40th Powderham Historic Vehicle Gathering

Event Date: 
13/07/2013 - 10:00am to 14/07/2013 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Powderham Castle

The Crash Box and Classic Car Club of Devon will be displaying an enormous range of classic and nostalgic vehicles from our motoring history.

Gates open at 10am both days.

Admission: £7 adults, £5 children (5-14) and concessions, £18 family (2+2)

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Newtown Community Association Music Cafe

Event Date: 
14/07/2013 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Belmont Park, Exeter

Live music, including the Newtown Community Choir, and dancing from a Brazilian dance group at Belmont Park (near the hut). Plus a cafe will be open at the hut serving cake, tea, coffee and squash.

Gala celebrates two decades for stage school

Event Date: 
14/07/2013 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange

If it’s the hottest show in town you’re looking for, look no further than Exeter Corn Exchange this Sunday 14 July at 6pm. Exeter’s only independent theatre arts school, Stage by Stage, is putting on a gala show to celebrate 20 years of making young people’s show business dreams come true.

Tickets are available from 01392 211244.

The gala performance at Exeter Corn Exchange, which will be attended by Exeter’s Lord Mayor Councillor Rachel Lyons, will feature highlights from Stage by Stage’s hit shows of the last two decades. These include Bugsy Malone, which was the first...

Lunchtime networking for city professionals

Around 15 members of the Gilbert Stephens Lunch Club enjoyed a two-course luncheon at The Conservatory located on North Street.

The bi-monthly event, organised by the Devon-based law firm, is held at various venues in and around Exeter and gives professionals from the city the chance to meet in an informal setting.

For information on upcoming events arranged by the Gilbert Stephens Lunch Club, please email alistair.heron@gilbertstephens.co.uk

Merry Go Round Toy Libraries fundraisers abseiling to raise money

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 07/12/2013 - 11:43am

Merry Go Round Toy Libraries are looking to raise much needed funds when they take part in an abseil from the 20 metre tower at the new Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre tomorrow (Saturday 13 July).

The charity runs two toy libraries, Carousel at West Exe Children's Centre, and Merry Go Round at Exeter Scrapstore in Belmont Park.

During sessions, children can try out toys, including inclusive and multicultural ones, before choosing some to take home. They have a wide selection of good quality toys, games and resource books for children of all ages, and staff are happy to...

Social:haus warns of 'reputational risk' from password hacks

Authored by Socialhaus
Posted: Fri, 07/12/2013 - 10:54am

Businesses that use online resources are being warned that they risk serious reputational damage if they do not keep on top of their password security according to Devon-based training and marketing agency, Social:haus.

The hacking of social, gaming and other online platforms and resources is nothing new and Social:haus CEO, James Barisic, says that it is the most likely cause of a noticeable spike in the number of hacked Twitter and Facebook accounts appearing online – and an increase in spam messages, including pornography and phishing attacks, appearing on social media streams...

Penguin good enough to eat at Living Coasts

Authored by Paigntonzoo
Posted: Fri, 07/12/2013 - 9:05am

A life-sized penguin cake has been made to mark a conservation charity’s tenth birthday.

The special cake, in the shape of a macaroni penguin, celebrates the first decade of Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium.

This feat of culinary engineering is a 7-tier reinforced fruit cake smothered in marzipan and icing. It is some 60 cm (2 ft) tall and weighs around 15 kg (33 pounds). It was created by Hallett’s the Bakers, the leading South Devon craft bakers, who supply the Living Coasts cafe.

Helen Hallett, who made the cake, said: “I built a tower of fruit...

Innocent household items that double as weapons

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 07/12/2013 - 8:35am

New research from Confused.com reveals that nearly half of Brits (49%) keep a household item as weapon to defend themselves from burglars – as pots and pans take on a whole different purpose. The findings from the leading insurance price comparison site reveal that of those who admit to owning some form of weapon, two-thirds (66%) are not afraid to use it in self-defence against an intruder in the event of a break-in. And the most popular household item to double-up as a weapon? A baseball or cricket bat (16%), closely followed by a heavy tool of some sort (12%). However, some people will...

Tree Walk

Event Date: 
17/07/2013 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Venue: 
Higher Cemetery, St Mark's Avenue, Exeter, EX1 2PX

Join Caradoc Doy on Wednesday evening and he will tell you about the trees in Exeter Higher Cemetery. The walk starts by the cemetery chapel at 6.30pm on 17 July. There is a fee of £4 for an adult, £1 for a child and £2 for Friends of Higher Cemetery members.

FoHC tel: 01392 818550

Devon artists receive warm hospitality in Italy

AventHolidays, founded by Woodbury-based Jeremy Jackson, launched the first of their Italian painting breaks in the beautiful UNESCO World Heritage City of Ferrara, Italy. Exeter artist Rebecca de Mendonca, tutored the pastel painting course to a seven-strong group, which included BBC Radio Devon presenter Judi Spiers and Exeter PR consultant Glen King.

Guests enjoyed wine and canapés at a special event held in their honour hosted by Brother and Sister Marco and Melia in the private courtyard of their home.

http://www.aventart.com/holidays

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