Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (15-17 December).
THEATRE
Humbug! Friday, Saturday & Sunday, St Nicholas Priory, Exeter Inspired by Charles Dickens’ classic ghost story 'A Christmas Carol', Humbug! Will transport you back in time to the world of Ebenezer Scrooge. Featuring live music, video projections and plenty of surprises, Humbug! is an immersive, multi-sensory Christmas experience that takes place throughout Exeter's atmospheric St Nicholas Priory until 24 December. https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/FDJGDI
Stagecoach South West has announced that it is participating in Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day fundraising event on 15 December.
Staff from across Devon will be joining thousands of people around the country as they don festive jumpers and help ‘make the world better with a sweater’.
Everyone participating is asked to donate a minimum of £2 to the charity with funds raised going towards providing essential healthcare, protection, education and food to millions of children around the world.
Bob Dennison, Managing Director of Stagecoach South West said: “...
One of the South West’s largest law firms is encouraging its staff to start the conversation about mental health following a series of presentations by TEDxExeter speaker Gill Hayes, who survived a suicide attempt in 2013. Stephens Scown LLP is one of the sponsors of TEDxExeter and after seeing Gill’s powerful talk, the firm’s HR Manager for Devon Emily Ottery asked Gill to visit the firm’s three offices in Devon and Cornwall to talk about her experiences. Gill was living in Exeter when she began suffering from severe depression. She attempted suicide in March 2013 and following a long...
When do children stop believing in Father Christmas? Did you feel distressed by the revelation that Santa isn’t real? Were you angry you were lied to, when you found out? Was Christmas different after that? Did the magic disappear?
These are questions that psychologists at the University of Exeter are to explore in an international survey to gauge the psychological impact of the Father Christmas myth.
Professor Chris Boyle is to explore whether finding out that Father Christmas is not real can cause psychological harm, and lead to a backlash against parents, longer-term...
FOUNDER of Exeter PA Network, Kim Glover, has appeared at a prestigious international summit in Munich, where she spoke about the strategic role of personal assistants.
Kim was a speaker at the Benelux and DACH Executive Summit which took place over two days in Munich this month. The event, which is organised by the Vonlanthan Group, was attended by senior assistants from more than 20 different countries, representing most of Europe, Russia, Saudi Arabia, America and the UK.
The well-attended event was the fourth in its history, having taken place previously in Cannes,...
The staff from the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has been supporting CLIC Sargent since 2008 raising £23,927.52 for young lives vs cancer through the Pennies from Heaven Scheme.
Over 4000 members of staff from the trust took part in the Pennies from Heaven Scheme, which meant that their wages were rounded down to the nearest pound with the pennies being donated to CLIC Sargent. CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading provider of support for young cancer patients under the age of 25, and their families.
A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service...
Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is hosting a Christmas event to help raise funds for the charity – which is the chosen charity of Princesshay for 2017 – with a host of fun events and entertainment on Friday 15 December.
Shoppers can enjoy some fantastic festive entertainment including:
11am-1pm – CHSW’s own Little Bridge House Choir 1pm-2pm – Singing sensation Yazzy 2pm-3pm – Kingsmen choir – an enthusiastic choir featuring men from all over Devon
There will also be clothing from a pop-up shop from CHSW’s Sidwell Street shop in Exeter, mince pies, Christmas...
The South West Falcon from Stagecoach will be running throughout the Christmas holiday period, excluding Christmas Day, making it the ideal choice for a trip to the sales, a visit to the panto or a night out at New Year.
With up to 19 journeys a day, the Falcon connects Plymouth, Exeter, Taunton, Bristol Airport and Bristol city centre. All coaches feature free Wi-Fi as well as air conditioning, leather seats and charging sockets.
On Boxing Day, the Falcon will be running a special timetable with the first service departing Plymouth at 8am and the last returning from...
Exeter’s businesses already know they’re onto something here in the heart of the West Country. Now the secret is out, with national reporting of the buzz, diversity and sheer quality of life that Exeter has to offer. With a young, diverse and rapidly expanding student population, rapid growth in high-value knowledge and tech businesses and the simple maths of young families moving from the pricey and crowded South East – over 3,000 in 2016 – there’s definitely something in the air.
Any city needs a cultural scene to thrive. And a feel-good factor is great for business. Since 2016,...
Doctors and Nurses from the Emergency Department (ED) at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital are appealing for your help with donations for a new campaign to bring a little extra comfort to patients who need it.
The Comfort Exeter campaign aims to provide emergency clothing and essential personal items for patients who may be vulnerable or in need of some extra support when they are well enough to leave the Emergency Department.
The initiative includes the introduction of a clothing bank with a supply of emergency items for patients whose own clothes may have needed to be...
