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...
Monday 18th July 2016 at 13.00 We welcome the Kinder Children's Choir of the High Peak to give an informal performance in the Cathedral. Admission to the concert is included in the Cathedral entry charge. For more information about the choir please visit their website
This summer, Devon-based artisan hand-cooked potato crisps company, Burts Chips, is determined to get Brits enjoying their favourite crunchy snack in sandwich form. The Ultimate Crisp Sandwich campaign is encouraging foodies to get creative and liven up dull lunchtimes by enjoying some delicious crisp sandwiches. Burts has partnered with TV chef Dean Edwards, who shares South West roots, to create recipes using Burts’ core range or eight bold flavours. The recipes range from a variation of a Sunday roast, the Beef Yorkie, to a spicy Firecracker Lobster Prawn Cocktail, and are all available...
Wednesday 6th July 2016, 13.00-15.30 (Library and Archives) Your opportunity to experience 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. Within its 246 pages are some 40 poems and nearly 100 poetic riddles. Join us in the Cathedral Library &...
Sunday 3rd July 2016 at 19.30 The St Peter’s Singers of Exeter Cathedral (directed by David Davies) perform an evening concert of Choral Works for the Summer for David’s last concert with the choir. Ticket information Tickets £8 and £5 for students/under 18s. Book Online or call the box office on 01392 285983 Book online 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...
