Exeter

Charity cycle ride along Exe Estuary Trail

Event Date: 
20/07/2014 - 11:00am
Venue: 
Haven Road, the Quay, Exeter

Join a charity cycle ride along the Exe Estuary this weekend to help the cancer charities which supported an Exeter family through their mother’s illness.

Bridget Johns, who lived at Ebford, sadly lost her battle to cancer earlier this year and despite great sadness, her family has organised a charity cycle ride and barbecue on Sunday 20 July 20 to raise money for local charity, Hospiscare, Cancer Research UK and Marie Cure Cancer Care.

The ride is being hosted by local cycle hire company, The Bike Bus, and will start at Exeter following a 20 mile route along the beautiful...

Tony Rowe bestowed with honorary degree

The University of Exeter is bestowing key figures from the South West region with Honorary Degrees this week, among 14 Honorary Graduates.

Kicking off proceedings was Tony Rowe OBE, Chief Executive and Chairman of Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club and also South West Communications Group, which he established in 1982.

He was joined on Monday 14 July by Roy Pike who led Torquay Boys’ Grammar School for 27 years, making him one of the longest-serving head teachers. He is an alumnus of the University of Exeter and three of his six children also graduated from the University.

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Decade of charity golf days raises £109,000

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Tue, 07/15/2014 - 10:48am

Hospiscare is celebrating after raising £109,000 during a decade of the hugely popular Charity Golf Tournament held in Exeter.

A total of 46 teams, mainly from Exeter but also from all over the country, played in glorious sunshine at the Exeter Golf and Country Club. There was plenty of light hearted rivalry and banter as they competed for the Marnie Burgoynes Memorial Trophy which was won by the Misfits, led by Nigel Armstrong

Norma Foster, chairman of the golf committee, said: “The wonderful support of golfers over the last decade has managed to deliver the amazing total...

The next generation: Children and the dentist

Authored by Lucie Simic
Posted: Mon, 07/14/2014 - 2:58pm

Figures, released in The Sunday Times this weekend, show that the number one reason for primary-school-aged children being admitted to hospital is to have multiple teeth taken out.

Provisional figures for the period 2013-14 show that 25,812 children from that age group have been admitted to hospital to have multiple tooth extractions, up from 22,574 three years previously.

Kathryn Harley, former dean of the faculty of dental surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, said: "We have children who require all 20 of their baby teeth to be extracted. It beggars belief that...

Injury blow for Chiefs skipper Mumm

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Mon, 07/14/2014 - 10:59am

Exeter Chiefs skipper Dean Mumm is set to miss the start of the new Aviva Premiership campaign in September after undergoing a shoulder operation.

The 30-year-old former Australian international second row forward suffered the injury last season, and it has not recovered as the Chiefs had hoped.

It is a blow to Exeter’s early-season plans as he is a key figure in the team.

Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter explained: "Dean finished the season with a little bit of a shoulder issue.

“He came back and played the last two games of the campaign against Harlequins and...

Angelic voices raise funds for cathedral

Renowned choral ensemble The Rodolfus Choir are travelling to Devon this week to give a special concert to support Exeter Cathedral.

The group, directed by Ralph Allwood MBE, are all young singers who have completed the Eton Choral Course (founded by Allwood 1980).

With a sound hailed as 'unspeakably beautiful' by Gramophone magazine, the choir has established itself firmly over a period of thirty years as one of the leading young choirs in the United Kingdom.

The concert takes place at Exeter Cathedral on Thursday 17 July at 7.30pm and will include Herbert Howell’s...

Exeter Forest School & Shillingford Organics Family Fun Open Day

Event Date: 
20/07/2014 - 11:00am to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Shillingford Organics, Shillingford Abbot, Exeter, EX2 9QQ

Join Exeter Forest School and Shillingford Organics for their 2014 Family Fun Open Day and celebration of nature on Sunday 20th July 2014. A great day out for all the family!

Explore the farm, meet the growers, play and learn in the Forest School with activities including fire lighting, den building, campfire cooking, natural arts, crafts and so much more.

Enjoy delicious local produce from Shillingford Organics, a BBQ from West Town Farm and vegetarian / vegan delights... mmm tasty!

There will also be loads of entertainment including Morris Dancing, storytelling...

Do you work in the coolest place in the UK?

According to recent research, we spend more than 100,000 hours of our lives at work.

This is why we need to work in spaces that stimulate creativity and districts that excite us, with teams that support our ideas and bosses that inspire us.

Employees and business leaders in Exeter are being asked to nominate their office location in a unique search that will identify the very best business district and locations in the UK.

Can Exeter compete with the likes of London’s Shoreditch, Manchester’s prime business district Spinningfields or in Edinburgh’s New Town, which...

First glimpse of the YMCA's new look

Event Date: 
16/07/2014 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral Chapter House

YMCA is the largest and oldest youth charity in the world. Over the last couple of years, all 155 YMCAs in England have been working together to find a new common brand that communicates what the organisation is and the difference it makes to communities across England.

It now has a new brand identity – and Exeter YMCA is the first to formally adopt this.

Please join us on Wednesday 16th July to witness the unveiling of our new brand before it officially goes public.

Where? Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral

When? Wednesday 16th July, 5.30-7.00pm

Wine...

Hepher targets big start to season

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Thu, 07/10/2014 - 12:38pm

Ali Hepher has warned Exeter Chiefs players they can ill afford to rest on their laurels as the club continue their preparations for the new 2014/15 season.

After last season's impressive campaign, which included the Devon club lifting their first piece of major silverware when taking the LV= Cup in March, expectations amongst the playing group have been raised another notch during the first few weeks of pre-season.

The emergence of a number of Exeter's highly-rated youngsters, together with more game time for others within the group, mean the Chiefs will have a much battle...

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