First Great Western have launched a photo competition to capture the beautiful scenery of the UK.
They're looking to see who can uncover some of the hidden gems of Exeter and the South West, or simply show the places you've travelled to by train this summer.
All entries will appear in the FGW Frame Your Train gallery, and be put in front of a credible judging panel for a chance to win ‘Photo of The Week’ and two standard class train tickets!
To enter, simply:
- Take a photo of the view from the carriage window
Since its founding in 2010, the award winning South West Athletics Academy has been building up a portfolio of successful annual sporting events and activities. These are well supported by Westcountry athletes and grow year upon year.
With several major regional sporting events now planned over the coming months, Director of Coaching Sonya Ellis is seeking sponsor partnerships to improve the experience still further for volunteers, officials and athletes.
“Organising such large events is a great challenge. We want to make sure that athletes, officials and volunteers are...
Two Exeter School pupils are runners up in a national competition organised by the Oxford German Network.
Upper Fifth Formers (Year 11) pupils Rebecca Richardson and Abby Pelling took part in the German For The Future competition, part of the Oxford German Olympiad 2014, during their GCSE exams.
They had to fill in a two-page survey in German answering questions about what primary school children should learn about in their German lessons and why; which Bruder Grimm fairy tales they would recommend be told to children and why; and which German speaking town or area would be...
A small market town on the edge of Dartmoor will become the focus for some of the best contemporary craft in the country this June.
The Contemporary Craft Festival at Bovey Tracey is one of the key events in the national crafts calendar. Almost 200 makers from all over Britain will be demonstrating, selling and talking about their work.
Visitors to the event will be able to meet the makers and buy their work – a range of jewellery, ceramics, textiles, furniture, prints and other contemporary crafts.
The Craft Festival also features demonstrations, talks, exhibitions...
A small market town on the edge of Dartmoor will become the focus for some of the best contemporary craft in the country this June. The Contemporary Craft Festival at Bovey Tracey is one of the key events in the national crafts calendar. Almost 200 makers from all over Britain will be demonstrating, selling and talking about their work. Visitors to the event will be able to meet the makers and buy their work – a range of jewellery, ceramics, textiles, furniture, prints and other contemporary crafts. The Craft Festival also features demonstrations, talks, exhibitions and activities...
The NFU and popular children’s series Tractor Ted have joined forces to launch a brand new competition with a prize worth over £1000.
The competition encourages 4-7 year olds to think about where their food comes from by playing a matching up game.
The prize of a visit from Tractor Ted’s Little Farm Live will give one youngster the chance to experience a farm, with real live animals, in their back garden, local park or school playground for the day. The winner and their friends will also have the chance to play on Tractor Ted’s unique giant bouncy tractor and slide....
Specsavers in Exeter is encouraging young designers to get creative with an Easter-themed colouring competition.
Specsavers Exeter, located at 247 High Street, has called on primary school children to get crafty and create a bespoke Easter egg, with the winner receiving an art kit and a free Easter Egg.
Jonathan Baumber, store director of Specsavers Exeter, says: ‘We are really looking forward to seeing the children’s creations and we hope to uncover the next generation of budding artists!
‘It’s also a great opportunity for children to visit us in store and learn...
Exeter students create system for cutting emissions
Students from the University of Exeter have created an innovative system to help reduce vehicle emissions, as part of their entry for a prestigious national completion.
Computer Science undergraduates Nicholas Sanders and Humphrey Shotton have designed a new system that allows motorists to see whether spaces are available in car parks.
By pre-warning drivers if spaces are empty or full, the system helps radically reduce waiting times during busy periods, and more importantly reduces vehicle emissions expended while...
Do you have a favourite cake recipe? Now is your chance to demonstrate your baking skills for a chance to win a wonderful Kitchen Aid mixer!
To mark its 21st anniversary, In-toto Kitchens of Exeter has launched its Bake-a-Cake competition and will be opening entries at the Big Cake Show at Westpoint, Exeter, on 28th – 30th March 2014, where it will be supplying high quality demonstration kitchens for the main cookery theatre and various classroom and demonstration areas at this exciting new show, the first of its kind in the South West.
The Daily (UK) Limited (Company number: 08195930) whose registered office address is at 6 Northernhay Place, Exeter EX4 3QJ.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE In order to enter this promotion you’re your answer, name and telephone number to ted@thedailyuk.com with the words ‘RockSolidRace’ in the subject box. Entries which are incomplete, misspelt, inaudible, or incomprehensible are void and will not be entered into this promotion.
START DATE
This promotion will start on Monday 10 February 2014.
