100 churches have now signed up to the Parish Giving Scheme, an innovative scheme that helps parishes manage their regular donations.
On the 20 July a celebratory event was held where the 100th church to sign up in Devon, Gulworthy, and four of the pilot parishes (who helped to launch the scheme within the Exeter diocese) were presented with certificates by the Bishop of Exeter, Robert Atwell.
He said the scheme was about releasing churches from administrative tasks to allow them to reach out to their community. In a culture dominated by ‘rights’, Christianity was counter...
Exeter’s Oxjam Takeover campaign now in its ninth year, is part of a fervent network of music lovers across the UK, all helping to combat global inequality and poverty within local perimeters.
Over 50 cities host multi-venue events during October, which are all organised by volunteers who know and love their music scene.
Oxjam 2015 has announced that on Saturday 17 October Exeter Castle will be hosting their main-stage event – running it in conjunction with the largely anticipated Exeter Castle Festival of Rugby.
The castle has donated its courtyard, successfully...
Devon-based charity Rainbow Living is looking for 5,000 people to take a #RainbowSelfie to help raise £15,000 towards buying a third Rainbow House and provide a home for a group of young disabled adults.
#RainbowSelfie is part of the charity’s #ThirdRainbowHouse campaign which launches today (Tuesday 28 July).
It’s easy to get involved – simply embrace the ‘rainbow’ theme, take your #RainbowSelfie, share on social media, and nominate 3 friends to do the same.
You can donate to the campaign by texting RNBW03 £3 to 70070 or online at https://campaign.justgiving.com/...
A joint bid to The Exeter Board to provide people who are homeless and vulnerably housed in the city with in-house healthcare support has been successful with an award of £9,000 being made to St Petrock’s, Exeter’s charity for people who are homeless and Gabriel House, the city’s hostel.
“We’re delighted that local and county councilors on The Exeter Board agreed to support our bid as this will provide much needed nursing and mental health support at both St Petrock’s and Gabriel House for six months while new integrated healthcare services are being designed," explained Mel...
Two of East Devon’s best loved parks will be the venue for several outstanding shows this summer.
Well regarded touring theatre companies will be performing at Connaught Gardens in Sidmouth and Manor Gardens in Exmouth. Choose from Much Ado about Nothing, Hamlet or Pride and Prejudice.
This is a joint project between East Devon District Council’s StreetScene and Countryside departments bringing new events to our outstanding parks and gardens.
Prices for adults will start from £12 with concessions, child and family tickets available. For box office please contact the...
Two of East Devon’s best loved parks will be the venue for several outstanding shows this summer.
Well regarded touring theatre companies will be performing at Connaught Gardens in Sidmouth and Manor Gardens in Exmouth. Choose from Much Ado about Nothing, Hamlet or Pride and Prejudice.
This is a joint project between East Devon District Council’s StreetScene and Countryside departments bringing new events to our outstanding parks and gardens.
Prices for adults will start from £12 with concessions, child and family tickets available. For box office please contact the...
Vintage enthusiasts are set to flock to Exeter's Bike Shed Theatre for a packed day of activities and entertainment.
The Vintage Variety Day on Sunday, August 16, begins with a flashmob at 1pm in Princesshay, when singers, dancers and musicians, including members of the many Devon ukulele groups, will join cabaret star Tricity Vogue in a singalong of You Are My Sunshine. The gathering will then promenade through the Exeter streets to the Bike Shed Theatre, in time for the opening of the vintage fair at 2pm.
Tricity said: "The day will be a chocolate box of vintage treats. I...
Thirty Dawlish businesses have joined the campaign ‘Get here on the Riviera Line’ launched by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership’s Citizens’ Rail project. Window stickers encourage visitors to shops and cafes to travel there by the train on the line which runs from Exeter to Torbay through Dawlish.
David Force, Chairman of Dawlish Chamber of Trade, said, “The Dawlish Chamber of Trade is proud to be associated with this positive initiative. Dawlish shops and businesses are ready and prepared for a bumper summer season and welcome the support from the Citizens’ Rail Project in...
Rangers at Devon County Council’s Grand Western Canal are celebrating after receiving a new work boat donated by generous residents.
The Friends of the Grand Western Canal bought the new boat and outboard engine with money raised following the breaching of the Halberton embankment in 2012.
The boat, which is very stable and virtually indestructible, will be used by the canal’s rangers for accessing offside banks to carry out inspections and maintenance work including clearing debris and recovering fishing tackle lost in the branches of trees so it doesn’t cause harm to the...
An Exeter language school has teamed up with a Torbay-based work placement company to forge a new partnership set to bring business benefits to both.
The Globe English Centre, based at St David’s Hill in Exeter, provides English classes to people who want to learn it as their second language. The Training Partnership (TTPL) works with hundreds of Devon firms to provide placements in different sectors for trainees from across Europe and beyond.
The new partnership will see TTPL offer Globe’s teaching programmes to complement its own teaching packages and work placements,...
