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NEW Home Cooking competition

Wonderful new Home Cooking Competition is coming to the Devon County Show this year - why dont you enter?

This competiton will be on display in the Craft and Garden Marquee and is open to anyone. Great judges waiting to taste wonderful food..... Further details from custancebaker@gmail.com

Classes are:

BAKING - Kindly Supported By Yoghurt Delights

Class 1 Bread: A Novelty Loaf in the shape of a flower

Class 2 Devon Cream Tea’ five plain scones, presented the Devon way.

Class 3 A Chocolate Cake

Class 4 A Devon pasty

Class 5 6...

RD&E ward visiting times are changing

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 03/25/2019 - 9:00am

Ward visiting times at the RD&E will change to 10.30am-8pm from 1 April, 2019, following a year-long pilot to test out more ‘open’ and flexible public visiting times.

For several years, public visiting at the RD&E was limited to afternoons and evenings, but in February 2018 the Trust began piloting 8am-8pm visiting, in line with many other local and national Trusts.

Since then we’ve been gathering and listening to feedback on the changes from public and staff. The feedback has shown some real positives from the change, such as relatives assisting in care, easier...

Dawdle for Donkeys' fundraising challenge

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sat, 03/23/2019 - 10:00am

Help celebrate The Donkey Sanctuary's 50th anniversary with the inaugural 'Dawdle for Donkeys' fundraising walk. It is the perfect way to get out and about with family and friends to enjoy the beautiful countryside surrounding the Sidmouth sanctuary and raise vital funds to help donkeys and mules in need.

Held on Saturday 15 June, the route takes in stunning views over the world famous Jurassic Coast and gives people the chance to meet many of the friendly resident donkeys in their paddocks, showing how the money raised directly helps improve their lives The walk is split between a...

Take That on the big screen in Exeter for one night only!

BRITISH supergroup Take That are celebrating their 30th anniversary in style with a massive stadium tour.

And for one night only, their Greatest Hits tour will be coming live to Vue Exeter.

Visitors to Vue Exeter will be able to see the show – filled with fan favourites spanning three decades – as it happens from Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Saturday 8th June.

With previous tours featuring giant walls of water, holograms, and a carousel of dancers and band members suspended in the air, the group will be going bigger and better for what is set to be one of the...

CEDA Member and Lisa Hudson of Northcott Theatre

Charity launches accessible arts festival

Authored by CEDA Exeter
Posted: Fri, 03/22/2019 - 7:15pm

A big week is in the planning as CEDA launch the Impossible Arts festival taking place from Easter Monday.

CEDA is a registered charity working with disabled adults and young people across Devon, providing learning, social and cultural experiences.

The week will see a number of events, exhibitions and artists come together to raise the Profile of disabled artists in the city and beyond.

Highlights of the week Include;

Monday 22nd April 2019- CEDA are hosting a family craft day at the AWESome art space gallery on Paris Street, if you around the city on this...

Female entrepreneurs in Exeter have a real appetite for business at cookery school event

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 03/22/2019 - 11:53am

Over eighty female entrepreneurs with an appetite for business attended a special event at the Exeter Cookery School this week featuring local author and blogger Sarah Turner.

The Sunday Times bestseller headlined the NatWest Boost event on Tuesday as part of the bank’s month-long activity celebrating International Women’s Day.

Accordingly to a recently published report by NatWest’s Deputy CEO Alison Rose, just 33% of UK entrepreneurs are women, a figure it is aiming to challenge by supporting more women who want to start their own business.

Exeter author Sarah...

Vue Exeter calls for budding artists for brilliant prize

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 03/22/2019 - 10:27am

DISNEY fans throughout Exeter are being encouraged to put their creativity to the test and design a poster for one of the year's most hotly anticipated movies.

Vue is giving children the chance to design a poster for Dumbo, which is released on Friday 29 March.

The live-action remake of the Disney classic is about a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughing stock, until it is discovered that he can fly. The new version of the film stars Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito.

The winners of the competition will receive a £50 gift card for Vue...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (22-24 March).

THEATRE

Our Trace

Friday, Exmouth Pavilion

She’s out and about!! Our very own internet sensation, multi award winning, Comedienne, Our Trace! Up to 7 million people worldwide viewed her live comedy clip on Facebook, resulting in everybody wanting to see more of this extremely, funny woman in her posh frock!” https://www.ledleisure.co.uk/exmouth-pavilion

The Comedy About a Bank Robbery

Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott

Ocean’s Eleven meets the Marx...

Putting down roots at the Devon County Show: 100 trees to be planted at Westpoint

Devon’s famous Lucombe Oak among 100 new trees to mark the Forestry Commission’s centenary year at the showground in May.

The Forestry Commission is providing100 new trees at Westpoint Showground, home of the Devon County Show, as part of its centenary year celebrations.

A commemorative Lucombe Oak, an evergreen hybrid discovered by Exeter nurseryman William Lucombe in the late 18th century, will be the centrepiece among the new trees being donated by the Forestry Commission. The Lucombe Oak will be planted at Westpoint by the Commission’s chairman Sir Harry Studholme Bt DL...

Hundreds of people attended Exeter Stands with Christchurch vigil

HUNDREDS of people, from Exeter and across the region gathered in Bedford Square, Exeter, on Monday, March 18, at an Exeter Stands with Christchurch vigil.

There were speeches, song and moments of silence to remember the 50 people killed in the recent terror attack during which two Mosques were entered. More than 50 people were also injured.

The attack took place during Friday Prayer on March 15.

The attacks began at the Al Noor Mosque in the suburb of Riccarton at 1.40pm and continued at the Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand, at about 1.55pm....

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