Free web filtering webinar for schools and colleges

In this free web filtering webinar aimed specifically at school network, IT and business managers, our top school connectivity advisor to schools and colleges Colin Woods will advise you on:

  • The current frustrations surrounding education web filtering suppliers
  • How modern web filtering suppliers differ
  • Employing flexible of “who, what, when, where” filters
  • Putting you in control of your school’s web filtering

You will also receive a free school web access and filtering services guide and case study to give you further guidance...

Curry Night - Meet the Mayor

Event Date: 
06/03/2014 - 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Venue: 
Goa Spice Premier Restaurant, 54 Cowick Street, St Thomas, Exeter EX4 1AP

Love curry? Then you'll love our next fund raising event which is a three course dinner being held at the Goa Spice Premier Restaurant located in Cowick Street, St Thomas, Exeter. John and Sue Taylor, owners of the Cafe at 36, Cowick Street, have joined forces with the Goa Spice and arranged a fund raising dinner.

The dinner is being held on Thursday 6th March 2014, and the Lord Mayor of Exeter and her Consort will be Guests of Honour. The proceeds of the evening will be split between the Mayor's Charity, Ataxia UK; and Age UK Exeter via the Arctic Challenge fund raising...

Stagecoach staff to take 'MyGuide' Training

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 02/17/2014 - 4:30pm

Friday 14th February saw staff at Stagecoach’s Exeter depot participate in the first of a series of training sessions designed to increase awareness of the emotional and practical consequences of using public transport with a visual impairment.

‘MyGuide’ training sessions, run by Guide Dogs for the Blind, are targeted at businesses who, in their every-day operations, regularly encounter visually impaired customers. Each half day course is much more than just classroom learning and includes a series of practical exercises such as the skills needed to be a sighted guide.

The...

Talent on show at Golf and Country Club

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...

The 4 Elements

Event Date: 
05/03/2014 - 10:00am to 09/03/2014 - 3:00pm
Venue: 
Clyst House, Winslade Park, Clyst St. Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DS

Open 10am – 3pm Daily Cost Free Public Admission

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...

Buddies offer support for those in recovery

Authored by RDavies
Posted: Mon, 02/17/2014 - 2:34pm

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.

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Eblana String Trio with David Curington (oboe)

Event Date: 
28/03/2014 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
St Paul's Church, Honiton

Eblana String Trio:

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...

David Wright - Harpsichord

Event Date: 
21/02/2014 - 1:00pm
Venue: 
St Paul's Church, Honiton

Bull: Fantasia in D minor

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 gym fundraiser for Hospiscare

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...

Unexploded bombs found following the storms

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Mon, 02/17/2014 - 12:56pm

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...

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