Five Nights of Lights: Gandy & Queen Street Christmas Carnival

Event Date: 
14/11/2019 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Gandy Street & Queen Street, Exeter

The streets will come alive with a carnival of colour, lights, music and festive celebration led by the Exeter Street Band, community performers plus a Bad Christmas jumper rave.

Starting inside Exeter Phoenix, the parade will head to Queen Street and then end in Guildhall Shopping & Dining.

FIFive Nights of Lights: North & South Street Sings

Event Date: 
13/11/2019 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
North Street & South Street, Exeter

See local community choirs Harmonics Acapella, Unity Gospel Choir, Sounds Choir, Pauline Quirke Academy Choir and Exeter Street Choir come together to sing in a parade of music, lanterns and lights starting on North Street, finishing at South Street. The Christmas lights will illuminate as the parade passes.

If you would like to be part of the parade sign up for the children’s lantern making workshop at Exeter Library (hosted by Kerrie Seymour) on 9 November, families will then be invited to bring their lantern along on the night and be a part of the festive fun.

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Highways & transportation conference steers the way to rejuvenating the regional economy

The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation South West (CIHT SW) has set the theme of ‘Rejuvenation and the Economy’ for its annual conference, being held on 27th February 2020 at Reed Hall, University of Exeter. The annual South West regional conference is sponsored by WSP who develop creative, comprehensive and sustainable engineering solutions for a future where society can thrive.

The topic for the annual CPD event will look at insights into how transport can influence regional prosperity. This reflects CIHT’s vision of: ‘World-class transportation infrastructure...

Guardian Homecare says now the clocks have changed, elderly and vulnerable people are more inclined to stay inside, and its carers are sometimes their only link to the outside world.

Carers provide a lifeline to the vulnerable in winter

Authored by Reporters
Posted: Mon, 11/04/2019 - 9:58am

A SOUTH Devon home care provider says its carers offer a vital lifeline to those who can’t get out as much as they would like during the colder winter months (November 2019).

Guardian Homecare says now the clocks have changed, elderly and vulnerable people are more inclined to stay inside, and its carers are sometimes their only link to the outside world.

Catherine Porter, Manager at Guardian Homecare, which delivers personalised home care in the Exeter area, said: “The days are now getting darker and much colder, and this can often limit the amount of time our service...

How to Plan the Perfect Game Night

Being surrounded by technology most of the time has a lot of us craving the good old days of human connection and a vacation from phones and the Internet. What we used to do on a night with friends or family, before streaming services, was to host a wholesome game night!

That’s not to say that your favorite bits of technology won't make it into the evening. Kids these days are all about playing games via their phones, which the whole family or a whole party can get involved in. But if you want to go back to basics with your game night, that’s still just as doable.

Before...

How to File a Fire Claim and the Role of the Fire Claim Adjuster

We all know that the last thing that we want to happen to our home is for it to be consumed by fire. So, being a homeowner, it is already a natural instinct that we do the necessary steps so that we can avoid getting our homes to burn down. But still, even with such precautions in place, there are things that we still cannot control and accidents can happen. So with this, it is also necessary that you not only make your home “fireproof” but you should also have an insurance policy to protect you once the inevitable happens.

And when it does, despite the tragedy, you can still be...

Hormone Replacement Therapy: All You Need to Know

Hormone replacement therapy is performed to balance the estrogen and progesterone levels in women, primarily around the time of menopause. Hormone therapy is used to reduce the risk of osteoporosis and to relieve symptoms of menopause like sweating and hot flashes.

Progesterone and estrogen are mainly used in HT; however, testosterone is also used in some therapies. Hormone therapies are also used in males that undergo a sex-change operation. If you feel a need to talk with a medical expert visit https://www.hgha.com where you can surely have a free and qualified consultation...

3 steps to creating a slick startup logo

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Mon, 11/04/2019 - 5:02am

When you’re launching a startup, there are a million important things on your mind.

For starters, you’ll have to develop your kernel of an idea into a fully-flourished business plan if you hope to secure the funding necessary to develop it to its full potential.

And you might be shelling out on prototypes to ensure a novel product works and market research to assess whether there’s enough consumer demand to make it profitable.

Then there’s the issue of deciding whether you’ll have a physical store as well as an online presence and hiring the core staff needed to get...

Exeter Festival Chorus presents Christmas and all that Jazz 

Event Date: 
11/12/2019 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
St. David's Church, Queen's Terrace, Exeter EX4 4HR

Nigel Perrin conductor Peter Adcock organ/piano

There’s always so much going on with the approach to Christmas, but EFC is getting in early with a lovely assortment of musical treats to be had on Wednesday evening, 11 December, at St David’s Church in Exeter.

There’ll be everything from the familiar to the less well-known, from the serious to the light-hearted, from the mediaeval to the modern – all to celebrate the great festive traditions of Christmas. There’ll also be plenty of opportunity for the audience to join in the fun and the carols, and lend an ear to spoken...

Young children educated about dementia in primary schools

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 11/03/2019 - 10:33pm

Dementia wellness innovators Active Minds have teamed up with primary schools across the UK to broaden the level of education surrounding dementia.

Creators of dementia friendly activities, Active Minds, know all too well the importance of raising awareness and removing the stigma surrounding dementia. Teaming up with a range of schools across the country, Active Minds are undertaking an educating children campaign that saw youngsters explore dementia for the first time.

With around 50 million people living with dementia around the world, there’s certainly a high chance...

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