Rosie Batsford outlines the history and significance of Exeter Cathedral, and the current extensive plans for renovation and restoration work set to continue to 2025.
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Exeter Christmas Market is cancelled
Exeter Christmas Market is cancelled The annual Exeter Christmas Market has been cancelled following the government’s announcement of a second lockdown in England. Exeter’s eighth Christmas Market, held on Cathedral Green, had been scheduled to run between 21 November and 19 December but the new restrictions mean it is no longer possible. Additional precautions were […]
Exeter Cathedral to be transformed by light and sound installation
Space: Light and Sound Show by Luxmuralis comes to Exeter Cathedral for the first time ever this spring! For three nights, from 5th to 7th March 2020, the interior of the Cathedral will be filled with a stunning space-themed light and sound show, allowing visitors to take a visual journey to the moon and stars. […]
Exeter Cathedral bans Carl Benjamin from EU elections hustings
Exeter Cathedral banned South-West England UKIP Candidate Carl Benjamin from partaking in the hustings for the European Elections that would take place on 23 May. Benjamin, also known as political YouTuber “Sargon of Akkad”, is currently under investigation for rape comments towards Labour MP Jess Philips back in 2016. Benjamin is currently under investigation for […]
Review: ShakeSoc’s ‘Doctor Faustus’
A wet and dreary evening set the scene for ShakeSoc’s opening night of ‘Doctor Faustus’, performed in the Chapter House at Exeter Cathedral. Its most impressive selling point, that the stage would be enveloped in the warm hue of candlelight, proved ironic when discovering that this part of the cathedral underwent severe fire damage in […]
Exeter Pride
Once again Exeter Pride proved to be one of the most preeminent celebrations of love, diversity, and acceptance across the South West. On its ninth time in a row Devon’s biggest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) festival delivered what we have all come to expect of this event. Thousands of people taking to the […]