Our hub is right in the heart of this great city. Rich with art, theatre and music with a variety of arts venues and independent theatres like the Northcott Theatre, Exeter Phoenix, Lemon Grove, the Old Firehouse and the Corn Exchange, Exeter is a great place for musicians with plenty of gigging and work experience opportunities. Plus if you want the best of both worlds this is certainly the place for you – with the rolling Devonshire hills just a short drive away from the lively buzz of the city centre, you can’t go too far wrong. Oh, and the most famous music festival of all is a small hop away!
Exeter also has its share of music related enterprises including the famous Manson’s Guitar Works, who make guitars for the likes of Matt Bellamy (Muse) and Mikey Demus (Skindred). And our Exeter centre boasts some incredible teaching facilities and a dedicated, passionate team.
https://www.academyofmusic.ac.uk/location/exeter/
Academy of Music & Sound 8 Coombe Street, Exeter EX1 1DB
Academy of Music & Sound 54 High Street, Exeter EX4 3DJ
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With hundreds of miles of coast and nearby islands like Lundy and the Isles of Scilly, it is also an important place for seabirds.
Whatever the time of year, there is a bird spectacle to enjoy. Whether it is hundreds of avocets wintering close to our Exe Estuary reserves, flocks of ducks and wading birds at West Sedgemoor, or the summertime heathland delights of Dartford warblers and nocturnal nightjars at reserves like Arne and Aylesbeare, the south-west rarely fails to impress!
Counties covered
- Bristol
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Dorset
- Somerset
- Gloucestershire
- Wiltshire
https://www.rspb.org.uk/about-the-rspb/get-in-touch/rspb-offices/england/#South-West
South West Regional Office, 4th Floor (North Block), Broadwalk House, Southernhay West, Exeter, EX1 1TS
Groups: Exeter & District Local Group, Plymouth Local Group, South Devon & Torbay Team
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The Devon and Exeter Institution is a thriving Independent Library and Educational Charity, we welcome new members of all ages.
Our founders established the Institution in 1813, in order to promote ‘the general diffusion of Science, Literature and the Arts, and for illustrating the Natural and Civil History of the county of Devon and the History of the City of Exeter’. This resolution remains at the centre of our strategy to this day.
The Institution occupies a Medieval building, originally owned by the Cathedral. It was inherited by the Courtenay family in the 17th Century and used as their town house for over 150 years. In 1814, ‘200 Gentlemen of the City’ took ownership of 7 Cathedral Close and adapted the double-courtyard layout to create two elegant Georgian rooms. These rooms functioned as both library and a museum; museum objects were later donated to form the foundation collection of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in 1868.
Today our two galleried libraries hold a unique historical book collection, virtually unchanged, and collections of maps, prints, drawings and our fine and decorative art. The Library and collections lie at the heart of the Institution and provide inspiration and a place for research and reading, educational activities, cultural events and lectures.
https://devonandexeterinstitution.org/
Devon and Exeter Institution 7 Cathedral Close, Exeter EX1 1EZ
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Exeter has made a commitment to become carbon-neutral by 2030.
Achieving this ambition will require collaborative action from everyone across the city.
We are bringing Exeter’s businesses, individuals, communities and leaders together and providing the coordination and focus needed to deliver the city’s carbon ambitions.
https://www.exetercityfutures.com/
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Devon and Cornwall Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the ceremonial counties of Devon (including the unitary authority areas of Plymouth and Torbay) and Cornwall (including the Isles of Scilly). It has the largest geographical police area of any territorial police force in England.
https://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/
Police Headquarters, Middlemoor, Exeter EX2 7HQ
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The Avocet Line is a busy, thriving and much-loved railway that runs the 9.5 miles along the eastern side of Devon’s Exe Estuary from the city of Exeter to the seaside resort of Exmouth. It’s scenic, but also a vital resource for daily travel to work, school and college and shopping. This website, edited and managed by the line’s rail users group (ALRUG), aims to tell you about many aspects of the line’s past, present and future. For more information about our 5 year vision for the line please read our manifesto, which was launched at the AGM in October 2015.
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Wool on the Exe is a community fibre arts space designed to provide local people with a place to learn, be creative, make new friends and connect to their community. The idea grew out of two successful projects we started and have been running for the last few years - Neighbourworks and The Knit-Stop.
We learned a lot while developing and running both of these initiatives. One of the things we learned is that there is an abundance of beautiful British fibre right in our backyard. But most people don't have an opportunity to see, feel or use it because the makers are small and the yarn market is dominated by the bigger brands.
The other thing we learned is that people really love to come together to share with and support each other, learn new skills and expand their circle of friends. Many Neighbourworks knitters are older, widowed women and they appreciate the opportunity to come together and use their time and talent to benefit their community. And it's not just older people who are isolated. Our groups are made up of people of all ages and abilities and the common bond is a love of making and a desire to connect.
So we thought it was time for Exeter to have a space that supports these things. A place where local people who are experts in knitting, crochet, spinning, felting, weaving and dyeing can share their skills in a space that is warm, welcoming and nourishing for the spirit. We will continue to support Neighbourworks groups and plant the seeds for more Knit-Stop groups in the community. We aim to have lots of opportunities for people to connect - through events, projects, and charity knitting initiatives.
We also wanted to have a place where local fibre artists could sell their products. You will find beautiful wood bowls, hand-made bags, felted art, cushions, cards and beaded accessories in our shop. If you're a fibre artist and are interested in Wool on the Exe, please get in touch.
Wool on the Exe 2 Okehampton St, Exeter EX4 1DW
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The Incorporation of Weavers, Fullers & Shearmen is the historic guild of Exeter's ancient cloth trade.
The Guilds and Incorporation have existed in Exeter for nearly 600 years and have occupied Tuckers Hall since 1471. Both the Incorporation and the Hall have a remarkable story with a glorious and continuous history.
The wealth of Exeter in the mid 17th and early 18th centuries was created as a direct result of the woollen cloth trade in the city, controlled by the members of the Incorporation. On the back of this prosperity, many became Merchant Venturers and later Bankers.
With mechanisation and loss of overseas trade, Exeter's affluence waned along with the Incorporation's membership, declining significantly almost to the point of extinction. However, by adapting to the changing climate the Incorporation survived and since the Second World War has prospered with membership once again increasing and playing its part in the Civic life of Exeter.
The Incorporation is recognised as one of the few surviving established provincial Guilds with strong links to associated City of London Guilds.
https://www.tuckershall.org.uk/
The Incorporation of Weavers Fullers & Shearmen Tuckers Hall, 140 Fore Street, Exeter EX4 3AN
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ERC 'menders' will repair electronic, electrical & mechanical items also bikes, toys & garments & show you how. Don't throw it - fix it!
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Tidelines is exploring the place we live from lots of different perspectives with something of interest for everyone whatever age you are.
We are joining-up and sharing different forms of knowledge and information, in creative ways, in order to learn more about our changing home: combining different ways of thinking about things such as science, arts, history, geography and marine biology.
We are looking to develop research and action with communities, in response to the changing marine and estuary environment in Exmouth and the Exe estuary.
We are living in a time of environmental and climate emergency and we want to do the best we can to ensure a flourishing future for the many different communities of people and other diverse creatures (for example insects, marine life, birds) that live here.
In our pilot year, 2020, you are invited to take part in events, activities* and gatherings, to find out more, share knowledge, inspire learning and reflection. This will help us work out what people are really interested in. You can find out what is on by visiting this website, joining our mailing list or through social media and local networks.
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