Exeter

Fire at The Clarence

Event Date: 
31/10/2017 - 7:30pm to 11/11/2017 - 10:00pm
Venue: 
Cygnet Theatre, Exeter

A new community play by Mark Carey

Cygnet Theatre with Wren Music are proud to celebrate the history of Exeter’s much loved Royal Clarence Hotel with a large-scale community production to coincide with the first anniversary of the fire. Mark Carey’s new play brings vivid life to the famous, infamous and little known characters who lived, worked, played and died at the Royal Clarence Hotel.

31 October 7.30pm

1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 November 7.30pm

11 November 2pm and 7.30pm Tickets: £10 (£8 Child, £30 Family Ticket)

https://cygnettheatre.co.uk

Mr Darcy Loses the Plot

Event Date: 
27/10/2017 - 7:30pm to 10:00pm
Venue: 
Cygnet Theatre

Lip Service Theatre Jane Austen is dreaming up Darcy, a proud, lip-curling handsome creation in very tight pants. But then a door squeaks, a visitor approaches and Jane hastily hides her work. Mr Darcy is left dangling. Left to his own devices he embroiders his own storyline while his creator stitches her quilt. When she returns she finds Darcy is diving into a lake in a clinging white shirt, dancing the Berzerka (a more extreme version of the Masurka) and wrestling carp.

The set features quilt work specially created by community groups for this production. To get quilting visit...

ExIST explores artificial intelligence and robotics technologies in Exeter

Event Date: 
19/10/2017 - 8:30am to 11:00am
Venue: 
Exeter College Technology Centre

On Thursday 19th October, Exeter Initiative for Science and Technology (ExIST) will be taking a closer look at AI and Robotics, focusing on emerging technologies, the sector’s impact on the workplace and the implications and effects of both on workplace and education needs currently and in the future.

The event will be taking place from 8:30am - 11am at Exeter College’s Technology Centre, with a world-class, multi-million pound centre of excellence including cutting edge robotics and the latest engineering technology. Confirmed speakers for October’s quarterly event will include;...

Pheasant roadkill peaks in autumn and late winter

Chickens’ motives for crossing the road are often questioned – but pheasants should probably avoid it altogether, new research suggests.

Researchers from the universities of Exeter and Cardiff compared roadkill figures from the 1960s and 2010s – before and after the start of mass release programmes of pheasants for shooting – and found pheasants remain disproportionately likely to be run over compared to other birds.

“There may be a number of reasons why pheasants are so commonly killed on the roads, including their short flight distances and relatively small brains,” said...

A Buddhist Talk on Wisdom & Compassion

Event Date: 
14/10/2017 - 2:00pm to 4:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Community Centre, 17 St David's Hill, EX4 3RG

Exeter Diamond Way Buddhist Centre are pleased to invite you to a Buddhist talk entitled "Wisdom & Compassion in Buddhism" with Lena Leonteva. There will be time for a Q&A after the talk and a short meditation for those who wish to participate. The talk requires no previous knowledge experience of Buddhism or the Buddhist practice and all are welcome to attend. Entrance on the door, cost £6 / £3 Concession

Venue: Exeter Community Centre, 17 St David's Hill, EX4 3RG

Summer reading success makes way for autumn ‘Active Life’ campaign in Devon Libraries

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 10/10/2017 - 11:26am

The results from this year’s Summer Reading Challenge have been revealed, coinciding with the launch of the 2017 Active Life Active Mind programme of Devon library events throughout October.

The 2017 Summer Reading Challenge saw an impressive 10,522 children in Devon aged between four and eleven sign up to read six books during the summer holidays.

All 50 of Devon’s Libraries, run by Libraries Unlimited, held events and activities to inspire children to read throughout their summer break, resulting in 892 children signing up to become new members of Devon Libraries....

Breastfeeding celebration at RAMM

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 10/10/2017 - 10:28am

Breastfeeding mothers converged on Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) on Thursday (5 October) to see the winning painting in the BP Portrait Award 2017 exhibition (4 October to 3 December) and celebrate breastfeeding.

The world’s most prestigious portrait painting competition came to Exeter straight from the National Portrait Gallery, London. This year’s winner, ‘Breech!’ by Benjamin Sullivan shows the artist’s wife, Virginia, nursing their baby daughter, Edith. Mother and child are locked together in an intimate nursing scene. To celebrate its message of normal...

Gro donate swaddles to Exeter hospital

The iconic Exeter based nursery brand, the Gro Company is delighted to announce that it will be donating 1,000 of its latest product, the Hip-healthy Groswaddle, to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.

The arrangement, which has now officially begun, aims to support every baby born from now to December to have a healthy start in life.

A truly lovely gift from the UK’s most trusted sleep experts, the Hip-healthy Groswaddle will ensure parents can safely swaddle and soothe their newborns and have confidence in their swaddling technique. Thanks to its intuitive design the...

Prestigious national appointment for Exeter lawyer

Penny Scott, partner at Cartridges Law, has been appointed as Chair of The Law Society’s Family Law Committee.

Penny, who has served on the committee for five years, took up the position this month. The committee is made up of specialist family law solicitors from throughout England and Wales who advise The Law Society on family law policy and development.

She said: ‘It really is a great honour to chair this committee. As well as generally reviewing and ensuring high standards of practice in family law we undertake specific projects - such as examining how how family law...

Woolly Show at Exeter Cathedral

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/10/2017 - 5:13am

During this year’s Wool Week, a couple from Derbyshire are making a stand for British farmers and British wool by taking their ‘The Woolly Roadshow’ on a tour of Great Britain.

Last year, David and Karen Griffiths launched ‘The Woolly Roadshow’, an educational promotion of British wool, British sheep and the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST). The venues chosen each hold a special place in our wool heritage.

For the duration of British Wool Week ‘The Woolly Roadshow’, supported by British Wool and the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, will undertake a 7 day tour of England,...

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