Cafe at 36 from St Thomas Exeter have organised their third fund raising quiz night being held to support Age UK Exeter, their local charity in Cowick Street.
The quiz is being held at Exeter City Football Club, on the 23rd January 2014, kick off is at 7.30 pm. There is a fully licenced bar and hog roasted pork baps will be available at half time!
For those of you who are twitter fans, the Quiz Master is #DevonHour who hosts a weekly networking twitter chat.
There will be a prize for the winning team, and a raffle will be held with prizes all donated by local...
Meet Professor Sam Smiles for a tour around the exhibition.
Sam Smiles is Emeritus Professor of Art History, University of Plymouth, and Programme Director, Art History and Visual Culture, University of Exeter. He specialises in the history of British art and has a particular interest in the contribution of Devon and Cornwall to the national picture.
Tickets £6 (£4)
Tickets available above or from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm....
Dr Stephanie Pratt will discuss the visual images which resulted from English voyages of exploration to the new World, particularly in relation to the indigenous peoples encountered there from the late 1570’s to the early 1600’s.
Tickets available above or from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.
Untypical of the usual grandiose scoring of Wagner, the Siegfried Idyll is an intimate work, written as a birthday present for his wife, Cosima. Themes take on a more general character as expressions of victorious love and affection, with an almost meditative and lullaby-like tone and quality.
Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto speaks to us from the heart...
Creative and stimulating activities for unaccompanied children aged 8 years and over. Three workshops exploring Tudor life with animation. Join in for one day or come to all three. Explore a variety of animation techniques and special effects to tell a story of Elizabethan life and trade in Exeter.
£20.
Tickets available online or from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.
The British Army has launched a campaign in Exeter and the South West to attract full and part time recruits.
New research reveals that one in four people in Exeter and the South West are not satisfied with their current career and admit the greatest factors missing are a decent salary (28%), excellent training and personal development (26%), a challenging and exciting role (24%), the opportunity to travel in the UK and overseas (23%) and getting paid while gaining qualifications (18%)1. The Army offers all of these opportunities to potential recruits looking to improve their lives...
Part cooking demo, part panto, Bake it Big with Glenn is a world first, right here in Devon.
Tiverton may not the seem like the obvious place to launch a stage career but Tiverton Community Arts Theatre have persuaded Glenn Cosby, the only local contestant on this year's Great British Bake Off, to share some stories about being on the show. And of course, to share some very big cakes.
He will be joined by some of the other bakers from the show and hotly denies rumours that Paul Hollywood will be coming for tips for his own forthcoming stage show.
John and Mary Richardson from Exmouth, who received an MBE in the New Years Honours for services to children and families, have recommended fostering with Fostering Devon as an incredibly rewarding profession, and one that they don’t plan to retire from, despite almost 55 years of service!
Devon County Council, which provides the Fostering Devon service, recognised the remarkable couple’s dedication to fostering at a recent event to mark their long service achievement.
Since they started fostering in the 1950s, John and Mary estimate that they have looked after around 100...
Thousands of people across the South West could end up not being entitled to a full state pension when they retire, warns ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) today. Chas Roy-Chowdhury, ACCA head of taxation said: “Most workers do not have to worry that their National Insurance contributions are up to date, the group that are most at risk from not having the full qualifying years are those that are self-employed.
“Figures show that 16% of people from the South West are self-employed potentially meaning thousands of workers might not be entitled to a full state...
