Staff at a local opticians in Exeter are donning their daftest fancy dress and striking their best poses, as part of Armed Forces week. To show support for this year’s Armed Forces Week (20-26 June), Specsavers Exeter will be hosting a day of fancy dress fun on Saturday 25 June to raise money for Blind Veterans UK (BVUK). Staff at the store will be dressing in the Union Jack colours of red, white and blue to support the cause, with collection boxes so customers are able to make a donation at the till point. The activity follows Specsavers’ successful involvement in last year’s Make a...
Stop Press: The Levellers - LEVELLING THE LAND 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR.
November & December UK Tour announced for 2016 celebrating 25 years of Levelling the Land. A mammoth European & UK tour supported by the amazing Ferocious Dog.
Ferocious Dog Confirmed for Left Stage, Glastonbury, Sat evening 25th June. In China, 2015 was the year of the Sheep – but in Nottinghamshire and countless venues and festivals in the UK it was the year of the Dog. The year that Ferocious Dog snarled their way from the periphery of the festival and gig scene and put themselves firmly in the...
Friday (24 June) is national Bring Your Dog To Work Day - and Britain’s favourite day at the office is raising an interesting question: do dogs belong in the workplace?
Businesses from across the UK will welcome their dog loving employees into the workplace along with their loyal (and well-behaved!) four-legged companions. The day aims to raise money for All Dogs Matter, a charity which rehomes hundreds of dogs every year in London and Norfolk, while promoting the benefits man’s best friend in the workplace.
This year’s event has already seen a number of different...
For those of us within the Judaeo-Christian tradition, there is a deep well of understanding that as human beings we are called to develop bonds and relationships of care and trust. The emphasis on our behaviour is to love one another – including those we would fear or dislike – and to live in harmony and unity across the brokenness and divisions of the world.
This approach is to work at different levels – personal, communal, national and international. In all things we are to seek justice and truth, the fruits of which will be fairness...
A University of Exeter expert who brought to life the unusual romance between politician Benjamin Disraeli and his wife has won a prestigious literary prize for her work.
Dr Daisy Hay, Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Archival Studies in the Department of English, has won a 2016 Somerset Maugham Award for her book Mr & Mrs Disraeli – A Strange Romance.
The £2,500 award was presented at the Society of Authors annual Authors’ Awards ceremony in London yesterday.
Judge Adam O’Riordan said: “This compelling portrait of a courtship and marriage doesn’t miss...
A new toolkit to help Exeter’s cultural organisations engage and manage their volunteers effectively will be launched at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) on Tuesday 5 July.
Camilla Hampshire, Museums Manager and Cultural Lead, said: “Volunteers are an important part of life at RAMM and much of the guidance is based on our experience, developed over many years, but through this project refined for wider sector usage with our colleagues at the Libraries and Cathedral.
The three partners hope that organisations of all sizes will find the toolkit useful in helping...
On Saturday 1st October, Exeter’s 4th Oxjam music festival will be buzzing through the walls of Timepiece Bar, Timepiece Courtyard and Old Timers Bar.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Oxfam’s national music festival, Oxjam, and the team of eager volunteers are already working as hard as ever to make Exeter’s Takeover the best yet!
To help make Oxjam Exeter Takeover a success, the volunteers are currently organising a series of fun, exciting and even challenging fundraising events, including: a Buskathon with a number of talented, local artists; a pre Oxjam ‘warm up’...
Our new shop in Honiton is now open! Officially opened this Tuesday morning by Mayor Cllr Caroline Kolek with Neil Parish MP.
Join us in Dowell Street for unique furniture, books, clothing, vinyl and retro finds, all to help fund our services for local families living with a terminal illness.
Helen Hutter, Head of Retail at Hospiscare said "Thank you to all the staff and volunteers who have worked so hard to get our new store ready, and to all the well-wishers who joined us this morning." Mayor Kolek added her special thanks to all the volunteers who give their time to...
Dunkeswell Parish Council been presented with a Queen's Birthday Youth Award from East Devon District Council in recognition of the support they have given to Dunkeswell Youth Club - In particular 'The Big Show' was supported by the council and through the hard work of Anne Barratt and her team the Youth of Dunkeswell put on a showcase of their talents.
The Judges praised the initiative of Dunkeswell Parish Council for supporting and sustaining a local youth club of over 100 members. The Youth Club has a lot of enthusiasm for performing arts and so as a celebration of the tenth...
