Easter

Easter egg hunt at 'The Lookout', RSPB Bowling Green nature reserve

Event Date: 
14/04/2017 - 11:00am to 17/04/2017 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
RSPB Bowling Green Marsh, Bowling Green Rd, Topsham EX3 0BG

Friday 14 April to Monday 17 April 11 am-1 pm; 2 pm-4 pm Price: £1.50 per Child - bring an adult for free

Keep the children entertained during the Easter break. Hop along to 'The Lookout' at our revamped hide at Bowling Green for an Easter Egg Hunt.

The Easter Bunny has hidden clues around our Bowling Green Marsh nature reserve and we need your help to answer all his questions and - you could win some Easter chocolate!

To join in with the spring madness just visit 'The Lookout' for a handy clue sheet and off you go! Once the conundrum has been solved, every child...

Easter holiday digital making events in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 04/01/2017 - 4:29pm

Exeter Library’s FabLab is hosting a programme of hands-on digital making events and workshops, specifically designed for children and young people.

The FabLab is an open access community workshop for anyone to turn their ideas into reality. The FabLab, or fabrication laboratory, allows people of any age the opportunity and facilities to invent, research and make almost any object, using an array of machines and resources.

Staff at the FabLab in Exeter have just announced a line-up of new events aimed at young people, to equip them with new skills, support them with school...

Poptastic tributes at Crealy this weekend

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 03/31/2017 - 1:52pm

Sunday 2nd April will see Crealy Adventure Park & Resort launch their first Pop in the Park event with Adele, Bruno Mars, Madonna, and Gary Barlow tribute acts taking to the stage.

Guests visiting the multi-award winning family theme park will be treated to this musical extravaganza without any additional cost, as the park begins its show stopping line-up of events and activities taking place over the Easter holidays, starting this weekend until Sunday 23rd April. After this Sunday’s music mayhem, Crealy will host another Pop in the Park event on Sunday 9th April. The second...

Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt

Event Date: 
01/04/2017 - 10:00am to 20/04/2017 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Killerton Estate, Broadclyst, Exeter

Follow the fun Easter trail around the blossoming garden and parkland.

On your way round, explore winding paths to find the bear's hut, ice house and chapel. Tuck into a Cadbury chocolate prize at the end.

A charge will apply for the trail.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton

Spoon People puppet-making - free Easter drop-in workshop

Event Date: 
12/04/2017 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Venue: 
Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey

Our free kids & family workshop this Easter holidays is: ’Spoon people’ puppet-making! Create a wooden spoon friend with personality. Have them feature in a mini egg and spoon race movie! Donate £1 per wooden spoon or bring your own. Materials provided. Qualified staff supervising activity. Free, drop-in workshop. No need to book. (Under 13 yrs children accompanied by an adult please).

Creative Kid's Easter Workshops @ Bunyip Craft

Event Date: 
04/04/2017 - 10:30am to 13/04/2017 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
Bunyip Craft, 111-113 Fore Street, Exeter, EX4 3JF

Bunyip Craft on Fore Street, Exeter, is excited to be hosting extra Creative Kid’s sessions in the Easter holidays! In these workshops you’ll be able to get making with spring decoupage, easter cross stitch and bracelet making. We recommend these classes to those between ages 6 & 16, but smaller ones may be perfectly capable too.

The cost is £5 per person, which includes all of the materials and refreshments. To book you can either book online, in the shop or on 01392 437377 – these classes do get very busy so we can only guarantee you a place if you book in advance.

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Hop over to Crealy for the Most M’egga Easter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 03/24/2017 - 10:57am

Crealy Adventure Park and Resort is gearing up for an Egg-stravaganza this Easter. The multi-award winning adventure park has a show stopping line up of events, activities and musical tribute acts over the Easter holidays, from Saturday 1st April to Monday 17th April. Getting the Easter celebrations off to an egg-stravagent start is the launch of the Junior Driving School. Guests aged three and over can get behind the wheel of a colourful, scaled electric version of the Mini Cooper and navigate the turns and curves on a realistic track. On 2nd April Crealy launches Pop in the Park. Guests...

RSPCA Little Valley Animal Shelter Easter Egg Hunt

Event Date: 
17/04/2017 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Venue: 
RSPCA Little Valley Animal Shelter, Black Hat Lane, Bakers Hill, Exeter EX2 9TA

Children's Easter Egg Hunt at the Shelter on Easter Monday 17 April from 1pm to 3pm at RSPCA Little Valley Animal Shelter.

£2 per child including chocolate egg

See the animals at the Shelter on your hunt

Refreshments, cakes and pet accessories on sale

No need to pre-register - just turn up!

Naomi J Ryan brings Easter themed festivities to Kinderkare’s Clever Crocs

Authored by Naomi J Ryan
Posted: Thu, 03/31/2016 - 10:58am

City centre based Exeter estate agency, Naomi J Ryan, made a special visit to St Leonards based Kinderkare Nursery in the run up to the Easter weekend.

Naomi and Vanessa from Naomi J Ryan visited Kinderkare’s Clever Crocs on 24 March as part of their efforts to be a part of the local community. This fun filled day at Kinderkare, which provides nursery care to those aged between 3 months and 5 years, included making Easter garden cakes, colouring in egg pictures and potato printing. They finished off the morning with an Easter egg hunt, prepared by Naomi J Ryan.

Katie Quick...

Easter weather warning issued for Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 03/25/2016 - 10:47am

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for the Easter weekend.

High winds are expected to affect Devon on Saturday with gusts of 40-50mph in some inland areas, possibly topping 60mph across exposed coasts and hills.

The strong winds will be accompanied by heavy rain at times.

The warning is valid from 7am-9pm.

The Exter-based agency’s chief forecaster said: “An active frontal zone is expected to move east across the country through Saturday, accompanied by strong, gusty winds and one or two spells of heavy rain.

“Whilst expected wind gusts will...

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