Community & Society

Stories about Community & Society

Dried flower heads

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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White bicycle under repair

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

Devon & Cornwall Police council tax precept to rise by 5.2%

Alison Hernandez, Police & Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and The Isles Of Scilly, says that a 2026-27 government funding shortfall has left her with “no choice” but to propose increasing the Devon & Cornwall Police council tax precept by 5.2% – the maximum permitted.

Exeter street scene with flags

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

Circle of hands and feet around a drum by Shumba Arts

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 marchers wait in Bedford Street, 17 January 2026

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.

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