Learn to Play Day - a free national event to encourage everyone in the UK to start making music - is coming to Devon this month.
Supported by Jools Holland OBE, and run by charity Music for All, the 2019 Learn to Play Day will take place on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th March, and will see music shops, teachers, venues and schools throughout the county Supported by Jools Holland OBE, and run by partner with leading musical instrument brands to offer thousands of FREE music lessons.
So far, Musicroom Exeter (on Sidwell Street) is leading the way for venues in Devon, but more...
Canonteign Falls are celebrating opening for the season with half price entry to locals running all weekend with proof of postcode EX, TQ and PL.
There will also be 10% off annual season tickets and with your purchase you will automatically get entered into a raffle for a hamper of local goodies. Put the date in your diaries!
Home to one of England’s highest manmade waterfalls, Canonteign Falls is a magical natural paradise found in the heart of the beautiful Teign Valley.
Set in over 90 acres of ancient woodland it is the perfect tranquil day out for the whole...
The newly refurbished play area at St Marks Road Honiton has now been officially opened by Cllr Andrew Moulding, the Chairman of East Devon District Council. St Marks, together with the Glen Farm play area, has been revamped as part of a works programme being carried out by the council across the district to replace and enhance five play area sites within this financial year. Local children from Littletown Primary Academy in Honiton, Honiton Primary School, Little Ones Nursery, Honiton Youth Club and Honiton Baby and Toddler Group helped with the design of the site as part of a...
Hidden just off the M5 at Junction 28 is the greatest weapon in any business’ armoury. Where once stood an old truck factory now stands a unique and quirky home to Business Titans. This building is bursting with character and quirky twists offering a refreshing alternative to the dull, humdrum, white box business atmospheres I frequently stumble upon. The Nook, which takes its name from the plethora of weird and wonderful nooks available within the building to work from is so much more than a place to work or meet people. The atmosphere is difficult to describe, there is a sense of fun, it...
Motorists are being reminded that overnight resurfacing work at Exe Bridges in Exeter will start this evening (Monday 4 March).
The Devon County Council scheme, which involves reconstructing and resurfacing Exe Bridges and an adjoining section of Alphington Street, is scheduled to take eight weeks to complete.
The North and South bridge will also be re-waterproofed beneath the carriageway to maintain the structure, and a number of manhole covers, gully gratings and kerbs will be replaced.
Most of the work will be carried out from 7pm to 7am, although some daytime...
The increasing recognition of the need to cope with change in positive and sustainable ways has led more businesses to turn toleadership skills and management training - but taught courses do not always deliver the desired outcomes.
According to Professor Peter Totterdill, CEO of Workplace Innovation Europe Limited (WIE), many enlightened employers and business ownersare committed to real transformation beyond “ticking the box”, leading teams of engaged employees who are more than willing to “go the extramile”.
However, he questions whether those who receive leadership and...
The Environment Agency has worked with Starcross Flood Group, St Paul's Church and flood wardens to create a contingency plan unique to the village if all usual forms of communication fail.
The chances of residents not getting warned by traditional electronic methods via the flood warning service are remote. But every flood plan has a contingency and Megan Debenham, the Flood Group Co-ordinator for Starcross, suggested using the 18th and 19th-century bells in St Paul's Church.
Community fundraisers and funding from the agency has restored the bells and surrounding masonry...
Exeter Homes Trust has announced it is teaming up with The St Petrock And Heavitree Parish Lands Charity to offer its residents temporary housing, during the £2.8 million refurbishment of the historic Atwill Palmer Almshouses
The 180-year-old Victorian buildings, in New North Road, contain 24 one-bedroom units arranged over 2 floors. The sympathetic remodelling of the Grade II listed properties will provide residents with updated and energy efficient apartments, more suited to modern day living requirements
Exeter Homes Trust (EHT) provides accommodation to local people in...
‘James Hopkins from Kingsteignton has recently launched an exciting new start up business in the South West. After becoming “burned out” in the London rat race, he quit the sales world and started his own business in Devon ‘The National Association of Building Contractors’ which recently underwent a rebrand and aims to help stamp out rogue tradesmen and looks to supply consumers across the UK with selected vetted tradesmen.
The National Association of Building Contractors, located in Plymouth which aims to operate a very different way than many other trade associations. As well as...
A community choir was on song for suicide bereavement support charity Pete’s Dragons – boosting the cause to the tune of £1,760 with a pair of concerts.
The Exmouth-based charity - helping hundreds of people across Devon – is one close to the heart of the Big Noise Chorus.
Singers in the non-audition musical group, which has five choirs across the county, have experienced the loss of a loved-one to suicide.
Chorus member Judy Day put forward Pete’s Dragons as a beneficiary for the work it does helping people cope with suicide bereavement - always offering ongoing...
