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New gymnastics classes for toddlers launched at Honiton Gymnastics Centre

On Tuesday 5 June Honiton Gymnastics Club is launching a new two-hour session for toddlers and parents (or childminders), giving little ones the chance to make the most of the club’s specialist new equipment.

The classes – which will run from 9.30am to 11.30am every Tuesday – also give adults the opportunity to have a workout themselves, led by one of the gymnastics club’s instructors.

Directed by one of the club’s pre-school gymnastics specialists, Melissa Pendrick, the session will cost £5 for the first child, £7.50 for two children or £10 for three children.

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Little Rebels Indie Disco

Event Date: 
26/05/2018 - 1:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange

Little Rebels Indie Disco for the whole family. For big indie kids and their little indie kids. Dust off your Adidas and bucket hats, and dance like a rock n' roll star!

Well known Exeter DJ Louie Louie will entertain you with your favourite classic 90's indie anthems and britpop hits.

Along with the joy of showing your small people how to throw some Mis-shapes on the dancefloor, there will be crafting, face painting, an open bar, and more!

Adults unaccompanied by children may be denied entry.

1pm (doors 12.15)

https://www.exetercornexchange.co.uk

The Snail and the Whale

Event Date: 
07/07/2018 - 2:00pm to 08/07/2018 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Northcottx

Join a tiny snail on her trip round the world in Tall Stories’ magical, musical production inspired by the fantastic bestselling picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Longing to see the world, a tiny snail hitches a lift on the tail of a humpback whale. Together they go on an amazing adventure – but when the whale gets beached, how will the snail save him? Follow the tiny snail’s exciting journey, as seen through the eyes of an adventurous young girl and her seafaring father…

Storytelling, live music and lots of laughs for everyone aged 4 and up, from the...

La La Choirs raise £17,000 for CLIC Sargent

Authored by badredruby
Posted: Thu, 04/12/2018 - 11:02am

On Friday 8th December 2017, La La Choirs held their third annual ‘CLIC for Christmas’ concert at Exeter Cathedral. Performing to another sold-out audience, they started the festive season off with a bang with a selection of Christmas favourites, old and new.

La La Choirs were joined on stage by the winning choir from their Devon Schools Choir Competition, Kingsley School from Bideford, as well as the CLIC Sargent singers, a group of young people who have all at some point been CLIC Sargent service users and have taken part in their music programme.

Through ticket sales and...

CPRE Devon launches competitions to celebrate nature and the countryside

Authored by Sharon Goble
Posted: Tue, 03/20/2018 - 12:24pm

The Devon branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England is inviting church communities and primary school children from across the county to enter competitions to celebrate some of the things that make Devon so special.

CPRE Devon has launched three separate competitions this spring and hopes to be inundated with entries.

Devon’s Best Churchyard Competition 2018

Historic churches are central to life in Devon’s rural communities and form a unique part of our cherished landscape. In some parishes they are the only places to remain unchanged since Saxon times. This...

Exeter joins in national recognition of baby loss

On Saturday 14th April 2018 at 1pm, Exeter Cathedral will hold the first in a set of national remembrance services for people who have experienced baby loss, whether during pregnancy, at birth or in infancy.

Nearly 20 services will be held around the UK, allowing bereaved parents, families and friends to join together in acknowledging and remembering babies that have gone too soon.

The services are organised by The Mariposa Trust, which held its first service at Exeter Cathedral in 2012, and celebrated its 100th service at the end of 2017 in Westminster, London.

The...

Amazon supported Breakfast Club helps give Devon schoolchildren a healthy start to the day

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 03/12/2018 - 5:05pm

Children at Broadhembury Church of England Primary School in Honiton welcomed the team from the local Amazon delivery station in Exeter to celebrate a new funding partnership for their Magic Breakfast club. The breakfast club founded by charity Magic Breakfast and now supported by Amazon will provide children at the school with a healthy breakfast and start to the day. The breakfast club at Broadhembury Church of England Primary School is one of 77 schools across the UK to benefit from Amazon funding as part of the company’s ‘Amazon In The Community’ programme, which is focused on giving...

Devon school children benefit from Erasmus+ project with Spain, Italy and Latvia

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 03/05/2018 - 10:31am

As the date for Britain´s departure from the EU gets closer and the uncertainty about the actual consequences it will bring about increases, many schools in the UK are making the most from the great benefits Erasmus+ has for British Education.

Although it remains to be seen what will actually happen to European programmes when Brexit eventually kicks in, quite a number of schools up and down the country are taking part in Erasmus+ projects like Redhills Primary school from Exeter and Offwell Primary school from Honiton which were successful in gaining Erasmus+ funding during the...

Increase in number of families applying for secondary school places in Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 03/01/2018 - 7:45am

There’s been another increase in the number of children applying for a place at a secondary school in Devon this September.

Devon County Council today announced it was offering more than 98 per cent of families one of their three preferences.

In all, 94.1 per cent of the families who applied have been offered their first preference school with 3.7 per cent allocated their second preference and 0.4 per cent their third preference.

This means a total of 98.2 per cent of applicants were offered one of their three preferences.

This year the county council...

Don’t miss Exeter mum2mum market this Sunday

The market takes place at America Hall in Pinhoe on Sunday (25 February), and runs from 10am-noon.

We have loads and loads of fantastic baby and children’s bargains including prams / travel system / jumperoo / steriliser / walker / cot mobile / toot toot toys / stair gates / toys / breast pump / clothes / Moses baskets / high chair / books / car seat / buggy / bedding / bounce and spin zebra / laugh n learn chair / ball pool with balls / piano floor Matt / ride on toy / baby swing / puzzles / shopkins / design a friend doll / I love my bear nursery set up / trike / bumbo / travel...

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