Christmas is just around the corner but as the shops start to get busier, Devon Wildlife Trust is offering a day away from the crowds.
The annual Christmas celebration at the historic Cricklepit Mill may only be a few minute’s walk from the High Street, but to the tired Christmas shopper it will feel like a world away.
Christmas at Cricklepit is being held on Saturday 7 December from 10.30am to 3.30pm and is a day of free family activities.
Visitors will have the chance to make their own willow star Christmas decorations ready to hang up on their tree at home. There...
Forty pupils from local primary schools "took over" East Devon District Council for a day and had a go at running things.
They even got a ‘taste’ of the work done by EDDC’s Environmental Health inspectors when they visited Sam ’n Ella’s kitchen at Knowle in Sidmouth for a food hygiene check.
On Friday 22 November pupils from the following five schools visited the Council’s HQ to learn more about its services and meet Staff and Councillors:
• St Martin’s in Cranbrook • All Saints’ in Axminster • Bassetts Farm in Exmouth • Branscombe Primary School • Broadhembury...
The University of Exeter’s Children’s Health and Exercise Research Centre has announced its involvement in a three-year project to investigate the effects of exercise on children with congenital heart disease - one of the most common types of birth defects that affects up to nine in every 1,000 children born in the UK today.
The project is the first research study of its kind in the UK and involves a partnership between Toshiba Medical Systems Ltd, the University of Bristol, the University Hospital Bristols NHS Foundation Trust‘s Clinical Research and Imaging Centre (CRICBristol)...
Princesshay is collaborating with Radio Exe this festive season to support its Operation Christmas campaign. Operation Christmas encourages shoppers to buy an extra gift which will be donated to Princesshay’s local charity of the year, WESC Foundation.
There will be dedicated Operation Christmas drop off points throughout Princesshay and at the WESC charity shops in Exmouth and Honiton for shoppers to drop off their chosen gifts. On Christmas Eve all donated gifts will be presented to WESC Foundation.
Caroline Burkie, Fundraising and PR Manager, WESC Foundation, says, “We...
ALL primary school children in Exeter are being invited to enter an NHS drawing competition and show off their artistic talent.
Children aged five to 11 in all 29 primary and special needs school in the city now have the chance to express their creativity with a picture of what being healthy means to them.
The arts competition is being organised by the Northern, Eastern and Western Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG) whose core value is the promotion of healthy people leading healthy lives in healthy communities.
Thirty three children in Devon are currently waiting to be adopted, if adopters were available, says Devon County Council as it launches a campaign to encourage more prospective adopters.
Devon County Council's Devon Adoption service has children ranging in ages from six months to eight years, including sibling groups, waiting for a loving, safe, permanent home.
The service has, this year, cut the length of time it takes to approve adoption applications in a move to make the process simpler, and to encourage more adoptive parents to come forward.
Exeter based Theatre Alibi tours a new production of Michael Morpurgo’s spellbinding and moving I Believe in Unicorns this autumn.
Created for five to 11-year-olds, there are performances for families at Exeter Phoenix (15-17 November).
Adapted by Theatre Alibi Associate Writer Daniel Jamieson, I Believe in Unicorns is proof of the power of stories to transform lives. It tells the story of Tomas Porec who lives in a mountain village in Croatia and hates school and books in equal measure. But when the Unicorn Lady comes to town he is captivated by the tales she tells. Tomas’...
Saturday 2nd November 2-4 pm Sportshall Athletics for anyone aged 4-8 or 9-14. Have a go at running, jumping and throwing events 2-4pm at Riverside Leisure Centre, Exeter More Sportshall events will take place every month from now until May 2014 - see our website for further details. No experience is needed. Come and have a go at a range of events. Lots of fun to be had! Challenges include sprints, hurdles, distance, relays,high jump, long jump, triple jump, speed bounce, balance, shot, chest pass and turbo javelin. The event costs is £7 for the 2 hour session if you sign up in advance on...
If you go down to the gardens at Knightshayes this half term, you’ll be in for a big surprise.
With giant spiders, ghostly figures and busy gardeners, the National Trust team on the outskirts of Tiverton have lots on to see the summer out and the winter in.
Along with the popular annual trail around the gardens from 26 October to 3 November, there will also be craft activities and a face painter from 29 to 31 October. Both children and adults will have the chance to get their hands dirty in the formal garden, as the team attempt the mammoth task of planting over 10,000...
