Gareth Steenson says Exeter Chiefs travel to Glasgow this weekend with "nothing to fear" as they look to push forward in this season's Heineken Cup campaign. Having kicked off life in Pool 2 with an impressive 44-29 home win over Cardiff Blues last weekend, fly-half Steenson will be hoping for a similar outcome when the Devon club travel north of the border this Sunday (2pm). In a dazzling first half against the star-studded Blues, Rob Baxter's side blew away their rivals with a five-try blast that saw them storm into a 36-3 lead at the interval. As expected, Cardiff improved significantly...
Clyst St Mary Primary School children made a very special visit to Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park’s pumpkin field on Monday 14 October 2013. Mrs Ellis and her Year 2 class were transported by tractor and trailer to a secret location in the East Devon countryside.
Chris Down, Managing Director of Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park took the first part of the morning’s lesson talking the children through the process of planting the seeds, through to the flowering plants and then the transition from flowers to pumpkins. His lesson continued with the care and attention that must...
In case you hadn't noticed, it is Oxjam Exeter this weekend, for which The Exeter Daily is proud to be the headline sponsor. Buy a wristband and go to any of the venues hosting music, find the Exeter Trails music trail and find which places are offering a discount to people wearing a wristband,
Oxjam Exeter App If want to know exactly what is going on and when - just search for and download the TiCl app for your android phone or iphone and find the nearest venue to you at any one time, as well as where you can go for discounts on each day.
Living with sight loss should become less daunting for people in Exeter, with a modular course, designed to help them develop confidence and life skills. Run by Action for Blind People at the Belmont Chapel
The course runs for several weeks, with sessions from 05 November until the 10 December.
The charity is inviting people with sight loss, their friends, family, and anyone who has been affected by visual impairment to enrol on the community based, six week programme. The course will provide information, advice, guidance and practical skills for people diagnosed as losing...
And what do you do?: I am the marketing manager for Oxjam Exeter Takeover 2013, a music festival taking place on 19 and 20 October all over the country, which is in aid of the charity Oxfam. I started this voluntary position earlier this year after taking redundancy from my marketing role at a large Exeter employer.
I also work as marketing director for Exeter based marketing/PR agency Astley Media and I am mum to a one-year old daughter.
How would you describe yourself in 5 words? Friendly, loyal, passionate, sociable, positive...
Quickes Traditional is celebrating National Apple Day by hosting a seasonal food fair - Sunday 27 October. The Quickes Cheese Shop - in Newton St Cyres, Devon - will welcome visitors to enjoy a selection of Quickes award-winning cheese, artisan foods and of course, a variety of local apples!
A life-size model gorilla dressed as Darth Vader is about to go up for auction.
The iconic Star Wars baddie has been reborn as a full size gorilla standing on all fours, measuring 140cms tall, 120cms long and 60cms wide. He comes complete with helmet, cape, a glowing light sabre and a talking chest-plate.
London-based artist Mandii Pope created the extraordinary figure as part of Paignton Zoo’s Great Gorillas Project. The project, celebrating Paignton Zoo’s 90th birthday, put a host of life-size model gorillas, sponsored by businesses and painted by specially-commissioned...
Part audio-walk, part installation, and part performance Ariel , conceived by Alice Tatton Brown, is a 30-minute performance designed for two people at a time, taking place in Exeter Central Library.
Using an extraordinary early 20th century photographic collection, found in an Exeter junk shop, Ariel delves into an unsolved mystery of the two people in the photographs. Sharing this private collection for the first time, Alice will reveal the patterns the couple left behind leading to three years of research and the ultimate discovery of their identity. The truth, as it turns out,...
Memories are made of this ... fun packed days in the woods, learning cool woodland skills, sailing crafted boats in the streams, tracking wildlife, foraging for for wild food and listening to spooky stories around the campfire.
Running from Tuesday 29th October - Friday 1st November 2013, book your child onto this Autumn half-terms Woodland Adventure Club for one or all four days.
