As the cold weather is set to continue, many homeless people are putting themselves at risk of injury and even death by sleeping in waste containers, according to recycling specialists, Coastal Recycling.
Many rough sleepers are seeking shelter from the harsh weather conditions and see wheelie bins as a safer place to sleep than on the street. In addition, bins present a comfortable refuge to people under the influence of drink and drugs.
Unfortunately accidents can occur if the sleeper hasn’t been spotted in advance. Each bin is lifted six metres high before being tipped...
2 days of free sock-puppet making for kids. Tue 29 March & Tue 5 April, 2016. Main gallery. 10.30-12.30 & 1.30 - 4pm. FREE Free family drop-in workshops this Easter holiday. Transform material into unusual alien creatures. As part of our main exhibition about recycling textiles ('Make it OK'), you will create a puppet who can star in a mini movie and patch up our planet! Hand stitch, animate - and laugh! Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Drop in. No need to book. 01626 832223 www.crafts.org.uk
On Saturday 12th March, Musicroom Exeter will be celebrating national Learn to Play Day by opening its doors and offering free musical workshops.
The annual event, run by the Music for All charity, is supported by a number of famous faces including Gareth Malone, Al Murray and Nick Mason to name a few. The event aims to inspire people of all ages, whether they have played before or not, to pick up an instrument and learn a new skill!
Rupert Macdonald from the ‘Exeter Guitar School’ will be conducting guitar taster sessions. Or for anyone who has always wanted to learn the...
Come along to a day of FREE family fun at the University of Exeter, Streatham campus on Sunday 20 March 12-4pm.
As part of our Diamond Jubilee celebrations this year, we are inviting the whole community to our biggest campus for a day of fun activities for all ages.
Practise your ball skills with Exeter City Football Club and have a go at ultimate frisby. There will be bouncy castles, giant games, face painting, wacky experiments, music, live performances, tennis taster sessions and much more!
Bring a picnic and explore our beautiful grounds or grab some tasty...
Exeter School pupils were given the experience of a lifetime when two Sea Kings descended onto the playing fields on Friday 4 March.
The Royal Navy helicopters had flown from RNAS Yeovilton especially to give 80 lucky combined cadet force (CCF) cadets a 20-minute flight as part of their training.
Head of CCF section Dr Geoff Chapman said it was an amazing opportunity for the whole school and CCF. “The visit of the Sea Kings was exciting enough, but being able to get 80 cadets airborne was an unprecedented opportunity which I am sure pupils will remember for a long time....
An astronomer from the University of Exeter has had the sharpest ever view of a dusty disc around an aging star 4,000 light years away which could signal a new generation of planets.
Using an intensely powerful telescopic system at an observatory in Chile Dr Jacques Kluska, an associate research fellow in the department of Physics and Astronomy, and fellow scientists on a pan-European team, were able to get the clearest view so far of the star and compare discs around young and old stars for the first time.
They found that the discs looked surprisingly similar and now...
A Scandinavian-inspired casual dining concept - Food Drink Coffee & Store - will be the sixth restaurant to join Exeter's exciting new Queen St Dining quarter.
KuPP signed contracts with Aviva Investors on last week and this will be KuPP's first site outside London, marking yet another huge boost for Exeter as a dining location. Aviva have been working hard to secure a wide selection of food and drink operators to create a unique dining offer at Queen St Dining and KuPP is the latest ingredient in this mix.
KuPP will be set over two floors complete with outside seating...
We’ve raised £890 on Just Giving! No, wait, add gift aid of £100 and that makes it £990 and still counting!
That’s a recent conversation at our house. Our good friend Ruth Regan died last year and her husband Kevin is taking part in Hospiscare’s sponsored Men’s Walk to thank Hospiscare for its “outstanding” support given to them both.
The donations and comments on Kevin’s JustGiving page are a wonderful testament to Ruth, Kevin and Hospiscare.
After being married for 47 years Kevin was understandably bewildered and confused by his new life alone, but the Men’s Walk...
A regional programme designed to help women develop their digital skills and improve business practice, has culminated with a conference in Exeter.
And fittingly, the Love Digital event took place at Exeter Library on Tuesday - International Women’s Day.
The Love Digital programme was funded by the Women and Broadband Challenge fund and supported by the Government Equalities Office. The programme is a part of Connecting Devon and Somerset and has been delivered by Cosmic, Peninsula Enterprise and Westward Pathfinder.
Scientists at the University of Exeter have found the most robust evidence yet that simply being a shorter man or a more overweight woman leads to lower chances in life, including a lower income.
It has long been known that there is a link between height and weight and how well off a person is, in terms of socioeconomic factors including earnings, postcode, level of education and job type. People from poorer backgrounds are less likely to grow tall and more likely to put on weight, in part because of a poorer education and nutrition in childhood and early adulthood. Now, in...
