Discover the oldest book of English literature in existence. Written in about 970AD, the Exeter Book is the oldest of only four surviving books of Anglo-Saxon literature anywhere in the world. Much admired for its beautiful writing and the quality of its verse, this unique book of poetry has been at Exeter Cathedral since Leofric, the first Bishop of Exeter, gave it to his church in around 1072.
Join us in the Cathedral Library & Archives to find out more about this very special book: how it was made,...
On Tuesday 2nd May Devonshire Freemasons' Provincial Grand Master the Rt. W. Bro Ian Kingsbury, accompanied by his wife Toni, visited the offices of Devon Air Ambulance in Exeter.
They can be seen here presenting Fundraising Manager Tracy Owen with a certificate representing the donation for £4,000 given by Devonshire Freemasons through the Masonic Charitable Foundation.
This makes a total of £51,000 presented by Devonshire Freemasons through the Freemasons Grand Charity since 2007 and over £110,000 when adding presentations made by individual lodges throughout Devonshire...
One of Devon’s leading law firms and winner of the UK Law Firm of the Year at the British Legal Awards, has revealed its year end figures, showing strong growth in the sector. Stephens Scown LLP, which has offices in Exeter, experienced growth of 8 per cent, taking fee income to £19.285m million in the year ended April 2017. In a year of uncertainty due to the EU referendum result, the firm saw this as strong growth. Average fee growth in recent years has been 12.5 per cent. Since 2013 the firm’s turnover has grown by 50 per cent, representing strong organic, self-funded growth in the...
Mum2mum Market June 18th 10.30 – 12.00 America Hall, Pinhoe, Exeter, EX4 8PX
Book a stall now at www.mum2mummarket.co.uk/book-a-stall.html
Need to declutter?
Why not have a clear out and sell all your outgrown baby and children’s toys, books, clothes and equipment like cots, pushchairs and mosses baskets at our award winning pop-up indoor market and keep 100% of the takings?
Don’t worry if you haven’t sold before, we will guide you through the process with our sellers’ tips to help you get the pricing and presentation right so you maximise your sales on the...
Anyone can get one of thousands of FREE musical instrument lessons available nationwide on Learn to Play Day 2017. Plus, there will be loads of special event offers and competitions to take part in. There has never been a better time to start to learn playing music! The event is the flagship event of the charity Music for All in partnership with the Musicians’ Union, the Arts Council ‘Take It Away’ scheme and Making Music. Its aim is to get everyone, young and old, and different levels of experience to be inspired or return to learning to play a musical instrument. Playing music has the...
The exhibition explores Winnie’s vision of the capitalist world, viewing desirable commodities from different angles and often with a focus on textile products, in order to resist what she describes as her “shopaholic behaviour and temptation”. Winnie, who graduated from UAL/Chelsea College of Arts with an MA in Fine Art, paints her obsessions into her artworks.
The exhibition is curated by Julian McSweeney and Huanglu Shi for Artsalon+, and is being held in the atmospheric 1st floor room of The Oddfellows - Exeter, at 60 New North Road, EX4 4EP.
Want to know more about changes to your recycling and waste collections starting in June? Come along to one of our information days
Service change already introduced in Exmouth and will be rolled out district-wide from June 12, 2017
East Devon’s recycling and waste team is holding a series of information events across the district over the next few weeks to help residents with the new collection changes which begin next month.
From June 12, all East Devon households will be able to recycle more than ever before as the council has added extra recycling materials to...
Volunteers are needed for an event to help clean up the Exe Estuary.
People are asked to meet at the Imperial Recreation Ground slipway in Exmouth at 2pm on Saturday 13 May, to spend a couple of hours cleaning up the estuary.
Staff from the local McDonald’s will be on hand to offer refreshments prior to the clean.
After a couple of hours of cleaning, Tim and Kelly Barnes, owners of Krispies Fish & Chips, have offered to feed volunteers with a hot supper of Fish & Chips, free of charge! Krispies have just won a national award for their chips – they are...
Internationally acclaimed pianist and composer Stephen Beville and concert violinist Jonathan Storer present a meditative programme of violin and piano music - featuring Arvo Part's Fratres, Spiegel im Spiegel, Beville's Monodrama (world premiere) and Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata, Op 47.
Chopin - Two Nocturnes, Op 27 Chopin - Ballad No.3 in A-flat, Op 36 Beville - Monodrama (2011) Arvo Part - Fratres (1977/80) Arvo Part - Spiegel im Spiegel (1978)
Police are appealing for witnesses after a substantial amount of gold jewellery was taken during a burglary at an address in Budleigh Salterton.
Offenders entered the home on Armytage Road in Budleigh Salterton on Monday 1 May 2017 between 11.30am and 4pm.
They managed to escape with a large amount of Indian wedding gold jewellery.
Police are investigating the burglary and would like to hear from anyone who may have seen or heard any suspicious activity in the area at the time of the offence.
Anyone with information is asked to email 101@dc.police.uk or...
