Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (23-25 November):
THEATRE
Bicycles and Fish Friday, Exeter Phoenix Combining comedy, storytelling and original songs, Bicycles and Fish is Katie’s charming award-winning debut show about the day she stopped being a girl and became a woman. Aged sixteen, still in school and hopelessly in love, Katie is about to learn what it means to stand up for yourself. www.exeterphoenix.org.uk
Radamisto Saturday, Exeter Northcott Radamisto tells a dramatic story of a royal family in old Armenia, locked in...
It is our parents that we trust enough to be the holder of our spare house keys, according to a survey carried out by David Wilson Homes, which is building homes in Exeter.
Questioning 2,000 people from across the region, the five star housebuilder was keen to understand who would be entrusted with a key to our homes, and in effect, could gain access to our homes if needed.
“We know that we are not just creating houses at these developments, but homes as well, and we understand why our closest relatives are those that we trust with this important possession,” said sales...
The award winning drama-based education programme, Bin it!, which educates students about responsibility and litter, visited Devon recently as part of its annual nationwide tour of schools. The Bin it! tour encourages young people to work together to make a lasting change to local areas and keep their environment tidy. Last year’s tour visited Sheffield, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Kent, London, as well as a number of other schools across the UK and Northern Ireland. In this week of the 2018 Bin It! tour, the roadshow performed at Cranbrook Education Campus, The Ilfracombe Academy, St John's...
There are many people who think that marijuana is not addictive at all, but they would be wrong. They are probably not aware of how marijuana works or the active ingredients. There are many people who will overuse marijuana because they think that they can handle it, and there are a lot more who are going to use it too much. because they think that they can medicate themselves with no after effects at all. Someone who wants to learn about marijuana needs to keep reading because it can be addictive.
Pick-your-own sunflowers have become one of the highlights of the summer for Darts Farm visitors and locals. Children and adults enjoy wandering in the field to choose their own sunflowers to take home with a donation to Darts Farm’s chosen charity, Hospiscare. This year Darts Farm’s generous customers raised a record-breaking £6153.89, all money raised goes direct to Hospiscare.
Growing to astounding heights, Darts Farm grow thousands of beautiful and vibrant yellow sunflowers on their farm near Topsham in Devon. Michael Dart comments: “Over the past 10 years our pick-your-own...
We all know the story of Robin Hood and his Merry Men, Little John, Will Scarlett and Friar Tuck – or at least we think we do.
What if we were to tell you the true and unadulterated truth about who really wore the tights in Sherwood Forest?
The story of Maid Marian – leader of the Girlpower Gang – feisty and impetuous. A fighter. Happier with a sword than knitting needles unless the needles were very, very sharp. And very fond of Robin Hood.
The story of Robin Hood who was, of course a hero but who often needed Marian...
Princesshay has announced five top street performance acts to appear at its late-night shopping Thursdays. The illuminated entertainment will bring the centre to life with jaw-dropping displays throughout the holidays.
On Thursday 6th December, Spark!, the outstanding drumming light up show is back for a second year and will be performing throughout the centre at 5pm, 6pm and 7pm.
For more information about Christmas in Princesshay visit www.princesshay.co.uk/christmas .
An Exeter School pupil has been awarded a sought-after Arkwright Engineering Scholarship that identifies him as one of the country's future leaders in engineering and related areas of design.
Lower Sixth Former Henry Coleman is the ninth pupil in nine years to receive the prestigious scholarship, following in the footsteps of seven alumni and one current pupil.
The renowned Arkwright Engineering Scholarships provide pupils with a £600 financial award to enhance their A Level studies and a range of activities to increase their understanding and experience of engineering....
There is no doubt that the local Exeter business scene is on the up. Recent news such as the £3.2m investment into Lightfoot and £300m vision for the city centre certainly seems to confirm this. Of course, running your own company can sometimes be a challenge with many different things to think about. Chief among these is constantly innovating to streamline your workflow and control your costs.
For many businesses in the city, this can involve using independent contractors at times. Maybe you have a busy few months every year where you need extra help or find them useful for one-...
