Entrepreneurs can pitch ideas about a new concept or product and begin creating their own business at an event, later this month in Exeter.
Startup Weekend, a 54-hour event, will help people develop solutions and ideas that have the potential to make a positive difference to society.
The weekend takes place from 17 to 19 November 2017 at University of Exeter’s Business School and is open to anyone with a novel product, idea or code - with the drive to turn their ideas into a startup business.
Teams will be supported to build a product or service and then present...
Tickets are still available for Saturday’s (November 18) Classics Galore! concert at the University of Exeter Great Hall.
There are more than 100 seats (£12-£18) left in the main auditorium with just a few remaining in the gallery and boxes (£15-£24.50).
It is one of the most eagerly awaited events on Exeter’s musical calendar with a total of 200 musicians including a symphony orchestra, brass band and chorus performing popular classics with a flag waving, sing-a-long Last Night of the Proms style finale.
“The programme for this year’s gala concert will feature...
A silent art auction and tea party will be held at Chagford Jubilee Hall on Saturday 18th November.
This event will be showing the creative talent of local artists (many of whom are internationally celebrated) to raise funds for Women in Gaza and breast cancer awareness.
An inspirational array of art will be on offer in many mediums and you might just get the opportunity to purchase an exceptional piece of affordable fine art, directly from the artist while supporting community outreach programmes, and you get tea and cakes. What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon?...
Visible Girls: Revisited, is a photography commission and national travelling exhibition of female portraits by photographer Anita Corbin. The exhibition brings together original images of women from different subcultures of the early 1980s and newly commissioned portraits of the same women now.
The work will reunite women with their adolescent selves, exploring the ways in which photography can reveal and reflect upon identity and society at various stages of women's lives.
In 1981, as a young female photographer at the beginning of her career, Corbin made 28 double...
The Board of Governors of Blundell’s School, have today 13th November, announced that Mr Bart Wielenga has been appointed as the new Head of this leading co-educational day and boarding school. Mr Wielenga will take up the position with effect from September 2018.
Mr Wielenga will become the thirtieth Head of Blundell’s School and will succeed Mrs Nicola Huggett when she leaves to become Head at Cheltenham College.
Mr Wielenga is currently Second Master at Blundell’s and has made a significant contribution to the growth and reputation of Blundell’s in recent years.
Saturday 9th December is the 3rd day of the Crediton Parish Church Christmas Tree Festival. Admission is FREE and there are over 70 Trees decorated by local schools, guilds, clubs, groups and businesses.
The very interesting and informative Tours of the Governors Room will be conducted at 12noon and the Bell Tower at 2pm.
The Cafe in the adjacent Boniface Centre opens at 10am for food and drink and the Festival opens at 10.30am until 7pm.
Following the Festival North Creedy Choral Society will give a concert at 7.30pm, tickets available on the door.
The second day of the Christmas Tree Festival open from 11am to 6pm. This year there are more than 70 trees decorated by local charities, clubs, associations and groups. The Cafe will be open from 10am to 4pm for drinks and food. Admission is FREE, there is disabled access and free parking. The No5 Stagecoach bus stop stops outside the church nd the railway station is a pleasant 15 minute walk.
