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Your guide to What's On this weekend

Don't go anywhere this weekend without consulting our essential guide to what's on in and around Exeter.

THEATRE

The Business of Murder Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter Stone, a humourless and dour man, invites Dee, a television playwright, over to his flat on the premise of discussing a script. Once there, she is surprised when superintendent Hallett, the man with whom she is having an affair, also arrives for an entirely different reason. But nothing is as it seems, and as the plot twists and turns the motive of their host Stone gradually becomes clear....

B2B Business Breakfast

Event Date: 
15/05/2015 - 8:15am to 9:45am
Venue: 
Sandy Park, Exeter

The guest speaker at the May b2b Business Breakfast is Phil Sampson, founder of Sampson Hall Ltd.

Former Royal Marine Phil is an expert strategist who has a deep understanding of strategy, leadership and organisational culture and how they influence organisational development.

Sampson Hall have successfully delivered Strategy and Governance packages into over 400 businesses both large and small, local and international and have worked in both the public and private sectors. Sampson Hall are proven experts in delivering Cultural Change through Strategy and Leadership and...

Killerton classic car day

Event Date: 
17/05/2015 - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Venue: 
Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter

Admire a huge variety of classic cars on display in the historic parkland. Enjoy live music, delicious food, bouncy castles and visit lots of stalls. A fun day out for all the family.

If you'd like to exhibit your classic car, drop us a line: killerton@nationaltrust.org.uk .

Normal admission fees apply. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton

Leading Women UK Political Special Roadshow comes to Exeter

NETWORKING group Leading Women UK will be bringing their series of political debates across the west country in the run up to the general election to Exeter.

The event will include a panel made up of Ben Bradshaw, Labour Party MP for Exeter; Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Dom Morris and PPC Diana Moore for the Green Party.

It will be held at the city’s Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel as part of the Leading Women UK Political Special 2015 on April 16th from 6pm to 8pm.

The series of debates aims to address the gender disparity in politics. Fawcett Society figures...

Support International Women's Day

In support of International Women’s Day on March 8th Leading Women UK (a networking group with meetings across the South West) has arranged a Thunderclap to support women as they #MakeitHappen in 2015.

You can pledge your support on the Thunderclap here: http://bit.ly/1beHNJ7

In addition to this Leading Women UK is asking people to share their #MakeitHappen advice by writing it on a piece of paper, taking a photo and sharing it on the Leading Women UK Facebook: facebook.com/LeadingWomenUK or Twitter @LeadingWomenUK.

You can see other people’s photos here: http://on....

Overly Gorgeous Spring Extravaganza

Event Date: 
11/04/2015 - 11:00am to 4:00pm
Venue: 
38 Mill Street, Sidmouth

Come and celebrate the start of Spring at Overly Gorgeous.

Join us at 38 Mill Street, Sidmouth for canapés, bubbly and 20% discount all day!

Whether you'd like to to revamp your Spring wardrobe or if you have a special occasion coming up, join us on April 11th.

The Overly Gorgeous team will be offering fashion advice, style tips and Overly Gorgeous outfits made with the larger lady in mind.

Please register to let us know you're coming so that we have plenty of bubbly and canapés to last all day!

Braving extreme mud race to transform lives

Authored by Proteus
Posted: Tue, 03/10/2015 - 8:47am

Two brave teams from the Santander Exeter branch and Bodial Nutrition will push themselves to the limit at the Exeter Rock Solid Race to raise money for St Loye’s Foundation.

From shimmying under barbed wire in pools of mud to crawling through pitch black wet tunnels, Exeter Rock Solid Race, at Escot Park, is a challenge of courage and endurance. The teams are set to battle through obstacles at the race on March 21 and 22.

Santander Exeter branch and Bodial Nutrition, from Paignton, will be raising funds to support St Loye’s Foundation, the Exeter-based charity that...

Exeter Deaf Academy One-off Collection Box Placement Day

Event Date: 
18/03/2015 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Exeter

Exeter Deaf Academy is recruiting volunteers to take part in a one-off awareness day in Exeter and surrounding areas. The aim of the day will be to place Deaf Academy collection boxes in various locations throughout the City in order to raise both awareness and vital funds for an essential local charity. Exeter Deaf Academy is a charity that runs a School and College providing specialist education and care tailored to the individual needs of Deaf young people aged 4-24 years. The charity’s vision is to see Deaf people valued by themselves and their society, being confident, well educated,...

Discovery day gets community project off to a flying start

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 02/26/2015 - 10:14am

Community groups in Honiton came together in impressive numbers for an event organised by a partnership of organisations, led by East Devon District Council, at the Beehive Centre in Dowell Street.

The Honiton Together discovery day featured a number of opportunities for groups to share experiences and best practice, discuss the future of community initiatives in the town and, for some, to pitch for funding through a ‘Dragons’ Den’ session.

Honiton Together received funding from central government to support local people and organisations to: • Feel that positive local...

Inclusive activities event in Crediton

Lords Meadow Leisure Centre will be opening its doors to showcase facilities and activities available to the whole community where ability and age are no barriers.

You are invited to attend a free Open Activity Afternoon on Saturday 21 March, 2015 from 12.00 to 5.00pm at Lords Meadow Leisure Centre, Crediton.

In association with Upstream, The Turning Tides Project, Living Options and supported by Active Devon, the event will offer a wide range of free activities and free taster sessions that are accessible to all, as well as information stands. The event will enable...

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