Nominate a Devon charity to receive a festive financial boost

Ecclesiastical is giving £120,000 to good causes as part of its annual 12 days of giving Christmas campaign.

The specialist insurer will be giving 120 different charities an early Christmas gift of a £1,000 donation, with 10 winners announced each weekday from 5 to 20 December.

Ecclesiastical is inviting people to nominate a registered charity close to their hearts to benefit from this festive boost. It’s quick and easy to nominate a charity online. Nominations are open until 19 December and you can vote for your charity at www.ecclesiastical.com/12days

Winners will...

Match report: Crawley 0 Exeter City 1

A second-half strike from Dean Moxey was all that separated the two sides at The People’s Pension Stadium as Exeter City overcame Crawley Town 1-0 on Saturday.

Exeter City manager Matt Taylor made three changes to the side that overcame Cambridge United in the FA Cup on Tuesday night, with Nigel Atangana, Jack Sparkes and Ryan Bowman starting in place of Alex Fisher, Craig Woodman and Matt Jay.

City started brightly, and Lee Martin did well to create a yard of space after just two minutes in order to find a cross that was headed away by Crawley centre-back Tom Dallison just...

[Boxing-TV] Smith vs Ryder Live fight (Ryder vs Smith) free MATCH — 23rd Nov 2019

Authored by rarotan
Posted: Sat, 11/23/2019 - 3:55pm

How to Watch Callum Smith vs. John Ryder LIVE: 2019 Fight TV Channel. Smith vs Ryder Fight live streaming tv guide — Echo Arena, Liverpool, England. Smith vs Ryder: How The Two 2019 Boxing Match Up.

Callum Smith returns today at home in Liverpool to shield his WBA super middleweight title against required challenger John Ryder in the headliner on DAZN and Sky Sports.

Terrible Left Hook will have live inclusion for the show later, and here’s the means by which you can watch and go along with us.

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BOXING LIVE — Callum Smith v John Ryder, Boxing Full Fight FREE

Event Date: 
23/11/2019 - 3:30pm to 24/11/2019 - 3:30pm
Venue: 
uk

How to Watch Callum Smith vs. John Ryder LIVE: 2019 Fight TV Channel. Smith vs Ryder Fight live streaming tv guide — Echo Arena, Liverpool, England. Smith vs Ryder: How The Two 2019 Boxing Match Up.

LIVE GO- https://t.co/euhIH8lg4l?amp=1

Callum Smith returns today at home in Liverpool to shield his WBA super middleweight title against required challenger John Ryder in the headliner on DAZN and Sky Sports.

Terrible Left Hook will have live inclusion for the show later, and here’s the means by which you can watch and go along with us.

Step by step instructions...

Exeter Airport hosted its annual travel trade event for local estate agents

Exeter Airport showcases 2020 season to travel trade

Authored by Jason Clark
Posted: Sat, 11/23/2019 - 10:23am

More than 130 travel agents attended Exeter Airport’s annual showcase travel trade event on Thursday (November 21) to learn more about the airport’s exciting 2020 season.

The event was held in partnership with Exeter-based Flybe, which will rebrand as Virgin Connect next year, and included representatives from sister company Virgin Atlantic and more than 20 tour operators.

Exeter Airport is offering 36 international and domestic routes for 2020 and recently announced that it had passed the one million passenger milestone in the last 12 months.

Managing Director Matt...

Cofton Holidays’ launches FIN-fitness classes to beat the festive flab

With less than six months to go to the general release of Disney’s remake of The Little Mermaid, Cofton Holidays, which earlier this year launched mermaid and shark swimming lessons for children, is offering a new FIN fitness class, giving adults the opportunity to achieve a full-body tone up thanks to full-sized mono-fins.

Creating a splash in the fitness world, the new classes are being launched as part of Ashburn Springs Spa and Leisure’s Health and Fitness event, running from Friday 22nd November to Saturday 23rd November.

Led by Cofton’s qualified Fin2Fit instructor,...

Exeter School's National Trust concert - a night to remember!

For many Exeter School pupils, parents and National Trust supporters, the concert in aid of the National Trust in Exeter Cathedral is a highlight in the festive calendar. For the nineteenth year running, the concert showcases the school's senior orchestral groups, brass and choirs in the magnificent cathedral setting. Over 200 pupils will make this year's concert on Tuesday 10 December a night to remember. Director of Music Peter Tamblyn said: "It is always a pleasure to come to the Cathedral - it is such an inspiring venue in which to make music, and we are very pleased to be returning...

Shaping metal on the anvil. Photo: John Millar, National Trust Images

Blacksmith tradition returns for annual competition St Clement's Day at Finch Foundry

Blacksmiths from all over the South West are set to gather at the National Trust's Finch Foundry on Saturday 23 November. Once a year, they gather at the foundry to practice their art and celebrate their patron saint, Saint Clement, harking back to medieval tradition. The foundry, which is the last working water-powered forge in the country, will be the scene for the gathering, including a rare chance to see the spectacular 'firing of the anvil' and really see sparks fly.

The Saint Clement's day event is an opportunity for the public to get an insight into this highly skilled craft...

Question of Sport

Event Date: 
30/01/2020 - 7:00pm to 10:30pm
Venue: 
Sandy Park

Six of the Westcountry's top sporting stars will descend on Sandy Park to feature in a special 'Question of Sport' night on Thursday, 30th January (7.00pm) Based around the same successful workings of the hit BBC show, the stars will have their sporting knowledge tested during a series of fun-filled rounds that will be overseen by quizmaster Mark Tyler. Tickets are £15 to include food on the evening. Tickets are available at https://tickethub.sandypark.co.uk/selection/event/date?productId=1013673...

Fashion brand QUIZ opens Exeter store

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 11/22/2019 - 3:21pm

QUIZ, the fashion brand specialising in occasion wear and dressy casual wear, opend the doors of its newest store in the Princesshay shopping centre, Exeter, on 20th November.

Customers can already buy a variety of QUIZ’s pieces at Debenhams on Bedford Street, but the new store, located at unit SU12 in the shopping centre, offers fashion-forward customers a much wider range of the brand’s latest glamorous catwalk collections across all its Curve, Main and Petite collections.

Customers will be able to choose from show-stopping occasionwear, dressy casualwear and the latest...

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