Christmas is coming. And for the Deaf Academy who are raising money for their new Academy in Exmouth, this can mean only one thing: a battle of the Christmas jumpers!
Christmas Jumper Day is on Friday 14 December. The ‘EXEmas Jumper EXEtravaganza’ is the first official Christmas Jumper Day for the charity. The new Deaf Academy is under construction at the former Rolle campus in Exmouth and will open its doors in 2020.
The idea is to wear your best festive knit to work - and then make a minimum £2 donation to the New Deaf Academy Appeal. Some groups organise additional...
Join the SING Devon Community Choir and Hothouse Band this December as we SING for Force at the Barnfield Theatre Exeter!
Since FORCE Cancer Charity was first registered as a charity in 1987 it has developed a vital role in providing local cancer services in the Exeter area. Help us to support this essential local service and enjoy a fantastic, music filled evening at the same time.
Tickets cost £6 in advance and £8 on the door.
To purchase your tickets call the The Barnfield Theatre on 01392 271 808.
A Dorset project to benefit people living with dementia patients through music has been handed £1,000 from a regional builder.
The innovative Press Play To Rewind programme created by Musica Music and Wellbeing, based in Shillingstone, uses personalised playlists and meaningful music as part of a dementia care package for patients and was awarded the funds by Persimmon Homes South West.
Rosanna Mead from Musica explained: “This year we launched our programme Press Play to Rewind which aims to provide training and support packages for healthcare professionals and carers in...
Exeter solicitors Cartridges Law are backing a national campaign to change the law and reduce the negative effects of divorce on children.
This week is Good Divorce Week, an initiative which is led by Resolution, an organisation of 6,500 family lawyers and professionals from across England and Wales, which believes in ‘a constructive non-confrontational approach’ to family law matters.
Good Divorce Week aims to provide practical help, highlighting ways for separating parents to put their children’s needs first, as well as calling on government to urgently remove blame from...
The Exeter branch of RGB Building Supplies is inviting customers and the local community to donate gifts to its Christmas Giving Tree appeal in aid of Children’s Hospice South West.
The builders merchant’s previous Christmas Gift Appeals have proven extremely popular. This year it would like to do something different and create hampers of gifts to be passed on to a family being supported by the charity over the festive period.
Those who would like to donate simply need to visit the Exeter branch between Monday 26th November and Friday 7th December and pick a tag off the...
The biggest fundraising event on FORCE Cancer Charity’s calendar will reach a significant milestone next year – The Nello cycle ride will be 20. In honour of its Italian connections, the 2019 ride on Sunday June 30 has been dubbed Il Ventesimo (The Twentieth).
Since the first Nello Century Cycle Challenge in 2000, the ride has raised more than £900,000 for FORCE, which works locally to support anyone affected by cancer, face-to-face and close to home.
It has grown from attracting a field of 90 cyclists in that first year to demand for 2019 expected to outstrip the 1,500...
The Donkey Sanctuary has scooped two awards in the Primary Times’ 2018 Reader Star Awards. The attraction won the Favourite Family Attraction (Half Day) and Free Local Family Event categories, as voted by readers of the publication.
Parents of children aged 4 to 11 years took part in the Primary Times survey and voted for their favourite local family friendly places and people. The Donkey Sanctuary is a big hit with Primary Times’ readers with its wide range of events, free entry and free parking, tempting local families to return again and again.
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (30 November – 2 December):
THEATRE
The Elvis Years Friday, Exmouth Pavilion It’s time to get well and truly in the Christmas spirit as smash-hit musical production The Elvis Years brings its very special seasonal twist to theatres across the UK in December 2018. Experience an Elvis-style Christmas like never before in an evening packed with solid-gold Elvis classics, plus all the moments that make Christmas the most wonderful time of the year. https://www.ledleisure.co.uk/exmouth-pavilion
There is a new team of entrepreneurs topping the 2018 Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) £50 Challenge leaderboard.
Financial experts at Prydis clearly have all the right skills when it comes to maximising investments – a team from the Exeter branch has turned £50 into £6,765 for the charity, which provides respite for families of children with life-limiting conditions throughout the South West.
The team is the latest to take up the CHSW corporate challenge, beating this year’s previous best set by Exeter engineering firm WSP.
Coffee and black tea are ubiquitous amongst morning routines the world over, but by no means do they have a monopoly in assisting our waking minds. Matcha tea is a unique type of green tea that has been fulfilling a similar role in morning routines since the 7th century, with a growing presence in cultural practices. The popularity of Matcha tea in the East led to its integration in various long-standing rituals and celebrations, and sometimes - as with the Japanese tea ceremony - even took centre stage.
Thanks to the effect it has on mental and physical performance, the benefits...
