Taylor Wimpey makes £400 donation to Exeter branch of Brain Tumour Support
Taylor Wimpey staff joined Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw to learn more about the invaluable work of a charity that provides free support to patients, families and carers following a brain tumour diagnosis.
Brain Tumour Support offers individualised and specialist information, guidance and emotional support at any point from diagnosis and for as long as it is needed. The charity runs more than 20 support groups across the country, including branches in Exmouth and Truro that work with people across Devon and...
Eutopia Homes have thanked residents for their feedback after holding a public exhibition on draft proposals to redevelop the Exmouth Junction, a former Network Rail site, on Prince Charles Road in Exeter.
Plans to develop the site with 465 new homes to buy and rent, as well as retirement homes were displayed to the public at St James Church on Wednesday 27th February.
If you would like to view the information on the proposals you can visit www.exmouthjunction.co.uk where the display materials used at the exhibition have been uploaded and a feedback form can be submitted...
On Wednesday 20 February, National Trust staff and volunteers came together with the ‘Great Trees in the Clyst Valley’ project to plant a new orchard on the Killerton estate. The orchard is the ninth that is looked after by the Killerton ranger team, with 48 people rallying together on the day to get stuck in and get dirt under their nails.
38 orchard trees of dessert and cooking apples were planted in total, including varieties such as Cornish Aromatic, Blenheim Orange and Sunset. The new crop of apples will one day help to support the harvest that feeds into the juice produced by...
Blackmore Youth Theatre present “Annie Jr.”, based on “Little Orphan Annie” by Permission of The Tribune Media Services, Inc. at The Blackmore Theatre, Bicton Street, Exmouth. Performance Dates & Times: • 11th – 14th June 2019 at 7.30pm • Sat 15th at 2.30pm & 7.30pm • Sun 16th at 2.30pm (Matinee Only)
Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR.features everyone’s favourite little redhead in her very first adventure....
Blackmore Youth Theatre present “Annie Jr.” at The Blackmore Theatre, Bicton Street, Exmouth. Performance Dates & Times: • 11th – 14th June 2019 at 7.30pm • Sat 15th at 2.30pm & 7.30pm • Sun 16th at 2.30pm (Matinee Only).
Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR.features everyone’s favourite little redhead in her very first adventure. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s...
The Exmouth Players present the 40th Exmouth Amateur Festival of One Act Plays as part of The All England Theatre Festival 2019 (Western Division) at The Blackmore Theatre, Bicton Street, Exmouth from 8th – 13th April 2019.
This year’s Festival is sponsored by The Devoncourt Resort (Exmouth). Evening performances on 8th to 12th April at 7.30pm & the final performances on 13th April at 7pm.
This is an opportunity for those drama groups who have entered the 2019 Festival to perform their One Act Plays in front of a professional adjudicator. There are various cups and...
Tickets go on sale from 9.30am on Monday 25th March 2019 by calling the Ticket Line 07484 509514 only for: The 40th Exmouth Amateur Festival of One Act Plays presented by The Exmouth Players as part of The All England Theatre Festival 2019 (Western Division) at The Blackmore Theatre, Bicton Street, Exmouth from 8th – 13th April 2019. This year’s Festival is sponsored by The Devoncourt Resort (Exmouth).
Evening performances on 8th to 12th April at 7.30pm & the final performances on 13th April at 7pm. This is an opportunity for those drama groups who have entered the 2019...
A determined buyer travelled from North West Germany to Honiton to secure his bid on the 19th century portrait of a Prussian Grand Duke.
Dr Johann van Lengerich learned of the sale of the portrait at Chilcotts Auctioneers from the internet and was so keen to purchase it that he made the journey on the day of the auction together with his young son.
It transpired that his wife and son are direct descendants of the Grand Duke. The family had previously tried to buy the painting when it was auctioned at Christies but on that occasion, they were unsuccessful. Instead, the Grand...
Devon residents turned out in force last weekend to help break the record for the most items fixed in a single repair café.
The Big Fix was organised by Devon County Council and Exeter Repair Café on Saturday February 23 and around 800 people brought in at least 400 broken items to the event at Belmont Chapel, Exeter.
In total 32 volunteer general fixers, electricians, upcyclers and upholsterers from repair cafes cross Devon worked non-stop to repair 268 items throughout the day -- breaking the record set by Cambridge Repair Café in 2017 by 34 items.
Established in 1923 by Lorenz Wagner, LOWA started out as a small Bavarian manufacturer of Oxford Brogue shoes. Handcrafting their footwear using the Norwegian welt-stitch, by the end of the decade LOWA’s reputation had grown to the point where supply could no longer meet demand and their manufacturing facility had to expand. Jump forward to the present day and the brand’s growth has lost none of its momentum. Having shifted their focus from formal shoes to more practical footwear during the 1960’, the 1970s and the 1980s, LOWA’s use of the latest innovations have led to them becoming a...
