On Friday 29th November at Exeter Phoenix, Luke Hagan, Claire Horrocks and Jonas Hawkins of Two Short Nights Film Festival presented 5 prizes to a full house at a buzzing awards ceremony at the 18th edition of the short film festival.
Running over three days and spanning over 14 individual events the festival featured nearly 100 short films from 13 different countries. With a focus on South West talent almost 50% of the films features by created by a South West based filmmaker or were produced in the region.
Before presenting the individual awards, the festival team...
Quirk Theatre have given the original story of The Velveteen Rabbit a modern twist. The toy rabbit in the play is compared with iPads, LOL dolls and mobile phones, but manages to reach beyond the technology and touch her owner’s heart. The company will be performing their new take on The Velveteen Rabbit during December. In the run up to the performance, they’re encouraging people to think about childhood memories, moving on, and the value of the toys we play with. The show will be at Exeter Phoenix and The Plough, Torrington during December. Quirk aim to entertain audiences but also to...
Schools and families will have the chance to be inspired by scientists and engineers on their doorstep with a new series of regional events announced today by the organisers of The Big Bang Fair, the country’s largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths for young people.
Last year the Big Bang Near Me programme welcomed over 160,000 students and included more than 900 organisations. Next year’s events, which will take place across the UK in over 60 schools and at events in Derby, Exeter, Haywards Heath, Hull, Liverpool, London and Belfast, provide a chance for...
We are thrilled to be hosting an event with CCB patron Sir Michael Morpurgo on Saturday 14th December at 7pm at Crediton Congregational Church. Michael will be reading from his new book, Boy Giant, tickets £7/£3 available from the shop and from our website very soon. Sir Michael has long been a supporter of the Crediton Community Bookshop and his events are always very popular and well attended.
Described by Harper Collins, the books’ publisher, Michael Morpurgo’s latest book is a story of hope, humanity and high-seas adventure for children and adults. War has forced Omar and his...
A pop-up, purpose-built house showcasing a range of assistive technology used to support vulnerable adults to live independently in their own homes went on display in Exeter last week.
Created by national learning disabilities charity Hft, the Smarthouse featured innovative, interactive technology, including a talking microwave, safety sensors to prevent flooding or injury, and finger-print activated door locks which replace the need for keys.
The Smarthouse was featured at the Matford Livestock Centre in Exeter from 26 to 28 November and was funded by Devon County Council...
=The beauty of Devon and Cornwall’s coasts and seas has been celebrated with the Exeter Marine photo competition.
Launched to coincide with Underwater Film Festival on 22 November at the University of Exeter’s Penryn campus, the competition received more than 200 entries in just two weeks.
Exeter Marine is a collaboration of top researchers at the University of Exeter committed to understanding all aspects of the marine environment.
This is the first time Exeter Marine has run a photo competition, and it was held with support from Falmouth University and Fourth...
Following the completion of the group stages of the Leasing.com Trophy, Exeter topped their group after winning all three of their matches, including a 3-1 victory at home to West Ham U21s in the final group fixture.
Recalled from a successful loan spell with Weston-Super-Mare, 20 -year old striker Joel Randall made his first appearance of the season for the Grecians, and he took his chance, netting twice to help take Exeter City through to the round of 32.
Speaking on Exeter’s ambitions for the tournament, Joel commented: “We’re fourth in the league at the moment and this...
A campaign to encourage more people in Exeter to vote in next week’s General Election has paid off with nearly 8,000 extra voters signing up.
Exeter City Council said that reminders to encourage people to register to vote had prompted a flood of registrations in the lead up to last week’s deadline.
John Street, the City Council’s Electoral Registration & Returning Officer, said: “We have added 7,938 electors to the Exeter Constituency in the last few weeks and another 410 to the part of the City which is within the East Devon constituency.
Organic skin care is something that is becoming more and more popular these days, as we start to find that harsh chemicals are starting to go out the window, we’re also finding out why – organic is better when it comes to being able to put things on our skin. There are of course a ton of reasons why organic items are better for you; look at the things we eat on a daily basis.
It’s been proven by science that organic items are a way to keep yourself happy and healthy, and don’t have any toxins and pesticides used when it comes to making those special non-GMO products. In this guide...
A dedicated team of Christmas volunteers have spent over 3,000 hours creating a range festive displays and decorations bringing to life this year’s theme, which has taken inspiration from the well-known poem by Clement Clarke Moore, ‘Twas the night before Christmas.’
It’s all thanks to a dedicated team of volunteers at the National Trust’s Killerton, near Exeter, who start planning the theme, design and decorations at the start of each year.
Throughout 2019 the team have been busy creating festive decorations including stockings to hang by the fire in the Drawing Room and...
