Exeter has made some great strides in meeting the needs of people with physical disabilities, but may be lagging behind in making adjustments for autistic people.
We all realise that a wheelchair user needs a ramp, rather than steps, to get into a building. It can be harder to know what changes to make to welcome someone with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Understanding can be limited by stereotype and myth. Back in the 1950’s, child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim thought that Autism was caused by Refrigerator Mothers, and this was widely believed. Research using brain scans...
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be hosting their 2016 “Remain Loyal to Jehovah!” conventions in countries around the world.
The public is invited to attend this three-day event free of charge. The theme of this year’s three-day program is “Remain Loyal to Jehovah!” and it will feature 49 presentations, each exploring the theme “loyalty.” Additionally, the Witnesses have prepared 35 video segments specifically for the program plus two short films that will be shown on Saturday and Sunday. Each day, the morning and afternoon sessions will be introduced by music videos recorded for the...
Solana are an instrumental gypsy-folk band. Hailing from all corners of Europe, their style reflects the diversity of their backgrounds and interests: their sound encompasses folk, swing, klezmer, flamenco, latin, reggae and trip-hop. Their live shows combine intricate arrangements with energetic performances and healthy doses of improvisation, and have been getting crowds dancing across the UK, France and Spain since their formation in late 2012.
“Plaintive Spanish guitars meet exuberant Celtic flutes and irrepressible fiddles in a feast of Jiggery-Polkary” --- John Blakely, Ear...
Free entry before 8:30pm and only £1 on the door afterwards. Hazaar! will be on stage from 10:30pm-1am.
A raucous orkestra of Klezmer mayhem, this Gypsy circus of madness will take you across the Balkans on a night of merry dance. Hazaar play unique arrangements fusing elements of funk, dub, rock and jazz into their krazy circus style performances.
Bio Hazaar has brought together seven musicians each with a very different history of influences and styles. The traditional tunes that the band perform have become a fresh fusion that demonstrates the virtuosity and creativity...
Tiverton Fire Station is looking for prospective on-call firefighters to join the crew.
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is looking for people in the Tiverton community to be on-call or ‘retained’ firefighters. No previous experience of firefighting is necessary for this role – the ideal prospective firefighter starts with a commitment to the community, a positive attitude and a good level of fitness.
This is an opportunity for men and women who live and/or work within five minutes response time to the fire station to potentially save lives in fire, flood and...
Kaleider, a production studio based in Exeter, has published Ancient Sunlight, Stories From The Oil Age created by six artists and over two hundred young people from schools and library groups in Exeter.
Starting with the question ‘What should we do with the last barrel of oil?’, the artists led workshops about the affordances of oil, what we have and value and how those values might be shifted or sustained in the future. Exploring the subject through screen printing, illustration, poetry, script writing and scientific investigation, the artists collaborated with the young people...
Letting someone walk your dog, filling your spare room or making use of your unused car – these are all ways you can be a part of the ‘Sharing Economy’. In its simplest form, the ‘Sharing Economy’ helps people make the most of the things that they have. This means a new way of living and a new way of spending money. Despite the endless opportunities to make and save money, just 10% of the public are aware of what it is.
This comes during Global Sharing Week (5th-11th June) from a brand new study by HiyaCar, the platform that allows you to rent cars from people in your community....
The Exeter Book, one of Exeter Cathedral’s greatest treasures, has been granted UNESCO Memory of the World status, signalling its ‘outstanding significance’ to British and world history.
The award will be presented tonight at the Senedd, the National Assembly building for Wales, in Cardiff.
The Exeter Book joins only 50 other documents on the UK register listing important historical documents.
Professor Emma Cayley, Associate Professor of Medieval Literature at the University of Exeter, said: “This recognition now puts the Exeter Book in the same category as the...
Exeter College students are preparing to descend on the Museum of London nexet weekend, 1-3 July for the Debating Matters National Final, a weekend of intense debate in what has been dubbed ‘the toughest debating competition in the country’.
Competing against 11 other schools from across the UK, ultimately only one school will be proven victorious and crowned Debating Matters National Champions 2015/2016.
A landmark event in the UK’s education calendar, the Debating Matters National Final exposes the unique views of the opinion formers of tomorrow.
Cygnet Theatre in Exeter is running its annual Summer School August 1st – 5th
Open to anyone interested in performing (aged 16+) the 5 day course will use Shakespeare and Contemporary texts to explore approaches to acting and characterisation. Voice, movement and improvisation are key focusses as participants work towards an informal showing of work in progress at the end of the week guided by a range of tutors including Alistair Ganley (Artistic Director of Cygnet), Stephen Copp (Actor and Voice specialist) and Steve Bennett (Actor Broadchurch, Peep Show , Panto Dame and...
