Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at Lucerne House to enjoy a community BBQ that was held in the home’s grounds on Saturday 3rd May.
The hospitality team at Lucerne House served a selection of BBQ favourites including burgers, hot dogs, vegetable kebabs and a selection of homemade salads and slaw which were enjoyed by everyone who came to the event.
Guests included friends and family to the residents and staff at the home. The life enrichment team kicked off their music festival season too, performing a range of classic hits including...
The wait is over! The full lineup and experience details for this year’s Tunes in the Castle have been officially revealed, and it’s shaping up to be the most epic Bank Holiday celebration in the South West. From May 23–25, 2025 , the historic Powderham Castle will be transformed into a musical and medieval playground with chart-topping headliners, unique immersive activities, and unforgettable festival energy.
Headlining across the weekend are McFly , Dizzee Rascal , and Blossoms , each bringing their signature sounds to the castle’s grand outdoor stage. Joining them are an...
Freemasons from across the South West will come together in a historic and visually striking event at Exeter Cathedral on Thursday, 8th May, to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the end of the Second World War in Europe.
This significant gathering will bring together Freemasons from Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset, joined by national heads of Freemasonry, for a special Evensong hosted by the Dean of Exeter Cathedral, Very Reverend Jonathan Greener.
A moment of particular note will be the first public parade in almost a decade of Freemasons wearing their traditional...
The organisers of Devon County Show are delighted to announce that Kirstie Allsopp will visit the Show on the morning of Saturday 18th May.
Well known for her passion for crafting, it will come as no surprise that Kirstie’s focus during her visit will be the crafts and flowers Pavilion - a football pitch sized marquee blooming with floral arts, baking competition entries, garden installations and craft exhibitors galore.
This year, the pavilion will welcome a debut appearance from the South West Quilters, alongside a pottery workshop where visitors can try their hand at...
Cumberland Grange care home in Exeter recently raised over £300 following on from a successful coffee morning held at the home raising money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, also known as the RNLI.
Volunteers from the RNLI were also present at the coffee morning with their pop-up shop, selling an array of different goodies from cards to diaries and ornaments, with all funds going straight to the charity. Speak George Hislop also attended and held an informative talk on the history of the RNLI which residents and community members found incredibly insightful.
DreamArts Rep Company, an innovative young theatre company, is bringing their electrifying new production Head’s Up: Frank’s Story to the Barnfield Theatre in Exeter on Saturday 31st May . This exciting performance fuses beatbox, rap, theatre, and film to tell a gripping coming-of-age tale about courage, identity, and the importance of community.
Head’s Up: Frank’s Story follows 17-year-old Frank and his big brother Gabriel, a writer, life on their Island home is quiet—until the day Gabriel vanishes, leaving only a note and a hard drive. His message is clear: Frank must deliver...
PKF Francis Clark has promoted four new partners, including three who joined the firm as trainees. They are head of not-for-profit Louise Bridgett, corporate finance specialists Matt Willmott and Nick Tippett, and restructuring expert and insolvency practitioner Nick Harris.
Louise started her career with PKF Francis Clark as a graduate in 1997, rejoining the firm in 2012 after five years working in local government finance. Since being promoted to director in 2017, she has focused on growing a dedicated team serving more than 200 charity, education and other not-for-profit...
Devon Loves Dogs , a pioneering initiative dedicated to promoting responsible dog walking, has been nationally recognised by the Forestry Commission for its outstanding efforts in educating dog walkers on protecting wildlife and natural habitats while they enjoy the countryside.
The project, which has been a game-changer in harmonising dog walking with environmental preservation, focuses on creating a positive experience for dogs, dog walkers and nature. Its educational focus not only helps dog owners enjoy scenic outdoor spaces with their pets, but also actively involves them in...
Exeter-based homebuilder, Tilia Homes, has achieved the top score in a major industry survey for customer satisfaction for the first time in its four-year history.
The rating comes from the Home Builders Federation’s (HBF) annual New Homes Customer Satisfaction Survey, widely regarded as the industry’s benchmark for quality. Tilia Homes was awarded five stars, a rating given to companies when more than 90 per cent of customers would recommend them to a friend.
The result marks a significant step up for the business, which has moved from a three- to five-star rating since...
A research project exploring how Victorian attitudes towards the decorative arts continue to influence the way women’s creativity is viewed today will conclude with a public event featuring award-winning journalist and author Mishal Husain.
The Art of Fiction, led by the University of Exeter, has investigated the legacy of 19th-century attitudes that textile-based art and craft, like embroidery, knitting, and crochet, were lacking in artistic value.
Among the project’s outputs is a textile collage, to which more than 100 members of the public have contributed patches and...
