Launch of Fit Food cooking school

Event Date: 
15/07/2017 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Venue: 
Bradbury's Kitchens, Denbury Court, Matford Park, Exeter, Devon EX2 8NB.

Fit Food is all about making healthy eating, easy. Fit Food will provide simple and easy vegetarian and vegan recipes, all prepared and ready to eat in under half an hour. My aim with this course is to encourage people to move step by step closer to living a healthier lifestyle. So please come have some fun and find out what Fit Food is all about.

Admission is by ticket only

Coronation Street star and BGT finalist headline Exmouth panto

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 06/26/2017 - 5:41pm

Coronation Street’s Steven swaps the cobbled street of Weatherfield for The Exmouth stage as the Pavilion panto gets extended by huge demand with its biggest pantomime ever!

It may only be June however panto bosses at Exmouth Pavilion are already working hard towards their biggest pantomime to date.

This year Trio Entertainment will return to produce The fun-filled family favourite “Cinderella” starring Coronation Streets and Dancing On Ice star ‘Steven Arnold” best known for his role as Ashley Peacock in Coronation Street.

It was in 1996 that he made his debut in...

Exe Model Railway Society exhibition

Event Date: 
01/07/2017 - 10:00am to 02/07/2017 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
The Matford Centre, Matford Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter,

The South West's premier model railway show comes to Exeter.

You'll find over 35 model railways and exhibits, 20-plus trade support stands, modelling demonstrations and 'show you how' stands and lots more!

Refreshments available, free on-site parking, disabled friendly.

Opening times

Saturday 10:00 – 17:00 Sunday 10:00 – 16:00

Admission

Adults £7 Concessions £6 Children FREE when accompanied by a paying adult

http://exemrs.co.uk/2017-show/

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Great Foot Anstey Walk smashes fundraising target

Authored by helenloney
Posted: Mon, 06/26/2017 - 5:30pm

Over two weeks in May (8-19 May), over 150 employees from Foot Anstey walked the 208 miles from Truro to Bristol, calling in at each of the firm's five offices across the South West.

The intrepid adventure was all in aid of the Foot Anstey foundation, managed by the Devon Community Foundation (in conjunction with other Community Foundations across the region), which supports numerous charities across the South West chosen by our employees. In total over £14,000 has been raised, smashing the original target by 40%.

Throughout the exercise, the firm was supported by Devon-...

City sign Luke Croll on permanent deal

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 06/26/2017 - 5:02pm

Former Crystal Palace defender Luke Croll has joined Exeter City on a permanent deal.

Luke, who can play at left-back or centre-half, spent the majority of last season on loan at St James Park where he played 20 games for the club helping them to reach the League Two play-off final.

Speaking about making his move to Exeter permanent, 22-year-old Luke said: “I am delighted. Last season, when I was on loan, I really enjoyed my time here and the environment of the club and the management and the players is what made we want to sign.

“It was something that was spoken...

Can Exeter City surprise us all this season?

With Sky Bet League 2’s season about to kick-off again, Exeter City are preparing themselves for their first game of the season. They are set to play against Cambridge United at home in St James Park Stadium on August 5th.

St James Park has been home to the club for many years, with their record attendance figure standing at 20,984, when fans watched Exeter lose 4–2 to Sunderland in 1931 at the FA Cup Sixth Round Replay.

Early on in the history of the stadium, there had been complaints that the ground wasn’t regulation length, with Stoke (in 1909) and Reading (1910)...

'The Seaton' celebrates National Care Home Open Day with bubbles and cream teas

On Friday 16th June, ‘The Seaton’ Care Home, part of independent care provider Southern Healthcare, opened its doors with fizz and cupcakes to welcome visitors and members of the local community to meet residents, and the healthcare team as part of ‘National Care Home Open Day’.

Long-established independent nursing care provider, Southern Healthcare has four homes across Devon located at Seaton, Plymouth, Exeter and Dawlish; specialising in complex nursing, dementia and residential care.

National Care Home Open Day is a UK wide initiative, which encourages thousands of care...

Grassroots in the spotlight at Bicton Arena

Authored by Lucy
Posted: Mon, 06/26/2017 - 4:28pm

The glorious parklands of Bicton Arena come under the spotlight during the second weekend of July (8-9) when its second British Eventing-affiliated horse trials take place.

Classes ranging from BE80T to open novice will be staged, attracting both grass roots riders and those riding horses that are moving up through the levels.

Measures have been implemented to ease the ground including intensive sward maintenance using the arena’s Terra Spike Verti-Drain, which has resulted in vigorous growth and deep rooting thereby allow the dense grass to have a cushion effect.

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Bryan Adams announces special guests for Powderham Castle show

Indie-pop quartet The Dunwells have been announced as special guests for Bryan Adams’ show in Exeter this summer. The band, which has a strong following across the UK, will perform ahead of Bryan Adams at Powderham Castle on Thursday 13th July 2017. The Dunwells are a quartet from Leeds whose music is intimate yet epic, and fuses acoustic instrumentation and electronics with down to earth song writing and big choruses. The band comprises four lifelong friends, two of whom are brothers: Joe Dunwell, singer/guitarist Dave Dunwell, bassist Rob Clayton, and drummer Adam Taylor and its hits...

Devon fish paying high price for Scottish salmon farms

A Devon-based wildlife charity is calling for immediate action to control a fishing practice which is leading to thousands of local fish – from a family of fish known as wrasse - being removed from around the coast of Devon. The fish are being transported alive to Scottish salmon farms where they are being used as a ‘natural’ control against parasites. Today Devon Wildlife Trust is calling for a ban on the live capture of the fish from Devon’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)* – places which have been recognised for the richness of their marine nature. The Trust is requesting people in Devon...

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