Pupils at St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy in Exeter will be welcomed back to school by a large mythical dragon when they return after the summer break.
The colourful dragon is designed to slow traffic and encourage people driving to be more aware of people who are walking and cycling, to make the space outside the school safer for school children and other road users. The dragon spans the road outside the school and is the first of its kind in Devon.
Sustrans and Devon County Council have been working on this road safety project with the school and local...
A newly designed flag depicting the mythical Killerton Dragon was hoisted up the flagpole by villagers of Silvertonshire this week.
This was to herald the coming of the Silverton Street Market on 3 August. William Hacking, 93 and Harry Madams, 7 were representing the community.
Legend has it that the dragon was born out of the flames of the ancient Killerton volcano and only appears on momentous occasions. According to locals it was last seen just before the Millennium swooping over the village doing a loop-the-loop.
As Matt Smith's tenure as Dr Who comes to an end, I found this rather amusing video from behind the scenes of upcoming 50th anniversary special. It does seem slightly sad that just as I, and the rest of my family, were beginning to warm to "The New Doctor" he gets replaced by the "Old Dragon". It does present a strange kind of symmetry however.
Piff the Magic Dragon embarks on his first major UK tour accompanied by Mr Piffles the World's First Million Dollar Chihuahua. Will Piff find his princess? Will Mr Piffles defy the Cannon of Certain Death? Will you be able to say you were there if he doesn’t?
Piff The Magic Dragon was a huge hit on ITV's Penn & Teller - Fool Us and the BBC One Show in 2011. Piff, also known as John Van Der Put, was the Magic Circle's 2011 Close Up Magician of the Year.
