Patients at Exeter Community Hospital will benefit from a donation of more than £2,000 by independent retailer McColl’s.
The four McColl’s convenience stores in the city raised £2,351.74 for Exeter Community Hospital League of Friends as part of the Making a Difference Locally campaign.
Theresa Bond, a healthcare assistant at the hospital in Whipton, was instrumental in securing the donation.
Cathy Varetto, deputy matron, said: “Theresa and all the staff on Budlake Ward would like to say a big thank you to McColl’s for this very generous donation.
Celebrate Halloween this October half-term at Exeter’s spooky Underground Passages.
Between 24 October – 1 November there will be special ‘Witches & Wizards Tours’ where children are invited to explore under the city’s streets on special guided tours and discover ingredients for magic spells. Using the ingredients found, the young adventurers are challenged to concoct their own magic spell and enter it into a competition with the opportunity to win one of many fantastic prizes!
On Saturday 31 October the tour guides will also be running special ‘Gory Story Tours’...
Educated Recruitment are inviting all teachers to an open day at The Seven Stars Hotel, Alphington Road, Exeter on Thursday 29th October from 12pm – 4pm.
This will be a fantastic opportunity for teachers of all experiences to meet our team and register your interest for supply teaching work within Exeter and the surrounding areas.
So why not pop along and see Marie and Emma for a drink and some nibbles and see how Educated Recruitment can help you!
As an independent agency, we ensure to maintain the local feel and endeavour to build solid professional relationships...
When beavers appeared on the River Otter, most people welcomed their return to Devon.
A similar public response was seen in response to Scottish reintroductions to the rivers Tay and Knapdale. They also sparked a debate about the potential benefits of restoring wildlife.
For example, could beaver dams be a natural way to reduce flood risks?
Could pine marten reintroductions help control unwanted grey squirrel populations? And could peat bog restoration improve drinking water quality?
All of these issues will be explored next week in a national conference in...
Headway Devon’s popular Autumn Bazaar and Coffee Morning will be returning to the Open Door Centre on Church Street in Exmouth on Thursday 29th October. Organised by the charity’s Exmouth centre for people with acquired brain injuries, the event will run from 10.30am-2.30pm and is open to all. Centre manager, Diana Russell, says, “This regular event in Headway Devon’s fundraising calendar will offer something for the whole family. As well as teas, coffees and delicious homemade cakes there will also be a charity raffle, which has a great range of prizes to win” “Events like this are a...
Saturday 14th November at 13.00 in the Pearson Education Centre
Angela Doughty (Cathedral Archivist, 1987-2011) started indexing the Dean and Chapter’s minute books over 25 years ago. To date she has extracted hundreds of entries relating to music and musicians between 1600 and 1814. Join Angela at this informal talk as she entertains and informs you with tales of musical life at Exeter Cathedral in the 18th-21st centuries.
Booking information
Adults £3. Tickets available from 01392 285983 and the online box office
From a 13th century missal constraining chant music to a 21st century composition based n the 10th century Exeter Book, via a letter written by Henry Purcell and records of payments to members of the choir, Exeter Cathedral Library and Archives has a wealth of information about music over the centuries.
Visiting information
The exhibition is open during normal Cathedral opening hours.
Admission to this exhibition is included in the Cathedral's admission charge. Find out why we charge tourists to visit the...
Come along to explore the fascinating and gruesome parts of history.Travel back in time to a different period of history every week with themed crafts, costumes, and horrible history facts!
This week our theme is NAUGHTY NORMANS. The Normans have invaded! Find out about how Britain changed when William the Conqueror became King. Do you have 'Norman Style'? Become a Norman by building castles and decorating Norman shields.
Suitable for ages 6-12 (children can be left and collected at the end of the session). Booking...
Bookings are being taken for Michelmores' annual employment conference on 12 November 2015 in Exeter – an event aimed at businesses and organisations looking to keep up-to-date with the very latest changes in employment law.
The conference, now in its 14th year, welcomes a wide range of delegates from across the South West, including employers, HR professionals and directors from the public, private, education and charitable sectors.
This year's topics will include discrimination in the workplace, how to structure your restructure and the national living wage – as...
A Devon cricket enthusiast who has spent 38 years as a player and administrator with Thorverton Cricket Club has been recognised on a national scale by winning an OSCA (Outstanding Service to Cricket Award) in the category of ‘Heartbeat of the Club’.
John (Jock) Spry joined the club on leaving school at 16 years old and since then he has captained the 1st and 2nd XIs, is chairman of the youth section, youth coach, youth team manager, and helps out with work on the ground. He has never played for another club and is now heavily involved in a project to build a new pavilion for the...
