Following the huge success of last weekend’s Respect Festival in Exeter, which was attended by 22,500 people, Exeter City is backing the annual One Game One Community tournament, which celebrates diversity in the local community, on Sunday 9 June 2013.
The competition, now in its ninth year, encourages participation from local black and minority ethnic teams and attracts players from many different parts of the world. Past winners include sides representing Poland, Slovakia, Afghanistan and Lithuania.
The tournament has been organised by Exeter City’s One Game One Community...
National Volunteers' Week is in full swing and I felt compelled to write a blog about why I think volunteering is so important to charities, and importantly to the charity I work for, WESC Foundation.
If this blog inspires you, please pass it on to others and should you ever consider volunteering, we would love to hear from you....
I’ve only ever worked in the charity sector and I have chosen to dedicate my career to this for a variety of reasons. I have to believe in who and what I am working for and I have to know that the energy I put in to my working week is making a...
On Saturday 22 June, The Exeter Recorder Orchestra will be performing at Ottery St Mary Parish Church. The concert, which starts at 7.30pm, will be performed by 30 experienced, adult recorder players from around the South of England.
The Orchestra will play an eclectic mix of pieces, ranging from 16th and 17th century compositions written originally for consorts of viols and now arranged for recorders, to music by contemporary composers written specifically for recorder orchestra. The programme will also feature Vaughan Williams’ delightful English Folk Song suite.
A leading Devon charity is making Exeter an even more green and pleasant place to live.
Since November 2012 Devon Wildlife Trust’s Big Tree Plant has been working with local communities across the city to plant trees in schools, parks and public spaces. During the winter the Big Tree Plant was responsible for planting nearly 2,000 saplings. The trees are all native species and include apple, cherry, rowan, oak, alder and hawthorn. Together they are providing wildlife with new homes and adding a fresh green backdrop to Exeter.
Devon Wildlife Trust has spearheaded the project...
We are delighted to announce that The Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel has adopted Hospiscare as their Charity of the Year for 2013.
Hospiscare is a local charity providing an all-encompassing service for people with a terminal diagnosis. All of their services are provided free of charge with the support of the local community.
Employees of the Southgate Hotel have already been very busy the past few weeks fundraising for Hospiscare by organising a Pink Pig Racing event and taking part in the Starlight Walk in Exmouth on 11 May.
Bishop Michael was the Anglican representative at the Higher Level Dialogue meeting with faith leaders and the European President, José Manuel Barroso, in Brussels last week.
Mr Barroso invited religious organisations to actively contribute to the public debate currently on-going within the European Year of Citizens 2013 as well as the recently launched initiative on a new narrative for Europe.
He said: "As we are taking action to move Europe out of the economic crisis, it is clear that we also have to weather another crisis: a crisis of trust, a crisis of values. We have...
The latest issue of a magazine for residents in East Devon ensures that they continue to get direct information about important issues in the District – at a bargain price.
East Devon Connect, a magazine produced in partnership with Devon County Council and others, is now out and is produced and distributed at nil cost to EDDC.
It's delivered free to homes across the district and should be arriving on doorsteps any time now.
Working with Devon County Council means that the 24-page magazine can be produced more cheaply whilst still providing residents with a line of...
The performance of Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer and the Devon and Cornwall force is scrutinised in the first of a series of publicly viewable one-to-one meetings with Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg.
The PCC holds the Chief Constable to account for the delivery of the Police and Crime Plan. The correct mechanism to achieve this in a structured, comprehensive and transparent way is being developed, and part of this includes regular meetings that will be viewable by the public in full.
The first part of the June interview covers four main areas:
A new £120,000 X-ray machine has been fitted at the Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital.
The new machine ensures that the equipment at the Nuffield is modern and effective providing quick expert diagnosis for patients.
Stuart Gray, Radiology Manager at the Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital said: “We see over 7,000 patients a year in the diagnostic imaging department at the Nuffield and want to be able to give the very best service.
"Technology is always advancing, and we work hard to make sure our facilities are the best they can be. This new machine will help ensure that...
Proving that any space can be a theatre and anyone can tell a story, Ignite is a 6-day celebration of new live performance work from the South West and beyond that will host events in a number of venues across Exeter.
It is an affordable opportunity for artists, performers and companies to preview their Edinburgh shows or as a local, alternative, exciting festival experience, aiming to create a diverse and inspiring summer festival programme.
Over 50 performances are to take place across the city at venues including Exeter Phoenix, The Bike Shed Theatre and The Cygnet...
