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‘Downton Abbey goes to Gidleigh Park’... Julian Fellowes speaks at charity dinner

On Thursday 10 October a charity dinner, organised by The John Casson Foundation, took place in aid of South West adoption agency Families for Children. 70 guests attended the sell-out event at Gidleigh Park, generously sponsored by wealth Management Company Brewin Dolphin Exeter and independent wine merchant Private Cellar raising £23,000 for the charity.

Guests enjoyed an entertaining and memorable talk from the award-winning actor and writer of Downton Abbey , Julian Fellowes, which was made even more special as the fourth series is currently showing on ITV. This was followed...

Oxjam Exeter Announces Sponsors

Oxjam Exeter is pleased to announce support from the following sponsors for the Oxjam Exeter Takeover weekend, taking place across Exeter on 19th and 20th October:

Headline Sponsor: The Exeter Daily

Venue Sponsors:

The Cavern - ATASS Respect

The Oddfellows - Purity Boutique Spa

The Phoenix - The Music Mill

The Guildhall Shopping Centre - Gravitas Recruitment

Princesshay - Radio Exe

The Revelry / Cellar Door - Midnight Ramble

The Globe Inn - Exeter Local Records

Oxjam Exeter Takeover is a wristband event,...

Workshop: Make the Best of Your Belongings

Event Date: 
19/10/2013 - 10:30am to 12:00pm
Venue: 
INC Shop, Exmouth

A unique workshop to be held at INC, Exmouth on Saturday 19 October at 10:30am.

There will be a 90 minute of discussion and learning about how to find, treasure, store, and use your beloved belongings. We cover reuse, sorting techniques, and motivate each other to bring to life those items in our homes that have been long forgotten. Plus lots of tea, coffee and biscuits all for a bargain £5.

Contact INC soon to book your place in this small exclusive workshop: 01395 223626.

www.inc-inc.co.uk/workshops and www.changeyourspace.co.uk for more details.

Cathedra900: 900 Years of Light

Event Date: 
02/10/2013 - 7:30pm to 04/10/2013 - 9:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Cathedra900 invites you to enjoy 900 Years of Light. 900 Years of Light is a multimedia performance taking place at Exeter Cathedral on 2, 3 & 4 October 2013.

The performance is Mark Ware’s response to the building’s 900 year history and the contributions that craftspeople have made during that time.

900 Years of Light is the culmination of Cathedra 900 and Mark Ware’s work over the last 18 months exploring the Cathedral and interpreting its art and architecture through photography, abstract photomontages, 3D artwork and sound.

900 Years of Light will be an...

LouLou's Vintage Fair at Exeter Corn Exchange

Event Date: 
22/09/2013 - 11:00am to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange

The UKs largest roaming vintage fair is headed to Exeter's Corn Exchange this September!

Our Exeter Vintage Fair will showcase the UK's finest vintage collectors and traders selling Mens & Womens vintage spanning six decades. Alongside vintage clothing you will find homewares and collectables, jewellery and accessories too!

THE VINTAGE TEA PARTY Once you've enjoyed the market you can grab a spot of tea and cake in our vintage tea party!

VINTAGE BEAUTY SALON Get your make up done in the style of your favourite icon or era!

Where: EXETER...

50+ Show success leads to new West Country edition

The rapidly-growing 50+ Show, which is already held each year in London, Manchester and Glasgow and will be held for the first time in Birmingham this 2013, is about to take place for the first time in Exeter in 2014. The 50+ Show is the largest exhibition in the UK specifically for the active over 50s.

The popularity of the 50+ Show around the country led to calls for it to take place in the West Country, and the organisers have now announced that the 50+ Show will launch at the popular Westpoint arena outside Exeter, on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 September 2014.

Show...

Exeter Contemporary Open 2013 at Exeter Phoenix

Authored by Glen King PR
Posted: Wed, 09/18/2013 - 10:41am

120 guests attended the opening night and exclusive awards ceremony of The Exeter Contemporary Open, now in its eighth year and held at the Exeter Phoenix.

Sponsored by Chartered Accountants Haines Watts, the exhibition provides an important national platform for contemporary visual artists and is open to the public from 13 September – 2 November 2013.

The winner of the prestigious £1,000 award was Wales-based artist Rachel Busby.

Guests were welcomed with a specially mixed cocktail and invited to enter the ‘Untitled cocktail competition’ inspired by the works of...

Charity cricket match at Sidmouth Cricket Club in aid of The Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education.

Authored by Glen King PR
Posted: Thu, 09/12/2013 - 11:39am

Over 60 guests joined Brewin Dolphin Exeter and Chartered Accountants Francis Clark at a charity Cricket Match at Sidmouth Cricket Club, in aid of their joint charity of the year; The Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education.

Guests enjoyed a BBQ and a cask of ale, donated by Otter Brewery and sold for the charity, while they watched the two teams from Brewin Dolphin and Francis Clark compete on the field. There was a charity raffle on the evening with the whole event raising over £500 for the charity.

Exeter Kit and Sports Car Show

Event Date: 
26/10/2013 - 10:00am to 27/10/2013 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Westpoint Arena, Exeter

The Kit Car Show returns to Westpoint, Exeter!

Grosvenor Shows, organiser of the largest Kit Car Show at Stoneleigh, are pleased to announce that they will be organising the well established Detling and Exeter Kit Car Shows.

Opening Times

Saturday 26 October: 10am - 5pm

Sunday 27 October: 10am - 5pm

Admission

Adults: £10

Children under 16 years: Enter for free

Drivers who are arriving in a kit car enter for free and the passenger half price.

Dogs are permitted on site if kept on leads.

Website : http://www....

Home is where the art is for Sapphire Living

Sapphire Living Space invited special guests to the launch of Wave, an art exhibition by Christine Allison.

The luxury kitchen and bathroom showroom often stages events in its amazing space, opposite Dart's Farm near Topsham.

Christine's artwork is going to be at the Sapphire Living Space showroom until September 23rd.

Co-owner Mark Newbery said: "Everyone is welcome to come along, enjoy Christine's work and browse around the showroon."

Pictures, in chronological order, show:

Mrs Lesley Luke, Tony Newbery, & Mrs Roz Foot

Ross Pollard (...

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