After a successful first year helping South West social ventures to grow and flourish, applications have now opened for an exciting new programme of Seedbed investment and support for 2016.
Now in its second year, the £1.2 million Seedbed accelerator programme is looking to recruit 25 ambitious social ventures from across the region by the end of January.
Successful applicants will each have access to thousands of pounds worth of investment in the form of affordable loans, business coaching and action learning to help them expand and fulfil their potential.
With employer confidence definitely ‘up’ it’s estimated that over three quarters (76%) of employers are planning to increase their number of permanent workers in the next 12 months*
With 73.9% of 16-64 year olds in work, a rise of 505K this year, the outlook is most certainly encouraging for the UK workforce.
However, there is always a ‘BUT’ – the pace of growth has also brought with it certain challenges such as severe skill shortages in an increasing number of sectors, difficulty in attracting the right skills and gaps between hiring volume vs budgets...
This January Shotgun Theatre, the award-winning musical theatre company from the University of Exeter, are proud to present their production of the laugh out loud musical, Avenue Q.
With performances in the Exeter Phoenix from 18th to 21st of January, the show follows the story of Princeton, a recent college graduate who suddenly finds himself thrown into the real world and renting an apartment on Avenue Q, New York.
Dubbed as Sesame Street for grownups, this musical is both funny and crude with realistic undertones, tackling issues such as relationships, sexuality and...
In 2015 the South West Group of the National Service (Royal Air Force) Association celebrated its tenth anniversary.
During the anniversary year a varied programme of activities was enjoyed by members - from guest speakers and trips, to ceremonial occasions.
Among the former were talks on the Devon Freewheelers and the development and demise of Concorde, together with entertainment from Mick Groves, formerly of The Spinners, at the Christmas buffet.
Participation in ceremonial events included the Armed Forces Day parade in Exeter, attendance at an association annual...
The University of Exeter and the Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (Cefas) are leading on a £1.97M BBSRC-Newton Fund project to develop and apply new molecular biology techniques to reduce the impact of major diseases in aquaculture for the improvement of the livelihood of small-scale farmers in India, Bangladesh and Malawi.
Aquaculture contributes significantly to global food security and poverty reduction. In Bangladesh and India the shrimp fishing industry sustains the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of poor people. Fish farming too is...
From the acclaimed producers of George’s Marvellous Medicine and Horrible Histories, Birmingham Stage will bring its production of David Walliams’s Gangsta Granny to the Exeter Northcott Theatre in February.
It’s Friday night and Ben knows that means only one thing- staying with Granny! There will be cabbage soup, cabbage pie and cabbage cake and Ben knows one thing for sure- it’s going to be SO boring! But what Ben doesn’t know is that Granny has a secret – and Friday nights are about to get more exciting than he could ever imagine, as he embarks on and adventure of a lifetime...
Exeter School's Choral Society Concert 2016 Exeter School is looking forward to performing three contrasting pieces for the annual Choral Society concert held at Exeter Cathedral on Thursday 17 March.
Made up of current and past pupils, parents and staff, Choral Society will perform Fauré’s Requiem, a favourite within the choral repertoire, featuring a solo from music scholar Rebecca German who will sing the famous In Paradisum.
New to many performers and audiences will be contemporary composer Paul Patterson’s Magnificat. The piece is a real showcase for the glorious...
Join Steve Rider for one of the first opportunities to play on the new course layout at the Exeter Golf and Country Club next June!
The annual ELF Golf Day, sponsored by Cathedral Financial Management, will take place on Thursday 16th June.
Teams of three will enjoy a round of golf and a barbecue making a splendid day out for golfing enthusiasts.
Steve Rider will host the event and comments: “When my brother was taken ill, I was given a real insight into the great work of the haematology unit and the vital supportive work of ELF.
Hospiscare, if you think about it, is a strange name for a charity.
It looks like a spelling mistake! If you were naming a new charity today you would pick something different, more dynamic and action focussed.
But 34 years ago, yes that’s how long we’ve been around, it made perfect sense. In fact it was a touch of genius!
Isca is the Roman name for Exeter, so we thought we would bring together the three things we did - Hosp(ice) Isca (Exeter) and Care. What a great name, capturing all the essential elements of the service we were starting. Hospiscare, Exeter’s own...
A group of intrepid Exeter Chiefs supporters are raising money for the Exeter Foundation by cycling from Exeter to Bordeaux.
The 485 mile route of the Exeter Rugby European Cycle Challenge will take 6 days to complete, and began at the home of the Exeter Chiefs, Sandy Park today (Sunday 10 January) and finishing at the Stade Andre Moga to watch the Chiefs take on Bordeaux Bègles in the European Champions Cup.
The cyclists will be fully supported by a coach and mini-buses that will provide food, hot drinks and regular rest stops en route. Rugby clubs along the way are also...
