Shoppers invited to ‘Share a Coke’ at Princesshay

Visitors to Exeter’s Princesshay will be able to get their name printed on a bottle of Coca-Cola as the Share a Coke tour arrives on Wednesday 14 August.

Coke, Diet Coke and Coke Zero bottles with 250 of the nation’s most popular names on them have been flying off the shelves this summer with people searching for their name on the iconic bottles.

The tour, which is travelling across the country, will allow people to visit and receive a personalised Coca-Cola or Coke Zero bottle.

Wayne Pearce, Princesshay Centre Director said: “We’re delighted to welcome the Share a...

Florist to open in Princesshay

A contemporary new florist, Moka, has signed contracts with Princesshay, Exeter and will open its doors on Roman Walk on Friday 2 August.

Moka owner, Jonathan Murray, who already owns St Leonards Flowers on Magdalen Road, Exeter, brings this experience and success to his second venture of a city centre store. Jonathan Murray explains, “Moka will be a modern, stylish floristry offering distinctive ready-made and bespoke bouquets and plants with a very different feel to the country garden, village style of St Leonards Flowers. We are excited to be Princesshay’s only florist and will...

South West Communications Group becomes fastest growing new ShoreTel reseller in EMEA region

South West Communications Group has become the fastest growing new ShoreTel reseller in the EMEA region outside North America since launching with the vendor in June 2012.

The Exeter-based telephone system experts made the strategic decision to introduce the ShoreTel brilliantly simple unified communications (UC) platform to enhance its existing product portfolio in June 2012, in order to address the contact centre and mobility needs of its customers and prospects.

Since then, South West Communications Group has successfully secured the sale of more than £500,000 of...

Bugs & Bones!

Event Date: 
26/08/2013 - 10:30am to 28/08/2013 - 3:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Come and join in the fun in our sandpit - with a difference!

Become a budding archaeologist unearthing the treasures we have buried in the sand.

You can also make your own bugs to take home with you! (£1 per bug).

This is a drop in workshop and so booking is not required. Aimed at children aged up to 8. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Old English Moths!

Event Date: 
19/08/2013 - 10:30am to 20/08/2013 - 3:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Exeter Cathedral owns the most incredible book. Known as The Exeter Book it is one quarter of the world’s surviving collection of Anglo-Saxon literature (one of the other 3 texts being the better known Beowulf). It contains poems and all but one of the known Anglo-Saxon riddles (a traditions which helped to inspire Tolkien’s famous riddle scene in The Hobbit).

Join us to explore some of these riddles including the well-known 'riddle 47' about a mischievous moth and to have a go at some moth activities including making moth wings and your own moth bookmark!

This is a drop in...

Medieval Painting

Event Date: 
08/08/2013 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Long before art shops existed artists created their own materials to produce incredible pieces of work.

Travel back in time with us as we have a go at medieval painting using a range of natural ingredients including egg yolks, berries and charcoal!

The Cathedral contains some beautiful ancient and modern artworks so why not explore this inspirational place while you’re here and see if you can find the cheeky face of a cherub and the patron saint of dentists holding pincers and a tooth!

This is a drop in workshop and so booking is not required. Suitable for children...

Medieval Painting

Event Date: 
06/08/2013 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Exeter Catheral

Long before art shops existed artists created their own materials to produce incredible pieces of work.

Travel back in time with us as we have a go at medieval painting using a range of natural ingredients including egg yolks, berries and charcoal! The Cathedral contains some beautiful ancient and modern artworks so why not explore this inspirational place while you’re here and see if you can find the cheeky face of a cherub and the patron saint of dentists holding pincers and a tooth!

This is a drop in workshop and so booking is not required. Suitable for children of any...

Who's Guilty of this?

We are always surprised by the proportion of businesses that don’t open their emails or respond to voicemail or telephone messages on a regular basis and we wonder what level of business is being lost by this apathetic approach? In the last week alone we know of several approaches made to businesses to make enquiries or to place orders for products or services where no-one has responded. Admittedly it’s the start of the holiday period but does that mean that all business grinds to a halt during this time? We regularly hear about how tough it is out there and how many businesses would...

Stained Glass Keyrings

Event Date: 
10/08/2013 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Have a go at this magical craft this summer. You’ll be hooked! Design your own stained glass window inspired by the beautiful glass in the Cathedral. Watch as we shrink it down so that you can take it away as your very own unique keyring.

This is a drop in workshop and so booking is not required. Aimed at children aged up to 11, 10.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm.

£1 per keyring.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Stained Glass Keyrings

Event Date: 
05/08/2013 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Have a go at this magical craft this summer. You’ll be hooked! Design your own stained glass window inspired by the beautiful glass in the Cathedral. Watch as we shrink it down so that you can take it away as your very own unique keyring.

This is a drop in workshop and so booking is not required. Aimed at children aged up to 11, 10.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm.

£1 per keyring.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

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