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Free event: Recruiting and retaining staff

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 02/22/2023 - 8:24pm

Devon County Council and Devon & Plymouth Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to host the New Ways to Recruit and Retain Staff in 2023 event.

With the region’s job market still facing a range of vacancies, this free event aims to help employers, organisations and charities to find out about alternative ways of recruiting and retaining staff.

The event, which will be held at Exeter Racecourse on Monday 24 April from 8:30am - 1pm, will focus on supporting employers to consider filling vacancies using a wider talent pool of people, how to support those already in...

Rob's Rugby Masterclass

Event Date: 
24/02/2023 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Sandy Park

Director of Rugby Rob Baxter will be joined by Defence Coach Omar Mouneimne and Head of Strength and Conditioning Mark Twiggs to discuss all things rugby.

Offering coaching insights into new laws, defensive structures and detailed match-day preparations, take a behind the scenes look at the day-to-day workings at Exeter Rugby.

Tickets:

Booking Selection [Sandy Park | 24.02.2023 - 19:00 | Rob’s Rugby Masterclass] - Exeter Chiefs

Learn about the spicy history of the chilli plant at hot chocolate-themed Exeter event

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 11/17/2022 - 11:36pm

The hot and spicy history of the chilli plant will be on the menu as part of a special hot chocolate-themed event in Exeter.

Chilli peppers are eaten by a quarter of the earth’s population every day. This history of the plant shows the story of migration and social changes around the globe.

University of Exeter researcher William Jaggard – known to his friends as “chilliam” – is an expert on the plant and passionate about its place in cookery and horticulture. He has been asked by the Exeter Seed Bank to be a guardian for the chilli.

At the free event, at the...

Medicine students share anatomical teaching techniques at late-night exhibition event

Authored by Simon Wells
Posted: Thu, 11/03/2022 - 4:54pm

On the evening of Friday November 11, Exeter City Council’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery (RAMM) will feature the University’s research and teaching methods at RAMM Lates – an interactive evening event revolving around the exhibition ‘ A Picture of Health: Exeter’s Medical History ’, which examines health and wellbeing in Exeter from the 18th century to present day.

The exhibition explores several areas such as smallpox, bodysnatching surgeons, 'the Blue Death,' birth, the art of nursing, medical innovation, and the Exeter Hip, which has been fitted in more than...

Creative Craft Show

Event Date: 
22/09/2022 - 9:00am to 25/09/2022 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Westpoint, Exeter

The Creative Craft Show returns to Exeter this September bringing the hottest new supplies and latest trends to crafters. An unmissable date in any crafter’s calendar in the South West, the Creative Craft Show will be at Westpoint, Exeter from Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th September 2022.

The ultimate weekend for hobbyists, crafters and stitchers, the Creative Craft Show will welcome in the Autumn season with cosy displays and festive features from local artists, crafters and organisations with the theme of harvest.

Visitors to the Creative Craft Show can dive into a wide...

Exeter businesses invited to Spotlight on Devon Hospitality and Leisure events

Authored by Program
Posted: Mon, 08/08/2022 - 11:33pm

The Heart of the South West Growth Hub is partnering with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) to host two free events to support hospitality, retail and leisure businesses in Devon.

Recent feedback from FSB has indicated that hospitality, retail and leisure businesses are facing challenges around the recruitment and retention of staff, accessing finance, and procurement.

The Spotlight on Devon Hospitality and Leisure events will give businesses the chance to hear directly from support providers, district authorities, and recruitment experts about available support,...

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Free cycling festivals for the whole family this summer

Exeter and Cranbrook residents looking for something to do this summer are in for a treat thanks to a series of free cycling festivals taking place in the city during the school holidays.

There are six events taking place throughout the summer, each one in a different location across the city and Cranbrook and all completely free for the whole family.

The events have been developed by Live and Move – the Sport England Local Delivery Programme running in Exeter and Cranbrook that aims to encourage residents to move more in their everyday lives – and Active Devon.

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This Is Our City - a Liveable Exeter event

Liveable Exeter are inviting community leaders to the ‘This Is Our City’ speaker event at RAMM on 20 July. The event will encourage people within the city to enjoy the Brick by Brick exhibition, and most importantly, to have a say in the Exeter Plan.

The ‘Brick by Brick’ exhibition, which is currently on display at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, shows nine Lego models, each displaying how Exeter would have looked at a snapshot in time, from the Jurassic period when dinosaurs roamed, right up to the present day, and the future, which shows Exeter as a garden city.

Ian...

Fixtures Brunch 22/23

Fixtures Brunch Season 2022/23

Event Date: 
19/07/2022 - 9:00am to 11:30am
Venue: 
Sandy Park
It’s time to get excited, the 22/23 Gallagher Premiership Campaign is right around the corner!

We’d like to invite you all to join us for Brunch at Sandy Park as we reveal next Season’s Gallagher Premiership Fixtures List, looking ahead to the games that stand between the Exeter Chiefs and a return to the Premiership Final!

At this exclusive event sponsored by Investec we’re going to be joined by Director of Rugby, Rob Baxter, who will be offering a preview of the new season, as well as members of the Chiefs First Team Squad, who will be undertaking a Q&A to give you an...

New event: An Evening with Sarah Turner

To celebrate the publication of her new book Stepping Up, Sarah Turner will be hosting an event at Positive Light Projects in Exeter on Saturday 2nd July. Organised by InExeter and The Bookery, expect honest insights, hilarious anecdotes, and plenty of emotional moments at this intimate gig.

Stepping Up is the debut novel by Sarah Turner, known for her blog The Unmumsy Mum and her best-selling non-fiction books, The Unmumsy Mum, The Unmumsy Mum Diary and The Unmumsy Mum A-Z.

Stepping Up is Sarah's first novel which is both hilarious and heartwarming. The main character...

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