Deaf Academy receives Ofsted praise for improvements

Following a monitoring visit from Ofsted inspectors on the 4 and 5 of July, staff at Exeter Deaf Academy have been given an end of term boost as the official report highlights a number of significant improvements in the education and care of Deaf young people at the Academy.

Her Majesty’s Inspectors have pointed to Executive Principal Arnet Donkin’s “no nonsense approach” and “high expectations” of himself and his staff as key factors in the progress made.

With much of last November’s inadequate Ofsted grading focusing on safeguarding concerns, Mr Donkin is particularly...

Join us for Tea and raise money for RNIB

Event Date: 
01/03/2017 - 12:15pm to 23/03/2017 - 12:15pm
Venue: 
Devon

Sight loss charity RNIB are inviting you to join us for this year’s Tea for RNIB on Thursday 23rd March by hosting your own Tea party or cake sale and help support thousands of people living with sight loss in Devon and Cornwall. All you need to do is ask everyone you know either at work, school, college or even at home to bake something yummy, set a time and place for your tea party and ask everyone who attends to make a small donation to RNIB.

Emily was just one and a half when she was diagnosed with a sight loss condition. RNIB have been a huge part of her life since she was...

Riverford Master Veg Class Exeter

Event Date: 
10/12/2016 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Venue: 
Whipton Community Village Hall, Pinhoe Rd, Exeter EX4 8AD

Master Veg is a two hour, hands – on cooking class perfect for anyone who wants to find out about life with a seasonal vegbox. Class sizes are kept small, so that there’s plenty of opportunity for individual guidance and questions.

You’ll chop, prepare and then sit down to an organic feast made with the best roots and greens grown on our organic farms.

Spaces cost £40, to include home delivery of your first veg box (up to a medium less roots box), and our new Riverford Farm cookbook.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/riverford-master-veg-class-tickets-292532...

Pest horror stories - The worst infestations and how to manage them

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 10/14/2016 - 5:52am

Whether it’s ants, rats, bedbugs, wasps, cockroaches or something else altogether, little invaders are unwelcome in our homes. But which areas of the country are worst for particular intruders? And how do you deal with an infestation of pests once they’ve found a way inside your home? Well, read on to find out…

Rats Many urban areas (and rural areas too) struggle with rodent infestations. Mice and rats are easy to spot among the bins early in the morning, and you might have noticed a scurry in an alleyway late at night. However, in the worst cases you’ll see rats in broad daylight...

RSPB - Build Your Own Wildlife Garden this Half-Term

Event Date: 
22/10/2016 - 11:00am to 3:00pm
Venue: 
SPB Bowling Green Marsh, Bowling Green Rd, Topsham EX3 0BG

Saturday 22 October 11.00am - 3.00pm Price: Free for RSPB Child Members, £3 per Non-Member Child

If you could design your very own wildlife garden, what would it look like? Would it have a pond? Would it have flowers? Would it even have a bug hotel?

Well, come on down to Bowling Green Marsh hide this half-term, get stuck into the mud and build your very own mini garden with us! Go searching around our brand new wildlife garden for inspiration and learn from our friendly volunteers how easy it is to give nature a home.

No Booking Needed

Shakespeare like you've never seen before!

Authored by Newshound
Posted: Mon, 10/10/2016 - 6:24pm

A group of deaf actors in Exeter will be given the chance to perform Shakespeare in a fresh way, thanks to a donation from the region’s leading housebuilder.

PaddleBoat Theatre Company has formed a relationship with the Royal Academy for Deaf Education in Exeter. PaddleBoat has now received a £1,000 grant from Persimmon Homes South West to help offer new performance opportunities to students at the Deaf Academy. Artists from PaddleBoat will work alongside students from the Academy to devise a sign language, non-verbal piece inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Katy Dash, Artistic...

Why you should be using digital engagement at your exhibition stand

Authored by Newshound
Posted: Wed, 09/28/2016 - 3:18am

Engaging with visitors at an exhibition should be every brand’s number 1 priority. It may seem logical to focus every effort on generating leads and sales, but actually the best way that any business can do this is through engaging with their audience.

Using digital engagement to engage with your audience can help your sales team by providing a sales tool to take your visitors on a journey.

Broadness

Taking a step back and thinking about what your audience would want to know about in order to decide whether they want to make a purchase can be the difference between...

Christmas Party, Plymouth

Event Date: 
17/12/2016 - 8:00pm to 18/12/2016 - 4:00am
Venue: 
Popworld, 18 Union Street, Plymouth PL1 2SR

It’s Christmas!!! Ok not quite but grab your tinsel, Mistletoe and Christmas hats and get yourself to Popworld, Plymouth for a fantastic night of party fun!

This is another fantastic night where we will have great music and fantastic Prizes! Well we can’t let all your hard work for fancy dress go unrewarded so we will be searching high, and low, for prizes. So what are you waiting for?

All Tickets £5.95 per person

To check out full details of this and all our other events head to our website www.scruffnkenpromotions.co.uk

The Roaring 20s Party

Event Date: 
09/12/2016 - 7:00pm to 10/12/2016 - 4:00am
Venue: 
The International Convention Centre, Birmingham

Prohibition is back for Christmas 2016 as we bring the opulence and mystery of 1920s speakeasies to life.

Make your way to the ICC but be careful not to attract too much attention, only those with the top secret password are allowed through the doors of this incredible party.

Once inside, be amazed by the luxurious themed surroundings as you enjoy a complimentary glass of bubbly. Then continue your journey back in time to the roaring 20s and the underground world of forbidden drinks, gangsters and glamorous flapper girls – for a night of pure, raucous entertainment....

New York, New York Party

Event Date: 
26/11/2016 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Tatton Park, Manchester

Head across the pond to the city that never sleeps to these Christmas Parties in Manchester for the glamorous New York, New York party at Tatton Park, one of the UK’s most complete historic estates, amongst 1,000 acres of parkland, where deer roam freely.

Arrive in style at the truly world class venue, Tatton Park and let Manchester see what you are made of as you show off your bling and diamonds on the red carpet in front of Hollywood’s paparazzi!

Be wowed by the glamorous surroundings before beginning your journey into the high life of Hollywood. Then be entertained by...

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