Vote online now and ensure that RAMM’s iconic painting, Portrait of an African , is included in Art Everywhere, the world’s biggest art exhibition this summer.
Starting today and for one week only, the public is invited to choose their favourite British artworks from a shortlist at www.arteverywhere.org.uk
Fifty of the 100 shortlisted paintings will then be used to transform thousands of poster sites and billboards into iconic artworks starting on 8 August 2013.
Art Everywhere is a collaborative project between Richard Reed, co-founder of Innocent Drinks, the Art...
WESC Foundation is calling for entries to its sponsored walk - WALK FOR WESC - which takes place on Sunday 7 July at 2pm at Ugbrook Park in Chudleigh, Devon.
The Exeter-based charity provides learning, care and therapy for more than 100 children and young people with sight loss and complex needs at its campus on Topsham Road. The event, sponsored by Savills in Exeter, includes a fancy dress competition for dogs and their owners and has three routes with stunning views around the impressive country grounds. “We wanted to do something fun to raise funds for the children we care for...
Grassroots cricket team, Stoke Hill Junior School, are asking for their local community to vote for them to win the prize of a lifetime, the chance to attend a training session with England cricket legends.
Forty grassroots cricket teams all over the UK are competing to win the dream prize, which is part of the grassroots cricket campaign launched by premium home appliance brand AEG.
Stoke Hill Junior School has already won AEG’s Ultimate Kit and Laundry Package, which includes 11 bespoke Canterbury Cricket Kits and a top-of-the-range AEG washing machine in time for the...
The V&A presents David Bowie is happening now , a nationwide cinema event screened live from David Bowie is as the finale to the enormously successful exhibition.
This unique event will be your last opportunity to experience the V&A’s exhibition in the UK before it goes on international tour and is being screened at the Exeter Picuturehouse on Tuesday 13 August at 7pm.
David Bowie is happening now will be introduced by exhibition curators Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh. It will feature special guests offering an insight into the stories behind some of the 300...
Why not take advantage of a long summer evening by attending an imaginative writing workshop at A la Ronde?
The workshop, held from 5.30pm to 8.30pm on Thursday 4 July, is led by short story writer, Meredith Miller.
Fiction and fiction and non-fiction prose is the focus and Meredith hopes to use the unique history of the property as a starting point to inspire writers of all levels to develop their voice and use their imagination. To get those literary and creative thought processes flowing there will be a pre-workshop guided tour of the house at 4pm.
A new treatment is being offered at the Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital to help people who suffer from an overactive bladder.
Needing to go to the toilet too often is a problem for up to 20% of the population, and many people find it hard to talk to their GP about it. A radical new treatment – the percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation – now gives patient a new, easier option.
Consultant Urologist Mark Stott said: “This can be real problem for people. There are tablets and life style changes that people can make if they are suffering with an overactive bladder or feel real...
Paignton Zoo’s Great Gorillas Project is well under way. And for two local artists, the rivalry is personal.
Husband and wife artists Deborah Treliving and Malcolm Law are going head-to-head. Malcolm is creating Cool Ice Cream Bananas Gorilla for the Princesshay Shopping Centre in Exeter, while Deborah is painting Hippocampus Guttulatus Gorilla on behalf of Cavanna Homes.
The Great Gorillas Project is celebrating the 90th birthday of the region’s largest and best-known zoo, Paignton Zoo Environmental Park, which is a registered charity.
As summer approaches, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is asking people to make sure their family, guests and loved ones know how to get out, stay out, and call 999 in the event of a fire.
A smoke alarm can give people the warning they need to get out of their home in a fire, but a blocked exit, locked door or unfamiliar surroundings can often shave vital seconds from their escape time, exposing them to the fatal dangers of toxic smoke.
Some simple steps and a clear escape plan in the event of a fire will help ensure that everyone can get out, stay out and...
David Pett who took on a pioneering ecumenical role to support rural churches in West Devon is off to pastures new.
The ecumenical rural development officer role, which was funded by the Methodist Connexion and the Exeter Diocese, has now come to an end after three years. David has found a new job as regional officer for Dairy Co covering the whole of the South West working with cattle and sheep farmers.
David said: “The last few years have simply flown by. I have greatly enjoyed meeting so many people who are very keen to work alongside their communities and make a...
Copplestone Primary has been judged as outstanding for the third time in succession.
It is a major achievement for Copplestone as inspection standards have risen significantly since its full last Ofsted in 2010.
The school was also judged as outstanding for its English lessons in 2011.
The latest report from the school standards agency concludes: “This is an outstanding school. All pupils make excellent progress and achieve exceptionally well in reading, writing and maths. Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary at all times. Attitudes to learning are excellent and pupils...
