Soggy skies did not dampen enthusiastic sporting spirits on Friday 9th November, when QE welcomed over 250 Year 5 & 6 students from primaries around Crediton, to their Barnfield Campus, for a highly anticipated annual Tag Rugby tournament. Last years’ winners Landscore and Tedburn, were both in attendance determined to defend their trophies.
A total of 24 teams were entered for the championship, with students from Cheriton Bishop, Winkleigh, Yeoford, Haywards, Bow, Copplestone and Sandford also taking part.
After 3 hours of tag-tastic rugby, Landscore and Winkleigh, who...
Community Interest Company, Beach Schools South West won the accolade of Best Rural Educational Business at the prestigious finals event held by the Rural Business Awards at Bath Racecourse.
Company Directors Tess Stuber and Alexis Bowater represented the Beach Schools South West team as they attended the event, being one of five businesses in their category to reach the finals.
Beach Schools South West make it no secret that they are proud to teach on the beach. Their full-time practitioner travels around the beaches of the South West to take children out of the classroom...
Princesshay and Reiss hosted an exclusive VIP event on Thursday night for regional media and bloggers to celebrate the start of Christmas in Exeter. The event included an evening of fashion, beauty, fizz and canapes courtesy of Lloyd’s Lounge, along with a festive styling session from Reiss’ store manager, Helena Paterson. Saks, Goldsmiths and Kiel’s all provided a taste of their Christmas offerings at the event, and music was provided by local duo Conscious Club.
A group of young wheelchair users from an Exeter-based youth club run by the young disabled people’s charity Whizz-Kidz have celebrated completing a year of activities tackling youth loneliness. The group marked the occasion by taking part in a lively amateur dramatics workshop about the jungle at St Luke’s Sports and Science College, Exeter, on Saturday 10 November 2018. Over the last year, they have taken part in stop-action filmmaking, inflatable planetarium astronomy, rapping, and beat boxing sessions.
The youth club – which is made possible thanks to players of People’s...
Your guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (16-18 November):
THEATRE
Madagascar – The Musical Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Join Alex (X-Factor 2016 winner Matt Terry), Marty, Melman and Gloria as they bound out of the zoo and onto the stage in this live musical spectacular. This smash hit musical features all of your favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk
Honiton-based, “Say Yes To Life” Karate club came Runners-up in the medal table at the annual Seiwakai Open International Karate tournament in London on Sunday at the club’s very first competitive appearance.
Say Yes To Life teaches traditional Goju-Ryu Karate (as seen in the original Karate Kid movie with ‘Mr Miyagi’ and ‘Daniel Son’). Sport karate is only occasionally taught which makes the team’s success at the tournament even more noteworthy.
In total, the club entered 26 competitors in 43 events to represent England against countries such as Holland, Hungary, Poland,...
Princesshay’s Roman Walk will once again become home to thirty-five Christmas trees as part of the Charity Christmas Tree Festival. The Christmas Tree Festival will be officially opened by the Lord Mayor on Thursday 22nd November at 6.15pm and will feature its own light switch on as part of the celebrations.
The illuminating festival features thirty-five trees decorated by various local charities including FORCE, Princesshay’s charity of the year. The trees and lights that Princesshay have purchased for the charities will be placed down Roman Walk for visitors to enjoy until...
Public safety is paramount when assessing storm damaged trees, Exeter City Council has said today. “Everyone loves trees and we do everything possible to allow them to flourish, however we sometimes have to make some tough decisions and consider the risk that they pose, especially when they have suffered damage over the years,” said Cllr David Harvey, Lead Councillor for Place. The local authority said it places a high value on all its trees but must consider the risks to the public when a tree is badly damaged or reaches the end of its life. The Council was responding to calls for a...
Exeter lawyer Becky Wyld has been chosen to form part of a mosaic to mark 100 years of Women’s Suffrage which is being unveiled at Birmingham’s New Street Station on Thursday 15 November.
inspirational women throughout the ages. When viewed from above, the mosaic will show a leading face from the suffrage movement.
Becky, who is a Legal Executive in the health advisory and litigation team in Browne Jacobson’s Exeter office, was one of 23 inspirational female employees nominated by colleagues at the national firm to be a part of the Network Rail initiative.
Civic leaders have signed an open letter backing Exeter-based airline Flybe and recognising the important contribution the company makes to the local economy.
The move comes as Flybe announced disappointing financial results this morning on the Stock Exchange.
Flybe is the largest independent regional airline in Europe and carries eight million passengers a year between 81 airports.
The airline employs 1,000 people at Exeter Airport including high value aviation and engineering roles. Two-thirds of passengers at Exeter Airport fly with Flybe.
