Show of Hands, one of the leading acts in British folk, have today released a single and video to mark the centenary of the first day of WW1’s Battle of the Somme.
BBC award-winning singer songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer are offering one of Knightley’s finest songs, The Gamekeeper as a download single, tying in with a day-long tribute in their home city of Exeter to the 19240 Allied servicemen lost on the opening day of one of the worst battles in history. Full of visual imagery, it tells of a Devon man returning home to his life as a gamekeeper after...
A camera which is thought to have shot the first war film will be on display at a special exhibition to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.
Experts believe it is likely that the Moy-Bastie camera was used to shoot the famous film The Battle of the Somme, which was seen by an estimated 20 million people.
The film and camera will both be on show to mark 100 years since the start of the World War One battle.
The camera is in the collection of the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum at the University of Exeter but has been loaned to the Imperial War Museum for their...
Andrew Neligan from Neligan Financial talks about the importance of retirement planning for business owners in this latest addition to the In a Nutshell series.
In this two minute video, he talks about how more than a third of SME owners aged 65 still do not know when they will retire and nearly 30% expect to struggle in retirement. 'With pre-planning and taking some simple actions you can be confident of a retirement full of experiences and without money worries' says Andrew.
To find out more contact Andrew via email at andrew@neliganfinancial.co.uk or call him on 01395...
Pets across Devon and Somerset have a better chance of surviving household fires – thanks to new oxygen masks for animals being carried on selected fire engines.
The funding for the sets of specially-designed masks has been provided by Pets at Home through its instore reward scheme.
Eight fire stations in the Devon and Somerset area are to benefit from the scheme: Barnstaple, Bridgwater, Brixham, Burnham-on-Sea, North Tawton, Ottery St Mary, Topsham and Wellington.
Station Manager Dean Hastie, of Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, said: “I appreciate...
Hate crime has no place in Exeter, Exeter City Council said today, following reports of migrant communities being abused in the city.
Hate crime has risen by 57% across the country since the result of the EU Referendum, according to the National Police Chiefs’ Council.
Cllr Paul Bull, Lead Councillor for Communities and Neighbourhoods, said there had already been reports that migrant communities were being verbal abused and physically attacked in Exeter since last Thursday.
More than 394 soldiers from The Devonshire Regiment will be individually remembered in a unique and historic centenary art project commemorating the fallen of the Battle of the Somme.
The 19240 Shrouds of the Somme commemorates all 19,240 allied soldiers who fell on the first day of the battle which began on July 1st 1916.
Exactly 100 years to the day later, at the same time as the whistle was blown to ‘go over the top’, 19,240 hand-stitched shrouded figures representing every soldier have been revealed, laid out in Exeter’s Northernhay Gardens.
Tiverton house builder Devonshire Homes has presented a cheque for £3,300 to Devon charity Hospiscare. The company, who have pledged to continue to support the charity in the coming year, gifted £50 for every new open market home sold since March of this year.
Hospiscare Corporate Relationship Manager, Richard Cousins was delighted to accept the cheque and said: “Devonshire Homes’ support has been outstanding,” he said.
Last year, the company raised the largest amount of money per member of staff of all our corporate supporters in 2015, and their donations are spent...
Thursday 21st July 2016 at 13.00 (Chapter House) The ancient houses of Cathedral Close form the most important group of medieval houses in Devon and Cornwall. Over the last generation archaeologists have been exploring these buildings, discovering hidden roofs and other concealed features. The lecture, given by John Allan - the Cathedral Archaeologist, will explain the new discoveries and give an account of the architecture of the Close. Ticket information
Tickets £5 (£4.50 for Friends of Exeter Cathedral, Residents' Cardholders and Cathedral Volunteers) from 01392 285983 and...
Wednesday 20th July, 14.00-16.00 in the Chapter House Please join us for ‘Fun with Foliage’. This is not a workshop (so no advance booking) but we make a small charge on the day of £3.00 to cover our expenses. Tea and home-made cake will be provided and you will be made very welcome.
Wednesday 20th July 2016 at 19.30 Trio Sonata no 1 by Bach and French music from Vierne, Dupre, and Messiaen. Ticket information Tickets are £8 and £5 for students. Book Online or call the box office on 01392 285983 Book online Timothy Noon Timothy Noon received his early music education as a chorister at Hereford Cathedral, England, later learning the organ with Dr Roy Massey. At the age of seventeen he was appointed Organ Scholar of Canterbury Cathedral, and the following year became Organ Scholar at Christ Church, Oxford where he also read for a degree in music. In 1993 he became a...
