Visible Girls: Revisited, is a photography commission and national travelling exhibition of female portraits by photographer Anita Corbin. The exhibition brings together original images of women from different subcultures of the early 1980s and newly commissioned portraits of the same women now.
The work will reunite women with their adolescent selves, exploring the ways in which photography can reveal and reflect upon identity and society at various stages of women's lives.
In 1981, as a young female photographer at the beginning of her career, Corbin made 28 double...
The Board of Governors of Blundell’s School, have today 13th November, announced that Mr Bart Wielenga has been appointed as the new Head of this leading co-educational day and boarding school. Mr Wielenga will take up the position with effect from September 2018.
Mr Wielenga will become the thirtieth Head of Blundell’s School and will succeed Mrs Nicola Huggett when she leaves to become Head at Cheltenham College.
Mr Wielenga is currently Second Master at Blundell’s and has made a significant contribution to the growth and reputation of Blundell’s in recent years.
Saturday 9th December is the 3rd day of the Crediton Parish Church Christmas Tree Festival. Admission is FREE and there are over 70 Trees decorated by local schools, guilds, clubs, groups and businesses.
The very interesting and informative Tours of the Governors Room will be conducted at 12noon and the Bell Tower at 2pm.
The Cafe in the adjacent Boniface Centre opens at 10am for food and drink and the Festival opens at 10.30am until 7pm.
Following the Festival North Creedy Choral Society will give a concert at 7.30pm, tickets available on the door.
The second day of the Christmas Tree Festival open from 11am to 6pm. This year there are more than 70 trees decorated by local charities, clubs, associations and groups. The Cafe will be open from 10am to 4pm for drinks and food. Admission is FREE, there is disabled access and free parking. The No5 Stagecoach bus stop stops outside the church nd the railway station is a pleasant 15 minute walk.
Talented writers from Ottery St Mary Primary School made judging a hard task in a competition organised by local coffee shop, Tickety-Boo.
Children were asked to write a story on the theme ‘My Tickety-Tastic Summer Holidays’.
Around 30 entries were received from schoolchildren in Foundation, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Amongst the many wonderful stories were tales of pixies, kittens, dogs, a missing snow wolf and a jungle tour in Thailand.
There were two winners in each group, plus runners up. The winners were:
Temporary car parking deal in East Devon will run for five months from 1 November 2017 to 31 March 2018
Anyone planning to start their Christmas shopping early will be able to take advantage of East Devon District Council’s five-month winter parking special offer, which starts on 1 November 2017 and runs until 31 March 2018. The daily parking tariff of £2 offers unbeatable value as it enables shoppers to take their time when making purchases, as the ticket will cover them for the entire day, from whatever time they choose to arrive until midnight.
Exeter Phoenix’s annual short film festival, Two Short Nights prepares to bring flocks of filmmakers, viewers and industry specialists to the city this winter in a celebration of short film and the people who make them. Now in its sixteenth year, the festival returns to Exeter Phoenix with two and a half days of cinema screenings, workshops and panel discussions. With unmissable opportunities for emerging filmmakers alongside an extraordinary range and diversity of screenings for film fans, this year’s festival has crammed in more than ever before. The carefully curated film programme on...
