Exeter Open Studios 2014 at Double Elephant Print Workshop 'Liberation & Freedom through Printmaking'
As part of Exeter Open Studios 2014, seven local printmakers will be featured in a lively exhibition at Double Elephant Print Workshop, at Exeter Phoenix on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th March, 11am to 6pm (closed Sunday 30th March).
Alongside the seven featured artists, many of Double Elephant Print Workshop’s 90 members will be contributing artwork for the exhibition too. There will be a wide range of styles offering something for everyone, from traditional...
Criticisms have been raised by county councillors from Exeter on provisional plans to close the three children’s homes operated by Devon county Council.
Funding for the council’s three homes, Rifford Road, Blossom Hill and Birchen lane has been included in the proposed cuts despite consultation on the issue yet to be carried out; leading some councillors to feel the decision to close the homes has already been made.
Criticisms were also raised over the fate of the youth services and children’s centres which provide a number of services to parents of young children after a...
Sir Eric Dancer, the Lord Lieutenant of Devon, has been appointed President of the Devon County Agricultural Association, organisers of the Devon County Show (May 22-24). He succeeds the Hon. George Lopes DL.
Sir Eric was appointed Lord Lieutenant by Her Majesty the Queen in 1998. He is her official representative in the county of Devon and has organised many royal visits to the Devon County Show.
Speaking at the DCAA’s Annual Meeting at Westpoint, Exeter, on Friday, January 24, Sir Eric said that he was delighted and honoured to be taking on his new role, and was looking...
Forecasters are warning that further heavy rain is due to hit Devon until late on Tuesday (28 January).
The Met Office warns that frequent showers, some heavy, will bring a further 10-15 mm of rainwater into the region with the risk of up to 40 mm of rain on some areas of high ground.
The rain brings the risk of even further flooding and travel disruption especially in areas where the ground is already saturated.
The Met Office’s chief forecaster said: “A very unsettled start to this week is expected as an area of low pressure moves slowly southwards across Britain...
TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice awards saw Devon clean up last week with many of Devon’s hotels featured in the top 10 lists.
Devon was included in best destinations, best romantic hotels, best small hotels, best bargain hotels, and the best beach categories to name a few.
James Sharp, Chair of the Exeter and the Heart of Devon Hotels Association is thrilled with the outcome and said: “I am really pleased with this result. Devon is a great place to live and work and after 2013’s summer of sun it’s no surprise that the county did so well. Business is good in Devon, and I am...
Around 22 members of the Gilbert Stephens Lunch Club enjoyed a two-course luncheon at Côte Brasserie, enjoying a spectacular view over a sun-drenched Cathedral Green.
This was the biggest turnout to date for the bi-monthly event, which is organised by the Devon-based law firm and held at various venues in and around Exeter. The informal networking lunch brings together professionals from around the city.
For information on upcoming events arranged by the Gilbert Stephens Lunch Club, please email alistair.heron@gilbertstephens.co.uk
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Forecasters are warnng of possible icy patches again tomorrow morning as temperatures dip.
And if you thought you'd seen the last of the rain, think again.
Yesterday bookmakers William Hill cut the odds of 2014 being the wettest year on record from 8/1 to 6/1.
Yesterday the Environment Agency said 148 flood alerts and 11 more serious flood warnings were in place. Somerset council declared a ‘major incident’ for flooded areas. The authority has provided a boat service for the communities of Muchelney and Thorney, whose access roads have been cut off since January 2...
Moretonhampstead Festival of food and drink has been rained off despite not due to take place for another six weeks.
The Organising Committee of the festival took the decision to cancel the Festival due to the exceptional level of recent rain making the fields used for parking unsafe for users.
Bob Small the festival’s lead organiser explained the decision of the committee: “Even if we had six weeks of no rain from today the fields would still be far too wet.
“The ground on the fields would be unsuitable, unsafe, possibly even dangerous to use.”
Registration for the 2014 Devon Open Studios event has now opened; artists and craftspeople in the county are invited to get involved.
Devon Open Studios, sponsored by Helpful Holidays, is the largest annual art event in the county attracting more than 20,000 visits to artists’ studios each year. During Devon Open Studios 2013, over 16 days in September, 250 artists opened their studios in 140 locations across Devon. The event was a tremendous success with total sales and commissions last year reaching over £135,000.
This year’s event will take place on 6 – 21 September and...
