Exeter’s popular local food co-operative is celebrating the change of season with a tasty series of ‘meet the supplier’ events.
The Real Food Store on Paris Street will play host to a range of artisan suppliers who will talk about where their products come from and how they are made. Customers will be able to taste samples and buy products in store.
Natalie Ohlson, the Real Food Store’s shop manager said: “Customers really enjoy meeting our suppliers and learning how their food is made. We have a fantastic range of high quality local producers and many people are surprised...
A Devon businesswoman has carried out 24 tasks in 24 hours to raise £2,000 for the Exeter Foundation.
Starting with swimming across the River Exe, and finishing 24 hours later with a sky dive, Ashley Petrons took on an array of tasks for the round the clock fundraiser in Exeter.
A training session with the Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park, selling the Big Issue, serving breakfast at the Southgate Mercure Exeter Hotel, and a bake off with Little French Cakes at Intoto Kitchens were all successfully completed by 28-year-old Ashley, of PR and marketing firm Astley Media.
Westpoint, Exeter welcomes back the much loved Stitching, Sewing and Hobbycrafts show, from the 25-28 September.
This popular show (previously known as Creative Stitches) has been running since 1990 and is a must visit for all avid creative and craft lovers.
Visitors are invited to share their passion for crafting with other like-minded creative people and meet the experts who are sure to spark the imagination. Discover the latest supplies from more than 180 exhibitors with the very latest products, ideas and innovations from the crafting world.
England’s 10,000 village halls rely on more than 12 million hours of volunteering each year to deliver their vital role at the heart of rural communities, a new survey* has revealed.
The survey, by leading rural specialists ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England), showed volunteers who run classes and events put in 2.5 million hours annually. That’s on top of the estimated 9.6 million hours clocked up by management committees.
But more than half of the halls who responded said they were struggling to find new recruits to help manage the buildings – with people...
Michelin trained chef Josh McDonald-Johnson brings you street food, done right!
Four rounds of classic street food dishes from around the globe, made using the finest ingredients of Devon.
Our pop-up bar will be returning with curious cocktails, local beer from Exeter Brewery, the infamous PickleBack shot and maybe even a boilermaker or two...
Don't make any plans until you've checked out our essential guide to wha'ts on in and around Exeter this weekend
THEATRE
Moscow State Circus Thursday to Sunday, Oaklands Riding School, Alphington Roundabout, Exeter Set in the mystical centre of Moscow’s cultural & artistic quarter Park Gorkogo (Gorky Park) is the perfect back drop for who are undoubtedly the greatest circus artistes on earth. An amazing awe inspiring show created especially for its first ever European tour. More information: www.moscowstatecircus.com for tickets visit www.ticketmaster.co.uk
On Saturday 30th August The Real McCoy customers and Pickle Shack pop-up restaurant regulars were treated to an indulgent dining experience in the quirky surrounds of McCoy’s Arcade. With a tapas theme, cocktails galore and music from raucous Klezmer influenced band Hazaar the night was an overwhelming success. Pickle Shack is set to return to The Real McCoy on Saturday 25th October.
Vintage and retro store, The Real McCoy is one of Exeter’s longest standing independent retailers and is set to celebrate its 30th year of business next year. In contrast to this, Pickle Shack is a...
The Exeter Chiefs’ Comedy Night on October 10th is a new event on the Sandy Park calendar and promises to be a rip-roaring evening of entertainment.
The hilarious line-up includes Jim Grant, a compere with ‘razor-sharp wit’, multi award-winning Julian Deane, who is currently performing his ‘first-rate material’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and Ray Crawford, who has been described as the ‘funniest and most original Australian comedian ever’.
Tickets are on sale now at just £10 and doors will open at 7.30pm, with the first comedian taking to the stage at 8.30pm.
Devon- and Cornwall-based charity, Pete’s Dragons is set to embark on its biggest fund raising event yet - a record of 60 sky dives from 15,000 feet and falling at around 135mph - raising money for Cornwall Search & Rescue and The Samaritans.
But to get these adrenaline junkies as far as Dunkerswell Aerodrome, they need to raise vital funds to get the campaign kick-started. Hoping to raise the cash needed, volunteers are holding a Family Fun Day and Dog Show at Westpoint Exeter on 6th September, welcoming the public for a day of entertainment for all ages.
As Westpoint Exeter celebrates its 25th year it reveals the lucky winners of its free charity event giveaway at a birthday tea party held at the venue’s Wadsworth Pavilion.
The competition, which ran earlier this year, invited local and national charities to suggest an event they would like to host at the venue - one of the largest in the South West. Shortlisted from a number of hopeful entrants, Westpoint Exeter are delighted to announce that the three top charities selected for a spot on Westpoint Exeter’s events calendar are Families for Children, Dame Hannah Rogers Trust and...
