Otter Garden Centres is scouring East Devon for extra Santas to join its Christmas Grotto team.
The annual grotto in Ottery St Mary has been a popular family event since the 1980s, bringing the magic of Christmas to local children. Meeting Santa and receiving a personal gift is the highlight of the experience and this year there are openings for new Santas to join the team.
Marketing Manager, Sabine Taylor said: “Being Santa is a fun role but also an important one – for many children this will be their first visit to the man in red and we want them to truly believe.”...
Thompson Jenner LLP are pleased to invite you to their Autumn Budget breakfast briefing on Thursday 23 November 2017, following the Chancellor’s announcements the previous day.
Briefing details:
Presenting an overview of the Budget will be Geoff Fraser, Thompson Jenner’s Head of Taxation. Joe Wilson, of Thompson Jenner’s Tax team, will also be giving an overview and examples of where Research & Development tax relief can play a valuable source of funding for business owners. With the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) just around the corner,...
A FREE legal clinic has been declared a success in supporting families involved in child custody disputes at the Exeter Family Court and is looking to help more people.
An information stall was held this week at the city’s Combined Court to promote the free monthly, Exeter Family Court Clinic. Since the clinic opened in May, a total of 20 families have been helped and during National Pro Bono Week (6-11 Nov) local lawyers are keen to help more people who cannot afford legal advice to represent themselves in a Family Court case and to guide them towards other support services....
It's getting just a little bit close to the C-word, and as the Guild's annual Christmas craft show opens next Friday, staff are already delighting in the handmade exhibits flooding in, ready for display in their gallery.
MAKE is the popular annual selling exhibition which heralds winter and the festive season. Bovey's gallery will showcase the best contemporary craftwork from over 50 UK-based designer-makers. If shoppers want to avoide the busy and sometimes bland highstreet they can visit MAKE every weekend and up til Christmas Eve to browse and buy something a little different...
The annual Russian Christmas Fayre organised by the Exeter Yaroslavl Twinning Association (EYTA) will take place in the Guildhall, High Street, Exeter on the morning of Saturday, 9th December from 10am to 1pm. Each year a two-way exchange visit takes place between the two cities.
It will be a wonderful opportunity to purchase some interesting Christmas gifts, to relax in the café and, if you wish, to find out more about Exeter's links with its twin Russian city of Yaroslavl, situated to the north of Moscow.
There will be the following stalls: Russian goods, home produce,...
18 Nov 2017 - 7 Jan 2018 Our annual Christmas selling exhibition showcases some of the best contemporary craft from UK based designer-makers. With a wide selection of disciplines to choose from, and a range of prices to suit all, it’s an ideal opportunity to buy an individual, handmade gift for Christmas. DIY festive craft activity area for kids in the gallery.
There's DIY festive craft activity area for kids in the gallery, a Celebration Day on 2 Dec. and Scandinavian Craft Cafe on the 8th, with themed decoration making and menu.
The United Kingdom is renowned for its ethos of supporting the small business owner, from the greengrocer on the local high street to the solicitor on the corner. It is a nation replete with networks established for this very reason. Yet, given this structure, it is illuminating to find that small businesses quite often don’t help themselves when it comes to assuring fully functionality within budget and utilizing even some governmental measures put in place to aid them on their entrepreneurial path. Around half a million small businesses form each year and a large majority collapse,...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (10-13 November).
THEATRE
Giulio Cesare Part I: The Death of Pompey Saturday, 4pm, Northcott Theatre, Exeter Giulio Cesare is Handel’s most celebrated opera: a thrilling story of passion and revenge set to one of the composer’s most beautiful scores. Sung in Italian with English subtitles. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk
An Evening with an Immigrant Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter Littered with poems, stories and anecdotes, award-winning poet Inua Ellams tells his ridiculous, fantastic immigrant...
A successful business is made up of three areas, all of which are integral to its maintenance and growth. Running a business can be challenging and time-consuming, but it’s vital you make sure you have the appropriate safeguards in place to protect these critical components of your organisation. The popular model, The Business Triangle , applies the theory that there are three core areas of an organisation – people, process and technology – and that each side of the "triangle" should receive equal attention. To build a business that stands the test of time, you need to ensure its...
InExeter has confirmed that Exeter Chief wingers, Olly Woodburn and Jack Nowell have accepted the honour of switching on the city’s festive lights at this year’s Christmas light switch on event. Taking place on Thursday 16 November, the event, sponsored by Stagecaoch, is set to draw thousands of residents and visitors to the heart of the city for a huge family friendly celebration brimming with entertainment and live music.
Hosts Ashley Jeary and Ben Clark of Radio Exe will introduce exciting acts from 4pm on the Thursday with the official switch on taking place from 6.20pm. More...
