TerraCycle, the global leader in recycling hard-to-recycle materials, has unveiled Sylvania Community Stores and Café in Exeter, Devon, as the winner of two bench planters made entirely from recycled materials.
The bench planters are made using recycled waste collected via TerraCycle’s various recycling solutions including TerraCycle's Zero Waste Bags. These bags allow consumers to recycle 14 different types of waste streams that are not typically recycled kerbside, including crisp wrappers, medicine blister packs, and office supplies. The bench planters are now available for the...
InExeter, the Business Improvement District (BID) for Exeter, is thrilled to announce its achievement as the 'Best Business Improvement District' at the national Britain In Bloom awards, following a recent gold award at the South West in Bloom competition earlier this month.
The prestigious Britain in Bloom competition is organised by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), aimed at enhancing and regenerating local environments through imaginative planting, conservation projects, and addressing urban challenges like litter and vandalism.
Local charity, Exeter Community Initiatives (ECI), is launching a competition to design its official Christmas card for 2023.
The theme of the competition is ‘What Christmas in Exeter means to you’.
As well as some wonderful local prizes up for grabs, the first prize design will be made into ECI’s official charity Christmas card for 2023, and will be emailed to all ECI’s supporters, partners and funders.
The competition has four categories, each with its own prize:
Members of a boys junior football team enjoyed a taste of life as a professional footballer after winning a training session with the management team of Exeter City – thanks to one of the UK’s leading builders merchants.
Alphington Blazes under 14s claimed the prize in a special competition run by Exeter’s club partners Selco Builders Warehouse, which has a branch on Marsh Barton Road, Filmer Way.
Alphington Blazers, who play in the Exeter Youth League, also won 20 tickets to a League One game at St James Park and a new kit for the 2023-24 season.
Local housebuilder Redrow South West is looking for young residents across the country to help them craft fun, welcoming play spaces on their developments - launching a competition to appoint a ‘Junior Head of Play’.
From rock-climbing walls, tree ziplines, sand pits to stepping-stones, imagination can come to life for children when designing their dream play area. The competition is open to children between the ages of 7-14 years old, who live on any Redrow development.
They must have a passion for play and want to encourage fun amongst their friends, neighbours and the...
The Devon branch of the countryside charity CPRE is looking for budding young artists who can capture the beauty and variety of the county’s natural landscapes, from its wild moorlands to its sheltered river valleys.
Young artists aged 18 and under have until the end of September to submit a painting, drawing, textile, collage, or mixed media artwork of a Devon view to win the coveted title of Devon’s Best Young Landscape Artist 2023. The landscape could be a favourite beach or beauty spot, a local park or green space, somewhere visited on a day out or even the artist’s back garden...
Ferne Animal Sanctuary celebrate 2023’s National Pet Month by hosting their very own virtual Pet’s Got Talent!
With entries now open, the charity is encouraging animals of all shapes and sizes, furry or feathered to enter the show and help raise vital funds for the 300+ animals in their care at the Sanctuary.
aThere are three categories to enter, Paw-some Pooches, Fantastic Felines and Clever Creatures. Owners simply need to upload an image or video (up to 60 secs) to the Charities dedicated webpage, for a chance to win a pet-friendly prize. The Charity has already seen...
Applications are now open for the dog job of a lifetime: to be the Canine Critic for 2023, travelling the UK reviewing dog-friendly holidays.
Now in its sixth year, the annual Canine Critics competition returns for 2023 and it’s only getting tougher, with tens of thousands of entries vying to be top dog. This year, there is a whopping £11,000 worth of cottage breaks up for grabs.
The judges for 2023 include Aneisha and Jack, founders of innovative pet food brand Scrumbles; Darcy and Darla, our 2022 Canine Critics; and Battersea’s Head of Canine Behaviour and star of ITV’...
Channel 4 is challenging secondary school students across the UK to conjure up ideas for a new TV show as part of a nationwide competition.
Students are being invited to create a new show which explores how we are Altogether Different . The only other stipulation is that the show can be set at any point in time, except in 2023.
They will need to come up with the idea for the show – which could be a drama, documentary, comedy, reality show or any other genre – create a pitch to a TV commissioning team and produce a 30-second trailer for their programme or series to...
Aquaplanet are pleased to launch the Paddle to the moon competition! The competition runs from January to June 2023, with the collective goal of travelling 384.4 million meters by the end of the mission. This sounds like a big challenge, however, if the paddleboarding community comes together it’s possible!
The competition comes with one big prize at the end of the competition, as well as monthly prizes for the paddler who has travelled the furthest during the month. There is still plenty of time to get out on the water and join the competition. Just don’t forget to stay safe,...
