RGB Building Supplies recently hosted special curry evenings at local restaurants, treating customers and their friends to dinner as part of its “The Best Mate Curry Date” initiative.
The winners joined RGB staff for evenings of food and conversation, all in support of Movember and its mission to raise awareness about men’s health, with a particular focus on the mental health challenges faced by those in the construction industry.
The customers were selected to attend the evenings after taking part in RGB’s scratch-card competition. Each winner brought a friend to join...
Bradfords is this week launching their 2024 campaign with global men’s health charity Movember , once again supporting the charity’s focus on men’s mental and physical health and the challenges found in the construction industry. This year’s campaign launches “MoBros”, including announcing Exeter Chiefs RFC and England Rugby Player, Henry Slade, as a new signing at Bradfords high-performance fundraising team.
Bradfords is looking to exceed the success of their 2021 campaign, which saw the builders’ merchant raise £17,000, placing the organisation in the UK’s top 20 fundraisers...
Exeter Philharmonic Choir will begin its new concert season in November with Handel’s wonderful Messiah, the first work it performed in public in 1847, a year after the Choir was founded.
Handel composed his Messiah during 24 days of concentrated creativity in 1741. Since Exeter Philharmonic Choir’s first performance of this dramatic work, the Choir has returned to it many times - to the delight of members and audiences alike.
Exeter Philharmonic Choir’s Director of Music, Howard Ionascu, says everyone is very much looking forward to the concert at Exmouth’s Holy Trinity...
The Devon County Agricultural Association (DCAA), the organisation that has played a leading role in the development of agriculture and the rural economy in Devon since 1872, has announced that Agrifest South West will be returning to Westpoint this autumn on Wednesday November 8th.
Agrifest South West is now an established event under the DCAA’s direction, acting as a showcase for the region’s unrivalled expertise in the cultivation of primestock cattle and sheep.
Though only on for one day, Agrifest South West presents a jam-packed agenda for today’s farmers and...
Exeter Philharmonic Choir will join forces with the Isca Ensemble and four talented young soloists for November’s ‘Music of the Baroque’ concert in Exeter Cathedral, including Handel’s outstandingly beautiful choral works Dixit Dominus and Zadok the Priest , Vivaldi's Gloria and Alessandro Marcello’s Oboe Concerto in D minor .
The concert promises to be a particularly memorable event for choir member Sheena McCready, pictured with her musician son, Fergus, who will take centre stage playing solo oboe.
Howard Ionascu, Exeter Philharmonic Choir’s Director of Music, says: “The...
In Devon, approximately 135,000 people look after someone who couldn’t manage without their help and receive no payment for it. Some are new to caring, while others have cared for a family member, friend or neighbour for some time. It’s an invaluable role but carers often feel alone or unsupported, particularly in light of the current cost-of-living crisis.
Devon Carers, part of Westbank Community Health and Care, is hosting a free Information and Advice Fair specifically for unpaid carers on Carers Rights Day. The event will take place on Thursday 24th November at the Exeter...
Exeter Philharmonic Choir opens its 176th season with musical fireworks in memory of the Queen
There will be musical fireworks in Exeter Cathedral on Saturday, 5 November with a glorious concert in memory of the late Queen, combining the exciting sounds of choir, brass, organ and percussion.
Exeter Philharmonic Choir had planned to open its 176th season with a celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. The concert will now be a tribute to the Queen’s long reign.
EPC’s Director of Music Howard Ionascu has chosen a varied programme which starts with Psalm...
Bradfords Building Supplies has donated £10,000 to men’s health charity Movember after smashing its target of 50,000 views for its Men’s Health Week video. More than 185,000 people saw the video message to check in on a mate over the course of the awareness week (13-19 June 2022).
Sports stars including Exeter Chiefs RFC and England player, Henry Slade, plus Somerset County Cricket Club captain, Tom Abell, featured in the video which was hosted across Bradfords’ various channels including YouTube.
Bradfords agreed to donate £10,000 to Movember after 50,000 views but the...
Residents and staff at RMBI Care Co. Home Cadogan Court in Exeter supported Movember this week to raise awareness of men’s health issues.
Ladies and gentlemen at the Home, some in their 90s, had a giggle donning fake moustaches to pose for photos, and enjoyed an afternoon tea.
Movember, the month formerly known as November, is when brave and selfless men around the world grow a moustache and women step up to support them, all to raise awareness and funds for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer, testicular cancer and male suicide.
The repair revolution, known as REPAIR IT, is coming to Exeter on November 5th and it needs your help!
REPAIR IT involves local volunteers with technical repair skills helping others fix and maintain their small electrical appliances and gadgets, including computers – for free.
The event is currently looking for local menders so if you have mending skills that you think you could contribute to the event then please get in touch.
Brought to you by Recycle Devon and Transition Exeter, REPAIR IT will take place at Exeter Community Centre, 17 St David’s Hill, EX4 3RG on...
