Welcome drinks, canapes, raffle prizes, a charity auction and a boat unveiling, accompanied by live music from the Ronnie Jones Trio, will make for a fun-filled evening at Exeter’s The Terrace next Thursday to raise funds for Devon’s Row for the Ocean team.
With less than 100 days to go until their 3,000-mile row across the Atlantic against single-use plastic, Kirsty Barker, Rosalind Holsgrove-West, Kate Salmon, and Laura Try are organising a free night of celebration.
Row for the Ocean aims to raise money for South-West based charity Surfers Against Sewage to help fund SAS...
Abstract paintings are the focus of a new exhibition at a Devon gallery this September.
Distraction featuring works by local artists Sandra Lissenden, Roger Lissenden and Chantal Ashwell runs from September 3 to September 22 at Artizan Gallery in Lucius Street in Torquay. There will be an Artist Preview from 6pm to 8pm on September 7.
“Their diverse styles span sculptural wildlife studies, elemental abstractions and impressionist landscapes, but are nonetheless inherently complimentary through their handling of natural forms and forces,” says Julie Brandon from Artizan...
Exeter Chiefs must use their impressive win over Leicester Tigers last weekend as the springboard for another big performance ahead of Saturday's trip to rivals Wasps in the Gallagher Premiership (2pm).
That's the view of Chiefs lock Sam Skinner ahead of another mouth-watering fixture for him and his team-mates at the Ricoh Arena.
Skinner played a key role in helping the Devon club kick-off their new campaign on a winning note, defeating the Tigers 40-6 with a six-try success at Sandy Park.
Now, the 23-year-old will be hoping for more of the same against Dai Young's...
On September 22nd September, Exeter based ethical retailer Sancho’s and InExeter will be shining a spotlight on sustainable design by hosting Exeter’s first ever Slow Fashion Show at Exeter Cathedral. Slow fashion is the antidote to fast fashion that, as an industry, is having a highly negative impact on the world and the people in it. Sancho’s owner and Creative Director, Kalkidan Legesse, who started the sustainable brand with her partner in 2014, says “Having seen first-hand the devastating effects of fast fashion - be that low wages, mass dumping, social disruption or environmental...
Last Saturday, Vospers partnered with Heart Radio and took to Princesshay Square to celebrate the upcoming opening of their new £12m supersite in Matford, Exeter.
The local community event was designed to showcase the impressive multi brand facility, which promises a new used car centre, five state of the art showrooms and futuristic technology.
Shoppers were given an insight into just exactly what the new facility will provide, with the sales team on hand, to provide information, and two premium cars on display for the public to admire. Passers by were treated to a look...
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has extended its long-standing sponsorship of Exeter Chiefs rugby club through the 2018/19 season.
For the ninth consecutive year, the distinctive Flybe logo again features on the back of the players’ shirts, the Exeter-based airline having been a Chiefs shirt sponsor since their first year in the top division in 2010. As a result, the logo has been prominent on the team’s shirts during all three Premiership finals, including their Championship winning season in 2017.
The familiar purple Flybe advertising board will also continue to...
Special ‘turn up and play’ sessions have been organised on courts at Cowick Barton Playing Fields, with free tuition from a qualified coach thrown in for good measure. The City Council is working in partnership with Tennis for Free and local community programme Exwick Tennis Hub to offer the informal sessions on a weekly basis. The sessions start on Saturday 15 September from 9am to 11am and anyone can get involved, including those new to the game, keen to meet other local tennis players or to simply enjoy an opportunity to be active with the family. People don’t even need a racket or ball...
Simpkins Edwards is making history in its 50th year after reaching the finals of the British Accountancy Awards, widely regarded as the industry’s most prestigious accountancy accolade. The firm, which has five offices spanning Devon, will join leading accountancy firms from across the UK at the awards dinner on 26 September, each vying to secure the title of Mid-Tier Firm of the Year. A total of 102 accountancy firms entered what has been the most hotly contested awards to date. The award shortlisting follows a record 12-month period for Simpkins Edwards, which has seen an increase in new...
This September 8th -23rd, Devon Open Studios showcases the talent and creative lives of the artists who live and work in Devon, when hundreds of artists are the stars of the show as they open their studios to the public.
Imagine finding free art exhibitions everywhere you go, with the unique chance to enter the personal space of an artist, talk to them about their work and buy art directly without paying a gallery commission. Whether meeting a solo artist in their private studio or discovering pop-up artist collectives in some of Devon’s most stunning heritage buildings, art lovers...
With one month to go until Flying Scotsman arrives in Devon on her maiden journey into Cornwall, Stream Dreams has announced that the iconic steam locomotive – the first to be officially authenticated at reaching 100 miles per hour – will be double-headed with an engine from the same design shed, B1 Mayflower, for the first time since 1976. Steam Dreams is also announcing that, due to unprecedented demand, an additional leg will be added to her Cornwall journey with a trip from Plymouth to Par (return) taking place on Saturday 6 October. Flying Scotsman’s historic Devon and Cornwall tour:...
