Make willow items with an expert from Windrush Willow
Come and learn how to weave with willow with an expert from Windrush Willow.
Learn how to make mats and vases out of willow and take home your own unique pieces.
The course is suitable for beginners as Richard from Windrush Willow will talk you through how to make everything and provide you with all the equipment you require.
The course takes place in the Reed Base in the heart of the beautiful Seaton Wetlands Nature Reserve.
Please bring a packed lunch. Hot drinks, biscuits and fresh fruit...
During this course you will learn how to plant and maintain a Living Willow Structure.
This course is suitable for beginners (children over eight welcome). All tools and materials will be provided. Work with Richard, an expert from Windrush Willow to develop your knowledge of working with willow.
This course will run outdoors whatever the weather!
Good mobility is needed for this course.
Hot drinks and some refreshments will be available during this course.
Free places are available for regular East Devon District Council Countryside volunteers,...
Souvenirs from Home brings together work produced in the three-year touring project ‘Home Ground’. An exhibition and workshops travelled to six towns across the UK whose football clubs have nicknames linked to their traditional craft industries: these are Sheffield United (The Blades), Crystal Palace (The Glaziers), Stoke City (The Potters), Luton Town (The Hatters), Macclesfield Town (The Silkmen) and Walsall (The Saddlers). Work on display is made by local communities and club supporters who worked alongside selected artists. Zoe Hillyard helped The Silkmen supporters design unique...
Home bakers from Bovey Tracey and around Devon will be competing in the Great Bovey Bake Off.
As part of Bovey’s Nourish Festival of food, craft and music, local bakers are invited to enter the competition, which has grown in popularity over the last three years since it started.
Previous festivals have seen a stream of competitors bringing their cakes for the official tasting, and the organisers anticipate more this year, as home baking continues to grow in popularity. This year’s categories for adults are: Victoria sandwich, chocolate cake, fruit scones and shortbread...
Bunyip & Otton's are excited to invite you to our Summer Shopping Shindig! Come along on Thursday 25th August for Pimms, making tutorials, goody bags and hair wrapping. We'll be open for business between 6pm and 8pm, and the event is totally free to attend but tickets are limited, click here to grab yours.
The organisers of the Nourish Festival are looking forward to this year’s festival which takes place in early September.
The Festival will bring some of the region’s top food producers and craft makers to Bovey Tracey, alongside a programme of nationally and internationally renowned musicians.
This year, Nourish Festival launches The Devon Street Food Awards in association with Devon Life, a lively competition to decide who is the Best Street producer in Devon. Devon is packed full of inspirational and exciting street food producers and Nourish celebrates our Food Heroes...
Music: Thu 1, Fri 2 & Sat 3 September Food & Craft: Sat 3 Sept
The Nourish Food Fair will fill Bovey's high street with some of the best producers from the South West on Sat 3 September. Stalls will be selling a huge variety of locally produced food including artisan cheeses, preserves, handmade chocolates, oils, pies and speciality mushrooms.
A selection of street food will offer Caribbean, Spanish, Moroccan, wood fired Italian pizza, French crepes, Mexican, local seafood and the good old British Banger.
The Bovey Bake Off and Junior Bovey Bake Off will...
Come and join us at the historic Poltimore House for our summer craft fair this coming Sunday.
There will be lots of local gift and craft stalls to browse, light lunches and afternoon teas served in our Chapel Cafe, the house and grounds will be open throughout the day and you are very welcome to wonder. Our friendly and knowledgeable stewards will be on hand to answer any questions you may have too.
All the money raised will be used to help towards the ultimate goal of restoring the fabric of this historically important local landmark. There is free parking for all and...
