A Devon-based social entrepreneur is encouraging other social enterprises to sign up to courses to help their development.
Drama therapy graduate Amerie Rose and co-Director Samantha Wraith, founded Encounter Theatre and Therapy in Exeter in 2014, having received support to start their social enterprise as they looked to combine a love of the arts and helping others.
Encounter TT, recently re-named Theatre Obscura, is among those to have received support from The School for Social Entrepreneurs Dartington and The Heart of the South West Enhance Social Enterprise Programme...
Last night (6 September) over one hundred guests across Devon came together to celebrate Send a Cow’s 30th anniversary at a special drinks reception at Windout Barn near Exeter. Guests gathered to hear the impact of the charity’s work with farming families in sub-Saharan Africa over the last three decades, and to celebrate the fact that over two million people have been lifted out of poverty. Jenny Reynolds, one of the organisation’s ambassadors, introduced the speakers for the evening expressing her passionate belief in Send a Cow’s ability to “help people help themselves out of poverty...
On Saturday 29 September, the Exeter and East Devon Branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) and the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital are hosting an event at the Research Innovation Learning and Development (RILD) building starting at 11am at which Dr Tim Harrower, Consultant Neurologist at the RD&E, will be speaking.
Upon arrival, attendees will have a chance to mingle with one another and guest speakers over refreshments. The Chair of the E & ED Branch of the MNDA, Elizabeth Cargill, will then introduce the event as a chance to learn, connect and have...
The Borrow Pit pond at Seaton Marshes in now fully accessible for everyone to enjoy. The pond, which can be found at Seaton Marshes local nature reserve offers a peaceful circular walk away from the hustle and bustle of Seaton and is a haven for wildlife.
The site, which is popular with families, was identified as a place requiring accessibility improvements and the Axe Vale and District Conservation Society (AV&DCS), who are the leaseholders of the pond, worked with site managers East Devon District Council countryside team, to put together a funding bid. The work was funded...
Tuesday 4th September 2018 marked one year since Dawlish Countryside Park was opened for the public to enjoy.
The Park has proved enormously popular with local people and visitors alike, boasting more than 200 visitors a day.
This natural, green space was opened for people to roam and relish, providing more leisure choices for the growing population and to help protect internationally important conservation sites at nearby Dawlish Warren and the Exe Estuary.
Help celebrate the first anniversary at the Park on 8th September. Learn and have a go at the ancient and...
ELTC return to Exeter’s Barnfield Theatre this September to bring to life Ronald Harwood’s The Dresser, which captures the drama and relationships behind the scenes of a touring theatre company during World War II.
Taking centre stage is Sir (David Gunn-Johnson), the last of the great, but dying breed of English actor-mangers. However, when he arrives at the theatre in a bad shape and unsure what play his company are performing, or his lines, he must rely on his trusted dresser Norman (Dave Hill) and fellow actors to get him on stage.
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...
