Exeter School is pleased to welcome new chaplain Reverend Tom Carson, who was licensed officially in Chapel by The Bishop of Crediton, The Right Reverend Dame Sarah Mullally, on Saturday 19 September.
Reverend Tom, as he is called by pupils, is Exeter School’s first full-time chaplain. Previously Head of Religious Studies at Wallington High School for Girls, Revd Tom’s ministry complements the work of the pastoral teams and the School nurse and covers the Junior and Senior Schools.
As well as being a listening ear for the entire school, Revd Tom also teaches Religious...
Dan Lane, aka Mechanica, an assemblage artist who uses pieces of machinery to create spectacular sculptures, will be showcasing his works at an Exeter gallery next month.
The highly acclaimed artist will be at Castle Fine Art, Exeter on Saturday 3rd October 2015 between 1pm-4pm to present his ‘Every Piece of Me’ exhibition, which will then remain open to the public until 18th October 2015.
Having worked as an engineer for 15 years, Mechanica decided to turn full time artist after encouragement from his family and friends prompted him to pursue his passion. His artistic...
What makes the Musicians of London Wall so special is their ability to share the limelight with each other in a very democratic fashion. All the member of this group are stars in their own way and the egalitarian approach of these musicians ensures that they all have a chance to shine in pieces that focus the spotlight on each of the performers in turn. Catherine Hodgson, the founder and director of classical music charity Concerts in the West saw the Musicians of London Wall performing earlier this year in London at the Handel Festival (in her capacity as Festival Director) and knew that...
Vienna Festival Ballet returns to Exeter Corn Exchange on Sunday 4 October at 5pm with their production of Coppélia.
Vienna Festival Ballet was founded by celebrated Austrian dancer Peter Mallek with the main aim of bringing classical ballet to the UK and Europe at affordable prices to encourage and develop new audiences to appreciate and understand the popularity of this art form.
Engaging talented dancers from all corners of the globe, this dynamic company continues to delight audiences throughout Europe with their dazzling productions.
DanSci Dance Studio in Exeter is celebrating after it was announced they were semi-finalists in three categories of the prestigious Venus Awards, Devon.
The Venus awards dubbed the ‘Working Women’s Oscars’, were formed in 2009 to recognise, reward and celebrate local working women in business.
The Venus Awards began in Dorset and has since exploded into other regions across the country. Culminating with an annual National Final that truly represents the inspirational women who balance and juggle their lives relentlessly and unconditionally, who inject their communities with...
2009 Exeter School leaver Tom Rainey visited Exeter School this week to give a talk on his epic row of 3,800 miles unsupported across the North Atlantic Ocean to honour the memory of his father Luke, who died from a brain tumour and raise £250,000 for the Brain Tumour Charity.
Tom Rainey and his rowing partner Lawrence Walters also managed to break a world record by rowing 112.5 nautical miles (129 miles) in 24 hours at the end of May, breaking the existing Guinness World Record by nearly 10 nautical miles (11.5 miles).
The Andrews Hall was packed with pupils and staff who...
With 2015 proving to be another successful year for British SMEs, Jackie Jenks, senior manager, enterprise mentoring at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, gives her views on how small businesses in Exeter can get the most out of enterprise mentoring.
This follows the successful Meet a Mentor event held in Exeter Castle aimed at helping local SMEs earlier this month.
Expert guidance and mentoring is crucial to the ongoing success and growth of SMEs. We know that start-ups have a one in four better chance of surviving and thriving over three years if they have a mentor. Studies...
The Heart of the South West (HotSW) Local Enterprise Partnership held its first business conference this week, 21st September, which is set to become an annual feature in the HotSW calendar.
The event was a resounding success, with of 250 delegates from the HotSW business and partnership community.
Productivity was the theme of the conference, which opened with a welcome speech from HotSW LEP Chair Steve Hindley, outlining some of the distinctive assets of the area, followed by presentations on HotSW LEP achievements.
The harp is one of the world’s oldest and most diverse instruments appearing, in Greek mythology through to Harry Potter. In Celtic tales harps often have magical powers of enchantment and this queen of instruments is deep rooted in our musical and cultural history. It is amazing that despite this, many of us have never played a harp or even been up close to one! On 3 October Harpist Shelley Fairplay will change that for twelve adventurous first time harp students on a momentous one-day learning journey, from plucking their very first note in the morning right through to performing in the...
At Killerton, the National Trust estate near Exeter, the apple harvest is fast approaching. This year looks to be a bumper crop and the trees are heavy with fruit.
But now Killerton needs help to collect the fallen apples that make its award winning cider and apple juice and is inviting visitors to join the ‘Big Pick Up’ in Sparrow Park Orchard on the weekends of 3 and 4 or 10 and 11 October.
Armed with a trusty wheelbarrow, the volunteers will head into the orchard to collect their bounty. Andy Bramwell, Outdoor Visitor Services Officer, said: “Wheels will be spinning,...
