International Animal Welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary is celebrating after being commended for its commitment to training and skills development by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal at a ceremony at St James’s Palace in London on Thursday afternoon.
The international Charity was one of 34 organisations honoured with a Princess Royal Training Award for creating lasting impact by successfully linking their skills development needs to business performance. The winners, including prestigious healthcare organisations, charities and car manufacturers all demonstrated that their...
Enjoy an illuminated spectacle and celebrate the spirit of Christmas with Carols by Candlelight at The Donkey Sanctuary on Friday 9 December.
When: Friday 9 December, staff will begin to light the thousands of candles around the Sanctuary from 3:30pm with the 45 minute Christmas carol service starting at 5:00pm.
Where: The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0NU
Get into the festive spirit with a magical, candlelit carol service at The Donkey Sanctuary. Staff will begin to light thousands of candles around the Sanctuary from 3:30pm, creating an illuminated...
Exeter Business Improvement District (BID) has recently welcomed three new members, further widening the expertise offered in this thirteen-strong leadership team. Andrew McNeilly, Daisy Otton and Andrew Wise attended their first Board meeting at the end of October and represent Exeter Chamber of Commerce; Area 4 (Cathedral Green, Yard, Close and High Street) and Area 1 (Paris Street and Sidwell Street) respectively.
Guildhall Centre Manager, Andrew McNeilly has over 15 years of retail experience and 17 years of property management. Andrew currently manages Guildhall Shopping...
Exminster Garage teamed up with a local rock band to raise funds for charity Rock 2 Recovery after pledging to help those who serve their country in the British Armed Forces.
The garage first became aware of the charity after signing up for the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant to support the armed forces community. Exminster Garage
Director, Jo Strachan explained: “When we signed the covenant we were specifically interested in helping those who have been wounded or are sick.”
Jo and husband Glen were very excited to receive a Silver Award in recognition of their...
Exeter Raspberry Jam Saturday 3rd December The next Exeter Raspberry Jam will take place on Saturday 3rd December in the Rougemont Room at Exeter Library between 10:00 - 12:00. As usual there will be lots to do, plenty of help and advice and pis to play with, we'll also have some BBC Micro:bits and Arduinos.
Last month Princesshay launched a competition on its website to name its Christmas Polar Bears, a hugely popular feature of the city’s Christmas lights.
More than 250 entries were received, with Clarence (cub) and Hope (Mum) selected as the winning names.
The names were suggested by Joanne Allen from Exeter, who was also the lucky recipient of a £50 Princesshay Gift Card and family pass to the Winter Snow Globe.
Clarence and Hope will continue to light up Princesshay Square through the festive season. The sparkling bears are already the subject of hundreds of photos...
Immersive in style, Feeding the Darkness frames verbatim and ‘faction’ monologues, duologues and poetry as a series of ‘ministries’ which challenge our ignorance and avoidance of this sensitive and disturbing subject.
It features wide-ranging material such as the experiences of the mother of Pte Lynndie England (court-marshalled for the abuse of Abu Ghraib detainees), a Kurdish asylum seeker at an appeal tribunal, and examines the role of trained medical professionals in state-sanctioned torture, amongst many others.
The Donkey Sanctuary is welcoming volunteers to its Wildlife Gardening Volunteer Day on Wednesday 14 December from 10am till 4pm.
Each month the Sanctuary runs wildlife and conservation volunteer days, which include outdoor practical tasks such as gardening, woodland management, hedge planting, willow weaving and the building of bug hotels. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet like-minded people, share and learn skills, and have fun.
This month, the team will be creating habitat for wildlife in a garden setting at Slade House Farm. Activities will include digging,...
Devon County Council has given a cautious welcome to a Government funding announcement (on Monday 28 November) for road repairs saying that it still only “scratches the surface”.
The Department for Transport has announced a £70 million allocation from the Pothole Action Fund in 2017/18. This is part of the £250 million over five years which the Government announced for its Pothole Action Fund last year.
Devon will receive £3.192 million in the next financial year, which the DfT calculates is enough to repair 60,200 potholes.
