Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A huge thank you to all those who have contributed so far to #ExeterCivicSociety and #ChrisHoban's appeal for funds to commemorate #lifesaver Thomas Gregory's amazing life with a blue plaque! Please re-post or tell your friends! 000
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thomas Gregory the lifesaving boatman of Exeter Quay deserves to be better remembered. Please support the crowdfunding appeal by #ExeterCivicSociety and songwriter #ChrisHoban to put a blue plaque on what was his home, now part of the Prospect Inn. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/a-blue-pla...crowdfunder.co.ukA Blue Plaque for Exeter lifesaver Thomas GregoryThomas Gregory was the greatest lifesaver in Britain, saving over 400 people from drowning. Please help fund a blue plaque in his memory. 110
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Water’s flowing again over Trews Weir and a couple of herons were on the look out this morning. 040
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 05/08/2026There’s a strong smell of blackberries around at the moment. I think they are gently cooking in the sun. 010
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Great news that #exetercentral station has been given #listedstatus! Thanks to an excellent and detailed application by #devonbuildingsgroup. And thanks to everyone who wrote in support of the application including #exetercivicsociety. 030
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 08/07/2026With the demise of WH Smith, we need this sort of thing more than ever. 010
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 03/07/2026We are surrounded by scaffolding: is this one of the signs of summer? 110
Reposted by Hilary NevilleExeter City Council @exetercouncil.bsky.social · 26/06/2026This has to be one of Exeter's quirkiest traditions! The Lammas Fair returns on Thursday 9 July, with the famous giant white glove making its way through the city before being hoisted above the Guildhall for three days. 121
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Come and add your views on how #Exeter’s North Street could be improved this Saturday 13th June, 10 am to 4 pm, at 19 NorthStreet. exetercivicsociety.org.uk/events/open-...exetercivicsociety.org.ukOpen Day: Vision of North Street - Exeter Civic Society 000
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 30/05/2026If you think #Exeter’s #CountessWear is just a roundabout and a filling station, take some time to explore the area further using #ExeterCivicSociety’s new guide to the history of the area. 101
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 27/05/2026The painted ladies are loving our ceanothus. So are the bees! 110
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Is this Photinia serratifolia? Suddenly in flower everywhere! Never noticed them flowering before. Are they having a good year? The scent is an acquired taste (by bees, presumably). 000
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Congratulations Chris, on a London Marathon pb! You couldn’t have picked a more deserving charity to support: 2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/christoph... 000
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 23/04/2026I know it’s not good news from the point of view of visitor numbers, but I did appreciate being able to admire an empty nave at @exetercathedral.bsky.social this week. Rarely get to see it with no seating, too. 413016
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 18/04/2026I always thought Pittosporum were very boring shrubs, but this one at @exeter.ac.uk St Luke’s has an amazing scent. It has these tiny black flowers. Is it Tenuifolium? 320
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 05/04/2026This is a tulip called World Peace. Ironically, it looks like being a great success. 110
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 04/04/2026swheritage.org.uk/wp-content/u... Very much recommend the Roger Fry exhibition at Taunton Museum. On till July. 110
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 04/04/2026We owe so much to the @anthonynolan.bsky.social! Please consider sponsoring Chris’s run this month. 010
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Osmanthus seem to be having a good year this year. Never noticed them flowering before, but now they are all over the place. Wonderful scent, too. 010
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Good to see the threat of drastic reductions in Devon’s library services featured on the BBC website and on Spotlight. The article contains a link to the consultation - deadline is Sunday! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukFinal push to support threatened library service in DevonA public consultation into proposed cuts is due to end on Sunday. 010
Reposted by Hilary NevilleExeter City Council @exetercouncil.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Big improvements are on the way for King George V Playing Fields . Work starts this week on a major upgrade led by Exeter City Community Trust, including a new 3G pitch, two PlayZones and refurbished changing rooms with accessible facilities. More: news.exeter.gov.uk/major-enhanc... 112
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Devon CC is cutting funding for libraries yet again. Listen to one lifelong library user talking about what will be lost when our library service has been whittled away to nothing: www.facebook.com/615873154139... (you don't need a Facebook account).facebook.com25 reactions | Thank you to local resident Julia for sharing why local libraries are so important and how she has been libraries help communities in more ways than just reading | Save Devon’s Librarie...Thank you to local resident Julia for sharing why local libraries are so important and how she has been libraries help communities in more ways than just reading 111
