West Exe Technology College is today celebrating its best ever GCSE results and staff and Governors are looking forward to sharing their pride and delight with students when they collect their individual results tomorrow.
A fantastic 65% of students achieved 5 or more GCSEs at A*- C grade including English and Maths and a staggering 92% achieved 5+ A*- C grades. This is even better than last year’s record results when 56% of students achieved 5 or more GCSEs at A*- C grade including English and Maths and 90% achieved 5+A*- C grades. The results are also well above ambitious targets...
The award-winning Energy Efficiency Exhibitions incorporating Renewables Roadshow returns to Exeter!
Returning to the Ricoh Arena, Westpoint Exeter and Event City Manchester, the Energy Efficiency Exhibitions incorporating Renewables Roadshow is also set to visit Sandown Park Race Course, Metro Arena Newcastle and Royal Highland Centre Edinburgh, putting the exhibitions and energy efficient technologies within easy reach of the majority of the UK's specifiers, contractors and installers.
The Energy Efficiency Exhibitions incorporating Renewables Roadshow has been designed...
The Rally features classic buses, coaches and lorries together with trade stands offering a variety of books and memorabilia.
A free vintage bus service runs from Exeter bus station to the rally site every 30 minutes from 10am. Additional free trips in the local area and around the Westpoint site are available.
Visit the Toy Train and Collectors Fair - a new show coming to Westpoint!!
Catering for all collectors, walk, browse and look for those elusive and hard to find models - the list is endless: Dinky, Corgi, Minichamps, Hornby Bassett Lowke, Meccano, Spot-On, Marklin, Scalextric, EFE, Actionman, Dolls,Teddies .......and much more all under one roof!
Opening Times:
Sunday 1st September: 10.30am - 3pm
Admission:
Adults: £3.50
Children: under 15 years - Free of Charge with an accompanying adult
Together at Westpoint is a fantastic summer event - a place to come into the presence of God and learn, love and go alongside hundreds of his people.
Newfrontiers Churches from the South and South West are holding their annual bible weekend at Westpoint from 22 - 25 August. They expect to see 2,000 adults, young people and children attend, with main meetings in the Arena and camping on site.
There will be a wide and varied programme of events across the weekend including: Sports and Games, Big Meetings, Prayer, Fantastic Childrens Activities, Guest Speakers and Worship...
46.9% of grades A* and 80.3% of grades A* or A Exeter School pupils, parents and staff are celebrating another round of consistently good GCSE results which have set two new records in excellence. 46.9% of all grades were A*, beating last year’s record of 46.5%, and 80.3% were A* or A grades, compared to last year’s 75.5%. 99.5% of grades were A* - C. There were many high achievers across the range of 19 subjects with almost two thirds – 63 pupils - achieving eight or more A* or A grades. Thirty-five pupils scored 10 A*/A grades. The highest individual achievers were Ashe de Sousa, Marcus...
An interactive map with embedded digital codes is giving the people of Exeter the chance to engage in some playful activities in city centre streets. Whether accepting the invitation to ‘Be Neighbourly’, ‘Hold Something Dear’ or ‘Street Dance’, participants are using the beautifully designed map to explore the urban environment in new and immersive ways.
Produced by Devon-based art collective Blind Ditch and realised by designer Lee Hodges, This City’s Centre 2: Linger offers a unique opportunity to engage with and see Exeter anew. Participants are directed to perform colour-coded...
Take the whole family along to Topsham Fire Station’s open day and learn more about what they do.
Their fun educational vehicle will be present, which is always a great hit with children and parents alike. Tea and coffee will be available and our Fire Fighters charity stall.
Topsham Fire station is on Fore Street, EX3 0HF and the open day runs from 10am-3pm. For full information download the poster .
The recent project known as This City’s Centre , created by the collective Blind Ditch, has been causing quite a stir in Exeter as it is getting residents to question what lies behind their city centre. The Exeter Daily managed to grab a conversation with the co-author of the project, Paula Crutchlow, to find out more about this fascinating project and how a view from your window can not only be a piece of art but can also trigger a conversation as to what is private and public space.
For those readers who may not be familiar with Blind Ditch’s This City’s...
