Ottery Refugee Response (a voluntary community group) is holding a free awareness evening, Spotlight on Syria in The Institute , Yonder St in Ottery St Mary on Saturday 25th March, 5-8.30pm.
Two Syrian speakers have confirmed they will attend and Syrian food can also be purchased at the event. All are welcome. The event follows the sell-out success of the group’s Rock for Refugees concert in Ottery on 4th March that raised over £1,500 for local refugee charities (RAFT, ABIDE and Refugee Support Devon). “There is so much more to Syria than the violence, death, and destruction that...
Crealy Adventure Park & Resort has raised £10,000 for the WESC Foundation, a specialist day and residential centre for young people and adults with visual impairment including complex needs in Exeter, Devon.
The year-long fundraising campaign, Wheels 4 WESC, aimed to raise funds towards a new minibus which thanks to the success of the partnership has now been purchased. Jon Duckham, Fundraising Manager at WESC, said: “WESC Foundation has had a wonderful fundraising year as chosen charity of Crealy and we can’t thank them enough.
Two hundred and fifty cinemas are hosting dedicated autism friendly cinema screenings this month right across the UK in partnership with Dimensions, a national not-for-profit support provider for people with learning disabilities and autism.
The complete listing of locations is in ‘notes to the editor’ below for ease of reference.
ODEON cinemas show their autism friendly screening on a different Sunday each month at 10.15am. They also show an additional screening aimed at older audiences on a chosen Monday night. This month’s general autism friendly screening is Beauty and...
Stagecoach South West has announced the winners of its romantic Falcon Love Story competition, launched around the first anniversary of the 24/7 cross regional coach service.
After sharing their stories of how they met their partners Ben Rose, Kathy Penny and Richard Day won date nights in Plymouth, Exeter and Bristol,.
Ben has won tickets for Craig David’s sold out ‘Follow My Intuition’ tour at the Plymouth Pavilions Arena on 21 March. He met his partner in Plymouth but lived in Exeter and worked in Taunton so would travel on the South West Falcon every day to see her....
The remarkable story of Devon’s wild beavers goes on with the announcement that the Westcountry rodents have now won a top national award.
Readers of BBC Countryfile Magazine have selected the River Otter Beaver Trial based in East Devon, along with the Scottish Beaver Trial, as their ‘Wildlife Success Story of the Year’ for 2017. The public poll attracted 56,000 votes across its 12 award categories.
The accolade is recognition of the work being done with the East Devon beavers by the charity Devon Wildlife Trust. The beavers are the first wild population of the animals to...
RMBI care home Cadogan Court in Exeter has received top marks in a nationwide survey of care home residents. The results showed that 96% of residents polled said that they were happy overall living at the Home, compared to the national average of 92%. Amongst the findings, all residents surveyed said that staff treat them with kindness, dignity and respect. 100% also said that they can take part in activities and hobbies at the care home if they wanted to. The care home organises regular activities and events, and works closely with local community groups, to support residents’ health and...
River Cottage's Spring Food Fair is a real family occasion and is packed full of activities and family fun – from chef demos, artisan food stalls, kids’ workshops, talks and live music to garden and foraging tours from River Cottage foraging guru John Wright.
There is an exciting line-up of chefs confirmed who will be taking to the main stage and sharing their culinary tips, including Gill Meller, Signe Johansen, Tom Hunt, Mark Hix, Naomi Devlin and Rachel De Thample to name a few.
New for 2017: the Garden Stage will feature experts on a huge variety of topics related to...
The Exeter Foundation is launching its first Devon Sporting Legacy Project Grant to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Devon Sports Awards.
The Foundation, which is the official charity of the Exeter Chiefs, is making £20,000 available to match fund an existing organisation’s project fund to assist them with the achievement and completion of their sporting legacy project.
The funds will be available for a Devon-based project, which will help enhance the local area and community.
Chairman of the Exeter Foundation, Tony Rowe OBE, said: “We have generated this...
Last week the South West Apprenticeship Ambassador Network and Exeter College hosted the Apprenticeship Expo 2017 for a successful third year.
The Apprenticeship Expo is the largest event of its kind in the South West during National Apprenticeship Week. The college’s Sports Hall was transformed into a 1,000 square metre exhibition space resulting in a record number of attendees.
National Apprenticeship Week, which is co-ordinated by the National Apprenticeship Service, is designed to celebrate Apprenticeships and the positive impact they have on individuals, businesses and...
