Following on from our Blog of 8 March – ‘What Are We Doing About Exeter’s Triple Crown Status’ The Plum Consultancy is delighted to advise that the ‘Expect Success: Invest in Exeter’ logo is available for all local businesses to use on their websites, stationery and email signatures to promote Exeter’s extraordinary triple crown status in the UK.
With investment enquiries up by 250% since the campaign was launched in London 2 weeks ago, congratulations are to be extended to all those involved in obtaining these fantastic accolades. To capitalise on this opportunity, Exeter Chamber...
It’s been a British kitchen and restaurant table staple for more than 100 years, but now Brits are falling out of love with traditional malt vinegar.
Until recently most homes would keep a bottle of malt vinegar handy as the classic condiment for fish and chips or, especially with the older generation, as a pickling agent for eggs, onions and other vegetables.
But now with both fish and chip shops and pickling in decline, demand for vinegar has fallen by four per cent in the last year across all retailers (Kantar Worldpanel data Jan 2013).
Plymouth's half marathon, is a traffic-free road race set in the heart of Plymouth. Runners will once again gather on the Hoe to start their 13.1mile journey around Plymouth.
The great course, good reputation and atmosphere ensure that this iconic Plymouth race attracts everyone from local, national and international athletes as well as beginners, club runners and charity runners.
The traffic-free course is open to all abilities and will start and finish at the Hoe.
Please visit www.plymouthhalfmarathon.co.uk for entry and more details, or ring the Plymouth Half...
This summer, Exeter and Torbay are going to have some rather unusual visitors. To mark Paignton Zoo’s 90th anniversary, lifesize gorilla sculptures will be inhabiting the open spaces and parks of Exeter and Torbay – each showcasing their own individual art, designed by local artists.
Arriving at the end of July with a Great Gorilla Flotilla in Torbay, the gorillas will be with us for 10 weeks throughout the summer, giving locals and visitors alike the chance to get up close to these magnificent pieces of work. After this, the gorillas will then be sold in a big Charity Auction at...
With just two weeks left to sign up for a place in Plymouth’s Half Marathon 2013, organisers GO2 announce that Plymouth Olympians Heather Fell, Antony James, Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow will sound the klaxon to start the race.
“We’re so excited that the city’s Olympians will be joining us on the 28th April,” said Amy Budd, marketing manager, Plymouth’s Half Marathon. “It’s really going to be a day to be proud to be from Plymouth.”
“These incredible athletes continue to inspire the next generation to get out there and get into sport. We know that having them on the starting...
Lack of physical activity could cause as many as 36,815 premature deaths in England each year, according to statistics released today by the South West Public Health Observatory (SWPHO) and charity Sustrans.
The statistics have been produced to help local authorities estimate how much they could reduce death and illness by promoting physical activity.
They show that current levels of physical activity among people aged 40-79 are low across England and that major health gains could be made if they increased.
It has been estimated that if 100% of the population aged...
Rock'n Roll and Soul from Exeter’s own Cougars, in concert - with special guest Mike Emery - with over 50 years experience in tormenting audiences into getting up and dancing!
From the Shads to the Quo with stops in between at Pickett, Redding and Presley. The new sounds and arrangements of the now seven piece band give that extra kick to the songs we all grew up with! Bet you can’t keep still in those seats!
Fast or slow, original or a new arrangements - let the Cougars bring back those special memories of how Exeter was in the early 60s. After all, we were there!
SOLICITORS BACK SIZZLING FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR CANCER CHARITY
On Thursday 18 April, Devon-based law firm Gilbert Stephens LLP will be hosting The Great Devon Breakfast in aid of local cancer charity, FORCE.
The Great Devon Breakfast is an annual fundraising event organised by the local cancer charity and last year, 14 different venues across the county hosted a Great Devon Breakfast, raising £10,000 between them.
The event supported by Gilbert Stephens LLP will be held at St Olaves Hotel located on Mary Arches street and starts at 8am. Breakfast costs £8 and...
Dizraeli and the Small Gods were welcomed by a diverse audience at Exeter Phoenix on Friday night as part of the Exeter Vibraphonic Festival 2013. The band were visibly excited as they played well-known songs such as ‘Never Mind’ and ‘Little Things’, as well as promoting their first ever album, ‘Moving in the Dark’.
They may already have seven very different members, but the band’s talents seem to make for endless musical combinations. When she wasn’t decorating Dizraeli’s rhymes with haunting backing vocals, band member Cate Ferris was on the flute or mouth accordion. Although...
With Easter coming at the very start of the holidays, parents will be keen to encourage the kids to get out from underneath a pile of chocolate eggs and take some exercise afterwards, so Exeter City’s Football in the Community Charitable Trust’s events are a great way for them to let off steam as well as have fun.
Due to local demand, there will be a new event in Dawlish, on 8 and 9 April, as well as a return to North Tawton and Cullompton, both on Friday 12 April. There will also be four different events in Exeter, plus roadshows in Exmouth, Sidmouth, Crediton, Tiverton, Honiton,...
