RGB Building Supplies has reopened its Well Built Community Fund and is calling out to schools, charities and community groups to tell it about projects that have an autumnal theme for the chance to receive £1,000 worth of building materials.
This will be the builders’ merchants’ 20th Community Fund giveaway and whatever the reason for the nomination, RGB would like to hear about it. Maybe a charity needs to make repairs to ensure a building is safe for winter, or perhaps an amateur dramatic group needs help with staging for an autumn performance.
Around 500 people visited the Honiton Community Festival where many local community groups held stalls and attractions.
A number of demonstrations were held throughout the day at the event which was held at Allhallows Playing Field.
These included displays by SYTL Karate, which included a very useful Stranger Danger message, the SPS Kickboxing group who showed off their skills, the lively Honiton Twirlstars who put on a great performance and musicians from the Honiton Youth Orchestra provided some great music for the event.
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (11-13 August).
CINEMA
Big Screen in the Park Northernhay Gardens, Exeter Friday – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (12A) Saturday – La La Land (12A) Sunday – Donnie Darko (15) Gates open 7pm, film starts 9pm. Tickets £6 in advance, £7 on the gate. http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/category/big-screen-in-the-park/
Open Air Cinema Powderham Castle, Kenton, near Exeter Friday: The Italian Job (PG) Saturday: Grease (PG) Bar and food stalls open from 7pm, film from 9.30pm. Tickets £12.50 in advance, under...
A local digital marketing specialist is celebrating his 200th client win less than three and a half years after quitting his job to pursue the dream of running his own business. MiHi Digital, which was established by Director Mark Worden from a one-bedroom flat on the Exeter Quayside in 2013, supports businesses across Devon and Cornwall in strengthening their online presence through web design, social media, search engine optimisation and strategic consultancy. The firm, which has now worked with organisations turning over in excess of £500 million per annum has recently taken up larger...
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, has released the results from its fifth economic well-being survey.
Citizens Advice Exeter Chief Executive Steve Barriball said: “A key finding is that more than half of those who responded to the survey, some 62%, said that they were worried about their financial position.
This is up significantly from 51% earlier in the year. Whilst income levels seem to have stabilised, with 61% of those responding saying their income levels remained the same, only 18% of respondents had seen their expenditure reduce.
OEP Live! present An Audience with Martin Kemp at Exmouth Pavilion on 9 September.
In this up close night the musician and actor will be discussing his life in the public eye and answering audience questions.
Martin Kemp is most famed for playing bass guitar in the new romantic band Spandau Ballet. The group went on to tour the world and had a number of Top 20 hits in the 80’s. The single ‘True’ made the American Top 10. The band reformed recently and Martin has spent the last two years touring the world promoting the film ‘Soul Boys of the Western World’ and playing to...
There is something for everyone at this summer’s Dartmoor Wildlife Festival which takes place at Meldon Old Quarry on Tuesday 15 August.
Discover more about a variety of Dartmoor creatures and their homes through a series of free drop in events and workshops. There is something for everyone with all ages catered for. Immerse yourself in stream dipping, butterfly walks, wildlife gardening or make your own wildlife homes to take away with you - just a small selection of the activities on offer.
Spend the day with us and our wildlife partners on 15 August. You can bring a...
Exmouth’s new £1.5 million Mamhead Slipway has been officially opened, restoring the vital maritime access to the town’s wonderful waterside after an absence of more than four years.
Larger and more practical than the previous structure, the new slipway on the River Exe reinstates the town’s maritime leisure tradition and will bring more business to the town. The majority of the work was funded by East Devon District Council with Devon County Council putting £275,000 in to the project.
The old slipway was closed in 2012 due to public safety and the council decided to...
Channel 4’s First Dates is in search of singles from across the UK for a brand new series of First Dates and First Dates Hotel The makers of hit show First Dates are on the hunt for dating hopefuls as they prepare to throw open the doors to the First Dates restaurant in London and the First Dates Hotel, which this series is going to be in a stunning new romantic location in Southern Italy! The First Dates team are calling on people from across the UK to apply – particularly single men aged 65 or over. The producers say: ‘We are thrilled to be embarking on another series of both First Dates...
Following advice from the East Devon District Council Countryside team, the grassland on the Maer Local Nature Reserve in Exmouth will be cut less regularly in order to increase the wildlife and biodiversity on the site.
The nature reserve, which is owned and managed by East Devon District Council’s countryside and streetscene services, used to be mown extensively throughout the year, this allowed walkers and dogs free-roam of the site. The high footfall, particularly in the summer, had a negative impact on a variety of species, including locally rare sea holly and a number of...
