An eclectic mix of local bands and musicians have been chosen to play at this summer’s Exeter Festival.
The free afternoon of music takes place in Exeter’s Northernhay Gardens on Saturday 6 July.
Earlier in the year local bands and musicians were invited to pitch for a slot at the Exeter Festival, which runs from 5 to 7 July.
A total of 29 acts applied to play and these were whittled down to a final six by a judging panel which included local presenter Chris Dinnis. Organisers Exeter City Council have now revealed the full line-up for the afternoon session – over...
RGB Building Supplies is delighted to have joined forces with Devon-based charity Amigos and is inviting members of the local community to donate preloved tools, which will be used by young people in Africa to help them lift themselves and their families out of poverty.
Until Wednesday 31st July, preloved hand, power and gardening tools can be placed in the collection bags in RGB’s Exeter branch. Amigos will then arrange for the donations to be collected, repaired and shipped to Africa.
The charity has been working in Uganda for nearly 20 years and for the last nine it has...
Local chefs and hospitality professionals will come together with catering students from South Devon College and City College Plymouth on June 24th at Kitley House Hotel and Restaurant, near Yealmpton.
The special event, organised by The Chefs’ Forum, will see chefs and front-of-house staff from across the county rub shoulders with catering suppliers and aspiring college students. Billed as ‘A Chefs’ Summer BBQ’, the day will offer inspiring butchery demonstrations and a great networking opportunity for hospitality professionals from Devon and neighbouring counties.
A rare map found in an attic gives an extraordinary glimpse into 18th century life in Exeter before radical changes to the landscape and industry transformed the city.
The mysterious engraving was not known about by experts or archivists until now. It is now incredibly unusual for new maps of English towns and cities produced hundreds of years ago to be discovered.
Historians think the map is a one-off, and never used, as another, produced in a more modern, fashionable style, was produced by someone else soon after. The map was found in the attic of an elderly lady after...
Exeter Chiefs will reveal their new cup and home kit for the 2019/20 season at a special launch event in July. After the success of last year's event, Rob Baxter and members of the Exeter Chiefs squad will return to Exeter Quay on Saturday, 20th July.
As well as getting the chance to see the first glimpse of the club’s new kits, supporters will be able to get up close and personal with all the players during the fun-filled, family event in the heart of the city centre.
The event will begin at 3.00pm when supporters will be able to get their hands on the new kits from the...
Planet Earth Games and Plastic Free Exeter have agreed a partnership to deliver a ‘Plogathon’ – which organisers believe could be the biggest plogging event in the world. Plogging refers to the activity of picking up litter whilst jogging - a Swedish derived term, from "plocka" (to pick up) and "jogga" (to jog). From its beginnings in Sweden in 2016, plogging now represents an increasingly global movement, evidenced by the representation of over 40 countries in the official online “Plogga” group.
The Plogathon will take place at the Planet Earth Games in Exeter on July 6th. The...
A month-long cycle challenge will be held throughout June to support Bike Week.
Devon County Council is working with Love to Ride Devon to support Bike Week and the cycle challenge throughout next month.
Bike Week, which runs from Saturday 8 June to Sunday 16 June, aims to inspire people to cycle while celebrating the environmental and health benefits of cycling.
Everyone is invited to take part and Love to Ride Devon will be offering daily giveaways during Bike Week, including a voucher for a £750 local bike shop and a voucher for a European city break. There will...
This year environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy presented 208 awards to England’s very best beaches, including 71 international Blue Flags and 137 Seaside Awards, with 52 beaches achieving both awards. This includes awards to East Devon District Council’s Exmouth, Budleigh, Sidmouth and Seaton beaches. Keep Britain Tidy recognises and rewards beaches in England that achieve the highest standards of beach management and, in the case of bathing beaches, meet the required standards for water quality. East Devon’s beaches join the country’s very best beaches, from popular holiday spots to...
Fifteen charities based in Devon have received donations of £1,000 each as part of the Movement for Good awards.
The awards, set up by specialist insurer Ecclesiastical, will see a total of £1million given to charities across the UK this summer. Members of the public were invited to nominate causes close to their hearts, with 500 awards of £1,000 available for donation.
The Pack Project in Bideford, Chardstock Community Hall Trust in Axminster and Nowzad based in Tiverton are among the local charities set to benefit from the money, following overwhelming public support in...
The Ashfords Foundation has awarded a significant grant to children's charity CHICKS. The Devon-based charity provides free respite breaks to children aged 8-17 years who would really benefit from a break from their challenging home lives.
CHICKS believe every child has the right to make positive childhood memories and since 1992, the charity has provided over 16,000 children with a much-needed break. A CHICKS break inspires new confidence and gives children the opportunity to have fun, try new experiences and relax out of their usual environments. More than anything, it gives them...
