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MADE event for Manufacturers of Devon & Exeter

The Manufacturers' Assocation of east Devon & Exeter (MADE) held an event at Michelmores last night. 50 key businesses attended to hear presentations on Grant Funding for Growth from Jane Pankhurst (Business Development Manager at University of Exeter Research & Knowledge Transfer), Clive Mitchell (Finance Director at Tradewind Turbines) and Dr Martin Hancock (Group Engineering Director at IMC Group Ltd), pictured with Gerry Shattock (MADE Chair and Business Development Manager of Exeter Science Park). MADE is a sub-group of Exeter Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Exeter...

Rural Devon: Dancing out of Isolation

2012 saw the launch of an unprecedented countywide project aimed at tackling one of Devon’s most prevalent social issues. But how has dance been a powerful weapon in the fight against rural isolation?

In 2004 the Countryside Agency (which has now become Nature England since 2006) published a report entitled 'Breaking Down Barriers' which investigated the effects of rural isolation on many rural communities in Devon. Rural isolation is widely defined as the lack of access to vital public services, transport, jobs, training opportunities, education or leisure activities due...

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