Your guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (15-17 February):
THEATRE
The Duck
Friday, Cygnet Theatre, Exeter
The Duck believes that she is swimming through a world of people just like her, until the day she is diagnosed with autism. Now she needs to re-examine who she is and what that means. A powerful and beautiful glimpse into one autistic woman’s world. https://cygnettheatre.co.uk
The Selfish Giant
Sunday, 2.30pm, Exeter Phoenix
Grinter is a giant. She lives happily alone in her huge cold house, surrounded by her...
ITV News and Media Trust have launched 'Breaking Into News', a nationwide initiative, to discover the next up and coming ITV broadcast journalist and promote diversity in broadcast journalism. Now in its eighth year, ‘Breaking into News’ will once again be fronted by ITV’s award-winning news broadcaster Charlene White along with Alex Beresford for ITV West Country.
The competition is open to everyone of all ages and backgrounds across the UK and offers those with little or no media experience, the opportunity to break into broadcast journalism, reporting on a subject important to...
Applications are now open for funding from Exeter’s business improvement district, InExeter, with £8,000 being allocated for the year commencing 1 April 2019.
The funding round is open to community event and project groups, with a maximum allocation of £3,000 for each individual event or activity.
InExeter hopes to support community events and projects which bring people into the city and add to the cultural, music, arts or health and wellbeing scene.
Previously InExeter has supported events including the Exeter Santa Run, Exeter Street Arts Festival, Big Screen in...
Wild flowers are set to bloom across Exeter again this summer as the City Council confirmed its commitment to the Wild City project, working alongside Devon Wildlife Trust to keep our roadside verges and roundabouts looking pretty and helping save our threatened insect population.
Wild flower seeds will be sown across Exeter in March with colourful blooms expected around July.
In previous years, the blooms have been popular amongst residents and visitors alike and help provide valuable habitat for insects and other wildlife.
Do you enjoy staying active, particularly through outdoor pursuits? Independent charity Devon Communities Together is encouraging all active over 50s in Devon to help others in their community get active.
Devon Communities Together is a delivery partner of the Connecting Actively to Nature (CAN) project, which aims to support over 55s in Devon to discover the combined benefits of a more active lifestyle, with the psychological benefits that being outdoors in nature bring. The CAN project is funding the creation of a range of active in nature projects including guided walks,...
Tech firms in the South West are predicting a strong 2019 despite the continuing economic uncertainty around Brexit, according to a new survey.
Carried out by Tech South West, the annual survey revealed that 76% of technology firms in the region are positive about their prospects in 2019.
But, overall confidence has dropped, with the figure falling from 85% for the year before. And, despite most firms remaining positive, when asked to compare this year with last, only 50% believed 2019 would be a better year financially for their business.
Nando’s is turning up the heat once again with the reveal of its brand new restaurant in Marsh Barton, Exeter, opening on 27th February to PERi-PERi fans in the South West of England.
The brand new restaurant will have room for 132 diners indoors, and 10 outside for those wanting to dine alfresco in the sunnier months. Fans will also have the option to take their PERi-PERi heat home with them, as the full Nando’s takeaway menu will be available from launch and Nando’s delivery service will launch from late March.
Nando’s new Exeter restaurant will also create 35 new jobs in...
Exeter’s much-loved green spaces have increased in size over recent months, with the City Council buying up 13 acres of privately owned land for the people of Exeter to enjoy for recreational purposes.
“We love green spaces,” said Cllr David Harvey, Lead Councillor for Place, “and we’re really keen to open them up for public access.”
In the last 18 months, the City Council has acquired a total of 13 acres (3.3 hectares) of land within its valley parks to allow people to enjoy Exeter’s green spaces.
“The valley parks are a great place to unwind, take in nature, walk...
Join us at this free Easter weekend event with paintings from 60+ emerging and established SW artists and help raise much needed funds for a local worthy cause. Kindly sponsored by WBW Solicitors and Financial Planners, this art show is brought to you by Art Gallery SW in aid of WESC Foundation.
The works of art from around the region are a mix of genres and mediums and available at affordable prices. All commission on sales go direct to WESC Foundation - The Specialist Centre for Visual Impairment, providing education, health, care, therapy and mobility to children and learners...
West Country financial planners and accountants, Old Mill have won a prize at one of the financial planning profession’s most coveted awards.
Old Mill – which has offices in Yeovil, Wells, Exeter and Melksham - was named Adviser Firm of the Year for the South West Region at the Professional Adviser Awards in London last night.
Now in their 14th year, the Professional Adviser Awards seek to reward excellence both within the financial advice community and among the broader financial services sector.
To enter the awards, adviser firms are asked to showcase their...
