Your guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (27-29 April).
THEATRE
Katie Piper: What's in My Head Friday, Exeter Corn Exchange Katie embarks on her debut theatre tour to share what she has learnt and what helped her remain positive even through the toughest of times. She will discuss her own battles with anxiety and explain how she has overcome its crippling clutches. Katie is opening her own diaries, photo albums and personal memories in this most intimate and revealing talk about her life. This is her story, this is her life, this is her wisdom. This is ‘...
Hello Exeter, I am making my final (probably) trip to the UK this June, after emigrating to Canada in 1955.
As I go down memory lane, I would very much like to be able to make a tribute to Jean M. Churchley, my mentor, beloved Guide Captain for five years at Southampton Girls Grammar School, also gymnasics (physical eucation) teacher at the same school.
At 82 years old, our memories often go back to our school days and think of those who had a great influence in our lives.
Jean was straight from college in her first teaching position. She told us this, as first year...
Businesses from across Devon soaked up expert advice at this year’s annual Growth Day for firms across the county.
More than 130 people from local companies including Babble, MuMar, Pixalytics, Space, The Greedy Fox and Whizz Kids Toys were at Rockbeare Manor for the event.
Supported by Devon County Council and a host of partners, Fast Track to Growth provides expertise to companies to help them grow.
The annual Growth Day included 1-1 sessions with advisers and a packed programme of workshops covering everything from financial strategy and social media marketing to...
This year has seen an impressive number of scholarships and exhibitions for pupils at Exeter Cathedral School (ECS) with an incredible 47 prizes being awarded overall.
This year has seen an impressive number of scholarships and exhibitions for pupils at Exeter Cathedral School (ECS) with an incredible 47 prizes being awarded overall.
Year 8 pupils have accrued a number of Academic, Music, Art, Sport and Drama scholarships and prizes at prestigious independent senior schools. ECS is excited to announce that 73% of its Year 8 cohort will be leaving with a scholarship offer....
South Devon’s multi-award winning holiday park, Cofton Holidays, has unveiled five newly re-furbished holiday apartments for 2018.
Located near the pretty coastline at Dawlish Warren, the apartments have received a makeover from interior designer Julie Jeffery. They also received the approval of Anne Marie Morris, Member of Parliament for Newton Abbot, who was the first to be given a tour of the collection, which includes five high-end apartments within the impressive Georgian Eastdon House. With two and three bedroom apartments available, guests can enjoy both space and luxury...
Thomas Cook Airlines will base an additional Airbus A320 aircraft at Bristol Airport from May 1, 2018 and increase its number of seats on sale from the airport to over 400,000 for the summer 18 season.
Taking the airline’s weekly flights from 28 to 39 for summer 18, the additional flights on sale include new destinations Egypt, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Costa Brava and Greece. They join favourite holiday spots like the Canaries and Balearics for both flight-only and package holidays from the airport.
From March 19, Tunisia will also join the Bristol programme. Three sold-out UK...
East Devon District Council Countryside Team Leader (Sites), James Chubb, has been granted a licence by Natural England to survey nationally protected dormice. The licence will allow the Countryside team to monitor this rare and declining mammal at the council’s nature reserves.
The National Dormouse Monitoring Project, which is co-ordinated by the People’s Trust for Endangered Species, sets a framework for site surveys. After several years of working under the guidance of local mammologist Adrian Bayley, James is now able to undertake dormouse work under licence.
A brand new funding scheme is set to aid the retention of adult male teams within grassroots football clubs.
The £1 million fund has been created to boost football’s traditional format following a recent decrease in the number of adult male FA-affiliated grassroots league teams.
Retain the Game, which is funded by The FA and delivered by the Football Foundation, is offering existing grassroots football clubs grants of £750 to continue offering valued playing opportunities in organised football.
These grants will support clubs’ adult male teams in three age...
A new greener, stronger and more durable concrete that is made using the wonder-material graphene could revolutionise the construction industry.
Experts from the University of Exeter have developed a pioneering new technique that uses nanoengineering technology to incorporate graphene into traditional concrete production.
The new composite material, which is more than twice as strong and four times more water resistant than existing concretes, can be used directly by the construction industry on building sites. All of the concrete samples tested are according to British and...
Tributes have been paid to ‘Mr Exeter’ Ron Crabb BEM, a much-loved and well-known personality who served as a Mace Sergeant at Exeter Guildhall for 22 years.
Ron died on Monday following a short illness. He was 87 years old and during his time as Mace Sergeant he served a total of 23 Mayors and Lord Mayors and in January was made a Freeman of the City. He was also a top-class football referee and has taken charge of games involving every team in the current Premier League with the exception of Everton! Yet it was in his beloved Exeter that Ron was best known and he was heavily...
