Come to Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) on Saturday 22 April and meet metal detectorist Laurence Egerton, the finder of the Seaton Down Hoard. He will be sharing his stories and showing his finds, along with other members of the East Devon Metal Detectorists club, on the opening day of RAMM’s Seaton Down Hoard Weekend.
Seaton Down Hoard Weekend
The Seaton Down Hoard weekend (22 and 23 April) is a Roman celebration with family activities, object handling - including coins from the Seaton Down Hoard - and a range of experts: curators,...
Eleven independent plant nurseries selling a wide selection of plants grown in the south west. From old roses and primroses to grasses and shade lovers, there's a plant suitable for any garden situation and the nurseryman willing to provide growing instructions.
The 13 acre gardens developed over the last 40 years by Mary Benger are open until 6pm and refreshments, light lunches and cakes are available in the cafe.
The River Cottage Spring Food Fair, taking place across the late May bank holiday weekend, 27th – 29th May 2017, is set to be a hit with adults and children alike. The Fair provides the perfect opportunity to get the whole family down to River Cottage, to explore the farm nestled in the stunning East Devon countryside and to celebrate the majesty of the spring season and all it has to offer.
Under 16s go free and will be kept entertained with a plethora of free activities including forest school where youngsters will connect with nature and have fun building shelters and collecting...
It is one of the most spectacular sights in nature – the magnificent aerial ballet of ‘murmurations’ taking place as a flock of tens of thousands of birds ebbs and flows across the skyline, moving as one.
Such collective behaviour is a cornerstone of the complex and often mysterious natural world, from miniscule cells interacting in the human body, to co-ordinated displays of insect swarms, fish schools and even the behaviour of crowds of people going about their day- to-day lives.
The riddle of how these often vast numbers of individuals synchronize their movements so...
Gardener, writer and broadcaster Toby Buckland has replanted the flower beds leading up to the Garden entrance to Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery as a tribute to its collections.
Devon is a county of plant hunters with famous historical nurseries like Veitch and Pinces. This rich history has long been reflected in the displays and exhibits at RAMM. It is now also mirrored in the at RAMM’s Garden entrance.
Toby explains “I’ve been visiting RAMM since I was boy and love the fresh thinking and thought-provoking exhibitions and displays. I go there...
Business executives navigating the world of social media – LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter are the big three – face a variety of challenges. Social media opens doors.
Business execs build new partnerships, find talent, attract new customers and solidify professional reputations with social media. They can also make costly mistakes, most often in small ways but once in awhile, in a BIG way. Here's a social media guide to help you do all the right things and avoid making one of those "BIG way" mistakes.
Exmouth householders are now recycling almost 60% of their waste every week thanks to a new improved recycling service introduced by East Devon District Council in February.
Provisional findings show that recycling in the town has risen from 44% before the service was launched, to 59% in the first six weeks of the new scheme. Significantly, the amount of rubbish people are throwing away has dropped during the same period from 56% to 41%.
The council’s contractors SUEZ is now collecting, on average, around 90 tonnes of recycling from the town every week – an increase of more...
Exeter-based waste management company Devon Contract Waste has donated £3500 to Devon Freewheelers, a life-saving charity providing voluntary out of hours transport for blood and medical supplies across Devon.
The donation could provide enough fuel to cover 49,000 miles of life-saving journeys around Devon or 14 sets of replacement tyres to maintain the road safety of the motorcycle fleet; both essential contributions to the charity’s running costs, which reach £150,000 per year.
Simon Almond, Managing Director at Devon Contract Waste, commented: “We are proud to support a...
Great parents and great leaders have a lot of parallel values. Understanding which ones, how to improve these and act within different ways certainly within a working environment could make huge improvements in performance.
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It may have not been intentional, but Exeter club captain Jack Yeandle believes the Chiefs have in recent weeks found a way to win ‘ugly’. With just three rounds of the Aviva Premiership season remaining, the Devon club have guaranteed their place in the end of season play-offs – and are currently on course to have a home semi-final in the last four. However, maintaining their top two billing hasn’t always been easy, despite Rob Baxter’s side accruing maximum hauls against Sale Sharks and Bristol Rugby in their last two home games. “We have proved, not intentionally, that we can win ugly...
