Education Recruitment Company Class People have won a national Recruiter Award for Best Temporary Recruitment Agency of the Year. The national awards ceremony took place on Thursday at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, which celebrated outstanding achievements by agencies and in-house recruiters across the UK. The Exeter-based supply agency, set up by a former Primary school teacher Lynis Bassett, undertook a restructure last year and has gone from strength to strength since. The judges commended Class People for their excellent work giving back to schools and the education community. “...
An extraordinary musical event is shaping up for a Devon-based music project. Wren Music is set to welcome Valskorinn, a choir from Iceland to perform a sparkling concert of vocal music alongside Voices In Common who are based in Exeter.
Valskórinn - The choir of the Valur Sports Club in Reykjavík, Iceland, is a mixed voice choir of approximately 30 members. It was founded in May 1993 and has been conducted Bára Grímsdóttir since 2004. Valskórinn sings a very varied repertoire of music in Icelandic, English and occasionally other languages; including original compositions by Bára...
An extraordinary musical event is shaping up for a Devon-based music project.
Wren Music is set to welcome Valskorinn, a choir from Iceland to perform a sparkling concert of vocal music alongside Voices In Common who are based in Exeter.
Valskórinn - The choir of the Valur Sports Club in Reykjavík, Iceland, is a mixed voice choir of approximately 30 members. It was founded in May 1993 and has been conducted Bára Grímsdóttir since 2004. Valskórinn sings a very varied repertoire of music in Icelandic, English and occasionally other languages; including original compositions...
Redrow Homes is returning once again to the Devon County Show as sponsor and exhibitor following its success at last year’s popular county event.
The 2018 show, which takes place over three days on 17, 18 and 19 May is a firm favourite in the region’s calendar and sees thousands flock to the event which takes place at Westpoint showground, Clyst St Mary in Exeter.
This is the fourth year which Redrow has been in attendance and is part of the housebuilder’s ongoing commitment to creating thriving communities in the West Country.
The organ installed to celebrate Buckfast Abbey’s millennium will be the centrepiece of a special evening concert by Exeter Philharmonic Choir on Saturday May 19th, the night of the Royal Wedding.
Summer in the Abbey - An evening of French and English music features works by a variety of composers from both sides of the Channel, including Vaughan Williams’ ethereal and haunting Valiant for Truth and Fauré’s ever popular Cantique de Jean Racine.
The Abbey’s newly-installed organ, played by Richard Lea, will be put through its paces with three movements from Jean Langlais’...
Thousads of people will show their support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) communities in the region by attending the 10th Exeter Pride event on Saturday, May 12.
Exeter Pride is one of the South West's biggest celebrations of the LGBTQ+ communities, and one of the biggest free Pride events in the country. It promises to be an explosion of colour, positivity and pride - and everyone is invited to come out and celebrate.
There will be a colourful rainbow flag March from the St Sidwell Centre, beginning at 12 noon (assemble at 11.30am), which...
Road users are being encouraged to plan their journeys into and around Exeter on Thursday 10 May when the new IKEA store opens to the public.
Increased traffic volumes are anticipated on the major routes into the city, especially on the M5 at Junction 30 Sandygate roundabout and the A379 leading to the new store. Additional traffic may potentially lead to disruption and longer than average delays in the area surrounding the new store.
IKEA has contracted a traffic management company to deal with the arrangements and consultation on the plans has taken place with Devon and...
Love live music? Love the 80s? Then why not volunteer at Let’s Rock retro festival this summer and enjoy the event for free?
By signing up to do a 4 hour shift with festival charity partner, Child Bereavement UK, selling wristbands and raffle tickets on the day, you will gain entry to the festival without spending a single penny. Let’s Rock Exeter will take place at Powderham Castle on June 30th and will include live performances from OMD, Sister Sledge, Nick Heyward and many more.
Child Bereavement UK supports families when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or...
A robust clinical trial to investigate whether taking vitamin D can help keep our brains sharp in older age has been supported by a donation of nearly £250,000 from the J P Moulton Charitable Foundation.
The University of Exeter Medical School will conduct a three-year study on whether vitamin D can improve brain health in people at risk of dementia. Using the PROTECT online study of people aged 50 and over, the trial will assess whether supplements could help to prevent decline in memory and other cognitive functions.
It follows a large-scale study led by Exeter which...
