Exeter

IKEA Exeter reopens free in-store creche, Småland

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 04/06/2023 - 5:13pm

IKEA Exeter has announced the reopening of its free in-store creche area, Småland, from Friday 7th April. It comes following the closure of the service in March 2020 due to the pandemic.

Rolling out the blue and yellow carpet, parents and guardians with children aged 3-10¹ can use the free service for 45 minutes when visiting the IKEA store. The wonderous world of Småland offers a fun and meaningful play experience for each child that visits. Featuring soft play, arts and crafts and toys and games, it provides a place for children to interact and play, whilst giving parents and...

Princesshay Spring Trail

Event Date: 
03/04/2023 - 12:00am to 08/05/2023 - 12:00am
Venue: 
Princesshay, Exeter

As the warmer weather makes an appearance and the much-loved signs of spring begin to blossom it’s time to get out and enjoy our fabulous county.

We’re delighted to have partnered with Devon’s Top Attractions to give you the opportunity to WIN a Devon’s Top Attractions Golden Ticket.

Worth over £1,500, the Devon’s Top Attractions Golden Ticket allows FREE entry for up to four people for one visit to all the attractions listed on the ticket and its valid for a whole year! (from date of issue).

To win this incredible prize simply use the map below to visit all the...

Housebuilder supports cancer charity raffle event in Cranbrook

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 04/05/2023 - 10:45pm

Taylor Wimpey has proudly assisted Cranbrook Running Club with its support towards Force Cancer Charity. The running club organised a charity raffle event in Cranbrook, which Taylor Wimpey proudly supported with a £250 donation, allowing the club to purchase further items to raise more funds to then hand over to the charity.

Force Cancer Charity provides free support and information to anyone affected by cancer at its centre in Exeter and local community hospitals. This includes counselling, group sessions, complementary therapies, benefits advice and specialist physiotherapy....

University of Exeter installs 3D sculpture to raise awareness of research in parasites

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 04/04/2023 - 11:21pm

A fascinating 3D sculpture has been installed at the University of Exeter’s Living Systems Institute, helping to raise awareness of its research on microsporidia.

Microsporidia are important pathogens infecting a diversity of animals including humans, honeybees, and farmed fish and shrimp, causing disease and, in some cases, death. Microsporidia parasites are found as dormant spores in the environment, which when eaten by a host “germinate”. Despite their importance, these parasites are not well-known by the general public, with most people never having heard of them.

In...

Open day for Britannia Project

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 04/03/2023 - 10:04pm

A rare wooden boat being restored in a Devon village is celebrating its 108th birthday with an open day on 10 April.

The 58ft Britannia is being rebuilt by Sam and Vicki Samuels and a team of volunteers, 20 miles from the sea in the village of Winkleigh. A key part of the project is to train disadvantaged young people in the art of boatbuilding.

Sebastian Dixon, age 19, was unemployed before he joined the team two years ago. Despite having to commute 3 hours a day to get to Winkleigh, he hasn’t missed a day’s work since then and was recently awarded a £500 grant to buy...

Princesshay to host free family fun day in Easter holidays

On Saturday 15th April, 11am – 4pm, Princesshay Square will be transformed into a vibrant pop-up Family Fun Day with a range of free activities to keep visitors of all ages entertained during the Easter holidays.

Visitors to the event will be able to enjoy live music, a round of crazy golf, giant Jenga, balloon modelling, or get creative with giant colouring wall and free children’s Macramé crafting sessions, plus take part in the Golden Ticket Spring trail to be in with a chance of winning a Devon’s Top Attractions Golden Ticket, worth over £1500!

Princesshay will also...

Funding boost to YMCA South Devon

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 04/03/2023 - 12:16pm

The south Devon branch of the renowned charity YMCA, the largest and oldest youth charity in the world, has received a £1,500 boost from a local housebuilder.

YMCA South Devon runs various projects for young people, this can include providing temporary safe community accommodation for them if they find themselves homeless (Nightstop), Social & Emotional support for young people struggling to cope in mainstream school (Fit for Life), or ante-natal support for young parents (Bumps to Babies). The charity supports young people in communities across Torbay and the South Hams....

Exeter Property Circle April Business Event

Exeter Property Circle are hosting their next Networking Event in Exeter this month

Exeter Property Circle are hosting their next Networking Event in Exeter this month

Exeter Property Circle is a networking group for people working within property in and around Exeter.

Events are informal and a great way to meet new contacts and catch up with old ones in a friendly environment over a drink.

Please join us on 19th April at Exeter City FC for an evening of networking and drinks with Julian & Jamie.

We will be joined by Guest Speakers Julian Tagg ECFC President, Director of External Affairs & Exeter CITY Community Trust Chairman and Jamie...

Exeter Property Circle April Business Event

Exeter Property Circle April Event - An Evening with Julian & Jamie

Event Date: 
19/04/2023 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter City Football Club

Exeter Property Circle is a networking group for people working within property in and around Exeter.

Events are informal and a great way to meet new contacts and catch up with old ones in a friendly environment over a drink.

Please join us on 19th April at Exeter City FC for an evening of networking and drinks with Julian & Jamie.

In April we will be joined by Guest Speakers Julian Tagg ECFC President, Director of External Affairs & Exeter CITY Community Trust Chairman and Jamie Vittles, Chief Executive of Exeter CITY Community Trust.

Julian &...

Exeter Airport and RNIB lead the way on ‘benchmark’ sight loss awareness sessions

Staff at Exeter Airport have joined forces with RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) to undertake specialist awareness sessions, aimed at better-assisting passengers with sight loss and reduced mobility.

Around 20 members of the passenger assistance team (pictured) were involved in a series of two-hour practical sessions with the charity, where they wore glasses simulating common eye conditions and used white canes to complete a typical passenger journey through the airport.

The awareness sessions took place in the terminal building, check-in area, security...

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