During National Volunteers' Week, the children and young people at WESC wanted to extend a MASSIVE thanks to the scores of volunteers that work with WESC.
Take a look at the video and if you feel inspired to give some of your time or want to find out how you can help WESC, then please do get in touch - we are always looking for more volunteers to join our happy team!
For more information, please contact Helen Smith : hsmith@wescfoundation.ac.uk or call 01392 454 208.
There's something to suit all tastes in our editor's pick of what's on this weekend...
Ignite Festival Until Sunday, various venues, Exeter Ignite is a 6 day celebration of new live performance work from the South West and beyond. It will host events in a number of venues across the city. It is an affordable opportunity for artists, performers and companies to preview their Edinburgh shows or as a local, alternative, exciting festival experience, aiming to create a diverse and inspiring summer festival programme. www.igniteexeter.org.uk
Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital is set to launch a unique service to local patients who require common surgical procedures.
For the first time, patients choosing to have their care outside of the NHS will have no time limits placed on their aftercare following procedures like hip replacements or hernia repair.
The Exeter hospital, part of the Nuffield Health Charity, is launching the service in light of recent high profile concerns about patient care, both in the Independent sector and the NHS. Nuffield Health says it is simply making official its ethos of always putting...
On Track Music Events have collaborated with those lovely guys and gals at Bicton College to bring you Devon’s brand new music festival ... Introducing Bicton Fest 2013!
A sensational one-day music festival featuring two stages packed with some of the very best up-and-coming unsigned artists in the UK. Set overlooking a lake in the stunning grounds of a Georgian manor house… Don’t be fooled by the word ‘College’ as there is nothing ‘Grange Hill’ about this venue what so ever!
With Early Bird Tickets available from as little as £5.00 be sure to get your hands on some ASAP...
Newtown Community Association is gearing up for an Art Café, which will take place this Sunday, 9 June at the main hut in Belmont Park from 2pm-4pm.
As well as a painting activity with Exeter Scrapstore, there will be live music mostly from young string player 'The J Strings' – which is the St James School string group – Exeter Young Strings, and also a young string band will be doing a few tunes.
After that, there will be an open session for anyone to play a few tunes.
Members of the national trade union Unite staged a peaceful protest outside John Lewis in Exeter yesterday lunchtime as part of a national effort to put pressure on stockists of Siemens products. Unite argues that although Siemens has had a positive 'human rights' record' in the past, the company is currently "falling short of their own 'Code of Conduct' by continuing to work with two construction companies that are proven 'blacklisters' who victimised trade unionists and are now at the centre of allegations of continued persecution.
Angie Lunn, from Exeter, talks about her experience volunteering for WESC Foundation and why she wishes she had done it years ago.
What led you to volunteer for WESC Foundation?
I had been toying with the idea of volunteering for about four years before I took action to make it happen.
I was talking to a friend about her son who has attended WESC Foundation for the past ten years and met him on a sponsored walk and had such a lovely time in his company that I decided to enquire whether I could use some of my spare time and skills to help at WESC.
Devon law firm Kitsons has acquired Exeter-based Armitage & Co and appointed the principal and renowned private client specialist Simon Armitage as a Partner with effect of 1 June 2013.
Kitsons, which is headquartered in Torquay, Devon and has offices in Exeter and Plymouth, seeks to enhance its private client and conveyancing offering from the firm’s Exeter office.
Simon Armitage founded Armitage & Co in September 1979, following several years in Local Government, firstly in Maidenhead, and subsequently with Mid Devon District Council. Having operated as a sole...
Devon Community Foundation is asking anyone who loves to dance, or who simply loves Devon, to get involved in a county-wide flashmob on Sunday 30 June to help raise funds for the charity.
Marking the 30th Anniversary of the Hollywood classic movie, Flashdance and celebrating BBC Radio Devon’s 30th Birthday, the flashmob will be raising money for BBC Radio Devon’s ‘Give a Gift Appeal’ in aid of Devon Community Foundation.
Famous ballet dancer and Devonian Wayne Sleep is backing the Appeal suggesting as many groups as possible take part in the flashmob to raise as much as...
On Track Music Events & Bicton College proudly present Bicton Fest 2013!
OTME has collaborated with those lovely guys and gals at Bicton Agricultural College to bring you Devon’s brand new music festival, (drum roll please). Introducing Bicton Fest 2013! A sensational one-day music festival featuring two stages packed with some of the very best up-and-coming unsigned artists in the UK. Featuring Wille & The Bandits, Kal Lavelle, Joey The Lips, Adam Isaac, The Breaks Collective, Hannah Berney, Hunter & The Bear and more! with water sports, fun fairs and loads more this...
