Christmas is a magical time of year for all of us, and the staff at Angela court always try to make Christmas as special as possible for the residents that stay with them.
Throughout the festive season the residents have taken part in all number of activities, making Christmas tree decorations, singing carols, putting up their Christmas cards and of course partaking in much mince pie eating. A particular highlight was a visit from Willow the Donkey who went along from Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary.
Christmas day was made a real treat by thier chefs especially, a full Christmas...
A nostalgic evening of much loved songs, poems and sketches from the First and Second World Wars. Presented by Nostalgia Incorporated (formerly the Old Bull and Bush Company).
Devon businessman Alex Wren caught these dramatic images of waves lashing Sidmouth seafront in a YouTube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnutWy2QSb8&feature=youtu.be
Passing cars feel the full force of the storm and buildings are showered with water.
In another seaside town a car was blown onto its roof.
Emergency services in Teignouth were called out after the incident but luckily the driver wasn't seriously injured.
East Devon District Council (EDDC), and the young people from Honiton Youth Centre and Honiton Community College have been working together to design £90,000 of improvements to Honiton skate park in Allhallows Field.
The £90,000 has come from the Council’s main budget and is being spent on Honiton skate park as it was judged to be the most in need of improvements in the district with many of the ramps at the very end of their life. The improvements have been requested by skate park users.
Now, EDDC want local people who use or might use the skate park to decide how it...
East Devon District Council has announced the start of a 12 month project to create a new Beach Management Plan for Sidmouth – designed to maintain and improve the town’s coastal defences whilst enhancing the area as an attraction for beach-users.
The Council is to spend an estimated £75,000 on a data-collection and options appraisal aimed at producing maintenance and capital options that could attract funding from a number of sources, including the Government. The project is split into 5 stages: information gathering, baseline studies, issues, options and plan production.
Devon County Council is officially opening its brand new state of the art Recycling Centre which will serve Sidmouth, Ottery St Mary and the surrounding villages. The gates will open to the public on Tuesday 10 December 2013 at 11.30am The facility replaces the old centre at Woods Farm which is now inadequate to meet modern demands. It is located about 300metres south of the old centre on the C808 road near Bowd between Sidmouth and Ottery St Mary. The old site closes permanently at the end of Sunday 8th December 2013 and both sites are closed on Monday 9th December 2013 whilst equipment...
Forty pupils from local primary schools "took over" East Devon District Council for a day and had a go at running things.
They even got a ‘taste’ of the work done by EDDC’s Environmental Health inspectors when they visited Sam ’n Ella’s kitchen at Knowle in Sidmouth for a food hygiene check.
On Friday 22 November pupils from the following five schools visited the Council’s HQ to learn more about its services and meet Staff and Councillors:
• St Martin’s in Cranbrook • All Saints’ in Axminster • Bassetts Farm in Exmouth • Branscombe Primary School • Broadhembury...
Whether continuing a valued tradition or discovering the magic of this beloved festive classic for the first time – Ballet Theatre UK’s Nutcracker is sure to leave you with a sense of warmth and treasured memories that will last a lifetime.
Tchaikovsky's most loved and unforgettable musical score combines with magical choreography, exquisite costumes and breathtaking scenery that together creates an atmosphere of fantasy and illusion.
"Glittering costumes, expressive dancers.....a pleasure to witness a production of this...
If you are a fan of the West End show The Jersey Boys, then don't miss the chance to see where it all began with The New Jersey Boys, who will take back to this magical time in music, history when four boys from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey, USA invented their own unque sound.Tickets now on sale.
