Crowdcube, one of the UK’s leading investment crowdfunding platforms, has today strengthened its Board with the appointment of Simon Williams, a highly respected senior retail banking and wealth management executive and long term supporter of fast growing fintech businesses, as Chairman. The appointment is a clear indication that equity crowdfunding has moved into the mainstream world of finance. In joining Crowdcube, Williams, who has a strong track record of successful fintech investment, has also made a significant investment into the business. This investment was made alongside over 3,...
Farmwise Devon welcomed the ten thousandth primary school child through its doors at Exeter Westpoint Arena this week, as the event celebrated its fourth year educating children about where their food comes from.
Year two pupil, Katie Boore from Brixington Primary Academy, Exmouth, was among 1,400 children attending the event on Wednesday 11 October.
The interactive day was organised by Devon County Council and was designed to take primary school children on a food journey from field to fork using touch, taste and practical activities.
East Devon District Council has begun work on a new Jurassic themed artificial nine-hole adventure golf facility next to the play area at Seafield Gardens in Seaton.
The new mini golf course, which will be used by both local residents and visitors to Seaton, is being funded by money collected by the council from developers for new homes they have created in Seaton. The council chooses to let the local community decide how to spend this money. The adventure golf course was the most popular choice among a range of suggestions put forward and voted on by the local community. The total...
Michelmores LLP has added to its Real Estate team, with the appointment of two new Partners.
Chris Hoar joins the Firm as Head of Construction and Engineering, while Stephen McColgan joins Michlemores' Real Estate team specialising in land acquisition. The pair bring a collective five decades of experience in the real estate sector between them.
Chris brings over two decades of expertise in advising clients on construction, engineering and other infrastructure projects across the supply chain both nationally and internationally. In addition to his transactional work, he has...
Sunday 16 October, Kenton Victory hall - 10.30 - 12.30
Buy top quality pre loved baby, children's and maternity good at a fraction of their high street price - all great brands in top condition. At mum2mum market there a huge selection of just about EVERYTHING!!....
there will be 20 stalls brimming with bargains
FREE car parking
refreshments and cake stall
A few of the things available at the sale will be clothes / toys / books / dvds / car seats / bike seat / baby walker / baby gym...
Exeter Round Table organise Exeter’s biggest and best fireworks display with this being their 36th annual event.
Pre sales tickets are available for only £16 for a family of four and can be purchased from many outlets in the Exeter area. As well as being the largest pyro-musical charity firework display in Devon, there is also a large fair with many thrilling rides, a range of food and drink stalls and ample free parking.
The Westpoint team who work in close conjunction with Exeter Round Table have been generous once again, by donating their facilities for free. The event...
Are you a home crafter? Exeter’s Beacon Community Centre is looking for stallholders for its Christmas Fair on Saturday 10 December 12 till 3pm.
Last year’s fair was packed with hundreds of shoppers and 150 local children visited Santa!
Centre manager Richard Cummings, said: "We had a great time last year, there was a real buzz. We’ve already got 10 stalls booked and would love to hear from more local people who make high quality Christmas cards, pottery, handmade decorations, Christmas puddings, gifts or stocking fillers."
Rathbone Investment Management have made a significant contribution to one of the city’s biggest LEGO® models as part of their sponsorship of Exeter Cathedral’s Big LEGO Build. The Build is a major fundraising project to build a scale model of the Cathedral from 300,000 LEGO bricks, using a design by certified LEGO builders Bright Bricks. Visitors to the Cathedral are being encouraged to get involved, and for every £1 donated a brick can be added to the model. Staff from the firm’s central Exeter office built a LEGO “flying buttress” earlier this year under the watchful eye of the project...
Hospiscare are delighted to announce that two more of the celebrated local charity’s coffee mornings have proven very successful.
Little MarVals Preschool in Pinhoe held their Hospiscare coffee morning on 30th September. The school which caters for children aged 2-5 years, invited mums and dads and the local community to a parents’ coffee morning at the United Reformed Church in Pinhoe.
Children and parents enjoyed cake and browsing toy stalls and sharing their work with the community. An organist also played and at the end of the day,
United Fight Events, a premium event, showcasing the very best in combat sports. There has been a meteoric rise in martial arts within the last 5 years with the different arts and styles gaining huge attention.
United Fight Events currently showcases Muay Thai and Traditional Boxing and will host its first, much anticipated event, #UNFC1, on October 22nd at Riverside Leisure Centre in front of 1100 supporters.
The main event features Marcel Gaines, who has recently returned from three years of competition at the highest level in Thailand, who will be competing against Leif...
