Organic Arts is celebrating today after being awarded a grant of £158,385 from the Big Lottery Fund.
The fund will support Organic Arts’ community garden for the next five years which gives people to opportunity to engage in a variety of garden based practical activities on the outskirts of Exeter in Ide.
It offers volunteering opportunities for anyone who wants to get involved but is particularly targeted at people with mental health issues, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and people recovering from addiction.
Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (14-16 October):
THEATRE
Pride and Prejudice Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre A highly praised and sparkling interpretation of one of the most loved and romantic stories of all time, this is a must for Austen fans and those looking for a fresh and surprising new piece of theatre. Fast and very funny – this chance to catch the five Bennett sisters and the whole world of Austen brought to life by just two actors is a treat not to be missed. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk
Join Exeter Cookery School for an afternoon of cookery demonstrations, tea and tastings to celebrate real vanilla.
Since its launch in 2014, National Real Vanilla Day has become an important date in the calendar year for the LittlePod company's friends, suppliers and customers, many of whom are based here in the West Country.
Following last year's hugely successful event at Bumble and Bee in Exmouth, this special day, which is dedicated to informing people about this most marvellous and exotic commodity, is being hosted by Exeter's newest venue on the quay - the fabulous...
A total of 26 players have now signed up for the Eamonn Dolan Memorial Match with Richard Logan, Glenn Cronin, Alan Gow and John Hodge all set for a return to St James Park. The game, which is being held on Sunday, October 23, with a 1pm kick-off, will see two Exeter City XIs made up of players Eamo played with, managed or brought through battle it out at St James Park with all the money raised going to two chosen causes – Action Bladder Cancer UK and Exeter City Academy. Glenn Cronin was an integral part of Eamo’s side when he was manager at Exeter City. The Dublin-born midfielder, now 35...
The reinstatement of Devon’s roads by utility companies will be examined by Devon County Council’s Place Scrutiny Committee next month (November).
The latest findings from the County Council’s annual coring programme, which tests work by utility companies, has revealed that standards have slipped over the past year.
Around 300 core samples were randomly taken from utility reinstatements across the county from July 2015 to July 2016. This programme examined samples from 146 roads and 155 footways, all of which had complied with visual inspections.
Escape to Neverland this Christmas with Exeter Northcott Theatre and the boy who never grew up…
Join Wendy, John and Michael as they soar into the night sky with Peter, to a magical land of mermaids and fairy dust, where children can fly and all sorts of exciting adventures happen every day. But beware – danger is just around the corner. Captain Hook and the pirates are looking for revenge and Peter Pan is top of their list!
For over a hundred years children (and adults) have drifted off to sleep dreaming of Tinkerbell, the Lost Boys, fairy dust, crocodiles and of course...
Youngsters who love singing are being offered a wonderful chance to spend a day with Exeter Cathedral’s Choristers at a special event next month. The day-long taster session, which takes place on Saturday 26thNovember 2016, is a free event offered by the music department at the Cathedral and gives children an opportunity to get a taste of life in the Cathedral Choir and sing with the current Choristers. Timothy Noon, the Cathedral’s Director of Music and conductor of the Cathedral Choir, will lead the singing workshops on the day. He said: “Singing in a choir is not only really enjoyable...
Services at Axminster Community Hospital are now back to normal after it was temporarily closed last week due to flooding.
The flooding, from a burst water main pipe, caused some infrastructure damage and affected the hospital’s IT services and electricity supply. As a result, services at the hospital had to be temporarily suspended.
Staff from the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare Trust, together with partner organisations, worked jointly throughout last week and into this week to fix the problems.
Three men have been arrested and drugs and cash seized following a warrant being executed at an address in Exeter.
On Monday the 10th of October, officers from the neighbourhood policing team and drug enforcement officers executed a misuse of drugs act warrant at an address in Longbrooke Terrace, Exeter.
Three men aged 21, 19, and 18, all from London were arrested.
Detective Sergeant Alan Barnsley said: “A significant amount of heroin and crack cocaine was seized, predominately from inside the bodies of the men arrested. A large amount of cash and multiple mobile...
Marine businesses, fishermen and sailors are to get a new voice about what happens on the Exe Estuary.
Commercial fishermen, ferry operators, mooring authority representatives, pleasure boaters and boat yard owners have come together to form a new watchdog, the Exeter Port Users Group.
This is a result of Harbour authorities, such as Exeter City Council, now having to consult their local communities about what happens on the Estuary.
The new Secretary David Rochester, company director and active boat owner, said at its first meeting in Haven Banks: The City Council...
