The Exeter Nativity will once again be taking place on Sunday 15 December 4.30 - 5.30pm.
Come and follow Mary, Joseph and their donkey as they make their way through Exeter City Centre to find somewhere for Mary's baby to be born.
This special event begins 4.30pm outside Boots on Exeter High Street and finishes at Exeter Cathedral.
Children might like to dress up as their favourite Christmas character and join Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus and other characters from the Christmas story in the Cathedral to sing a few well known Christmas carols.
Princesshay was packed with people on Thursday night for the big Christmas lights switch on.
Musical Performances by the University of Exeter’s Jazz Orchestra, the South West Music Academy and the Lympstone Military Wives choir counted down to the main event.
Rob Baxter head coach of the Exeter Chiefs and Paul Tisdale, manager of Exeter City Football Club were joined on stage by Exeter City players John O’Flynn and Sam Parkin and the Lord Mayor of Exeter, Rachel Lyons, to officially turn on the lights.
The switch-on also marked the official opening of the Christmas...
Two local professional firms joined forces to organise two seminars which raised monies for ‘Stop Abuse For Everyone’ (SAFE). Haines Watts Forensic, a national chartered accountancy firm and professional chartered financial planners and wealth advisers Towry, held the joint seminars in central Exeter. The events, aimed at family law barristers and solicitors, focused on financial volatility during the divorce process and offered solutions to the impact on clients’ financial settlements.
The two events helped to raise money for Exeter-based SAFE with donations from delegates...
Come and find the Festive Ferret on Exeter’s Fore Street.
On Saturday December 7th from 10am to 5pm there will be a carol singers, a string quartet, the seven swans a swimming, a special festive wrapping station, the chance of children to find the Festive Ferret in all participating shops in order to win a prize and much more. It’s also Small Business Saturday, which is being supported by the FSB, so we’ll have a visit from the Mayor of Exeter and Ben Bradshaw MP to promote how wonderful Exeter’s independent shops are.
Fore Street traders have put together a fantastic...
Shoppers in Exeter are to get an early Christmas present with the announcement of special offers in City-Council run Pay & Display car parks in the run up to Christmas.
Starting tomorrow (Thursday 21 November) parking will be free in all City Council-run Pay & Display car parks after 5pm. And those paying for three hours in Pay & Displays on Sundays will be able to get the rest of the day's parking thrown in for free.
On top of that and as part of Small Business Saturday on 7 December, the City Council is issuing small independent traders in Exeter with special...
So who’s up for some fun festive frolics? Why not join the growing gang of Santa lookalikes shimmying 100ft down the @Renslade offices in central Exeter for Exeter YMCA’s fourth charity Santa Abseil, sponsored by Gilbert Stephens. Due to take place on Saturday 7th December, all moneys raised will help the YMCA continue to provide a home to over 40 young people and the support that they need to see a brighter future.
Peter Stephenson, Chief Executive of Exeter YMCA said, “Christmas is a time when many people are looking to give something back to their community. It’s also a time...
Dainton Self Storage are offering free “Elf Storage” in the lead up to Christmas to raise funds for the care of life-limited children in the south west.
In return for free storage of Christmas presents, Dainton Self Storage are asking for a small donation to support its chosen charity, Children's Hospice South West.
The secure storage units make better hiding places for presents than the traditional cupboard, garage or attic. Members of the public can be confident that their festive gifts are safe from the prying eyes of their children or curious partners, while also...
