Signs Express Exeter's Nick Baxter-Sibley was catching up on twitter when he noticed a ‘tweet for help’ – Montgomery Primary School were looking for help with a sign for their new Community Garden.
Sarah Vickery, Assistant Head at the school, takes up the story...
“At Montgomery we take our motto 'Taking Care of the Future' very seriously. So when we were presented with the opportunity to collaborate with St Thomas Residents Association and Blooming St Thomas to create a community garden in our local park we jumped at the chance. We have relished the opportunity to work...
While everybody in the UK is still wondering what the consequences the country´s path to Brexit will actually bring about, some schools like Offwell Primary from Honiton and Redhills Primary from Exeter as well as the ACE MAT from Devon have been successful in gaining Erasmus+ funding to participate in a pioneering Erasmus+ project with Spain, Italy and Latvia which is led by the English teacher, Enrique Ruiz Cano, from Andrés García Soler Primary in Spain.
This project, therefore, includes these two Primary schools from Devon, the ACE MAT, the Spanish school, Scuola Padre Pio from...
The Exeter and East Devon Breathe Easy group has donated two brand new Pulse Oximeters to the Respiratory Outpatients Department at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital to help support patients who have lung conditions.
The new pieces of portable equipment will be used both at the RD&E and out in the community to monitor patient’s oxygen saturation levels.
The local support group, who meet regularly in Clyst St George, provide advice and support to patients who are living with respiratory problems and their families. With over 200 members, they meet once a month to for...
Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (30 June – 2 July):
THEATRE
Daliso Chaponda Friday, 8pm, Barnfied Theatre, Exeter Comedy Grove are proud to announce Daliso Chaponda & Friends. Straight from the stages of Britain’s Got Talent where Daliso finished 3rd place in the completion. Tickets £11. www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
Joel Dommett - Live 2017 ** SOLD OUT ** Friday, 8pm, Exeter Corn Exchange Fresh from his hugely memorable performance on 2016’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, one of the UK’s most energetic and exciting...
Devon County Council is due to host representatives from six European countries at the beginning of July, as part of a project which aims to reduce food waste, from producer to plate, as well as influence future policy.
For every 2 tonnes of food eaten in the UK, 1 tonne is wasted - 10 million tonnes in total every year. In Devon, food waste makes up to 24 per cent of a household dustbin, costing £3.3 million to dispose of and the average household wastes up to £700 throwing food away each year. The cost of food waste to the UK’s hospitality and food services industry is estimated...
The sky above Princesshay’s Bedford Square is set to be transformed for 8 weeks when a flock of swifts made from recycled plastic bottles take flight as part of a jaw-dropping sculpture commissioned by the centre to celebrate its tenth birthday. Princesshay has commissioned an exciting art installation sculpture by environmental artist, Naomi Hart, as part of its tenth birthday celebrations. The sculpture will feature thousands of swift birds created by Naomi from recycled plastic bottles, collected from Princesshay stores and restaurants. The swifts will be joined together by copper wire...
Exeter Northcott Theatre are delighted that Arts Council England has recognised the invigorating work and vision of the theatre and has awarded £125,000 a year over the period of the National Portfolio Programme for 2018 - 2022.
This good news comes at a time when the Theatre is thriving, with 86 shows on offer this year, and audience numbers increased to over 92,000 in the last year. Our national touring co-production of E Nesbit’s The Railway Children opens in Newcastle this week and we have a vibrant autumn season now on sale, which includes People, Places & Things, a co-...
Deborah Ogle is to retire from WBW Solicitors on 28th June, after almost 30 years in the legal industry.
Deborah joined Silverthorne Colthorpe in 1995, having qualified as a solicitor in 1987 after attending the University of Kent at Canterbury. She was made a partner in 1997 and joined WBW as a partner in 2008 when the two firms merged.
As a partner, Deborah specialised in all aspects of commercial property work, including landlord and tenant and development projects, as well as having a particular interest in estates, equestrian, and agricultural property.
Devon’s buzzing multi-disciplinary arts organisation Exeter Phoenix is getting a face lift and exciting new contemporary art gallery facilities thanks to funding awarded from Arts Council England for a new capital project.
In addition, the organisation’s crucial main funding has been extended for a further four years, allowing it to continue its core activity into the future. The much-loved public space is used by up to 300,000 people every year from Devon and beyond.
As well as attending nationally acclaimed live events and cinema, visitors can learn skills from painting...
The South West’s largest gathering of hot-rods, muscle cars and American classics – including Cadillacs, Chevrolets, Jeeps and trucks – returns to Cofton Holidays near Starcross just outside Exeter from 30 June to 02 July for a weekend of music and entertainment, food, fun and competition.
Now in its fourth year, this annual celebration of V8s and cool Americana is set to kick off on the evening of Friday 30 June with the Carl Morris Trio, an authentic three-part rockabilly group. On Saturday, a cavalcade of over 100 classic American and Canadian cars will leave Cofton at midday...
