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St Peter’s Educational Trust, Malawi

Friends of ours have for some time been supporting the village of Chalizya in Malawi. Their work has included building new classrooms so school can continue no matter what the weather is, providing malaria prevention nets and other enabling support. [...]

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Are you sleeping easy?

A very good friend of ours is sleeping rough this coming weekend, to raise awareness and money to support homeless people in Exeter, through the YMCA. Please spare a moment, don't just walk past: sponsor Jenny here. There's more information [...]

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New year (still?)

It's been a busy start to the year; it says something that it's taken us two months to find the time to say so. So far we have submitted two planning applications while receiving consent for five projects and work [...]

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London to Paris

News of a great adventure from one of our friends and former colleague, Michila. She is cycling from London to Paris in July this year, in aid of Jeremiah's Journey. Take a moment to see what she's up to, consider [...]

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New Year, New Dreams

Whatever your dreams are for this new year, we hope they take flight for you. Whether you have clear ideas of a new project for your home, or need some help crystallising your thoughts and teasing a brief into shape, [...]

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End of Year Review

November 31st is our end-of-year, and as always it's arrival has given us cause to reflect on the past twelve months. We've been as busy as ever with new commissions as well as seeing a range of projects come to [...]

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Christmas break

Please note our office will be closed from Monday 19th Dec to Tues 3rd Jan incl. All phone or email messages will be dealt with as swiftly as possible on our return. Whatever your plans for the festive season, we [...]

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A hole in Exeter’s heart

Media coverage of the fire that destroyed a large and historically important part of a central Exeter block was widespread. The Royal Clarence Hotel was all but destroyed by the fire that raged through several properties and took an enormous [...]

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Housing

As figures emerge from the government that the rate of new home-building is falling behind their target of 1,000,000 by 2020, the CPRE offers an interesting take on the hidden potential of brown-field sites across the UK. They claim in [...]

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Inspiring sustainable community action

Take 15 minutes to be inspired here by Cormac Russell's frank plea to 'shift the focus from what's wrong to what's strong'. He's encouraging a pro-active and positive approach to sustainable community development, working closely with communities to build on [...]

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