SSAFA Devon will be showcasing designs from Sir Norman Hartnell, a world-famous haute couture designer, to raise money and awareness for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
On Friday 5th and Saturday 6th April, SSAFA Devon will be hosting a private collection of gowns, drawings and memorabilia by the late Sir Norman Hartnell KCVO, dress designer to Her Majesty the Queen, at The Guildhall in Exeter.
Sir Norman Hartnell was pre-eminent during the 40’s and 50’s dressing such stars as Vivien Leigh, Gertrude Lawrence, Marlène Dietrich and Elizabeth Taylor.
Exeter based ethical retailer, Sancho’s, have launched their Fashion Revolution Week in 2019 Programme in an effort to raise awareness about the cost of fast fashion. Consisting of a series of events, it will inform and educate people on the harmful environmental effects of fast fashion, which has become one of the world’s largest polluters. Through a range of workshops and talks being held between Monday 22nd and Saturday 27th April, attendees can learn about alternative approaches that support a more sustainable wardrobe.
Starting with a Repair Workshop on Monday 22nd April, and...
RD&E helipad will be upgraded to enable more patient landings
Work to upgrade the current helipad at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust will begin this month, thanks to a £1 million donation from the County Air Ambulance HELP Appeal.
The donation has covered the cost of the redevelopment and will allow the introduction of night landings at the hospital. At the moment, the helipad does not have the capacity to support night landings, meaning that its day light operation is limited, especially throughout the winter months. The upgraded helipad will also be...
Exeter’s night shelter supported 194 rough sleepers over the winter and will open up again in November thanks to the City Council securing extra funding.
The shelter – dubbed The Junction – is set to wind down at the end of the month as the weather improves and temperatures go up.
Since opening up its doors in November, the facility has provided a total of 3,239 bed nights and given shelter, allowing those sleeping rough to come inside on some of the coldest nights over the winter, when the City Council has enacted its Severe Weather Protocol (SWEP).
Leading Devon-based chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards has promoted two of its directors, Jonathan Hayes in Exeter and Jo Tope in Holsworthy, to the position of partner within the firm.
The two new partners have extensive experience working with rural and agricultural businesses across the South West, and will be responsible for building on the strength of the firm’s services in the sector. Jo Tope will lead on expanding the firm’s delivery of high-level business and tax advice in and around West Devon and North Cornwall.
Wales & West Utilities is to start work next month to upgrade the local gas network.
The company will be investing £39,000 to upgrade old metal pipes to new plastic ones in the Exwick Road area of the city. Starting on 8 April, the work is essentialto keep the gas flowing to heat homes and power businesses so that people are kept safe and warm for generations to come. Barring any engineering difficulties it is expected to be complete by the end of August.
To plan the work Wales & West Utilities has worked closely with Devon County Council and it has been agreed that...
Your guide to What’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (29-31 March):
THEATRE
Chicago
Friday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
The Richard Dale Theatre School are performing Chicago. Set in the legendary city during the roaring “jazz hot” 20s, Chicago tells the story of two rival vaudevillian murderesses locked up in Cook County Jail. Nightclub star Velma’s serving time for killing her husband and sister after finding the two in bed together. Driven chorus girl Roxie’s been tossed in the joint for bumping off the lover she’s been cheating on her husband with....
