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Discover Exeter’s hidden wildlife oasis

One of Exeter’s best patches for wildlife will be open to the public this Sunday for a special open garden event near the quay.

On June 25, Devon Wildlife Trust’s Cricklepit Mill gardens will be open from 11am – 3pm. Join the Cricklepit Garden Group for exclusive tours around the garden, fun nature trails and bug hunting.

Located close to the city’s historic quayside, Cricklepit Mill serves as the Exeter headquarters to Devon Wildlife Trust and boasts of an impressive wildlife garden, often described as an urban oasis in the heart of the city.

Visitors to Cricklepit...

Fancy dress paddle board event promotes positive mental health

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 05/15/2017 - 11:57am

The Wave Project is inviting people in Devon to paddle out LOUD for mental health at a fancy dress paddle board event along the stunning River Exe on 3 June.

Paddle Out LOUD is a family-friendly event that enables people to try paddle-boarding in a safe environment – while celebrating positive mental health.

The event is part of a series of unforgettable fancy-dress paddle across the UK. Hundreds of paddlers will be paddling a craft of their choice in fancy dress. Participants can also choose to set up a fundraising page to raise funds for the charity’s work in helping...

Corinne West returns to Otterton Mill

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 04/05/2017 - 3:12pm

California-based songwriterCorinne West kicks off her 2017 UK Tour inApril 2017, one that she’s been looking forward to as she reveals “There is always a certain magic in the UK tours. It will be stellar to be with you once again.”

In advance of her tour, Corinne will release a single; a reworking of the Battlefield Band songThe Yew Tree, written by Brian McNeill which is released 14th April. Corinne is delighted to return to Otterton Mill on 27 April, following last year’s sell out performance.

While Corinne West is a well-established figure on the acoustic roots/folk...

Charity opens its doors to another season of milling

Authored by DWT
Posted: Thu, 02/02/2017 - 1:44pm

A leading conservation charity is set to open its doors to welcome the public to a new season of milling following essential winter maintenance to Exeter’s only working water mill.

Based at Cricklepit Mill near Exeter Quay, Devon Wildlife Trust has embraced its headquarters heritage and runs regular milling sessions where the public can watch Exeter’s only functioning water mill turn grain into flour and learn about the milling industry.

Kicking off 2017’s events will be a milling session on Friday 10 February, where experienced volunteers will be providing milling...

ForFarmers to invest £10m in Exeter feed mill redevelopment‏

ForFarmers has today announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility on its Exeter site.

The new facility will replace the current facility on Sowton Industrial Estate, and will create one of the largest, most efficient feed mills in the UK and the largest in the South West.

Iain Gardner COO ForFarmers UK said “Our customers will benefit from a state of the art production facility second to none in the UK which will produce products with superior product quality and with a new level of efficiency within the UK industry.

"We intend to combine the current Exeter...

National Mills Weekend sees special Exeter event

Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) is running its popular annual National Mills Weekend event this Sunday (10 May). Cricklepit Mill, DWT’s headquarters and visitor centre on Exeter’s Quay is the last working watermill in the city. Visitors will be given the chance to see the historic mill in action and hear traditional mill songs from Exeter’s folk choir. The wildlife garden will be open and the flour that is milled will be available to buy. The free event will take place on Sunday 10 May from 10am until 2pm and is part of National Mills Weekend, the annual festival of the UK’s milling heritage....

Milling Day at Otterton Mill

Event Date: 
09/10/2014 - 11:00am
Venue: 
Otterton Mill, Budleigh Salterton

Visit Otterton Mill to watch milling demonstrations. Water power is used to produce Otterton's signature stoneground wholemeal flour, continuing in a 1,000-year old tradition.

Go along and watch the milling - it's poetry in motion and leaves no carbon footprint! The millers are very happy to explain the milling process to you and answer any questions.

Milling is done in two sessions: from 11am to 12.30pm and from 2pm to 3pm. Access to the Mill is free, although we welcome donations towards the Mill's ongoing upkeep and maintenance. Donations boxes are sited by the milling...

James Keelaghan with Hugh McMillan

Event Date: 
23/10/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Otterton Mill

A long-awaited return for one of Canada's finest singer/songwriters.

Multi-award-winning James has a devoted worldwide following for his masterful storytelling, faultless guitar, coffee-rich baritone voice, and passionate live performances.

A wordsmith par-excellence, James writes intelligent songs that touch on universal emotions and leave his audiences spellbound. James is playing with multi-instrumentalist Hugh who plays mandolin, bass, fretless bass, 8 string bass, pedal steel, lap steel, and more!

www.keelaghan.com

Tickets: £14.00 (price covers the...

Volunteers give mill a makeover

Exeter’s only working mill has been undergoing a recent renovation. A team of volunteer millers have used traditional techniques to make the waterwheel run more efficiently.

Cricklepit Mill stands close to Exeter’s historic Quayside and dates back to the 19th Century with some parts of the building dating from the 1600s. It was once a mill containing several waterwheels producing flour, animal feeds and woollen cloth. Today the Mill represents one of the most important remaining chapters in the story of Exeter’s industrial estate.

However, Cricklepit Mill’s history hasn’t...

Milling Day at Otterton Mill

Event Date: 
07/11/2013 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Otterton Mill

Visit Otterton Mill to watch milling demonstrations.

Water power is used to produce their signature stoneground wholemeal flour, continuing in a 1,000-year-old tradition.

Do go along and watch the milling - it's poetry in motion and leaves no carbon footprint! Otterton millers are very happy to explain the milling process to you and answer any questions.

See below for forthcoming milling dates. Milling normally happens in two sessions: from 11am-12.30pm and from 2pm-3pm.

Access to the Mill is free, although donations towards the Mill's ongoing upkeep and...

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