Notable ceramicist, Takeshi Yasuda, will talk about Jingdezhen, the city in China associated with the historical and contemporary production of porcelain. He will give illustrated examples of how clay from Kaolin mountains was created in the city and expand upon his own work currently on show in the Devon Guild exhibition Porcelain Complexion.
Ahead of Mark Tyler's head shave for his adoption charity, Families for Children, fellow Patron Caroline Quentin offered to chop off the first lock!
Mark will be losing his hair this coming Friday 4 October, at 1pm in Princesshay.
Ally Colton, Fundraising & Publicity Co-ordinator said "this is a wonderful way for Mark to celebrate his 50th birthday - by raising funds for the adoption charity which successfully placed him."
More details about Mark's adoption story can be found on the charity's website www.familiesforchildren.org.uk
RUBY Modern Diner on Exeter's Queen Street is celebrating having won a Taste of the West 2013 Gold award. These prestigious awards celebrate excellence among food retailers, producers and hospitality businesses across the South West.
RUBY has also been nominated in the Best Takeaway category at the Food & Drink Devon Awards . These awards celebrate the very best our county has to offer across food production, retail, hospitality and service.
Erin Allgrove, Joint Managing Director of Modern Diners Ltd said, “Its great to see the provenance and quality of our food...
In a recent survey of Devon and Cornwall Small Businesses only 13% of the businesses surveyed conduct Marketing Planning and yet 90% said that they see Marketing as important to the success of their business with 56% seeing it as critical to success*.
So what’s the problem? Why is there such a huge gap between those that do and those that don’t?
We believe it’s to do with 3 important factors: • The Perception of Marketing and the belief that anyone can do it • The Confusion about what’s out there and who to trust • The Price of professional advice
More people with care needs are choosing to use money allocated to them by the Council, through personal budgets, to pursue hobbies and interests or access local activities, groups and clubs than attend Council-run day centres.
The numbers of people accessing day centres in Devon have fallen by nearly 66% since 2005. Some of the Council’s day centres now have just a small number of attendees, and service users and carers are telling the Council that it needs to modernise.
Members of Devon County Council's Cabinet will propose at its meeting next week (Wednesday 9 October)...
Rob Jones-Davies, a specialist in sourcing country houses and estates for discerning customers looking for a home in the country, has been appointed by nationwide planning and development specialists Rural Solutions.
With an extensive knowledge of rural properties across the South of England and the North East from where he originates, Rob Jones-Davies joins the business as a director. Given his widespread understanding and network he has been appointed to expand Rural Solutions' reach across the South, with specific focus upon the South West.
No one ever accused Larry Winget of mincing words. Larry, who is often referred to as the Pitbull of Personal Development, wouldn’t take very kindly to it anyway. His books, speeches and television appearances leave no doubt about where he stands and why he feels the way he does. Screen shot 2013-09-19 at 10.21.42 AM I admire Larry’s courage to speak plainly and without concern for “political correctness,” particularly when writing about a topic that involves convictions and self-confidence. His latest book is bound to pop a few eyeballs, probably starting with the title: “Grow A Pair: How...
An underused courtyard at the RD&E, near the specialist dementia wards, will be transformed in to a dedicated therapy garden.
The project is part of the Trust’s aims to provide the best care and facilities for its frail and elderly patients.
The garden will provide opportunity for supervised walking, informal meeting, simple gardening activity and theatre performance.
This is one of the 116 projects funded by Dementia Friendly Environments National Pilot programme launched by Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, last October. The Trust faced stiff...
Members of the Exeter Chiefs’ squad put their business brains to the test recently when they visited local drinks manufacturer Frobishers. The players were challenged to create a new juice drink and come up with a marketing strategy to present in a ‘Dragons' Den’ style pitch to senior members of the Frobishers team. The day was part of the RPA’s (Rugby Players’ Association) Player Development Programme which aims to individually assist players in their personal and professional development, helping them to identify a second career and providing them with skills for a smooth transition into...
