With the summer holidays now upon us it’s time to start planning your days of adventures! There are so many beautiful locations in and around Exeter that can be explored throughout the year, but with the sun shining and blue skies now is the perfect time to take a trip to the best parks and gardens in the area.
Bicton Park Botanical Gardens
With over 64 acres for you to explore, Bicton Park Botanical Gardens provides you with nearly 300 years of gardening history, home to many rare and beautiful species. There are lots of wonderful things to see in these beautiful gardens...
Three Devon schools have become among the first in England to be awarded official Computer Hub status so they can provide support and specialist training for teachers in the region.
Exeter Mathematics School, Uffculme School and Broadclyst Community Primary School are part of the first 23 Computing Hubs across England and will be a focal point for local computing training for schools. They will also form links with industry and universities.
The scheme is run by the National Centre for Computing Education, set up in November 2018 by the Department for Education to increase...
Even though the summer season is only just underway, East Devon District Council has already received many compliments about Queen’s Drive Space’s events in Exmouth, with customer comments ranging from: “What a fantastic space”, “Fantastic facilities, lovely food! Good job guys!” to “Great events and great food!”
A programme of three Royal Opera outdoor screenings, which took place in June and early July, has already proved a hit with audiences. Almost 800 people enjoyed watching top quality performances by the Royal Ballet of Romeo and Juliet, as well as the Royal Opera’s Carmen...
Good Things, a Devon-based business, is hoping to help reverse the negative impact of mass-consumerism by making it easy for people to make an ethical choice when shopping for gifts. Offering ethical children’s gifts, sourced from around the world, Good Things have a range of products available to purchase from their online store.
We all know that the planet is in trouble, 91% of plastic is not recycled and the demand for goods at a cheap price means that people around the world are often working in unsafe conditions for a very poor wage.
The inaugural Exeter Fringe Festival will be brought to a dynamic conclusion by an act described recently by BBC Radio 2 as “Two of the most extraordinary musicians, a phenomenal duo”.
On 4th August, East Devon born India Electric Company will headline at the 19th century built Barnfield Theatre bringing to end a diverse and exciting festival that will encompass over 100 performances across the city.
Using traditional instruments in contemporary styles, exploring diverse themes from Eastern Europe, Irish traditions and modern urban alienation the duo comprising of Joseph O’...
A South West-based communications company is now offering a brand new CCTV service to local organisations looking to maximise their security and efficiency.
Equations Voice and Data, with offices in Devon and Somerset, has been providing telephone systems and technology to businesses, schools, medical practices and professional service providers across the South West for more than 25 years, and has now extended its offering to CCTV.
Recent research has shown that the appearance of CCTV on business premises can potentially reduce the chances of would-be thieves attempting a...
Devon Freemasons have donated £7,500 to Devon Community Foundation to help support people in need across the county. Last week Sarah Yelland Deputy CEO of the foundation was delighted to be presented with the cheque by Ian Kingsbury JP. The Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire Freemasons.
The generous gift brings the total donated over the last 4 years to over £42,000 and will be allocated to the Foundation’s Community Grants, supporting hundreds of voluntary and community groups offering local people in need a helping hand.
What is the natural world worth? Can you put a price on birdsong?
These are among the questions to be addressed by a new project at the University of Exeter, which aims to discover how economics can help protect the environment.
Economics and conservation are often seen as unrelated, but the project will try to place an economic value on biodiversity so it can be taken into account and become part of individual, corporate and governmental decision making.
Dragon Capital and the University have together committed £1.6m over the next five years, and a newly appointed...
Exeter Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Professor Penelope Endersby, chief executive of the Met Office will speak at this year’s Exeter Business Dinner, taking place on Friday 1stNovember 2019 at Sandy Park Conference Centre.
Penelope joined the UK’s world-leading national meteorological service in December 2018 from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) where she led the Cyber and Information Systems Division and was Acting Chief Technical Officer as well as a Non-Exec Director of Ploughshare Innovations, the MOD’s technology transfer organisation...
School holidays may be looming, but that doesn’t mean the learning stops. To help kids stay active throughout the summer, DanSci Dance Studio in Exeter will host a series of interactive dance programmes for kids aged from 18 months to 12 years
“We are very excited for Summer of Dance to begin” says Artistic Director of DanSci Dance Studio, Ava Barron Thomas “First up on the schedule is our raved about annual mixed styles dance Camp.”
Ava says “the dance camp is filled with different dance styles, music, stage craft and fun. Designed for 5-12 year old’s, camp will allow them...
