With schools now broken up for summer, the next few days will see the peak of the summer for flights with NATS, the UK’s leading provider of air traffic control services, expecting to handle well over 8,000 flights per day.
2018 was the busiest summer on record for air traffic in Europe with peaks of 37,000 flights a day and 2019 is expected to be even busier.
This summer has already seen records broken for most UK flights ever in a single day, July 5th, when 8,863 flights were handled by NATS in 24-hours.
NATS routinely handles almost a quarter of European traffic...
A 10-year-old girl from Woodwater Academy in Exeter has been crowned regional winner of Health Education England’s (HEE) Step into the NHS primary school competition.
Lilly Sparks, who hopes to one day become a nurse, produced an imaginative poster expressing thanks to the NHS to impress the judges and win the South West regional award.
Fellow pupil Lauren Bright was highly commended in the contest.
The Step into the NHS competition aims to raise awareness about the breadth of roles in the health service, raise aspirations and challenge gender stereotypes. This is...
A disabled veteran from Exeter will be taking on the challenge of swimming 500 lengths to raise money for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
Tony Cox served in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps for 5 years, but after leaving the service he suffered from complex health and mobility issues that took their toll on both his work and personal life.
On Friday 26th July, Tony will be attempting to complete a swim of 500 lengths, a total distance of 7.5 kilometres, for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. Due to Tony’s health and mobility issues, he estimates that this challenge could take...
Exeter retirees are invited to visit McCarthy and Stone’s Pinnoc Mews Retirement Living development on Bakers Way on Friday 2nd August, when a representative from the National Trust will be giving a talk on the history of Killerton House.
From 11.30am-2pm, all are welcome to visit Pinnoc Mews to find out more about the 18th-century house in Broadclyst, Exeter which was left to the National Trust by the Acland family in 1944. There will be a chance to learn about its glorious landscaped gardens, parkland and estate, while also enjoying a glass of fizz in the Pinnoc Mews homeowners’...
The Exmouth Players present “Colder Than Here”, a black comedy, by Laura Wade at The Blackmore Theatre, Bicton Street, Exmouth, on the following dates and times: • Monday 16th to Friday 20th September 2019 at 7.30pm; and • Saturday 21st September - Matinee Performance (only) at 2.30pm.
Synopsis: Nobody can ignore the fact that Myra is dying, but in the meantime life goes on. There are boilers to be fixed, cats to be fed and the perfect funeral to be planned. As a mother researches burial spots and biodegradable coffins, her family are finally forced to communicate with her, and...
Tickets are on sale daily from 9.30am on 5th August 2019 for The Exmouth Players production of “Colder Than Here”, a black comedy by Laura Wade, at The Blackmore Theatre, Exmouth. Please contact Ticket Line 07484 509514 from this time to book. The Production Dates & Times are: • Monday 16th to Friday 20th September 2019 at 7.30pm; and • Saturday 21st September - Matinee Performance (only) at 2.30pm.
Synopsis: Nobody can ignore the fact that Myra is dying, but in the meantime life goes on. There are boilers to be fixed, cats to be fed and the perfect funeral to be planned. As a...
An unmissable evening of Broadway and West End show tunes. Following on from the success of last year’s concert we welcome back Broadway Baby 2 which is being presented at The Blackmore Theatre, Bicton Street, Exmouth on 17th August 2019 at 7.30pm, this year in aid of the Exmouth Food Bank Featuring hit songs from classic musicals Les Miserables, Mack and Mabel and Sunset Boulevard to new hits Mean Girls, Six and Come From Away, the evening guarantees to be a toe tapping night to remember.
Tickets – £10 Please call Ticket Line 07484 509514 to book now. Please click on the following...
Tickets are now on sale for Broadway Baby 2 being presented by a talented group of local people at The Blackmore Theatre, Exmouth, on 17th August 2019 at 7.30pm. An unmissable evening of Broadway and West End show tunes. Following on from the success of last year’s concert we welcome back Broadway Baby 2, this year in aid of the Exmouth Food Bank.
Featuring hit songs from classic musicals Les Miserables, Mack and Mabel and Sunset Boulevard to new hits Mean Girls, Six and Come From Away, the evening guarantees to be a toe tapping night to remember.
Brand new solo show from home-grown comedian Celia Delaney with jokes, songs & stories about an imaginary child.
Celia left Exeter to become a Westminster wife and now she has a secret love child... so is she really as angelic as she says she is?
A love affair in France at 19 years old left Celia with an imaginary daughter, whom she has raised as a single parent for 25 years, unbeknownst to anyone. With Brexit looming, will she have to send her back? What has happened to her daughter in all these years?
The fire at Notre Dame takes us back to the beginning of...
Kicking off the next month, Exeter Library launches StoryTalks – a programme of talks from the UK’s storytelling experts. Audience members will have the chance to learn how they use creative writing techniques to produce award-winning content.
StoryTalks is programmed as part of Evolve, a new and imaginative programme of events and artworks within Devon’s Libraries delivered by Libraries Unlimited in partnership with artists and communities and funded by Arts Council England.
Connecting Exeter with the rest of the country, StoryTalk events will be livestreamed across the...
