Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (16-18 February).
THEATRE
The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott A magical tale of big ideas and sky-high courage… Some pretty odd ideas are floating around Paul’s street. There’s Mabel, whose brother hides under a brown paper bag. And Clarence the poodle who thinks he can fly. But Paul has the oddest idea of all. He thinks that the moon is a hole in the sky and he’s going to climb into it. Anything’s possible in this warm and very funny story by David Almond. https://...
QualitySolicitors Dunn & Baker, Property Executive, Clare Handley, is raising funds for Breast Cancer Care by completing the Inca Trail Trek to Machu Picchu in April. She will then travel to the Amazon Rainforest to explore the trails and waterways on foot and by boat.
Clare decided to fundraise after sadly losing her mum to breast cancer in 2014.
“Visiting Machu Picchu had been a destination on Mum’s wish list for a while so we started to look at various trips; unfortunately, she became ill before we were able to book anything. I decided to carry out this challenge as...
Libraries Unlimited, the charity responsible for running Devon’s library service, has appointed two new independent trustees to its Board following an open recruitment process.
Richard Watts and Morgen Witzel will officially join the charity’s Board in February. As a mutual organisation, Libraries Unlimited has a Board of 11 trustees, made up of independent, staff and community trustees, whose role it is to help shape the strategic direction of the charity in achieving its aims and ambitions.
Born in Devon and committed to supporting the people and culture of his home...
‘Many suffragists spend more money on clothes than they can comfortable afford, rather than run the risk of being considered outré and doing harm to the cause’ Sylvia Pankhurst
The fashion collection at Killerton has opened its doors for 2018 with a new exhibition called Branded: Fashion, femininity and the right to vote. To mark 100 years since some women got the right to vote, the exhibition reflects the timeline of the campaign for women’s suffrage from 1866 until 1928 through the changing styles of fashion.
The exhibition highlights the relationship between politics and...
A pilot scheme to help Devon’s homeless gain the skills, qualifications and confidence needed to get their lives back on track and pursue a career in hair and barbering, has been launched.
The scheme gives new hope to homeless and vulnerably housed adults who want to learn a trade so they can support themselves and their loved ones.
Now Devon County Council’s adult education service Learn Devon, Hair@theAcademy, a specialist training salon supporting vulnerable people, Exeter salon The Hair Boutique and homeless shelter Gabriel House have joined forces to give the homeless...
This year has seen the Freemasons celebrate their tercentenary and as part of their annual support of hospices throughout the country the Assistant Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire W. Bro. Chris Yard can be seen here presenting a certificate denoting the £1,000 given on behalf of the Freemasons of Devonshire and the Masonic Charitable Foundation to Maggie Draper, Head of Supportive Care at Hospiscare’s Kings House Day Hospice in Honiton.
The Masonic Charitable Foundation will this year give grants totalling £600,000 to the 245 hospices in England and Wales, including nearly £...
Home furnishings retailer, IKEA, today announces that the doors of its new Exeter store will officially open for business on Tuesday 1st May. IKEA has invested £80 million in the 29,000 square metre store on Newcourt Way, and will bring its extensive range of high-quality, affordable products to the south-west of England. The store will feature inspirational room sets, a crèche, restaurant, bistro, a Changing Places toilet facility* and car park with over 1,000 spaces. The store is now going through the final stages of its recruitment process, with almost all of the 350 jobs created for...
Multi-award winning Cofton Holidays is hosting a free fitness and wellbeing weekend packed full of activities for individuals and the family from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th February. The event will take place at Ashburn Springs Spa and Leisure featuring its gym and fitness studios.
The event will showcase a range of free 25-minute fitness classes with taster sessions throughout the weekend. Classes will take place in the Fitness Studio, Indoor Cycling Studio, The Warren Retreat, the Indoor Pool and outside.
Suitable for all fitness levels, the weekend gives...
