Exeter

New recruits and new tour programme for Exeter Red Coat Guides

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 05/12/2016 - 10:42am

With sixteen different tours to choose from, and six new Red Coat Guides joining the team, Exeter City Council is celebrating the launch of a busy Summer Tour Programme.

The Council has been providing free Red Coat Guided walking tours of the city for twenty-eight years. To keep up with demand, a training programme for willing volunteers has taken place every couple of years, with this spring seeing the successful recruitment of six new Guides.

After five months of training, the new Guides were presented with a certificate and the coveted Red Coat Blazer at the Lord Mayor’s...

#MyRedThumb reminds motorists Be smart – don’t use your phone while driving

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 05/12/2016 - 10:41am

The dangers of riding and driving while using hand-held mobile devices is being highlighted during My Red Thumb Day - today.

The road safety awareness campaign, on Thursday 12 May, was launched in Devon in 2014 as a multi-agency road safety initiative and has since grown to become a national event.

The social media campaign aims to raise awareness of the risks of distractions, specifically those associated with using a mobile phone, while driving.

It’s illegal to ride a motorcycle or drive using hand-held phones or similar devices, and the rules are the same if you’...

Tanya builds homes and career with Barratt

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 05/12/2016 - 10:38am

Barratt Homes’ latest management trainee is citing valuable experience gained working within the industry’s production administration as the key to her success.

Tanya Overton-Summers began her promising career almost by accident - when taking on the role of receptionist within a housebuilding company at the age of 20, Barratt’s new trainee assistant site manager quickly showed her potential.

“From being a receptionist with another builder, I moved into the role of production administrator - which involved a whole range of construction-related activities, including health...

Shearings partners with SW Coast Path to attract walkers

The Shearings Hotel Group, an award-winning UK-based hotel operator with hotels all along the South West Coast Path, has teamed up with the South West Coast Path Association to help guests enjoy the coastline and offer great breaks for walkers.

The two Shearings hotel brands, Bay Hotels and Coast & Country Hotels, specialise in leisure breaks and are found in stunning locations around the UK.

The partnership will enable guests, staying at both hotel brands in the south west region, to access walks specifically suited to their abilities along the 630 miles of stunning...

SW housing market dips for first time in 13 months

Interest from South West house buyers has dropped for the first time since February 2015 according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

Following the buy-to-let rush that preceded the 1 April tax rise deadline and with increased uncertainty surrounding the upcoming EU referendum interest from buyers dropped in April with 17% more chartered surveyors reporting a fall rather than a rise in demand.

The fall in demand is evident across the majority of the UK with respondents in many parts citing the referendum as a factor...

'Ghastly goatsuckers' at RSPB Aylesbeare nature reserve

Event Date: 
20/06/2016 - 8:30pm to 07/07/2016 - 9:15pm
Venue: 
RSPB Aylesbeare Common, Exmouth Road, Aylesbeare, Devon, EX5 2JS

Thursday 26 May to Thursday 7 July Evening walks. Selected dates only. Start times vary (see below) Price: £4 Adults, £2 Children

Booking essential

Join us for a night time walk in search of the eerie goatsucker (just one of the folklore names given to nightjars!).

We'll also be on the lookout for bats and glow worms and other things that go bump in the night!

Thursday 26 May, 8.30 pm till late Thursday 16 June, 9 pm till late Thursday 7 July, 9.15 pm till late

Booking essential. Click here to book via Eventbrite.

Meet Point: reserve car park...

Martin and Eliza Carthy

Event Date: 
15/05/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Martin Carthy and daughter Eliza join forces to perform songs from their first duo album of traditional material.

For more than forty years Martin has been one of Folk music’s greatest innovators, enjoying musical partnerships with Steeleye Span, Dave Swarbrick, Norma Waterson and many more.

Eliza Carthy is undoubtedly one of the most impressive and engaging performers of her generation, performing with a diverse array of artists including Paul Weller and Rufus Wainwright. She has revitalised modern folk music with her intelligent, charismatic and boundary-crossing...

The Winter’s Tale for a Summer’s Evening

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 05/11/2016 - 10:00pm

Cygnet Theatre is performing a playful and accessible production of one of Shakespeare’s late masterpieces: a magical evening of tragedy averted and love redeemed.

Whilst Leontes and Hermione are expecting their second child they entertain Leontes’ childhood friend, Polixenes. At Leontes’ request, Hermione begs Polixenes to extend his stay. Observing her persuasive powers, Leontes’ sees a spark of affection between his wife and his friend.

Consumed by jealousy, Leontes destroys his family and seeks to kill his friend. However, Time and Reason heal deep wounds and True Love’...

Freewill Climate Graffiti

Event Date: 
14/05/2016 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Join two local artists for a day of graffiti art on Exeter Phoenix’s terrace as part of Art Week Exeter.

Cleo Heard runs Miss*C’s Graffiti Academy and has run many community arts events and graffiti workshops. Clare Bryden is an environmental artist. She has created a series of ‘colour by numbers’ maps using UK Climate Projections data from the Met Office, and these will be the starting point for refreshing the graffiti wall.

Cleo and Clare have been working on their design with Freefall, Exeter Phoenix’s youth art group through April and May, and are inviting the public to...

Haunt the Woods, Hein Cooper and Charlie Bowdery

Event Date: 
14/05/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Join us for South West promoters SW1 Productions first ‘introducing’ night on Sat 14 May.

HAUNT THE WOODS Fresh from supporting Sunset Sons, Haunt The Woods are looking forward to an exciting 2016. Last year’s highlights included supporting Dry the River, a main stage performance at Boardmasters festival, packing out monthly residency shows at the Plymouth Bbar, and an appearance on Chris Evans TFI Friday.

Haunt the Woods are an alternative folk rock band hailing from Devon and Cornwall. With a new and unique sound that combines their love of traditional and modern folk...

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