Exeter Golf and Country Club hosted their own version of the World Tennis Tournament on Saturday 15 February to coincide with the professional event in Rotterdam.
The club’s 12 and under players took part in a knockout event with many close matches leading to a final between George Guy and Marcus Kay. The final was an incredibly close contest and came down to the final point which was won by George.
James Temple, Head of Rackets, said: “The junior players really enjoy these events and take a keen interest in the professional tour as a result. It’s a great opportunity for...
This theme offers fresh insights into one or more of the four elements, earth, air, fire and water. The Elizabethans believed that all ‘matter’ was composed of just these 4 elements. Whilst understanding has progressed since then with the discovery of the periodic table, they were long-held beliefs, going back to ancient civilisations.
Fast forward a few thousand years and this exhibition offers the opportunity to explore, visually, the multi-faceted nature and power of the 4 elements. The universality of this theme reflects...
A new project in Exeter has launched 'recovery buddies' – volunteers who are ready to work alongside those recovering from addiction, and provide them with friendship and support.
The buddies are now ready for referrals from a variety of local agencies.
The initiative, formed with Addaction, Devon Drugs Service, Devon Drug and Alcohol Team, Exeter Drug Partnership and other local recovery agencies, includes partnering churches in the city. It was recently awarded a grant from the Office of the Crime and Police Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall to extend its work.
Jonathan Martindale (violin) Lucy Nolan (viola) Peggy Nolan (cello)
with David Curington - Oboe
Mozart: Oboe Quartet K370 Beethoven: String trio in C minor op 9 no 3
Formed in 2006 and recently appointed Chamber Music Junior Fellows at the Birmingham Music Conservatoire, the Eblana String Trio regularly give concerts throughout the UK and have appeared also in the Stellenbosch International Viola Congress in South Africa. The Trio has attended the International Musicians’ Seminar at Prussia Cove and recent highlights have included a tour...
Handel: Suite in G minor - Overture - Sarabande - Passacaglia
Couperin: Les Barricades Mysterieuses in B Flat Major
Scarlatti: Sonata K159 in C Major Sonata K208 in A Major Sonata K141 in D Minor
Handel: ‘Vo’ far guerra from the opera Rinaldo, arr. William Babell
David Wright has established himself as a prominent figure in the early music world. He was the winner of the International Broadwood Competition and he has performed with the worlds leading musicians including Emma Kirkby, James Bowman, Sarah Chang, Julian Lloyd-...
Exeter Golf and Country Club gym members have raised over £100 for Hospiscare in the first of their year-long programme of fund-raising events.
The gym held the Six Nations Circuits Challenge earlier this month for the Club President’s charity of the year.
Personal Trainer and Gym Manager, Helen Kukor said, “On behalf of all the Gym Team I would like to say a big thank you and well done to all the people who took part in the Six Nations Charity event. The event was a resounding success with lots of members taking part and overwhelming support from our other club members...
Several wartime explosives have been spotted on the South West coast including in Braunton in Devon.
Thought to have been swept ashore or uncovered by the recent storms, three devices have been reported in Devon, Somerset and Dorset last weekend.
Police have asked that people stay away from any suspicious objects found on the coast due to the possibility of more explosives being found.
Sgt Lee Henderson of Devon and Cornwall Police, said: “The ferocious seas and weather are thought to be responsible for uncovering or washing up these shells and there is clearly the...
Our planet is full of secrets that you may not even be aware of. And even the people that know about the secret places around the world don’t actually know what is happening in them; the only thing that we know is that they exist, their names, and a couple of pieces of information or assumptions. There are simply places that you will never have a likely chance to visit, and we have decided to point out the top seven forbidden places in the world.
7 – Area 51
Area 51, otherwise known as Groom Lake, is a military base and airfield located in the south of Nevada....
The Bath hoodoo shows no sign of abating for Exeter Chiefs after they were once again undone by their Westcountry rivals in a hard-fought derby encounter at a packed Sandy Park.
Mike Ford’s high-flying outfit edged out their Devon counterparts thanks to tries from Ollie Devoto, Kyle Eastmond and Nick Abendanon, whilst Ford’s talented son, fly-half George Ford, weighed in with the remainder of their points as he converted all three scores, as well as adding two penalties.
For the Chiefs, it was yet more Aviva Premiership heartache as...
A developer is being sought for Queen’s Drive Leisure Area, the unique 9.3 acre seafront site in Exmouth.
This follows the outline planning approval obtained in December 2013 for the development of the site into a recreation and leisure zone.
The site is being marketed on behalf of East Devon District Council by property consultants, Jones Lang LaSalle, appointed using the standard local authority procurement process.
John Kinsey, director at Jones Lang LaSalle’s Exeter office, said “It is very rare that a seafront site of this size is brought to the market,...
