Chelsea Flower Show’s youngest ever gold medal winner and Exeter local, Hugo Bugg , is creating the flagship show garden for this year’s special one-off September Chelsea Flower Show. Collaborating with his design partner Charlotte Harris, the award-winning design duo are bringing their pocket park vision for a shared public garden to this year’s show for main sponsor M&G. They start building their urban ‘slice of green’ at the show ground this week, ready for opening to the public on Tuesday 21 September. Unusually for Chelsea, it is designed as a shared garden in a public space,...
British sporting heroes, Tokyo 2020 Olympic medallists, world champions and former stage and jersey winners will all feature in this year’s Tour of Britain (5 – 12 September).
Devon will host Stage Two of the Tour on Monday 6 September, starting in Sherford and finishing in Exeter.
Just days away from the start of the race, the provisional line-ups for the 18 competing teams have today been revealed. The field of riders includes five reigning national road race champions and four reigning time trial champions – with 20 different nationalities being represented.
Over 6000 people enjoyed a weekend of live music, outdoor activities and adventure at the sold out Nature Valley Gone Wild Festival this weekend.
Aside from the glorious weather, highlights of the festival included Melanie C’s first live performance of her soon to be released new album, Bear Grylls and Nicola Adams leading a world record breaking outdoor workout, the Red Devils arriving by parachute and even an engagement. The event was the very first Gone Wild festival, and it supported the Royal Marines Charity with 10% of all proceeds going directly to support serving and...
A number of areas surrounding Exeter have recorded higher house price growth than the city itself since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest research from Halifax.
Since lockdown restrictions first eased last summer, buyer demand has been fuelled in part by a desire for larger properties with more outdoor space, as people’s work-life priorities have shifted during the pandemic.
Across the UK, this has helped to drive faster price growth in areas further from major city centres, where buyers perceive they’ll get better value for money.
Vue Exeter has announced its line-up of classic film content showing this September.
In addition to blockbuster new releases such as Free Guy , Shang Chi: The Legend of the 10 Rings and at the end of the month, the long-awaited new Bond film No Time To Die , Vue will also be showing some all-time classic films Back on the Big Screen where they belong.
From this Friday, two big screen anniversaries will be celebrated in Vue, with Shrek marking 20 years since its first release and Terminator 2: Judgement Day turning 30.
Exeter Phoenix is pleased to present Men Falling a solo exhibition by UK-based artist Naomi Frears, which includes newly commissioned and other recent works spanning film, painting and print.
Working across these disciplines, Frears’ practice explores forms of everyday choreography, incorporating androgynous figures, ambiguous gestures, fictitious landscapes and disembodied dialogues. Her works juxtapose personal encounters and observations with visual material drawn from cinema, fashion, imagined gardens, and interiors.
World record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo is bringing back his 5 star sellout show Shlomo’s Beatbox Adventure For Kids to venues across the UK, appearing at Exeter Phoenix on Monday 25th October.
To celebrate, he has decided to #BraveTheShave, shaving 18 months of lockdown ponytail during a charity livestream for the homeless charity Crisis. The more you donate, the closer he’ll shave! ( beatboxadventures.com/donate ).
SK Shlomo first burst into the mainstream after appearing on BBC2’s Later… With Jools Holland , collaborating with Björk and performing with famous fans...
Happy Days Exeter is hosting a 30th Birthday Party on Saturday 4th September to showcase their facilities and to raise money for a local children’s hospice while also celebrating 30 years of Happy Days Nurseries.
The popular nursery located in the Peninsula Park Estate, adjacent to Rydon Lane, invites their families from around Exeter to join staff and children for a garden party on Saturday 4th September. The celebration is an opportunity for current parents and their children to enjoy a morning of engaging activities while also raising funds for the Children’s Hospice South...
People from Devon can get on their bike and raise vital funds for Diabetes UK this autumn by taking part in a cycling challenge.
The UK Wide Cycle Ride runs throughout September and is a perfect opportunity to take your fitness up a gear while raising money for diabetes research along the way.
Challengers can pick from one of four virtual distances, ranging from 150 miles for beginners through to 950 miles for more experienced cyclists, and they have the entire month to clock up the mileage. The aim is to challenge yourself – at your own pace – and pedal towards a...
Housebuilding at the landmark development Nursery Gardens in Exeter has stormed ahead with the first two homes completed and another 18 homes set to complete by the end of 2021.
Yesterday, Managing Director of Halsall, Andy Corp and Stonewater’s Director of Development Operations, James Bradbury marked the completion of the landscaping to the first two homes with an on-site celebration.
Nursery Gardens is the first development being delivered as a Joint Venture and partnership between leading housing provider Stonewater and award-winning business Halsall Homes, part of...
