Exeter

Call for ladies to sign up for Hospiscare's Twilight Walk

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Wed, 04/11/2018 - 2:20pm

Bring all the girls together, dig out your pink tutus and bunny ears and join hundreds of women walking or running for Hospiscare.

The Twilight Walk, which takes place on Saturday 7 July 2018 is a five mile or 10 mile ‘PINK FIZZ’ themed sponsored walk along Exmouth Seafront with entertainment around the route, starting from The Maer in Exmouth.

We are also incoporating a new 5K Fizz Run which takes place before the walk.

Join Ella the Owl for a fantastic bubbly evening where you raise money to support local people and have a great night out with your mates. Come on...

Exeter partners with Dementias Platform UK

The University of Exeter Medical School has been confirmed as a full partner of Dementias Platform UK (DPUK), a partnership of leading universities and prominent industry names striving for better research in dementia.

DPUK is a public-private partnership funded by the Medical Research Council. It aims to bring together researchers from universities and industry to develop effective treatments for dementia.

Exeter is the latest of several academic partners to join the prestigious list, which includes the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh and King’s College London...

First Women’s Equality Party candidate for Exeter local elections

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 04/10/2018 - 7:25am

Voters in Exeter will be able to vote for the Women’s Equality Party (WEP) for the first time on 3 May.

Former British diplomat Bea Gare is standing in Duryard and St James, a ward she first became familiar with as a PhD student at the University of Exeter.

She has been out talking with residents, and they have been raising their concerns with her, from planning decisions to increasing homelessness, and alcohol and drug misuse. Bea Gare said: “Duryard and St James ranges from quiet country lanes to streets where Exeter’s late night economy needs balancing with respect for...

Richard Herring: Oh Frig I'm 50!

Event Date: 
21/04/2018 - 12:15am
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott

“I only regret the people I didn’t have sex with….. And 60% of the people I did have sex with.”

“Podfather” (The Guardian) and star of Radio 4’s Relativity, Richard Herring gets to the half century (against all odds) and looks at how his life has changed in the last decade, from irresponsible, single kidult, literally fighting his way through a mid-life crisis, to married father who is mid-way to the telegram from the Queen (though given she will be 140 in 2067, she might forget to send it).

Following on from Oh F***, I’m 40!, this is the second (and let’s face it, almost...

The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk

Event Date: 
10/04/2018 - 7:30pm to 14/04/2018 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcott

Perhaps you’ve seen them floating over a Russian village?

Or perhaps you’ve seen her toppling forward, arms full of wild flowers, as he arches above her head and steals a kiss.

Meet Marc and Bella Chagall! The flying lovers of Vitebsk! Partners in life and on canvas, Marc and Bella are immortalised as the picture of romance. But whilst on canvas they flew, in life they walked through some of the most devastating times in history.

Daniel Jamieson’s The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk traces this young couple as they navigate the Pogroms, the Russian Revolution, and each...

IKEA brings “Wonderful Everyday Tour” to Exeter and Devon

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 04/09/2018 - 12:48pm

Ahead of its much-anticipated new store opening on 10th May 2018, home furnishings retailer IKEA will be bringing the “Wonderful Everyday Tour” to Exeter and the wider region, giving residents and visitors the chance to experience the little things in life that make the everyday more wonderful. From Friday 13th April to Thursday 10th May 2018, ten unique mini-events and installations will be popping up in and around Exeter, bringing IKEA’s philosophy of the “Wonderful Everyday” to life, and giving Devon residents a preview of what’s to come when the new store opens. The “Wonderful Everyday...

YMCA Exeter join Exeter City Council in pilot work experience programme

Six young residents from YMCA Exeter were invited to spend a time a day at the Civic Centre to pilot a new programme which aims to introduce homeless people into employment at the Council.

The Christian youth charity, who have existed in Exeter since 1846, provide services in Supported Accommodation, Training and Employment, and Health and Wellbeing.

The residents from YMCA Exeter, who have all experienced homelessness, were given a tour of eight different City Council departments including, Environmental Health, Tourism, Economy and Open Spaces.

They were then...

Exeter Red Coat Guides celebrate 30 years!

Exeter’s Red Coat Guides celebrate their 30th anniversary with the launch of their new Summer Tour Programme. The new programme includes a brand new ‘Oddities & Curiosities’ tour highlighting the odd, curious and unexplained aspects of Exeter’s history from Celtic times to the Blitz. Also new for 2018 is an evening Historic Quayside tour taking place every Wednesday evening at 7pm. As well as these new tours, there are another fourteen tours to choose from including ‘Medieval Exeter’, ‘Ghosts and Legends’, ‘Roman & Saxon Exeter’ and the ever popular ‘Canal Trip’ (June – August)....

Chiefs side to face Gloucester

Ali Hepher says the time has come for Exeter Chiefs to "get the hammer down" and propel themselves ever closer to the Aviva Premiership play-offs.

With just four rounds of the regular season remaining, the defending champions currently sit top of the pile, eight points clear of next best Saracens, and ten clear of third-place Wasps.

It's a perfect position for Devon's finest to find themselves in, but head coach Hepher acknowledges the Chiefs must look to strengthen their grip on proceedings, starting with Sunday's clash against Gloucester at a packed out Sandy Park (3pm...

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