Headway Devon’s popular Autumn Bazaar and Coffee Morning will be returning to the Open Door Centre on Church Street in Exmouth on Thursday 29th October. Organised by the charity’s Exmouth centre for people with acquired brain injuries, the event will run from 10.30am-2.30pm and is open to all. Centre manager, Diana Russell, says, “This regular event in Headway Devon’s fundraising calendar will offer something for the whole family. As well as teas, coffees and delicious homemade cakes there will also be a charity raffle, which has a great range of prizes to win” “Events like this are a...
From a 13th century missal constraining chant music to a 21st century composition based n the 10th century Exeter Book, via a letter written by Henry Purcell and records of payments to members of the choir, Exeter Cathedral Library and Archives has a wealth of information about music over the centuries.
Visiting information
The exhibition is open during normal Cathedral opening hours.
Admission to this exhibition is included in the Cathedral's admission charge. Find out why we charge tourists to visit the...
Come along to explore the fascinating and gruesome parts of history.Travel back in time to a different period of history every week with themed crafts, costumes, and horrible history facts!
This week our theme is NAUGHTY NORMANS. The Normans have invaded! Find out about how Britain changed when William the Conqueror became King. Do you have 'Norman Style'? Become a Norman by building castles and decorating Norman shields.
Suitable for ages 6-12 (children can be left and collected at the end of the session). Booking...
Bookings are being taken for Michelmores' annual employment conference on 12 November 2015 in Exeter – an event aimed at businesses and organisations looking to keep up-to-date with the very latest changes in employment law.
The conference, now in its 14th year, welcomes a wide range of delegates from across the South West, including employers, HR professionals and directors from the public, private, education and charitable sectors.
This year's topics will include discrimination in the workplace, how to structure your restructure and the national living wage – as...
Anyone who rents a property and wants to find out more about their rights can attend an open day on Monday 26 October.
The drop-in event has been organised by the Exeter Private Rental Forum and will be held in Bedford Square, Princesshay, between 11am and 2pm.
A stall will provide details of what resources are available to people who rent, and where to turn to for help and advice if there are problems. There will be information on tenant’s rights, responsibilities and general housing advice.
Housing experts from the Citizen’s Advice Bureau, Young Devon, Exeter City...
A new group of outstanding, professional Devon-based musicians will perform two bright and brilliant classics of 20th century music, featuring the voices of Sarah Owen and Kate Westbrook at Exeter Phoenix on Sunday 1st November at 7.30pm. Musical Director, Emma Welton, has brought together some of the most adventurous musicians in Devon to play music that rarely gets heard in Exeter:
Luciano Berio’s Folk Songs, for mezzo soprano with ensemble of harp, strings, wind and percussion is a collection of songs from the United States, Armenia, France, Sicily, Sardinia and more. The songs...
Do your Christmas shopping in the warm this year - inside Exeter's historic Custom House. More than 50 tables of lovely arts, crafts and gifts by local makers!
We have artists, printmakers, woodworkers, spinners & weavers, jewellers, soap & candle makers, hand made cards and clothes, textile artists, bookstalls, fabric & home crafts, mosaic gifts, Devon oils & chutney, Devon Fudge, face painting and much more ...
Exeter Cathedral was transformed into a rural scene on Tuesday evening when HRH the Countess of Wessex attended the first night performance of Tarka the Opera, a specially commissioned work for the Two Moors Festival.
The audience were treated to a cast of professional musicians and singers alongside the Dorchester Choral Society and school children from four Exeter schools in a two hour performance of the opera. The Countess (pictured above) who is patron of the Festival, arrived at the Royal Clarence Hotel on Cathedral Green where she met Festival organisers, sponsors and patrons...
For the Morris men and women of England, it’s now that time of year when the bells are put away and colourful outfits are hung up for the winter months. It’s also the time of year when many Morris sides are hoping to recruit new members to strengthen their teams. And after a busy summer, dancing at many of the pubs in the region, the Morris sides of Exeter are no exception. The men of Exeter Morris and the women of Glory of the West are therefore inviting anyone who has ever enjoyed watching Morris Dancers to come along and try it out for themselves. The two sides have got together to host...
Mole Valley Farmers has announced that it will continue its support to the farming charity Send a Cow when it hosts four in-store gardens at its South Molton, Holsworthy, Yeovil and Cullompton branches.
They will be built during the week of 2 November by children from local schools to include Bishop Nympton Primary, Clawton Primary and St Michael’s Academy and will form part of Send a Cow’s ‘Planting Hope’ appeal.
The four innovative and sustainable gardens – which look like keyholes from above – will be created with the help of Send a Cow’s expert Pete Moore and...
