Community & Society
Stories about Community & Society
SUNDAY 1 MARCH 2026
Exeter Seed Swap 2026
Fourth annual event includes hands-on activities, soil testing and over 5,000 packets of seeds to share.
POSITIVE LIGHT PROJECTS
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SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026
St Thomas Repair Café
New community-run initiative with skilled volunteers offering repairs to clothing, jewellery, electronics, toys and more.
ST THOMAS CHURCH HALL
SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026
Exeter History Book Festival
One-day event with talks from four Devon historians and stalls from local heritage organisations.
MINT METHODIST CHURCH CENTRE
SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026
Fundraiser for Sudan
Dance, drumming and mask-making workshop to raise funds for charities working in Sudan.
EXWICK COMMUNITY CENTRE
Exeter is for Everyone event attendees outnumber anti-migrant marchers 14:1
Around 850 people took part in city centre event held under “Unite Against the Far Right” banner while “Unity March Exeter” attendees numbered around 60.
Devon County Council funding cuts set to reduce core library opening hours by 30%
Public consultation on changes explores possibility of closing some branches altogether despite claims to the contrary while Libraries Unlimited contract extension decision scheduled for six weeks before consultation ends.