Oxjam Exeter is pleased to announce support from the following sponsors for the Oxjam Exeter Takeover weekend, taking place across Exeter on 19th and 20th October:
Headline Sponsor: The Exeter Daily
Venue Sponsors:
The Cavern - ATASS Respect
The Oddfellows - Purity Boutique Spa
The Phoenix - The Music Mill
The Guildhall Shopping Centre - Gravitas Recruitment
We are delighted to confirm that Ben Bradshaw has been re-selected as Exeter Labour Party's parliamentary candidate for the next general election, expected in 2015.
A popular and highly experienced and respected member of parliament, Ben has been a dedicated and hard working MP for Exeter for over 16 years, retaining the seat for Labour three times since that triumphant night in May 1997.
Ben's passionate belief in Labour values is matched by his dedication to the city of Exeter and his incredible energy representing constituents and campaigning for the party....
A unique workshop to be held at INC, Exmouth on Saturday 19 October at 10:30am.
There will be a 90 minute of discussion and learning about how to find, treasure, store, and use your beloved belongings. We cover reuse, sorting techniques, and motivate each other to bring to life those items in our homes that have been long forgotten. Plus lots of tea, coffee and biscuits all for a bargain £5.
Contact INC soon to book your place in this small exclusive workshop: 01395 223626.
www.inc-inc.co.uk/workshops and www.changeyourspace.co.uk for more details.
The Exeter Singers, conducted by Tony Yates and with Matthew Wright on the piano will give a concert of varied choral music to suit all tastes, from Monteverdi to Jerome Kern. The musical items will be interspersed with poetry readings. Tickets cost £5 on the door. The proceeds will go to FORCE.
"We go into every game expecting to win. I don’t go into any game with a pessimistic outlook, so we’ll do our very best for the game." Paul Tisdale
Ahead of the Devon Derby against Plymouth Argyle at St James Park, City manager Paul Tisdale is going in with a typical degree of optimism at Exeter’s prospects of earning the three points and the bragging rights.
The Grecians have found a way to win on five occasions from the first nine fixtures of the Sky Bet League 2 season, and he is confident that they can prosper again when the sides clash for the first time this season...
Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award was celebrated on National Poetry Day (Thursday 3 October 2013). The biggest stars in British poetry gathered at the Southbank Centre to celebrate National Poetry Day. The day-long event began with a special ceremony to commend the 15 poets from around the world who won a Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award. Among the 15 winners was Emma Lister, 16, from Devon. To win an award of this stature is a huge achievement. The prize has launched the careers of many of the UK's most successful poets, so Jessica has a flourishing writing career ahead of her. The...
'The Incredible Spice Men' - otherwise known as Tony Singh and Cyrus Todiwala - will be putting in a much anticipated appearance at Powderham Castle this Saturday at the Powderham Food Festival. Award-winning chefs and currently starring on our television screens on BBC2 (Monday nights) to popular acclaim, the lively duo will be bringing their unique take on British food to Exeter. So watch out foodies, be prepared to have your taste buds tickled and tantalized and just a little bit surprised.
The two old friends believe that Britain has some of the best produce in the world, but...
Love, power, morality, corruption…Monteverdi’s final masterpiece The Coronation of Poppea is often described as his greatest achievement, combining mythic and very human themes, and featuring some of his most glorious music.
One of the first operas to use historical events and people, it tells the story of Nero’s infatuation with the young and beautiful Poppea as she tries to make him divorce his wife Ottavia and take her as his new queen and empress of Rome.
Directed by James Conway and conducted by Michael Rosewell, The Coronation of Poppea is rich, complex and thoroughly...
Loosely based on the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece, Cavalli’s Jason was a runaway hit when it premiered in Venice in 1649, and it proved one of the most popular operas of the 17th century. Like many operas from this period, the story uses classical myth as a jumping off point. The opera opens after Jason has abandoned his wife, Isiphile, for the sorceress Medea. Cupid, protector of Isiphile, intervenes on her behalf, sending Jason and a motley cast of characters on a rocky journey back to his family in Lemnos.
Cavalli’s dazzling score careens fluidly between humour and...
