Calling all dog lovers! A film festival featuring a cinematic celebration of dogs and their people is touring the UK for the first time ever this autumn.
A film festival celebrating the unbreakable bond between dogs and humans is coming to the UK for the first time ever, calling at Exeter Corn Exchange on 6 November.
The Top Dog Film Festival is a collection of canine-inspired short film. From the scruffiest street dogs to the most pampered pooches, and all of our four-legged friends in between, these stories are moving, uplifting and inspiring.
Devon County Council has been shortlisted for the Green Energy Award for Local Energy Leadership.
The awards celebrate innovative companies and individuals as well as local energy organisations who are leading the way in the creation of a more sustainable future.
The Council has been shortlisted for its carbon-reduction action, overarching Strategic Plan and Environmental Policy which commit to reducing energy demand and promoting renewable energy, both in terms of the operation of the organisation and within the broader community.
Network Rail is inviting Dawlish schoolchildren to take part in an art competition that will brighten up hoardings around the new sea wall works at Colonnade underpass, close to Dawlish station. Winning pictures, based on the theme ‘What Dawlish means to me’, will be reproduced on the hoardings, remaining in place until the works are complete in spring 2020.
There will be four different age categories for the art competition including under 5s, 5-8, 9-11, 12+. Children whose designs are selected, will be invited to attend the unveiling of their art on the hoardings later this...
The Concert 'Swing into Christmas' brings the curtain down on the Crediton Parish Church Christmas Tree Festival, which runs from Wed 4th Dec to Sun 8th Dec. 'Swing into Christmas' features Andrew Daldorph on Piano, Chris Gradwell on Clarinet and Jim Rintoull on Double Bass.
Refreshments are available and there is free parking.
Tickets are available from outfitters A.E.Lee, 17 High Street, Crediton or www.ticketsource.co.uk or on the door after 6.30pm.
Organisers of TEDxExeter, the South West’s leading ideas festival, have announced that tickets for TEDxExeter 2020 are soon to be released for sale. The 9th annual TEDxExeter event will take place on Friday 17 April 2020 at Exeter’s Northcott Theatre and will be simultaneously livestreamed to venues across the city and beyond.
Tickets, which usually sell out in minutes, will be released at 10am on Friday 29th November 2019 via Eventbrite. For those wishing to beat the queues, a limited number of VIP tickets will be available from 10am on Wednesday 27th November.
Save the date – The Apprenticeship Expo is returning! Thursday 6th February 2020 1pm-6pm – (Schools Hour 1pm-2pm) Exeter College Sports Hall Victoria Yard, Off Queen Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3SR In association with: South West Apprenticeship Ambassador Network
The Apprenticeship Expo is the biggest Apprenticeship and careers event to take place in the South West annually, during National Apprenticeship week. This unique, free of charge event is designed to inspire, enthuse and motivate people to think about prospective careers and progression options.
Work is now under way to construct a cutting-edge new imaging centre expected to rapidly accelerate dementia research and improve healthcare.
The new Mireille Gillings Neuroimaging Centre will form part of the University of Exeter Medical School clinical research infrastructure. It will transform research and diagnosis of dementia and other neurological diseases, funded by part of a £10 million donation from the Dennis and Mireille Gillings Foundation.
The new building, located at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) site, will help accelerate clinical...
The FORCE Cancer Charity shop in Heavitree is holding a special vintage sale day next month.
All sorts of retro goodies from 80s knitwear to tin toys and vintage books will be on offer at the FORE Street store on Saturday November 2.
There will be bargains galore including collectable books at half their marked price.
“We’ll have some great deals for lovers of all things vintage plus our usual amazing selection of goods and there’ll be a bake sale. What more could you want,” said FORCE Shop Manager Anna Heard.
And early warning of a couple of dates for your...
Forget that it is October. Christmas is a few weeks away, and some parents are already compiling their shopping list ahead of time. While toys serve as delightful presents for kids, stationery items are also excellent gifts for art-loving children who have so much time on their hands during the holiday.
Furthermore, stationeries are cheap gifts that can help children under five years be better at journaling, drawing, scribbling, doodling, and so on. Stores like TheWorks.co.uk make life more comfortable by offering online shopping for kids’ stationery.
Dig out your wellies and waders as multi award-winning holiday park, Cofton Holidays, has announced the return of its popular Free Fishing experience.
Taking place on Wednesday 23rd and Wednesday 30th October 2019, Cofton’s Free Fishing experience will offer guests staying on site the chance to discover a new hobby, ready for the new year. On these days, the popular coarse fishing destination near Dawlish Warren will provide all the necessary equipment, bait and fishing permits completely free. Anglers will also have the opportunity to receive a 20-minute coaching session from an...
