Princesshay bringing summer to the city

Taking centre stage In Princesshay Shopping Centre from July 1 will be the return of the big screen where six weeks of live coverage of sport will be shown. 

Princesshay Square will once again be transformed into Princesshay Green and the home of sport with live screenings of Wimbledon, Tour de France, and the Olympics.

Whether you’re a die-hard tennis fan, have a passion for pedal power or keen to see some record-breaking action you’ll be able to see it all unfold on the big screen free of charge on picnic benches and deckchairs within Princesshay Green in the main square.

For more details visit www.princesshay.co.uk/summer. 

Meanwhile, in collaboration with the University of Exeter, Princesshay is bringing the legacy of the We Are The Possible international programme to the heart of the city until September 2024. 

We Are The Possible is a collaborative international programme that co-creates new narratives to imagine a liveable future for all.

Through science, health, education, and the arts, the programme has brought together thousands of people from the UK and United Arab Emirates (UAE) to reflect upon the plight of our planet and deliver a creative and inspiring response to catalyse climate action and solutions at COP28 Climate Change Conference in Dubai last year

In 2023, the University of Exeter twinned 14 coastal schools in the UK and UAE as part of the Schools Across The Ocean programme. More than 400 children aged 10-12 worked with marine scientists, teachers, writers, translators, and artists to find out about and share how all living things on the planet rely on a healthy ocean. 

Visitors to Princesshay will be able to discover, connect, and be inspired by We Are the Ocean children’s poetry and artwork displayed on large window spaces and wrapping columns. The children are inviting you to listen to their voices to safeguard and restore our only ocean.

We Are The Possible is a partnership between the Met Office, the Emirates Literature Foundation, Khorfakkan University, British Institute for Modern Music (BIMM), The Theatre of Others, and other collaborators and was funded by the British Embassy in United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Met Office, and UKRI.

To celebrate the exhibition Princesshay is hosting a We Are The Ocean celebration including live performances, children’s poetry performances in English and Arabic, whale song, in Princesshay Square on Tuesday 25th June from 4pm – 6pm. Everyone is welcome!

For more information visit www.princesshay.co.uk/wearetheocean  and https://greenfutures.exeter.ac.uk/our-impact/we-are-the-possible/