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Dates confirmed for Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink 2018

The award-winning Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink returns for its 15th consecutive year on the May Day Bank Holiday, from Saturday 5th to Monday 7th May 2018.

A firm fixture on the food festival calendar, the event is held in the scenic grounds of Exeter Castle Courtyard and Northernhay Gardens. From celebrity chefs and producers to workshops and live music, expect a long weekend of foodie indulgence.

Three evening music festivals also run over the weekend, from 6:30pm on Friday 4th May with live music, tasty street food and a lively atmosphere.

The...

Friends rally for Exeter University student after devastating injury

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 10/18/2017 - 11:17am

Gerard Murphy, who has just turned 22, suffered a horrific accident when diving into a lake in Sweden.

The Exeter University student was on his summer break in Sweden earlier in 2017 teaching students how to gain successful grades in their International Baccalaureate exams. He had scored so highly in his own IB exams that he qualified to give tuition. Early in July, Gerard was taking a break from tutoring and had gone to a lake with friends to swim. He misjudged the depth of the water and dived in. His head hit the rocky bottom of the lake, and he broke his neck and fractured his...

Award win for Hedgehog Highways at national biodiversity awards

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Posted: Wed, 10/18/2017 - 10:39am

Hedgehog Highways, a scheme developed by Redrow West Country, has won a prestigious award at the Big Biodiversity Challenge Awards 2017.

Providing a simple way of making gardens hedgehog-friendly, the scheme was announced as the winner of the Small Scale Permanent Award.

Redrow worked closely with the People’s Trust for Endangered Species and the British Hedgehog Preservation Society, who have been running the nationwide campaign Hedgehog Street since 2011, to introduce small, square marked holes into the new garden fences in phase two of their popular Barnstaple...

RICS pledges to help end youth homelessness in SW

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Posted: Wed, 10/18/2017 - 7:47am

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched a campaign with property industry charity LandAid* to raise over £2 million in the biggest ever fundraising campaign for the charity. The funds will contribute to ending youth homelessness across the South West and will provide secure and affordable bed spaces in the region.

As part of RICS’ 150th anniversary in 2018, the campaign - known as Pledge150 - will see the leading industry body partnering with LandAid to raise £2.25 million for the provision of 150 bed spaces across all 12 UK regions by December 2018, for...

Stagecoach announces changes to Torbay bus network

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Posted: Tue, 10/17/2017 - 10:53pm

Stagecoach South West has announced that, from 29 October 2017, it will be making a number of changes to its Torbay bus services, improving reliability and connectivity over a core part of its network.

The Hop12 timetable will remain largely unchanged, with some alterations to early morning journeys in order to improve reliability.

On the 13, there will be minor changes to morning and afternoon peak journeys to improve connections for commuters. On school days, the 0820 arrival into Newton Abbot will extend to Newton Abbot College. There will be a new journey at 1712 from...

Leaders join forces to plan next steps for innovating and enhancing public library services

Leaders from a diverse range of sectors came together at ‘Leading practice in unlimited value creation’, an Action Research Summit at the University of Exeter last week, to discuss how library services and other social enterprises and charities can better understand their social impact, and use it to ensure financial sustainability. The Summit was hosted by the University of Exeter Business School as part of the two-year ‘Unlimited Value’ research project led by the University of Exeter in partnership with Libraries Unlimited, Open Data Institute (ODI) Devon and the Real Ideas Organisation...

mum2mum market Exeter

Event Date: 
12/11/2017 - 10:30am to 12:30pm
Venue: 
America Hall, Pinhoe, Exeter

Mum2mum Market

November 12th 10.30 – 12.00 Book a stall now at www.mum2mummarket.co.uk/book-a-stall.html

Need to declutter?

Why not have a clear out and sell all your outgrown baby and children’s toys, books, clothes and equipment like cots, pushchairs and mosses baskets at our award winning pop-up indoor market and keep 100% of the takings?

Don’t worry if you haven’t sold before, we will guide you through the process with our sellers’ tips to help you get the pricing and presentation right so you maximise your sales on the day.

Stalls must be booked...

Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw supports city's UK Pride 2018 bid

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Posted: Tue, 10/17/2017 - 4:49pm

EXETER Pride committee, the group which organises the biggest annual celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) communities in the county of Devon, is one of four Pride organisations who hope to stage UK Pride 2018.

The first UK Pride took place at Pride in Hull in July 2017, attracting visitors to the city from across the UK.

Licensed by the UK Pride Organisers Network (UKPON), UK Pride is the national equivalent of EuroPride and WorldPride.

Exeter Pride, Folkestone Pride, Isle of Wight Pride, Liverpool Pride, Preston Pride, and Pride Cymru...

Seaton Wetlands Tree Trail

Event Date: 
17/10/2017 - 10:00am to 30/10/2017 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Seaton wetlands, Colyford Road, Seaton, EX12 2SP

Discover the trees at Seaton Wetlands

Explore Seaton Wetlands and discover 6 species of tree living on the reserve. Name all 6 using clues and interesting facts provided along the trail.

Collect a trail map and pencil from the Lookout.

Return your completed trail to Seaton Jurassic for a free child’s entry to the exhibit. *T&Cs apply.

Short sections are unsuitable for buggies, however, buggies can be left near-by.

*Free childs ticket T&C’s One free child entry to Seaton Jurassic when accompanied by a full paying adult. May not be used in...

Windrush willow: rush matts and vases

Event Date: 
28/10/2017 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Reed Base at Seaton Wetlands, Colyford Road, Seaton, EX12 2SP

Come and make a rush matt and a vase with Windrush Willow

Join Windrush Willow in the beautiful setting of Seaton Wetlands to make a rush matt and a vase.

Learn to make a check weave square, a airing weave to shape the items and finish with asimple track border.

All instruction and materials are provided.

Booking required

£42 per person

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/october-2017/wind...

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