Our February walk will be a circular one - to blow off any January cobwebs: through Exeter parks and along the river. It starts at the War Memorial in Northernhay Gardens, includes the Iron Bridge, Millenium Bridge, St Thomas pleasure gardens and Bury Meadow. Jim will lead us through interesting sites and provides us with some history.

A social event where visitors and guests are welcome and refreshment will be available. At 11a.m. Martin Watts will give a presentation on Exe Island Mills.

A social event where visitors and guests are welcome and refreshment will be available. At 11a.m. Cllr Anne Jobson will talk on 'History, Height and Heritage - How to Build a Modern City'. The image in this advert is not linked to Cllr Jobson's talk, but shows a current proposal for heights in the city centre.

A social event where visitors and guests are welcome and refreshment will be available. At 11a.m. Exeter City Council Leader Cllr Phil Bialyk and Cllr Emma Morse will speak on the 'Full Draft of the Exeter Plan', the vision behind it, the current state of the document and how ECC will proceed from here.

A social event where visitors and guests are welcome and refreshment will be available. At 11a.m. Dr Ian M. Varndell will inform us about the work of the Exeter Dissenters' Graveyard Trust.

Our next plaque will commemorate the novelist George Gissing, who lived in the city between 1891 and 1893. The plaque will be unveiled at 11:00, at 25 Heavitree Road, EX1 2LG, by Professor Richard Dennis - all welcome. Afterwards we’ll have coffee at the cafe at the Barnfield Theatre on Barnfield Road - a place visited by George Gissing many times when it housed the Exeter Literary Society. Please email Hilary Neville at hneville.ecs@btinternet.com if you plan to come along to the plaque unveiling, so that we have an idea of numbers.

Our society is planning a guided visit to Exeter's Tuckers Hall in Fore Street. We will need a minimum of 8 people who want to go. The costs will be £5 per person, including refreshments. If you are interested, please contact Andy McKeon under andy.mckeon@btinternet.com.

A social event where visitors and guests are welcome and refreshment will be available. At 11a.m. there will be our final talk for the year by Peter Stephenson on 'St. Petroc's Limited', Exeter's charity for people who are homeless or vulnerably housed.

The AGM is a chance for members to hold the Executive to account and issues to be raised regarding the running of the Society. This is an opportunity for members to stand for election to the Committee for the following year. This event is for paid up members only and only they will be allowed to vote on any decisions taken.