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Craftsmanship Workshop: Stained Glass Mini-Hanger

Event Date: 
02/07/2015 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Thursday 2nd July 2015, 10.00-16.00 (Pearson Education Centre)

Create mini-hanging stained glass crafts with Catherine Packham

£30 (plus £7 for materials on the day)

A day’s tuition and crafting including refreshments. Bring your own lunch or receive 10% off in the café. Booking Essential

Booking Information

Please telephone 01392 285983 (Monday-Friday 09.00-17.00) or book online https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/163888

Exeter CVS leads the way on innovation

Authored by ExeterCVS
Posted: Tue, 06/30/2015 - 1:03pm

Exeter CVS has been recognised as a Beacon for Change by BIG Assist, a lottery-funded programme to strengthen social enterprise and voluntary sector infrastructure, and to build social action.

Beacons for Change are organisations which have benefited from BIG Assist support and are now recognised as leading the way on adapting to changing circumstances, developing new approaches to meeting community need, and building cross-sector relationships.

As a Beacon for Change, Exeter CVS will become part of a national network with opportunities to inform policymakers, funders and...

Law firm shows support for local people

Authored by LauraHew
Posted: Fri, 06/26/2015 - 7:49am

Kitsons Solicitors has shown its ongoing commitment to making a difference to local people by awarding YMCA Exeter £1,000 to help offer training and work opportunities to those in need.

The grant will support the group to work with disengaged young people in ‪Exeter‬ to gain an accredited qualification, while helping to develop confidence, self-esteem and raise their future aspirations.‬‬

Kitsons, which has offices in Exeter, Torquay and Plymouth, set up a Fund with local charity Devon Community Foundation a number of years ago to enable the firm to support community...

Exeter joins the top table on good food

Exeter has been recognised for its pioneering work to promote healthy and sustainable food and has become the 40th member of the Sustainable Food Cities Network, one of the fastest growing social movements in the UK today.

Exeter joins cities such as Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London that have made exemplary progress in improving access to good food and in tackling key issues like food poverty and waste. Exeter Community Food Network - which is a growing partnership of organisations that includes the City Council, businesses and community groups - will be sharing Exeter’s...

Discover the Exeter Book (July)

Event Date: 
01/07/2015 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral Library and Archives

Wednesday 1st July 2015, 13.00-15.30 (Library and Archives, Palace Gate)

Your opportunity to experience the oldest book of English literature in existence – right here in Exeter!

Written in about 970AD, the Exeter Book is the oldest of only four surviving books of Anglo-Saxon literature anywhere in the world. Much admired for its beautiful writing and the quality of its verse, this unique book of poetry has been at Exeter Cathedral since Leofric, the first Bishop of Exeter, gave it to his church in around 1072. Within its 246 pages are some 40 poems and nearly 100 poetic...

Heavitree Jumble Trail

Event Date: 
21/06/2015 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Heavitree, Exeter

Heavitree is hosting its first Jumble trail on Sunday 21 June 2-4pm. Want an afternoon getting to know the people in your community whilst also hunting down a bargain? Jumble Trail is for you...

Stalls selling plants, jumble, hand made jewellery, pop up cafes, scout’s car wash and so much more have all signed up so far! Stall holders can sign up free of charge by searching for the Heavitree event on www.jumbletrail.com . Browsers and buyers can find locations and details of stalls on this website too.

Many local groups are taking part. The 2nd Exeter Scout Group are teaming...

Exeter firm supports Budding Friends project

Age UK Exeter is proud to be working in partnership with Living Space Architects

The Exeter based company, who design housing for retirement, later life and adapted living, were moved to read about the new Budding Friends project set up by Age UK Exeter.

The project provides stimulating and engaging activities for people recently diagnosed with dementia and their families.

The project has taken on an allotment and needed a shed, both to store equipment and to provide shelter from the elements for the older people working outdoors.

Kirsty Curnow Bayley,...

Devon Community Transport Awareness Week

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 06/07/2015 - 8:04am

‘Transport for Your Community’ is co-ordinating its second Community Transport Awareness Week across Devon next week (Monday 8 June – Sunday 14 June).

Community Transport helps people across Devon, especially those in rural parts of the county, that may live miles from the nearest bus route, or are unable to afford taxi fares or are physically unable to use the public transport services provided.

Transport for Your Community, which is made up of local Community Transport group members across Devon, can provide transport to health appointments, services, shops and leisure...

Public transport proposals revised

More than half of public transport passenger trips planned to be cut in Devon are now proposed to be restored, following widespread public consultation.

Devon County Council had originally planned to reduce passenger trips by almost 400,000 this year to save £1.7 million, but it is now proposing to reduce this to just under 170,000 after talking to communities across the county.

Out of a total 4.5 million annual passenger trips on all of Devon’s supported services – it means that over 96% of passenger trips on Devon’s supported network would carry on unaffected by the...

Bluebird Care launches community grant scheme

The Bluebird Care Grant scheme has been created to provide local community and volunteer groups much needed funds so they can continue to perform the fantastic work they do.

William and Sara Flint, Directors of Bluebird Care – Exeter and East Devon, are passionate about making a positive difference to people’s lives, be that of their customers, staff or by supporting local community projects.

The £500 Grant will be awarded quarterly and more information can be found here .

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