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Junior tennis players battle it out at Flybe Tournament

Authored by jenniashford
Posted: Fri, 03/06/2015 - 10:11am

On Saturday 28th February, Exeter Golf and Country Club’s hosted a 10 and under Flybe Mini Green Tennis tournament with players from Devon, Cornwall and Somerset taking part.

The fifteen entrants were split into three groups and took part in a round robin event.

The group winners were Toby Watts (Tarka), Ben Johnson (Exmouth) and Zac Brown (Exmouth) who won all of their four matches.

Billy Turl (Exeter Golf and Country Club) was involved in two of the closest matches. The very first match of the competition, Billy v Toby, was decided by a tie-break with Billy...

Exeter Chiefs' Easter Rugby Camp

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 03/04/2015 - 10:15am

Newton Abbot RFC and the Exeter Chiefs have announced a three day Rugby Training Camp this Easter at Newton Abbot Rugby Club starting on Monday 30th March to Wednesday 1st April.

The cost of the camp is £40 for two days with the third day thrown in for free, courtesy of Exeter Chiefs and Centrax, one of Exeter Chiefs key sponsors.

Open to boys and girls from 5 years to 14 years old, the camp has been organised to teach young rugby enthusiasts rugby and multi sports skills from qualified coaches in a fun, action packed environment.

The sessions will be delivered on...

Family pay tribute to death crash boy

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 03/03/2015 - 11:07am

The family of Samuel Crocker, who died following a road traffic collision, have paid tribute to him.

Samuel's family said: "On Saturday afternoon our life was turned upside down when our darling Samuel was knocked down while on his way to visit his friend.

“Later that night the bright light that was Samuel was extinguished.

"We all miss our little 'mole' so much and can't begin to imagine how we move on from the devastating situation we are in now.

"Someone so small has left a massive hole that can never be filled, but he will always be remembered for his...

Spring Stories and Mother’s Day crafts

Authored by CrealyPR
Posted: Fri, 02/27/2015 - 1:28pm

Following the success of Winter Stories and Snow Crafts at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park with Devon Libraries, the second event in the partnership has been announced. Spring Stories and Mother’s Day Crafts will take place at Devon’s Crealy on Wednesday 11th March 2015.

Guests of all ages are invited to join Buddy Bear and story tellers from Exeter Library at Mamma Mia’s Restaurant at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park from 10am – 1pm for interactive spring time stories and creative Mother’s Day craft sessions.

Grace Ryder, Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park’s...

The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs

Event Date: 
28/03/2015 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

A shadow puppetry play for adults and children

The Clockwork Moth bring you the finest shadow puppetry in the west in a timeless saga for all ages. Feast your senses on this little known Grimms take, performed to a striking live musical score. A teenage boy, believed to have been born lucky, embarks on a journey to the underworld and back. Enter a brutal King, a deathly ferryman, a narcissistic Lucifer and a host of wise women, curses, incantations and courtly delights. This is Grimms darkness at its best. Recommended for over 7s.

Performances at 2pm and 7pm

Tickets...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your guide to the best music, events and activities taking place in and around Exeter this weekend.

THEATRE

After the Accident Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter Highly accessible and utterly engrossing, this award winning drama takes you on a highly charged journey where forgiveness and redemption are set against guilt, rage and despair. Through brilliant storytelling and recognisable characters, experience a fascinating insight into Restorative Justice; a process which tries to repair something of the harmful consequences of crime. This riveting production...

Your guide to half term family fun

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 02/19/2015 - 11:08am

Wondering how you're going to keep the kids amused during the half term holiday? We've come up with a few suggestions here:

Friday 20 February

Felting Workshop Exeter Cathedral Make a countryside scene or design your own shapes and outlines for your felt square. Your finished product could be used as a wall hanging or cut up to create a broach, finger puppet or maybe a pencil case. Limited spaces, booking only. £4 for the full session (payable on arrival). Ages 6-plus. 10.30am-12.30pm. Call 01392 413174 or email education@exeter-cathedral.org.uk

One Hut Full Exeter...

Explore Devon the naturally healthy way

A host of opportunities to explore Devon the naturally healthy way are on offer during February half term, giving people the chance to take a deep breath of fresh air and make the most of Devon’s fantastic woodlands, parks and urban green spaces, moors and coasts.

Explore Devon is a new website packed with activities and places to go during the February half-term, and ways to entertain the children; offering the chance to go outdoors and get muddy, build a den, collect bark rubbings, climb a tree or play hide and seek.

Winter in Devon is a great time to wrap up warm and...

Warning over fake Frozen merchandise

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 02/10/2015 - 12:26pm

Thousands of items of counterfeit “Frozen” merchandise, including dolls and costumes, have been seized in Barnstaple and Ilfracombe by Devon and Somerset Trading Standards service.

Investigations are continuing, but the authorities have issued a warning , alerting people to the potential dangers.

“We are concerned that children could be playing with these potentially dangerous dolls or wearing costumes which are highly flammable,” says Councillor Roger Croad, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member with responsibility for the Trading Standards service.

“We’re asking...

New school food plan for Exeter launches

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 02/09/2015 - 10:00am

Award winning local cookery school and school catering company, Fun Kitchen and Fresha, today announced the launch of a new joint healthy eating venture for schoolchildren in and around Exeter.

The new ‘Teach and Eat’ programme has been set up to help primary schools deliver healthy eating through fun hands-on classroom cookery teaching and fresh locally sourced school meals to eat.

An evening launch of the ‘Teach and Eat’ initiative is to be held on Tuesday, February 24 at Fresha HQ in Sowton, Exeter featuring a programme of talks designed to help primary head teachers...

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