South West Athletics Academy is pleased to announce the launch of its new portable athletics track surface. To celebrate the launch, a sprint challenge is being held at Exeter’s Princesshay on Saturday 30 March from 10am – 5pm, with all welcome to come and try out the new surface.
Sonya Ellis, Head Coach of the Award Winning Academy said, “ This is an exciting new project and we’re the first in the South West to have this type of portable track. We’re really excited to be able to take the track out into the community and raise awareness of athletics. We’ll also be attending sports...
On Wednesday 13 March, an enthusiastic team from Nando’s Exeter were treated to a tour of the WESC Foundation campus and facilities and the chance to meet some of the inspirational students. Nando’s staff were keen to find out more about Princesshay’s official charity of 2013 and support with activity in their restaurant as well as giving time through volunteering.
The Nando’s Exeter team arrived laden with balloons and tons of energy, together with a selection of Peri-Peri sauces for the children and young people to use in their next cooking classes.
If your child fancies themselves as the next Jamie Cureton, why not bring them down to Princesshay on Saturday 9 March, when Exeter City’s Football in the Community team will be running a Quick Feet skills competition - and they could win themselves a season ticket!
The event, in Princesshay’s Bedford Square, will run from 11am to 3pm and the under 12 who gets the highest score on the day will win a child’s season ticket in the Stagecoach Family Stand at St James Park. There are also special offers available on the day for all season ticket purchases for next season.
Princesshay has introduced Braille menus into its restaurants and cafes to show support for Princesshay’s new charity of the year for 2013, WESC Foundation: The specialist centre for visual impairment.
The new initiative aims to help Princesshay restaurants alleviate the issues faced by blind or partially sighted people when choosing what to order.
WESC Foundation, located on Topsham Road provides specialist care, education and therapy to children and young people with visual impairment and complex needs. More than 100 children and young people attend WESC daily, weekly or...
On Thursday 7 March regional charity Young Devon is hosting its Big Sleep Out event in Exeter’s Princesshay from 8pm – 8am to raise awareness of the issues of homelessness for young people in Devon. Young Devon is asking local young people take to their sleeping bags to experience sleeping rough for a night. The Big Sleep Out aims to raise awareness about the hundreds of young people that sleep rough in the local community every single night. The charity is urging young people to take part in the event to raise vital funds which will support hundreds of young people that require emergency...
Princesshay is pleased to announce the WESC Foundation as its charity partner for 2013. The shopping centre remains committed to supporting local charities and organisations and is excited about working with WESC Foundation throughout the year on special events and specific fundraising activities.
A fire appliance from Danes Castle and another from Middlemoor were called out to rescue three shoppers - two adults and one child - stuck in a lift in Princesshay, Exeter this afternoon (2nd January).
On arrival the fire crews made contact with the occupants of the lift and used small tools and a short extension ladder to release the shoppers. All were uninjured and released to a place of safety.
Fire Crews from Exeter Danes Castle and Middlemoor were called to Princesshay at 9.37pm on Tuesday evening to rescue a member of the public following a fall into a confined space.
Fire Service personnel used safety equipment and two short extension ladders to rescue the casualty, who was conveyed to hospital by the ambulance service.
The St Loye’s Foundation car raffle, in which Princesshay shoppers have had the chance to win a Peugeot 107 for £1, has raised in excess of £10,000 for the Exeter-based charity. The winning raffle ticket was drawn on Monday 17th December by Exeter’s very own Santa - the Deputy Lord Mayor of Exeter, Cllr Percy Prowse.
The lucky winner, Abbey Cheung of Kingsteignton will receive her brand new car in time for Christmas. The super new car, worth over £7,000 was donated to St Loye’s Foundation by Exeter’s Truscotts Peugeot dealership.
A beautiful artwork commissioned jointly by Land Securities and Exeter City Council and designed by international artists Studio Roso, is being installed at the top of Southernhay on the curved wall of Princesshay’s car park.
The installation commemorates Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh’s Golden Jubilee visit to Exeter in May 2012.
All of Studio Roso's designs are inspired by the location of the artwork. The artwork draws inspiration from the Copper Beech tree that used to stand in this location, and which had to be removed due to a fungal disease....
