In stark contrast to last autumn, the Killerton National Trust estate near Exeter is celebrating a bumper crop of apples at this weekend’s Killerton cider and apple festival. On Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October, months of apple picking at Killerton culminates in an annual family festival to mark National Apple Day. The orchard is festooned with bunting, stalls are scattered between the apple trees and the amazing smell of a hog roast will greet visitors at the gates. Helen Trebble, Killerton Community Access Officer said: “This weekend we invite families to grab a sack and join us in the...
People across Exeter are being challenged to try doing everyday things the digital way, in aid of national Get Online Week.
Now in its seventh year, Get Online Week takes place 14-20 October and encourages people to give online life a go at thousands of local events across the UK.
UK online centre St Loye’s Foundation on 51, New North Road is part of the campaign in Exeter, and they firmly believe computers and the internet can make everyone’s life quicker, easier and better.
Karen Clarke Head of Learning and Skills at the acclaimed Exeter-based training charity,...
The Chamber’s Exeter initiative for Science and Technology will be welcoming speakers from blur Group, Flybe and the University of Exeter’s Physics School at its October event on Wednesday 9 October at the Met Office.
Jon Hogg, head of platform at blur Group will be giving a presentation on business sense and how blur Group is using intelligence to transform services procurement. Global technology firm blur Group recently announced that it will be establishing its new ‘R&D Center’ and global headquarters in Exeter’s Science Park in November. The company announced they are...
The Guardian Charity Awards 2013 shortlist, announced today, has St Petrock’s, Exeter’s charity for people who are homeless, among its list of successful charities. Five of these charities will find out in October whether they will share the £25,000 prize money and other prizes.
Speaking on behalf of St Petrock’s, Mel Hartley, project manager, said “Obviously we’re delighted to have been shortlisted for such a prestigious award and would love to think that we may win an award.
“If we are successful with the Guardian Charity Award, we will use the prize money towards...
If you've got any fruit left in your garden, as the weather turns it won't be there much longer.
It's time then for a end of season tidy up but also an oportunity to prepare for next year. Here are just a few tips for October:
Once you've picked your last raspberries, cut back the canes that have produced fruit to ground level, and tie in the best new canes. Harvest apples, pears and plums. (Make sure you store apples carefully by wrapping them up individually in newspaper). Remove tomato leaves to expose unripe fruit. Cover fig trees with netting and fill with straw to...
Now is the time to plant bulbs if you want to give your garden a splash of colour next spring.
Bulbs are really easy to grow; once you’ve planted them they need very little attention, and will reward you with colour, and often scent, when the rest of the garden is looking bare.
Provided you plant them at the right time of year, at about the right depth, they’ll reward you with beautiful flowers year after year.
The planting time for bulbs depends on their flowering time. Spring-flowering bulbs should be planted from early autumn, so they have time to produce new...
From 10am to 6pm on 24th November, Spacex will be presenting the first UK performance in over 4 years by Finland-based, London-born artist John Court. Court's performances have captivated audiences worldwide at events such as Guangzhou Live Art Festival in China, ANTI Contemporary Art Festival in Finland (both 2010), the Venice Biennale (2005) and the Liverpool Biennial (2004).
In this performance we will witness the artist bringing together other aspects of his interdisciplinary practice including sculpture and drawing. Court will empty and adapt the largest gallery at...
Oscar Wilde once said “Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast”... well the great wit of our time didn’t hear about the fantastic new breakfast menu at Giraffe!
From Monday 29th October to Friday 2nd November Giraffe on Princesshay in Exeter will cast some much-needed light on the most momentous meal of the day by delivering a delectable 2-4-1 breakfast deal. For those five golden mornings, diners can buy one brekkie and get another absolutely free by simply going to www.giraffe.net/classic/promotions and downloading their voucher.
