Penguins are going to be popping up all around Torquay harbour.
Look out for the cheeky six inch characters in shops and businesses.
Over 50 mini plaster of Paris penguins have been decorated in a range of dazzling designs by Living Coasts staff and volunteers, with others created by children and friends. The penguins will be on show in shop windows around the inner harbour, forming a fun free trail to follow.
Designs include a punk with a Mohican, Harry Potter, a Wagnerian Valkyrie, several versions of Superman, a ceremonial guardsman complete with bearskin, a...
Redrow’s new West Country division, which will open on 1st July 2014 from premises on Pynes Hill in Exeter, has selected Okehampton-based ‘Get Changed’ as its local charity to support throughout 2014/2015.
Get Changed Theatre Company provides a unique service for adults with learning disabilities in mid and west Devon. Drama, dance and art are used as a medium for its members to develop confidence, make choices, develop life-skills and improve mental health. The charity was formed in 1995 and runs a programme of weekly workshops throughout the year, culminating in annual...
Join us in the stunning surroundings of Casa Maroc’s atmospheric Casablanca Lounge on Friday 11th April from 6pm onwards to raise money for local people with brain injuries.
For just £10 per person you can enjoy a delicious three course Moroccan-Italian inspired meal, with a portion of the profits from every meal being donated towards Headway Devon.
Menu
Starter
Homemade soup
Main
Chicken a la creme, sauteed new potatoes with lemon and rosemary and...
DEVON SPORTS AWARDS Friday 16th May - Sandy Park from 7pm
Once again the cream of Devon's Sport will come together for an evening of recognition & enjoyment at the 2014 Exeter Foundation Devon Sports Awards
In what has been another year of sport across the country, host Jenny Walrond of BBC Spotlight will again bring together the many faces that help to bring so much to the area through their efforts in sport
In association with Active Devon, the annual Sports Awards will this year be attended by former Olympic athlete KRISS AKABUSI , whois the guest speaker...
Paignton Zoo has turned to a local company to help with a weighty matter.
Keepers wanted to install a set of scales in the den of their Western lowland gorillas. But, as Senior Head Keeper of Mammals Matthew Webb explained, not just any scales would do:
“You can’t use normal scales with gorillas, because they will play with them - which usually means they will break them! We needed to find some really heavy duty bench scales that we could secure very well!”
They approached Torquay company Our Weigh, who donated a Salter Brecknell DSB Platform Scale that can weigh up...
UK Stroke Forum have revealed that compounds found in cannabis could be beneficial to stroke victims.
It has been suggested, after research was conducted at the University of Nottingham, that chemical comounds found in cannabis may help to reduce brain damage following a stroke.
The findings showed that the compounds could reduce the size of a stroke and improve neurological function.
Dr Dale Webb, Director of Research and Information at the Stroke Association, said:
" A stroke is the leading cause of adult disability in the UK, with more than half of all...
When Bob Prior caught up with friend and part-time neighbour Geoff at a party last year, little did he know their night out would end with a pledge to raise a six figure sum, a trip to Tanzania with a 1975 Land Rover ambulance and a determination to help children orphaned by AIDS.
As a result of his promise to help his old friend source four ambulances to help children orphaned by AIDS victims in Tanzania, Bob is now trying to raise £100,000 to support the charity Orphans in the Wild.
Orphans in the Wild is a charity set up by Vicky and Geoff Fox, who moved to Tanzania from...
The Lions Club of Sidmouth stage their Great Duck Derby on the River Sid on Sunday 14 July.
The fun starts shortly after 2pm at Sid Park Road bridge in the Byes, with the children's and parents "duck and spoon" races, which will be followed by the corporate duck race with little red ducks.
The main duck race starts at 3pm when hundreds of ducks enter the River Sid from the Sid Park Road bridge and "race" downstream to the weir by Salcombe Road. Cash prizes ranging from £20 to £400 will be allocated to the ‘owners’ of the first 19 ducks that cross the finishing line....
It’s that time of year when we like to spring clean our wardrobes, and what a better way to do it than a clothing swap with some other local Exeter Ladies! So dig deep in your closets and pull out those clothes you don’t wear and come down to trade them in for new ones!
And to make this all a bit more wonderful we will be doing this all in the name of Charity! All of the left over clothes and donations will be given to Exeters own SAFE – a charity to help stop domestic abuse.
Cover on the door will be £5.
and you may take one item for every one item you bring as a...
Join Exeter YMCA for an 11 mile trek across the rugged and spectacular paths of Dartmoor, from Okehampton to Postbridge. At the end relax with a meal at the historic East Dart Hotel (included in registration fee).
By taking on this challenge you'll raise much needed awareness and funds to help young homeless people across Devon have a brighter future.
Details
Where: Okehampton Camp to Postbridge (transport will be provided from Exeter YMCA and back, situated on St David's Hill)
