Stories about Community & Society
First St Thomas winter market brings festival feel to “overlooked” area of Exeter
A community-run event at St Thomas Church combines artisan traders with music, storytelling and craft workshops to create a family-friendly festival atmosphere.
SATURDAY 31 JULY 2021
St Sid’s holds double celebration of community centre’s 20th anniversary and Sidwella Day
Local residents are invited to an afternoon of live music, good food, heritage tours and garden discovery trail in honour of Sidwella, Exeter’s patron saint.
ST SIDWELL'S COMMUNITY CENTRE
Kinder Exeter community festival brings compassion and colour to city centre
Week-long event bringing artists, academics, students and communities together for online and outdoor activities was first of planned annual festivals facilitated by Maketank artists’ collective.
Exeter rough sleepers in COVID-19 emergency accommodation face uncertain future
Exeter City Council has yet to confirm whether it will use any of the £2.15m Rough Sleeping Initiative funding it has received since 2018 to keep housing rough sleepers when government emergency accommodation funding runs out.
