This Easter weekend Wyevale Garden Centre in Sidmouth welcomes visitors in to celebrate the long weekend – and there’s something for everyone! Hop along to find Flopsy the Easter Bunny and enjoy savings on outdoor plants and furniture.
The Big Easter Weekend
Easter Bunny Hunt: Find Flopsy Friday, 25th March, Saturday, 26th March & Monday, 28th March 9:00am-6:00pm
Find the six bunnies hidden around the garden centre and answer their questions to receive a Flopsy sticker!
Nigel Coombs, Garden Centre Manager at Sidmouth, said: “We’re excited to welcome in...
he Donkey Sanctuary is holding its second Car Show at the Sidmouth headquarters on Sunday 03 July. A whole range of cars will be showcased from the vintage era to the modern day classics, lovingly presented by their owners and clubs.
When: Sunday 03 July from 10:00am – 14:00pm
Where: The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0NU
What: This year's Donkey Sanctuary Car Show aims to bring car fanatics of all types together, showcasing vintage era to modern day classics. This show is a must attend for anyone with an enthusiasm for cars.
This February half term there’s plenty of fun and adventure to keep the whole family entertained at The Donkey Sanctuary, including daily grooming and face painting activities from the 13-21 February
Open from 9am to dusk every day. An array of family-friendly activities will be on offer. In addition to exciting activities, there are rescued donkeys to meet and visitors can, explore the Maze, or take a walk through the beautiful woods and amazing scenery.
Chris Phillips of The Donkey Sanctuary says “This half term we have some great exclusive activities planned. These will...
Devon war memorials are among hundreds to be listed over the last year through Historic England’s pledge to protect 2,500 memorials by 2018, marking the centenary of the First World War.
Sidmouth War Memorial, Church Lane, Sidmouth http://bit.ly/1nYOu8u
War Memorial in the Churchyard of the Church of St John the Evangelist, Bovey Tracey http://bit.ly/202EPtl
Newton Abbot War Memorial, Queen Street, Newton Abbot http://bit.ly/1nYQ6iC
Meavy War Memorial, West Devon http://bit.ly/1nYQD3Z
Higher Woolbrook Park in Sidmouth is set to get brand new streetlights this year, following a routine maintenance inspection by Devon County Council contractors SSE.
In addition, in a separate scheme, Government funding will mean that 24,000 more lanterns across Devon will be converted to energy efficient alternatives by March 2018.
This follows a successful bid by Devon County Council to secure over £10m from the Department for Transport Challenge Fund.
Included in this will be the replacement of 5,000 streetlamp columns on mainly A and B roads in Devon, including...
The next stage in the development of East Devon District Council’s Sidmouth and East Beach Management Plan (BMP) project is underway, as an appraisal of a draft long list of options, designed to manage potential coastal flooding and erosion along Sidmouth seafront and East Beach, has been sent to the Steering Group (SG) for their consideration, prior to the next SG meeting on 15 January 2016.
The long list of options is based upon comprehensive and detailed studies into coastal processes, defence assessment, environmental issues and economics produced by the council’s consultants...
The Donkey Sanctuary and Devon Hedge Group are holding a community woodfuel-from-hedges day at The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth on Thursday 17 December 2015 from 9:30am until 4:30pm.
The Donkey Sanctuary’s collaboration with Devon Hedge Group, to create traditionally managed hedges, is one of a number of new initiatives underway to optimise conservation and restore natural habitats at its Devon and Dorset-based farms, where many thousands of donkeys are cared for.
“This is a terrific opportunity for people with woodfuel heating to learn how to harvest their own wood from...
Retail traders and businesses will benefit from council’s exclusive short term reserved winter car parking offer in run up to Christmas Following a meeting between East Devon District Councillors Matt Booth, Cathy Gardener and John Dyson (ward members for Sidmouth) and Andrew Ennis, the service lead for Environmental Health and Car Parks at East Devon District Council, it has been agreed that car parking spaces in East Devon District Council’s Mill Street and Holmedale car parks will shortly be available to rent on an exclusive basis, from Monday 7 December to Sunday 27 December, to raise...
