St Austell Brewery, one of the South West’s leading breweries, is planning to invest £1.5million in transforming a derelict 19th century warehouse on Exeter’s vibrant quayside into a brand new pub-restaurant and micro-brewery.
The building, in Commercial Road on The Quay, has been bought leasehold from Exeter City Council by Cornwall’s premier independent brewery, and will be dramatically renovated to create a new venue for the city.
St Austell Brewery is currently revising a planning application for the stone building and hopes to begin renovation works in early 2014, with...
Councillor Roger Croad, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities, will take to the road this week as he tours the county’s award-winning libraries to thank staff for their hard work.
Having scooped the prestigious ‘Library of the Year’ title at the ‘Bookseller Industry Awards’ in London last month, Cllr Croad wants to visit staff to show his appreciation and recognise the individual and collective contributions they have all made to the service’s success.
Cllr Croad says: “It’s a huge honour for us to win this major national award, and I am delighted that the...
Dr Anthony Kelly will explain that, unexpectedly, art prospered in Britain during the Second World War. Kenneth Clark’s ‘official’ war art was exhibited in the National Gallery with a classical ‘painting of the month’. His Recording Britain displayed tranquil landscapes, some in Devon. Large audiences also saw many independent exhibitions nationwide, providing inspiration in the dark days of war.
Tickets cost £5 and are available from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception from 9 July in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours:...
Orlando Rutter, Senior Learning & Outreach Officer at Dartmoor National Park, will explore some of the natural and human influences that have shaped the landscape which provides inspiration for writers and artists. He will also describe some of the work of Dartmoor National Park Authority.
Tickets priced at £4.50 (£3) are available from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception from 9 July in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.
Join RAMM Patron Nick Baker for an informative, intimate, sometimes surreal and irreverent look into the world of skulls and a skull collector.
Nick has been a bone collector all his life, fascinated in particular with the many aspects of the skull. In this talk he gets down to the bare bones of the most important collection of bones in the body; on one hand the perfect example of form and function and on the other, a thing of great sculptural beauty.
He will explore the origins, purpose and mechanics of these bones and how they develop, and delve into the realm of...
Volkhardt Müller from Blind Ditch and John Wylie, Cultural Geographer from the University of Exeter, discuss the views and vistas of central Exeter as experienced through the lens of the public art project and courtyard video installation: This City’s Centre, www.thiscityscentre.net
1pm-2pm.
Tickets cost £4.50 (£3) and are available 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.
Find out more about our feathered friends in RAMM’s birds’ gallery. RSPB experts will be on hand to answer your questions on the collections and the work of the RSPB.
Free guided wildlife tours through RAMM start in the In Find Feather gallery at 11am and 2pm.
The tours are a 20 to 30 minute walk around the museum discovering the fantastic wildlife on display and how the RSPB is helping to protect it. Discover underwater wonders around Devon's shores, learn how bees are saving the UK millions of pounds a year, find out which piece of clothing inspired the RSPB's origins and...
Expect the unexpected this September as The Unexpected Festival comes to Exeter.
The Unexpected Festival will take place from 15-22 September and will include activities such as art making, music acts and other contemporary performances. It really all is in the name, the festival will not take place in one conventional location, but instead, across several locations in Exeter.
The Unexpected Festival is a new venture for Exeter, and is set to be a truly unique experience for all who visit. The Festival is distinctive in that it aims for audiences of all ages and for...
Meet Curator Tony Eccles to explore costume and personal adornment artefacts from RAMM’s world cultures handling collection. Accompanying the World Cultures display, Coded Clothes.
Tickets cost £6 (£5) and are available 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.
