Devon Wildlife Trust is giving people to explore Exeter’s last working watermill at the charity’s annual National Mills Weekend family event.
On Sunday 14 May visitors will be given the opportunity to witness the historic mill in action, as volunteer millers start the water wheel turning and grind grain into flour. Cricklepit Mill, based near Exeter Quay, serves as Devon Wildlife Trust’s headquarters and is recognised as an important part of the city’s history, with over 800 years of milling heritage and Exeter’s only functioning watermill. The Devon Wildlife Trust event will take...
Come along to the Exeter Foodbank Roadshow being held in Beacon Heath at The Beacon Community Centre on Friday 12 May.
The roadshow runs from 10am – 12.30pm, there will be tea, coffee and cake available all morning, with a short presentation at 11am.
Last May Exeter Foodbank started running a weekly distribution centre from The Beacon and would like to invite people to pop into the centre and meet the staff and volunteers who are helping people in the local community.
Local charities, community groups, churches and schools have also been invited. The roadshow is...
This accomplished Luton-based choir will sing a broad cross-section of items including Welsh hymn tunes, songs from the shows, light operatic choruses, spirituals, and traditional male voice choir standards.
The choir is based in Luton, home of the famous Vauxhall Motors. It was born in 1943, during the dark World War II years. Since those early days the choir has grown and matured. It has done all things expected of male voice choirs — and more! Competitions, appearances with military bands, TV appearances and travel; all these facets...
The St Peter's Singers of Exeter Cathedral, directed by Timothy Parsons, give an informal performance.
Entry to the concert is included in the Cathedral admission charge.
About the St Peter's Singers
The St Peter's Singers of Exeter Cathedral is the adult cathedral chamber choir that sings on many occasions to augment the work of the cathedral choirs of girls, boys and professional Lay Vicars and Choral Scholars. Worship is offered every day at the Cathedral, and this is always sung during academic term times, and at many...
Discover the oldest book of English literature in existence. Written in about 970AD, the Exeter Book is the oldest of only four surviving books of Anglo-Saxon literature anywhere in the world. Much admired for its beautiful writing and the quality of its verse, this unique book of poetry has been at Exeter Cathedral since Leofric, the first Bishop of Exeter, gave it to his church in around 1072.
Join us in the Cathedral Library & Archives to find out more about this very special book: how it was made,...
Entry to this informal performance is included in the Cathedral admission charge.
About Worcester Male Voice Choir
Worcester Male Voice Choir was formed in 1987 from choristers who had been singing in the Worcester City Police Choir. Membership has gradually grown to over 70 members and regular recruitment exercises have ensured that the Choir has a bright future. The Choir has a repertoire of over 200 pieces with arrangements in English, Welsh and at least 5 other languages.
In the tradition of male voice choirs Worcester...
Student housing scheme will transform derelict site and improve city gateway
Plans have been submitted to Exeter City Council to transform a city centre site.
Development firm Rengen are proposing to redevelop the dated King Billy Public House on Longbrook Street and a neighbouring derelict site into a mixed-use scheme.
The development, which will see the existing pub building demolished, will include 124 purpose built student bedrooms. The ground floor of the building will provide two new commercial unit. The...
Business communications specialist Onecom is aiming for a hat-trick of awards after being shortlisted for three major industry accolades.
The company, which has headquarters in Hampshire and offices around the UK, Wales and Northern Ireland, has been recognised for its outstanding customer service, the significance of a major acquisition and the industry influence of Onecom CEO Darren Ridge (pictured)
Onecom is shortlisted in the Best Unified Comms Dealer category of the Mobile Industry Awards (MIAs). The awards, run by Mobile Today, are recognised as a leading event in the...
