A local housebuilder has cemented its relationship with the next generation of construction professionals at Exeter College, thanks to a substantial donation of 10,000 bricks for education and training purposes.
The special delivery from Persimmon Homes South West was marked with an event at the College’s state-of-the-art construction facilities in the company of local apprentices and the leader of Exeter City Council, Cllr Phil Bialyk.
The bricks, enough to build a three-bedroom house, will be used by students at Exeter, and forms part of Persimmon’s commitment to...
Exeter and East Devon based Bricks Finance has announced that the business has now been authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
The FCA is the UK’s financial regulatory body overseeing the conduct of financial firms that provide services to consumers and it regulates all conduct related to the marketing of financial products.
Bricks Finance, which made its first loan in May 2015, currently has a loan book of over £5 million and has made loan offers over its first two years of £14 million.
A one day LEGO show, the West Country Brick Show is organised by members of West Country Bricks (an Adult Fan of Lego group based in the South West of England).
Fans from across the country will be attending to display their amazing Lego creations.
The first bricks have been laid as part of an ambitious project to build a new Cathedral in the centre of Exeter – out of LEGO® bricks! The Bishop of Exeter, Dean of Exeter and members of the Cathedral’s Big LEGO Build team were joined by Ashburton Primary School pupil Isaac Mark to officially launch the build at a special ceremony on Thursday 11th February. Isaac, who attended the launch with his parents, schoolteacher and his friend Alfie, won the opportunity to kickstart the build after winning a Devon-wide competition to answer the question “If you could build anything out of LEGO,...
