International Dawn Chorus Day takes place on Sunday 7 May 2023 and the RSPB is inviting you to wrap your ears around nature’s finest musical experience.
Wherever you live, this amazing festival of bird song (known as the Dawn Chorus) happens on your doorstep.
Starting about an hour before sunrise (around 4:30am) birds take advantage of the still, quiet air to trumpet, squeak and caw to attract a mate and warn off rivals from their patch. Don’t worry if that’s a bit early for you, though – they often continue singing until about 7am so you can catch their final encore....
Devon & Exeter’s newest distillery is calling on people of the city to name their stills and make their mark in history.
Coastal Gin is the latest invention from Quayside Distillery, vacuum-distilled in the heart of Exeter on the historic quay, using locally grown botanicals.
Bottling up a true taste of Devon because of their specialised techniques, the futuristic stills behind Coastal Gin need a name, and the venue is asking locals to come up with a title that pays homage to their historic city.
George is also offering a reward in exchange for the chosen...
This year, thousands of people across the UK will strip off their clothes and stroll around the grounds of gorgeous gardens, stately homes and castles to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
They’ll be taking part in British Naturism’s Naked Heart Walks, experiencing the exhilaration of being nude in the great outdoors, boosting their mental and physical health, reducing their stress - and having a lot of fun.
The first Naked Heart Walk takes place at the stunning Powderham Castle, near Exeter in Devon in May.
Corparison are excited to announce the launch of a new partnership with Eden Sustainable that will see us become their automotive introducer.
Together with Eden Sustainable , who have offices in Exeter, Corparison are excited to offer our fleet customers access to industry-leading commercial and industrial solar energy solutions.
The partnership allows Corparison to support every aspect of a business’s electrification. Experts in procurement, the fleet solutions provider supply the most cost-effective vehicles, support with charging infrastructure and can now introduce...
RGB Building Supplies is delighted to announce that it has selected Children's Hospice South West as its charity partner for 2023-24, and will be organising branch-wide fundraising events throughout the next 12 months.
Children's Hospice South West, founded in 1991, provides care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families, including respite and short breaks, emergency care, palliative and end-of-life care.
The charity has three wonderful children's hospices across the South West - Little Bridge House in Devon, Charlton Farm in Somerset...
Blues icon Walter Trout will be coming back to the UK in May for an eleven-date tour, beginning at the Phoenix Arts Centre in Exeter on 9th May and will call through Birmingham, Holmfirth, Sunderland, Glasgow, Liverpool, Cambridge, Ilkley, Gateshead, Manchester and will finish at the Islington Assembly Hall in London on 21st May.
Tickets are available from HERE . Support comes from Alastair Greene. In August last year, Trout released his 30th solo album, Ride, to critical acclaim, including reaching #2 in Classic Rock magazine’s “Blues Albums of 2022”. As long-standing Trout fans...
Internationally renowned stone balancing artist, Adrian Gray, will be demonstrating the astonishing art of stone balancing at Toby’s Garden Festival on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 April. The stone balancing pioneer, who C4's Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud calls the 'stone whisperer', has spent the last 23 years of his life exploring the fine art of balance in any and all types of rock. Using carefully selected weathered stones, he creates balanced sculptures that range in size from desktop balances to monumental 6m installations which have been sited in public and private spaces...
Mobile network services are being upgraded in Exeter boosting speed, performance and coverage. There is a small chance these improvements may cause interference to TV received through an aerial such as Freeview, BT, TalkTalk and YouView.
Symptoms could include intermittent sound, blocky images (pixelation) or loss of TV signal.
For residents who are affected by the upgrades, free support is available from Restore TV. Restore TV is an independent programme created by Digital Mobile Spectrum Limited (DMSL), an organisation owned by the UK’s four mobile network operators:...
According to recent research, over 300,000 British households were interested in moving to another home in 20232. With many people dreaming of relocating, where are the best places to move to in the UK in 2023?
To help, life insurance broker, Reassured , has analysed key factors when relocating such as unemployment rate, average house price, salary, bills, outstanding schools and crime ratings to reveal the best areas to live in the UK.
The Old Mill Fund – the home of financial experts Old Mill’s charitable giving – has reached the impressive milestone of awarding £50,000 in grants to grassroots good causes across Somerset, Devon and Wiltshire since the Fund was first launched just over three years ago.
Old Mill has a strong history of giving back to the community, and in 2019, made a long-term commitment to support local charities by partnering with grant-making charity Somerset Community Foundation (SCF) to create the Old Mill Fund.
In the past three years the Old Mill Fund has made more than 40...
