Devon Mammal Group is holding a charity auction on the evening of Thursday 29th March. They are raising money for the Devon Harvest Mouse Project – a citizen science project that is looking at the distribution of the harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) across the county. The surveys are conducted over the winter months, looking for the abandoned summer breeding nests, when they are much easier to spot. Over the last few months Devon Mammal group have searched across Devon and have trained over 100 people in the survey techniques.
Now they are looking to move the Project on to the next...
This week, artist and architectural designer Edward Crooks has launched a new theatrical installation called ‘Holding Up’ at Castle Drogo, a National Trust property on Dartmoor. The installation, which will be on display in the Library until 4 November, celebrates Castle Drogo as the product of fabricated stories and unbuilt proposals. ‘Holding Up’ is a large scale architectural installation, over 3 metres high, alongside a set of drawings, models and films, which invites visitors to explore the foundations holding up a vast unbuilt tower above Castle Drogo. Sampled from the building, the...
An evening of French and English music with Richard Lea, Organ
Saturday 19 May 2018 7.30pm at Buckfast Abbey
Maurice Duruflé Ubi caritas Gabriel Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine Gabriel Fauré Tantum ergo Gabriel Jackson Orbis patrator optime Jean Langlais Messe solennelle Hubert Parry Crossing the bar Hubert Parry I was glad Ralph Vaughan Williams Valiant-for-truth
Ticket information
£12 unreserved, student discount £5, from www.exephil.org.uk or EPC tickets on 01392 278168 or from Exeter Visitor Information Centre and Tickets, Dix’s Field, 01392 665885...
A Probation Support Officer from Exeter is celebrating being presented with a prestigious award by Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal at St James’s Palace in London, on 15 March. Laura Greenhill received the award from the Butler Trust, which has The Princess Royal as its patron; her award was one of just 11 granted from over 350 nominations across Britain. Now in their 33rd year, the Butler Trust annual awards recognise outstanding service by staff and volunteers working in UK prisons, probation, and youth justice settings. This year’s award ceremony was held at St James’s Palace,...
’Recalling Gabriel-era Genesis with a dash of Bush and Bowie’.
The Observer ‘Resurrects the brassy swagger of Bellowhead’ (Financial Times), Jon Boden’s critically acclaimed album ‘Afterglow‘ (Hudson Records) released October 2017, has attracted considerable media attention, including a BBC Radio 2 playlisting for the first single from the album ‘All The Stars Are Coming Out Tonight‘. As well as ecstatic audience reactions at live shows. Live, Jon performs both solo and with the new eleven-piece big band, Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings.
The paths have been cleared and salted so FORCE Cancer Charity's Support and Information Centre In Exeter will reopen today (Monday March 19th) from 12 noon for information and social facilities.
If you have an appointment booked, please call 01392 402086 before setting out.
East Devon's Ladram Bay Holiday Park is preparing to greet the 2018 season with a one million pound splash on a new water attraction and other guest facilities. The multi-award winning park in Budleigh Salterton will be celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and believes it could be busiest on record for the business. Families will be able to benefit from a raft of new improvements and services on top of those already made Ladram Bay one of Devon's most popular park destinations. They include a multi-activity outdoor splash zone alongside the park's main swimming pool, starring a line...
Even with all the different gambling options available in Britain, the lottery remains widely popular. When you consider that for just a couple quid, you could potentially win an eight-figure jackpot, it’s obvious why 70% of Brits play regularly. Of course, the United Kingdom’s signature Lotto game is just one of the many ways to try your luck. Keep reading as we run down the most popular lottery games available in Britain.
Since being founded in 2013, Lottoland has earned a reputation as an innovator and one which has not been afraid to shake up the way lotteries are viewed....
More than half (56%) of South West firms are reporting difficulty recruiting skilled staff, and a third (33%) have seen increased staff turnover since June 2016, according to a new employment and skills study from Lloyds Banking Group and London business membership organisation, London First. The study sought to analyse the impact of Brexit on business recruitment and access to skills across the UK. The skills shortage is proving to be an issue for businesses, with 38% saying it had impacted their activity. More than half (53%) said it had increased workload and stress for existing staff...
Year 6 pupils at Exeter Junior School are celebrating a record year of fundraising for good causes through their involvement in the Virgin Money 'Make your £5 Grow' scheme.
In small groups, the pupils dreamt up, designed and made products to sell to their peers as part of their Independent Maths Project 2018, raising an incredible £2062.26.
The profit will be divided evenly between Sport Re lief, Cancer Research UK, Dementia UK and The Mardon Centre, Exeter, with one fifth going towards fun maths games to enhance pupils' learning further.
