#Exeter

The Royal British Legion (RBL) is seeking a new Poppy Appeal Organiser (PAO) for this year’s Poppy Appeal in Exeter. The RBL marked its 100th anniversary last year and welcomed back its fleet of Poppy volunteers after they were taken off the streets in 2020. The RBL is now looking for a new PAO (or a group of people) to help organise Poppy activities across the Exeter region, including the high street

Lauren Chilton - Community fundraiser said, “Our annual Poppy Appeal is a national event, and the general public are always very keen to wear their poppies proudly and give...

A team from Michelmores has taken part in a relay to celebrate the return of their 5k Charity Run, taking place on Thursday 8 September 2022.

The annual charity run took a short hiatus during the pandemic but returns for 2022, at a new venue. In its first 20 years, the Michelmores 5k Charity Run took place in the centre of Exeter, starting at the Cathedral Green and running around the city. This year, participants will be running through the glorious parkland of Powderham Castle in Kenton.

Managing Partner, Tim Richards said: 'We're very pleased to bring back the...

Smarti Environmental, the UK's leading waterless urinal provider, is urging businesses in the South West to play their part in the battle against needless carbon emissions following Stockholm+50 (02-03 June), and World Environment Day (05 June).

50 years on from the first United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, the United Nations is warning that the climate is heating up too quickly for people and nature to adapt. To keep global warming below 1.5°C this century, annual greenhouse gas emissions must be halved by 2030. The UN is encouraging truly transformative options...

As a UNESCO City of Literature, Exeter Live Better is launching a competition to celebrate World Book Day on 4 March and is encouraging people of all ages across the city to get involved.

The theme of this year’s World Book Day is ‘Share a Story’ and Exeter residents are invited to join in the fun by sharing the title of their favourite book that’s helped them get through lockdown, with a short explanation as to why it has helped them. Residents are being asked to share through the social media pages of Exeter Live Better – the platform that celebrates all that is unique in the...

Local tech start-up, Dashboard Ltd based at the Exeter Science Park is set to get active for 30 days for the Move for Mind event in aid of mental health charity Mind.

This winter is going to be tougher than many we’ve faced before, both physically and mentally. For this reason, Dashboard is kicking off the new year by getting involved in the 30 days Move for Mind event to raise funds for better mental health and encourage each other to get moving to keep the lockdown blues at bay.

Dashboard partners with the National Engineering Laboratory (NEL) in Glasgow as part of its...

A science comedy game show, lockdown blues workshop, and community radio takeover are just some of the events in a fascinating virtual festival of discovery taking place in Exeter later this month.

Exploring science, culture, and research, FUTURES2020 is hosted by the University of Exeter in partnership with Agile Rabbit, alongside the Universities of Bath, Bristol and Plymouth and Bath Spa University.

It is part of European Researchers’ Night, an annual festival held simultaneously in more than 300 cities across 24 European countries on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 November...

For the past few weeks composer / technologist Simon Belshaw has been working on a project to create a soundmap of recordings in various locations in the Exeter area that he passed through on his daily exercise whilst we have been in lockdown. All these recordings were made in line with the Government advice on 'Staying safe outside your home' and 'Staying at home and away from others'.

He has created an online soundmap - information about it and a direct link can be found here:

http://www.simonbelshaw.co.uk/covid_intro.html

Direct link to the map:

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