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If our collective foreheads hadn’t been so pumped with poisonous toxins we’d be frowning at the news that finally East Devon and West Dorset is catching up with the rest of the country when it comes to cosmetic treatment.
In the Mid-Week Herald we heard about: “Body Genesis, which runs regular clinics at the Kent House Health Centre, in Silver Street, held its open day last week - showing use of Botox, lasers and fillers - and claims to fill the “NHS gap”.’
Ah-ha, the “NHS gap”.
Cosmetic doctor Susan Davies told the newspaper: “It’s great we can hold treatments here. Quite a few people have said ‘at last - we no longer have to travel to Bristol or Exeter’.”
The bumps in the road could well have creased up their new faces
Dr Davie continues: “The West Country has been a little bit behind the rest of the country, but anything that makes people feel better about themselves is important. You can have lots of pretty frocks, but if you don’t like your face, it’s no help.”
Devon Rock is more than just Muse (our less Global Supa-Groops notwithstanding). We caught up with man of Rock Peter Randall-Page talking about Granite Song local distinctiveness work.
It’s part of an exhibition of the photographic documentation by Chris Chapman of the sculptor chipping away at his locality to create unique work for the community.
To read more about Peter Randall-Page, have a look at Arts+Culture online magazine.
The films are made by the relatively inimitable Rhys Bonney.
At a loose end this avo? In need of a portrait of yourself – ID cards notwithstanding.
Just pop along to Exeter’s Spacex gallery this afternoon between 4pm and 6pm to have your portrait taken in the mobile studio run by the young artists and find out more about Spacex’s education programme.
It’s all part of a celebration event to mark the end of the photographic exhibition by students of St Peters Church of England Aided School.
‘Who said that young people aren’t into politics?’ Posses the press release from Neil Parish MEP, which we will now rip off (you read it first here guys). ‘Well for one week, Jon Woodcraft, 17, an A-level student from Exmouth Community College, got the chance to see just how the European Union really works.
‘Funded by a scheme run by Connexions to give young people the chance to discover where their career interests could lead them, Jon undertook a week’s work experience in the office of Neil Parish MEP in the European Parliament in Brussels.
‘Jon spent time in high-level meetings of Parliament committees, met several ministers from across Europe and the US ambassador to the EU while also undertaking some serious data inputting!
‘Speaking on his return to Exmouth, Jon said : “It really gave me an insight into the depth and breadth of issues the EU covers.
“The European Parliament debates topics from the conflict in Georgia Russia and Georgia to how the EU should provide statistics for the crop output for all the member states, conducted sometimes in up to 20 different languages!
“I found it a very useful experience and would very much like to work there in the future as it would give me a chance to use my languages in a political setting and be involved in one of the most influential intergovernmental bodies in the world.”
‘Neil Parish, Conservative MEP for the South West commented: “I am always happy to give young people the chance to see how the EU really works and it was great that Jon seemed to get so much out of it.”‘
Youngsters have been using their creative footprint to stamp down their carbon footprint – clever that, ehh?
Three footprint designs – winning a measly £10 book voucher (what can you buy for £10?) have been chosen out of the 1,000 of entries from primary school children, who were asked to create an individual footprint design based on the month of their birthday.
The competition was way back in May as part of National Walk to School Week.
Stay tooned for news on the Car Free Day, coming up on September 20.
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