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Yet another photo of the Exeter flood channel. Somewhere in there is a common sandpiper. 010
Reposted by Hilary NevilleExeter Observer @exeterobserver.org · 04/02/2026ON OUR RADAR // Exeter History Book Festival 📜📚🗣️ One-day event with talks from four Devon historians and stalls from local heritage organisations. 🗓️ Sat 21 February 📍 Mint Methodist Church Centre exeterobserver.org/2026/01/28/e...exeterobserver.orgExeter History Book Festival - Exeter ObserverOne-day event with talks from four Devon historians and stalls from local heritage organisations. 023
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Exeter’s flood defences today, doing what they are supposed to do. 000
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Had a brief glimpse of the Franz Liszt blue plaque on the Royal Clarence Hotel in Exeter on @bbcspotlight.bsky.social this week. Good to see that it's still there! Hope it will be permanently visible soon. See exetercivicsociety.org.uk/plaques/fran... to know more about this plaque. 110
Reposted by Hilary NevilleChris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Slow 14 miles to finish week one of training for this year’s London Marathon. Should you be feeling generous, please consider giving a few quid to Anthony Nolan for their life-saving work: 2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/christoph... 031
Reposted by Hilary NevilleExeter Observer @exeterobserver.org · 28/11/2025ON OUR RADAR // Magdalen Road Christmas Fair 🎁🎄❄️ Community-run market returns for thirteenth year with festive food, music and gifts. 🗓️ Sat 6 December 🕑 2-6pm exeterobserver.org/2025/11/17/m...exeterobserver.orgMagdalen Road Christmas Fair - Exeter ObserverCommunity-run market returns for thirteenth year with festive food, music and gifts. 042
Reposted by Hilary NevilleROWAN @rowanclair.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Having a rare sale in my shop right now, 25% off everything including these wrapping paper and notebook designs! rowanclair.etsy.com 03112
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 24/11/2025A Christmassy feel in Exeter High Street today. 010
Reposted by Hilary NevilleDevon History Society @devonhist.bsky.social · 22/10/2025✨ Exeter in the 1920s Fayre and Show ✨ Exeter’s Lord Mayor, Councillor Anne Jobson, and her consort paid the event a wonderful compliment by arriving in full 1920s costume! 042
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Something good in the news for once. Stem cell donors really do save lives! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @anthonynolan.bsky.socialbbc.co.ukLifesaving stem cell centre in Nottingham welcomes first donorsThe Anthony Nolan Cell Collection Centre is the first in the UK dedicated to transplants. 000
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 14/08/2025If you haven’t done this tour, then I do recommend it. Not just for the excellent views from the roof, but the chance to see what’s just under the roof beams and hear about its fascinating history. 030
Reposted by Hilary NevilleExeter Cathedral @exetercathedral.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Happy #InternationalCatDay! 🐱 Did you know that Exeter Cathedral has a cat flap that is over 400 years old? A bishop paid for it to be cut for his cat, which was then paid a weekly penny to hunt the mice attracted to the Astronomical Clock's grease. #GreatAndSmall @churchofengland.org 0297
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Hummingbird hawk-moth enjoying the phlox at Charleston in Sussex . They always look exotic! @sussexwildlife.bsky.social 110
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 05/08/2025The decline of the high street is well documented. But I was sad to come across the final days of the House of Fraser in Eastbourne. Had a summer job here many decades ago. 110
Reposted by Hilary NevilleDevon History Society @devonhist.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Summers not over!☀️ Devon in the 1920s festival continues with this brilliant exhibition on farming 🐑 see you there! 1st of August to the 15th of September 📆 011
Reposted by Hilary NevilleAssociation of English Cathedrals @englishcathedrals.co.uk · 15/07/2025Considered the finest examples of Decorated Gothic architecture anywhere @exetercathedral.bsky.social has the longest span of medieval vaulting in the world and the tallest medieval Bishop’s Throne Canopy. buff.ly/V3X9574 094
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Exeter’s Lammas Fair: the arrival of the White Glove. 110
Reposted by Hilary NevilleDevon History Society @devonhist.bsky.social · 27/06/2025The Festival of Devon in the 1920s continues! ✨ This time, we are heading to Bampton to explore the impact two women had on local life. Any Bampton locals here?😄 Go ahead and leave a comment. See you there! July, 24th, 25th and 26th 📆 #devonhistory #devon 001
Reposted by Hilary NevilleExeter Cathedral @exetercathedral.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Ever wondered who Exeter's saint, Sidwell, is? On 31 July you can find out! Join our Library & Archives team for a special celebration of Exeter's 8th century saint and the historic area that bears her name. Find out more: bit.ly/in-focus-sidwell #ExeterCathedral @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.socialbit.lyLibrary & Archives In Focus: St Sidwell | Exeter CathedralJoin us for a special celebration of Exeter's own 8th-century saint, Sidwell, and the historic area of the city that bears her name. 082
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Riot of colour in the garden #FlamingJune. Possibly too many colours. Definitely not tasteful. 000
Hilary Neville @hbneville.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Watching a women’s game at the @kiaoval.com. Surrey going well. How many sixes so far? 110
