled on 3rdDecember, highlighting Dan and the charity’s brilliant work to all customers shopping at M&S Exebridges...
You are invited to participate in a co-creation session for Exeter dancer Daisy Harrison's upcoming duet ‘Flying/Falling.’
In this session, watch short extracts of work-in-progress, contribute ideas, and set challenges for three dancers.
Perhaps you want to see from another viewpoint? Perhaps you want them to change their speed? Perhaps you have a bright idea about how you’d like them to use their space, or lighting or sound? Have your say and direct the dancers from afar to enhance your experience.
This testing process is a valuable element of our research and...
In this workshop take part in a short class, guided improvisations and learn some of the movement content from Exeter-based dance artist Daisy Harrison's upcoming duet ‘Flying/Falling’.
Experience soaring and tumbling first hand in your home or studio. Together we will explore themes from the upcoming duet; an immersive performance, exploring the delicate tipping point between the positive and negative experiences of falling out of balance.
This opportunity is aimed at professional dancers, graduates and students. The movement will be physically challenging, but...
A SOUTH Devon care provider is recruiting new carers as it enters its busiest period of the year with a target to take on 100 new employees in the run-up to Christmas and into the New Year (2021).
Guardian Homecare needs carers to join its team and provide services in the Exeter area not just during the busier festive period but beyond into 2021.
Manager for the care provider, Catherine Porter said: “This is our busiest time of the year. As the weather turns potentially chillier and we’re working in either very wet or snowy and cold conditions, and elderly and vulnerable...
Do you fancy a last minute treat before Christmas? How about a delicious meal, or an overnight stay at stunning Rockbeare Manor, just outside Exeter?
Better known as an exclusive wedding venue, the team at Rockbeare have opened its doors to offer quality dining and overnight stays to the public for the first time in its 260-year history.
And there are a few remaining dates this month and in January.
The country house, which is just outside Exeter, was transformed into a contemporary events and wedding venue with rooms in 2016. Following the lockdown, the initial ban...
Master storyteller Michael Morpurgo will be beamed into people’s homes this Christmas thanks to an initiative from Crediton Community Bookshop. Michael will be doing an exclusive reading of this new book Owl or Pussycat? via Zoom.
Even more employment opportunities have been made available to Newton Abbot’s young engineers as a pioneering technical college has announced a new partnership with Babcock International.
South Devon University Technical College (UTC) has announced Babcock as its latest employer partner. The Aerospace and Defence company, which serves highly regulated markets such as defence, emergency services and civil nuclear, will now help shape the curriculum, provide Challenge Projects and offer work experience to ensure South Devon UTC students are ready for work when they finish Year 13....
Merchants who are shifting their physical shop to the digital one require only one thing, profit. They want their customers to jump to the next step, which includes buying or contacting. This jump is known as a conversation, and the step is known as a converter. In this step, your convert becomes your customer. However, if high traffic for your website but still have fewer convertors, you must understand that you have some flaws in your website.
However, it is proven that numerous factors help in the assessment of the convertor. According to a study, about 80% of people will...
More dentists in England, Wales and Northern Ireland need to follow the lead of their Scottish counterparts and install high-grade air purification systems, if they are to stay profitable during the pandemic.
That’s according to air quality specialist, John Wilton Davies, who advises a range of businesses, including dental practitioners, on keeping their premises COVID-19 secure.
Where surgeries carry out procedures that may generate aerosols, guidelines require fallow time – the period from when the procedure finishes to the time the room may be cleaned in preparation...
