In his recent article, about free school meals, Adrian Fullam was rather misguided in much of what he said. The notion that only the Liberal Democrats could have produced such a policy is ludicrous. Firstly, many within the Labour Party have argued for just such a policy at a national level, whilst many Labour councillors have gone further and achieved such a policy at local level.
Secondly, what makes Adrian’s article and rhetoric so laughable is that where a Labour Council, Southwark, introduced free school meals, as a universal entitlement, they were criticised by Simon Hughes...
The Unexpected festival comes to a close this Sunday with an acrobatic performance from Extraordinary Bodies.
Extraordinary Bodies are eight artists and athletes from Diverse City and Cirque Bijou making their premiere on Exeter cathedral green this Sunday.
The show called Weighting will feature a host of incredible circus performance as well as live music from the Unexpected choir.
The Unexpected choir is a 100 strong intergrated choir of Exeter based performers from The Deaf Academy, The Big Noise Chorus, Newtown Community Choir and Magic Carpet Choir.
Pyjama Drama offers drama and creative play classes for toddlers and children up to 7 years old. Come along with us on some amazing journeys of the imagination! Packed full of exciting drama games, music and movement, our classes are loads of fun and utterly unique. All classes are developed and fully support the National curriculum.
Classes in Exeter
Thursday mornings at The Hub on the Green, 8 Cathedral Close, Exeter. •9:30-10:05 Raindrops( 22 months-3 year olds) •10:15-10:55 Rainbows (3-4 year olds) Friday mornings at Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter...
Summer is coming to an end on Dartmoor, and bird migration is in full swing. The swallows are on the move, the swifts are gone, and so are the cuckoos. In fact, adult cuckoos leave the country a lot earlier than previously thought, with most of them gone by early July.
This is one of the discoveries that the cuckoo-tracking project, managed nationally by the British Trust for Ornithology, has made. Even though the cuckoo may be one of our most well-known birds, some of them only spend about 2 months of the year in this country. The rest of the time they are on their way to, or have...
This year Pyjama Drama are supporting Once Upon A Smile www.onceuponasmile.org.uk a charity that provides a source of support to families that have lost a child, or children that have lost a parent, to a long term or terminal illness.
Please join our special session, ‘Chasing the blues away’ which will be packed full of music, songs and games designed to make everyone smile!
Wednesday 25 September The Hub on the Green, Catherdral Close, Exeter.
10:00 - Children under 5 years 11:00 - Children under 5 years Please donate £5.00 session charge to the charity The...
Reception will be busy at Saturday’s Exeter City game against Newport County AFC, so don’t leave it too late before kick-off to buy your Devon Derby (5 October) tickets and be prepared for some possible queuing. Reception will stay open after the game for as long as there is demand for tickets.
Fans are reminded that they can buy online at ecfc.co/HomeTickets or by phoning 01392 411243 option 3. (For charges see below).
All registered Priority members can purchase up to three tickets. Click here for more information about Priority membership.
Hundreds of thousands of spectators were left feeling “on top of the world” in Devon today (Friday 20 September) after joining The Tour of Britain’s 10th anniversary celebrations.
Stage Six of this year’s Tour, hosted by Devon County Council, started in Sidmouth on East Devon’s Jurassic Coast with a warm welcome from fans and the warmest weather of the race so far.
Huge crowds got to see some of the biggest names in cycling on the 85 mile (137 km) route, which took in Sidbury, Honiton, Willand, Tiverton, Exeter, Chudleigh, Moretonhampstead and Bovey Tracey.
The most eye-catching announcement from the Liberal Democrat Conference in Glasgow was the introduction of free school meals for every child in Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 next September. This policy is emblematic of the profound mood shift in Liberal Democrats generally. The novelty of being in government has subsided and the ability to change the country is now unremarkable to Liberal Democrat supporters. The primary goal of the coalition was to repair the economy and cut back the massive borrowing inherited from the Labour Party. There is a satisfaction that the tough discipline...
Exeter Central Library, which is being refurbished by Mansell, a Balfour Beatty brand, will be opening its doors to the public on 27 and 28 September for the UK Contractors Group Open Doors Weekend. Open Doors Weekend aims to promote the diverse world of modern construction by giving the public access to selected construction sites around the UK. The initiative also aims to give young people an insight into careers in construction with advice to be provided on the day. The public can book their place by visiting: www.opendoorsweekend.co.uk
Devon and Cornwall will have 200 extra Special Constables working in its communities in the next four years. In his Police and Crime Plan Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg pledged to boost Devon and Cornwall’s Special Constabulary from 600 to 800 by 2017 and provided Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer with the funding to do this from contingency funds. The Force is now developing a process to deliver on Mr Hogg’s pledge and he has hailed the planned recruitment pilot as groundbreaking in its use of distance learning and new technology and its inclusivity. To achieve Mr Hogg’s target of 800...
