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Rolle College campus shuts its doors again

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 11/16/2016 - 6:31pm

Start-up businesses and community groups will no longer be able to use the Owen Building on the former Rolle College site in Exmouth from the end of November 2016.

After that, the long association that Rolle Exmouth Ltd (REL) has had with the site will end, as new owners Exeter Deaf Academy take full possession of the grounds and buildings, which they have bought from Plymouth University. But the concept of the REL community enterprise is still very much alive – and those fighting to preserve the spirit of Rolle are ready for the new challenge that they face. The REL Board will...

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.

National Campaign to save Exmouth's Rolle Centre

A national fundraising campaign to save the former Rolle Centre is to be launched in Exmouth.

Details about the ‘Waste of Space’ campaign are being kept under wraps until the launch event, at the Owen Building at the former Rolle College site in the town, at 11am on Tuesday April 5.

Owner Plymouth University wants to sell the site, on Douglas Avenue, and has applied for outline planning permission to build up to 120 homes.

The campaign will feature the premiere of Waste of Space, a short film staring three Devon-based actors and shot at the Owen Building, along with...

Community secure use of Rolle College site

People in Exmouth will soon be able to access and use part of the town’s former Rolle College site, it was revealed yesterday.

Community benefit society Rolle Exmouth Limited (REL) has signed a licence with the owners of the site, Plymouth University, on behalf of the Exmouth community, granting them the right to use the Owen Building.

The group is describing it as a ‘major step’ in reinvigorating the site, empty since the University relocated its Faculty of Arts and Education in 2008.

It means REL and local groups can access and start to use the building, which has...

Rolle Centre development moves forward

Rolle Exmouth Limited (REL) has been awarded a grant of £99,000 by Social Investment Business (SIB) Group from the Community Ownership and Management of Assets Feasibility Fund to develop plans for the future of the Rolle Centre site.

The seven acre site remains the property of Plymouth University, but has been unoccupied since the University relocated its Faculty of Education from Exmouth to its main Plymouth Campus in 2008. The site is located just half a mile from the town centre and the sea with views over the Exe Estuary and Haldon Hills.

The vision for REL is to...