Students studying as part of the Exeter College Reach Academy have been celebrating their achievements in a special awards ceremony.
Joining the students were key sponsors and contributors of the Academy from the Met Office, Michelmores LLP and the Exeter University Model United Nations group.
The Academy, launched in 2009 with an aim to support the most academically able students to reach top university destinations, has had another busy year. 60 students on the programme commit to an additional 60 hours of extra-curricular activity each week in order to boost their skills...
Primal Scream, Ocean Colour Scene, Sinead O'Connor, Arrested Development, and Levellers are among the headlines of this year's sold-out festival. Tickets : http://www.beautifuldays.org/tickets/
From 3 August until the end of October, the Museum will host a poignant and special exhibition celebrating the centenary of the birth of Vivien Leigh, featuring the famous nightdress Vivien wore in “Gone with the Wind”. The collection will be enhanced with an evening and day dress on loan from the RAMM and additional items from Bill Douglas Centre and Bristol Theatre Museum.
The RNLI have teamed up with SeaSports South West, based in Teignmouth, and Teinbridge Kayak and Canoe Club, to offer visitors a taster session in sailing, paddle boarding and kayaking. The fun includes an assault course, bouncy castle, and children's fancy dress theme 'Beside the Seaside'. Free entry with small charge for taster sessions.
At least 14 gardens will be open as part of the 25th anniversary of The Secret Gardens of Otterton, varying from large, well-established traditional gardens to an award winning cottage garden and a modern-landscape architect-designed garden for modern living. Also open is the Old Station which offers model train rides with a newly extended track. In aid of Hospicecare and the local church.
11am - 6pm
Admittance ticket: £5 Admits one person to all the gardens, tickets will be available from any garden on the day and on the Village Green (accompanied young children free)....
No matter where you are based throughout the country there is a wealth of talent just waiting to be tapped into and it has never been as readily accessible as it is now!
Just in the last couple of weeks we have attended exhibitions, business gatherings and breakfast meetings highlighting the resources available to businesses, many of which are free to the employer and could serve as a valuable extra pair of hands to growing businesses watching their cash flow that would benefit enormously from some extra assistance at this time.
On 20 and 21 July, why not get the camping gear out and spend a weekend at Lydford Gorge near Tavistock learning survival techniques?
An exciting itinerary of activities will run over the weekend. These include looking at what you need to survive in the wild, ‘proper’ den building, learning to light a fire as well as cooking over an open fire. The Dartmoor ranger team will lead the sessions and will even produce hot chocolate at the overnight camp in the orchard at the Gorge.
Stuart Mathieson, National Trust Ranger, says: “It is a great family experience learning together...
