Celebrate with a free cuppa and a cake at The Beacon, Exeter’s dynamic community centre as we mark our first birthday and a hat trick of successes tomorrow. (Fri May 6)
The volunteer team which runs the centre in Beacon Lane has three reasons to be happy.
• The first successful transition in Exeter of a former county council youth centre, the Knight Club, into a vibrant community centre for Beacon Heath.
• The start tomorrow of its first community weekly Friday drop-in, during May there is a free cuppa and cake on offer.
The sun came out, thousands of people flooded in and a great day out was had by all. Garden lovers came from far and wide to experience the fabulous selection of nurseries and the inspiring talks given by garden experts.
'It feels like the Festival has really come of age,” says Toby.
“This was its third year and so many visitors have remarked how it stood out from all the other garden shows in terms of its friendly atmosphere and the experience of being in such a beautiful Castle setting.
"We've really worked hard to create a diverse and quality show both in terms...
The next Southernhay Breakfast Club event, taking place 10 June at the Southgate Hotel in Exeter, will welcome Ben Bradshaw, MP. At what promises to be an important and insightful meeting for local business people, come and find out what Mr Bradshaw has to say about the upcoming EU Referendum.
The Southernhay Breakfast Club is a networking event for local businesses. Meetings happen every three months at the Southgate Hotel, include breakfast refreshments and always offer a talk from a fascinating local speaker. Previous guests have included Karime Hassan (CE Exeter City Council),...
Chris Linton, Partner at Wollen Michelmore Solicitors, is hoping that Friday 13th May is lucky for him and more importantly for raising money for Children’s Hospice South West.
As one of eight local business people, Chris is participating in an event called Jail and Bail where all accused parties will be put on trial at Exeter Castle before being banished to their cells and the only way he can be released is if he raises the bail of £999, all for the benefit of Children’s Hospice South West.
Chris Linton said “When I was contacted by Children’s Hospice and asked to take...
One of photography’s most intrinsic and oldest objectives has been to secure a moment in time and offer it as evidence in some sort of true, concrete experience. This Exhibition brings together artists whose work explores environments as a testament to our presence, existence, identity and our place in society.
BETWEEN HERE AND THERE is a touring photographic exhibition created and supported by The Photographic Angle.
For more information see www.thephotographicangle.co.uk/exhibitions Please check website prior to...
A national charity which aims to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the UK through its work with arts, environmental and community welfare organisations has given a major boost to one of Devon’s most important wildlife projects.
The Peter De Haan Charitable Trust has provided £150,000 of funding to the River Otter Beaver Trial – an East Devon project which is measuring the impact of England’s only breeding population of wild beavers. The funding will be used to support the next three years of the project.
Leading local law firm Stephens Scown LLP has recruited a new partner to its thriving private client team in Exeter which advises individuals on tax and personal financial issues. Malcolm Emery joins the firm from Thrings LLP, where he led the firm’s wealth and succession team in Bristol and London. Malcolm is dual qualified as a Chartered Tax Adviser and Solicitor. In an extensive career spanning more than 20 years, he has advised individuals and private trustees on a range of issues including exit and succession planning, preparing Wills and Trusts, and offshore tax matters. Much of his...
Now five months old, Eversfield Organic’s puppy Rusty is to star in episode two of Channel 5’s ‘The Secret Life of Puppies and Kittens’ on Thursday 5th May at 9pm.
Rusty’s proud owners are Eversfield Organic’s marketing director, Anna Bury, and her partner Jon Elliot.
Rusty, who is the puppy of Anna’s family Labrador, Heidi, was filmed from 10 weeks old at one of the most important stages of his life as he leaves his mother to live with Anna and Jon.
The show will follow lively pup Rusty as he grows up, through secret cameras placed around the house, and on...
Okehampton-based wood fuel distributor Forest Fuels has been shortlisted for Small Business of the Year (fewer than 100 employees) in the national Business Green Leaders Awards.
Organised by Business Green Magazine – the UK's leading source of information for the green economy – the awards celebrate the industry’s most exciting and innovative achievements from the past 12 months.
Peter Solly, managing director of Forest Fuels, said: “The past year has been another exceptional year for Forest Fuels and launched a number new initiatives to make our customers’ lives easier....
An advance party of entrepreneurs from Portugal have visited Exeter to research opportunities to accelerate the growth of their companies in the UK in collaboration with Exeter Science Park.
At the same time, British businessman Piers Corfield from the Science Park based tech business Dashboard is in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, to establish new business links there.
The exchange has been organised through Exeter Science Park’s fast-growth business support partner Fabrica de Startups ( www.fabricadestartups.com ), in an initiative designed to build international...
