Exmouth

Find out about East Devon recycling and waste service changes

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 11/09/2016 - 6:48am

Want to know more about East Devon’s new recycling and waste service changes next year? Go along to one of the information events taking place.

Service changes in Exmouth from February 2017 and will be rolled out district-wide from June 2017

The first of seven information events to help residents with a new improved recycling collection service which is being introduced in Exmouth from February next year is being held in the town on Thursday. (Thursday Nov 10)

At each event, recycling officers from East Devon District Council, will be on hand to explain the new...

High level of buyer interest in The Point

The new apartments at The Point, on Exmouth’s seafront are generating high levels of interest from prospective buyers. Reservations have already been taken for two of the two- bedroom apartments overlooking the estuary.

Over 50 people attended an initial sales event held at Exmouth Quay. Those present had the opportunity to view the plans and specifications, look at the 3D online model and meet the developers Eagle One Residential and the agents, Bradleys.

Chris Fayers, Director of Eagle One Residential said: “It is always worthwhile to be able to talk people through the...

Exmouth mud walk

Event Date: 
18/03/2017 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Venue: 
Opposite toilets, Imperial Road Rec, Exmouth

Come and explore the creatures in the mud at Exmouth

Wrap up warm and come exploring with the Education Ranger.

Dig for worms, fish for shrimp and discover what is living in the mud of the Exe Estuary.

Concessions available to East Devon District Council tenants, please contact the Countryside team.

Find out more here: http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events/march-2017/exmout...

A Christmas Carol comes to Exmouth

Authored by Newshound
Posted: Sun, 10/30/2016 - 9:54pm

Chapterhouse Theatre Company is thrilled to be reviving its popular adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic festive tale, A Christmas Carol.

Especially adapted for the stage by award-winning writer Laura Turner, A Christmas Carol will tour theatres and stately homes throughout the 2016 Christmas season, arriving in Exmouth on Sunday 11 December.

On Christmas Eve, the most magical night of the year, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is whisked away on a terrifying journey through the past and into the future, accompanied by three fearsome ghosts determined to make him realize the...

Exmouth golfers qualify for Moroccan Grand Final

A pair of amateur golfers from Exmouth is celebrating securing an expenses-paid trip of a lifetime to Morocco after qualifying for the senior pairs grand final of the 2016 Morocco Matchplay, powered by HowDidiDo.

Driving instructor Jim Colvin, 55, a three-handicapper, and four-handicapper Bruce Chapman, 59, a self-employed consultant - both of whom are members at East Devon GC - finished first in the field at the Morocco Matchplay southern regional senior pairs final, at Woodbury Park, near Exeter, to earn a place in February's grand final to be played in Marrakech.

Colvin...

Exmouth's celebration of the Exe Estuary

Hundreds of people turned out to celebrate the food and heritage of the Exe Estuary on Exmouth seafront last weekend.

Last Saturday, September 24, was the first joint Spirit of the Exe and Exmouth Mussel Festival.

The event was organised by the Exmouth Town Council and the Exe Estuary Management Partnership - a group of eight councils and other organisations responsible for managing the Estuary – including Exmouth Town Council.

Seafood lovers reclined on deck chairs and watched live music, street acts and cookery demonstrations while eating food provided by Exmouth...

Family donate funds to ICU in memory of mum

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 09/21/2016 - 12:32pm

The Chappell family, from Exmouth, have raised over £15,000 to help patients on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in memory of mum Jacquie.

Jacquie, 55, spent several months being cared for on the ICU at Exeter before sadly passing away from heart failure in December 2014.

In honour of her memory and as a way of saying thank you to the staff who cared for her, Jacquie’s daughters Victoria and Laura, and husband Roger organised a charity ball in April 2016. The glittering black tie event, held at Woodbury Park in April, saw 220 guests enjoy...

Exeter Deaf Academy and community campaign group to discuss opportunities to work together

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 09/03/2016 - 4:09pm

Exeter Deaf Academy and Rolle Exmouth Ltd (REL) have agreed to explore ways they could potentially work together.

The move follows the announcement that the academy is planning a move from its current Exeter base to the former Rolle College campus site in Exmouth.

REL has been running a fundraising campaign to preserve the site as a vital community, education and business resource for future generations.

A workhub (pictured) is already up and running.

And board members say that the announcement this week by Plymouth University (which owned the site) that...

EDCC 'surprised' by Exeter Deaf Academy deal

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 09/03/2016 - 11:16am

East Devon District Council says news that Exeter Deaf Academy is in the frame to take over the Rolle College site in Exmouth came as a surprise to many at the authority, including some who learnt of the deal through the media first.

EDDC has issued this statement:

Exmouth is a priority for the Council and we are keen to hear more about the proposals that would bring the Deaf Academy to Exmouth. This is an important opportunity for the site and the town, so we are concerned and disappointed that Plymouth University has only made known this change of plans through the media...

Toys to Cry For - Innocence Undone

Event Date: 
17/09/2016 - 10:00am to 01/10/2016 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Rolle Centre, formerly Rolle College, Exmouth EX8 2AT

Are the thirty 'toys' made by local artists and artists from further afield really toys or are they art?

Is this a Toy Shop or is this an art exhibition?

These beautifully made products are made using the visual language of traditional toys.

These playthings may seem harmless enough on the outside but, scratch the surface, and there's a serious, possibly even disturbing, message just waiting to be discovered.

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