A community energy feast was held near Exeter last night to celebrate the volunteers working tirelessly to establish community-owned renewable energy projects in the region, and promote a new £33,000 fund available to community energy groups in Devon.
These projects are being set up to benefit local communities by generating low carbon, low cost energy and a 20-year income stream to make them more vibrant and sustainable places to live. The event was hosted by Regen SW, a not-for-profit that works to revolutionise the way we generate, supply and use energy, as part of Regen’s...
Rugby's biggest prize, the Webb Ellis cup is coming to Exeter, and people have a chance to have their picture taken with it.
The Webb Ellis Cup will be in the official Rugby World Cup 2015 Exeter Fanzone in Northernhay Gardens on Tuesday (29 September) from 12noon to 1pm and will be welcomed by a schools music mini fest, with music from local schools, The Academy of Music and Sound, and Exeter College.
The cup will then travel to Sandy Park for the first Rugby World Cup 2015 match in Exeter - Tonga v Namibia - and will be located outside Sandy Park from 2pm to 3.30pm, then...
Devon’s very own creative print company, Inspirwood, has been handpicked by global fashion sensation Jessica Minh Anh to create exclusive VIP invitations for the highly anticipated J Autumn Fashion Show, which will take place on 29 October 2015 in Paris.
The show is part of Jessica Minh Anh’s series of history making catwalks at the world’s most iconic venues. After the phenomenal success of the Eiffel Tower’s first ever catwalk, the model and entrepreneur will transform the Seine’s giant glass boat into a 100 meter floating catwalk.
Baring-Gould Folk Weekend returns October 2015 sees the welcome return of the “Baring-Gould Folk Weekend”.
This intimate and family-friendly folk festival, hosted by Okehampton-based music organisation Wren Mu-sic, brings great local and national music and international dance, and blends them with locally-sourced food and drink and an electric atmosphere to create an unforgettable weekend out for the whole family.
Guest highlights this year include Lady Maisery, a fabulous female trio exploring vocal harmony to breath-taking effect, through their fresh interpretations of...
Residents along the river frontage in the estuary-side town of Topsham were full of praise for the flooding exercise that took place on Wednesday evening of this week.
The exercise was aimed at raising awareness of the risk of flooding in the town – which suffered from floods in the storms of February 2014 – which allowed residents to test their own property defences.
The exercise also tested the readiness of Topsham’s recently recruited Flood Wardens, 10 of whom were deployed across 5 sectors covering the town’s 1.5 mile river frontage, from the recreation ground through...
Exeter’s first Yoga for Children classes have now been launched.
There are 4 types of yoga classes designed specifically for children from aged 2 – 16 years old.
Parent and toddler yoga (aged 2-4 years, yoga cubs (3-7) yoga bears (8- 11) and yoga for teenagers from age 12 +. Yoga for children have also set up new innovation family yoga classes where families and children can practice yoga together.
Yoga is fun, it helps with concentration, it improves coordination and balance, it is a great way to build confidence and keep children fit and healthy.
Brass rubbing was known as a collectable hobby and is still alive today. Exeter has a fine collection of brasses for you to discover. For £2 choose a medieval costume of your choice to feel the part, then take the brass rubbing trail around the Cathedral to find the pictorial clues.
Take a little piece of Cathedral history home for your wall along with that important photo selfie! Accompanying adults dress-up for free (Cathedral admission applies. Gift aid your admission at no extra charge and come...
FORCE will launch a new support group at its headquarters this autumn and the Exeter cancer charity is keen to hear from anyone who would like to get involved.
The Family and Friends Support Group is available for anyone who is close to someone affected by cancer - a partner, family member or close friend.
This group offers an opportunity to meet other people in a similar situation and will run on Wednesdays over six sessions fortnightly.
You will need to book in advance as space is limited and FORCE asks where possible for a commitment to attend all six sessions to...
After months of blind tasting, deliberation and judging, the shortlist of finalists for the 2015 Food & Drink Devon Awards have been announced, with the winners revealed at a ceremony in Exeter on Monday 5th October. Entries from across the county included 144 products, 38 producers, 41 hospitality and 6 retail establishments judged by experts from the industry.
