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Play for free in Princesshay this summer

Princesshay has unveiled its line-up of summer activities, including PrincessPlay; a free playground, alongside the return of its Independent Market, street food traders and live music for visitors to enjoy in the heart of Exeter.

The start of the school holidays will see the main square transformed into PrincessPlay an all age playground and pitstop with grass and seating to create a place where people can stop, relax and spend time together while enjoying a range of free activities including table tennis, mini golf, giant chess, hopscotch, snakes and ladders and climbing...

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Family mediation is about to take off

The Office for National Statistics latest reports showed that there were 118,140 divorces in total in 2012, which is the equivalent to 13 divorces every hour of every day of the year.

The question for every one of these couples and society at large is; How is each couple managing their separation and what effect is all this having on the children.

Most separating couples want to protect their children, avoid court and save costs but struggle to work out their best options, ending up bewildered by all the apparent choices they have and, far too often ending up in court. In a...

New family adventure club coming soon

A Touch of the Wild are going to be running a new family adventure club for just £15 ( for up to five people) from April.

ATOTW, located at Haldon Forest Hill, provides fun and challenging environmental education activities for all ages.

In April they will be running their new family adventure club, which will see its visitors playing games, exploring the woods, tracking wild animals, building dens, lighting campfires and lots more.

Family Adventure Club is a monthly event which takes place at Haldon Forest Park Nr Exeter. Starting on Saturday 5 April 2014 at 10....

Exeter locals love their living rooms

Spending time in the lounge takes the top spot for Exeter homeowners, as they reveal what goes on behind closed doors.

A survey, conducted by One Poll on behalf of David Wilson Homes, which has a number of new developments in Exeter, has given an insight into the living habits of people across the region and which rooms they use most in their homes.

When asked which room they spend the most time in when at home, a whopping 61% of all homeowners said the lounge.

For 18% it was the kitchen, 8% a home office/study, 6% the bedroom, and 4% the garden. The pattern of...

Neighbourhood improvements a community effort

Residents in a DCH housing scheme in Exeter have come together for a ‘community clean up’. Arena Park’s Green Group braved the cold weather to get out on their estate to clean up their local park and hedgerows.

Lesley Browne, Community Development Worker at DCH, said: “Following the recent storms lots of litter has been blown around the estate and the residents wanted to proactively give the area a clean up. All ages came together to help out, DCH provided litter picks, protective gloves and collection bags to support the event.”

“The Green Group at Arena Park are active...

Cycle training for 7,500 Devon schoolchildren

More Devon schoolchildren than ever before will receive Bikeability cycle training in the coming financial year.

Devon County Council has successfully secured £300,000 of funding from the Department for Transport to train around 7,500 schoolchildren in the county.

Bikeability is a national initiative providing “cycling proficiency” for the 21st century which has been adopted by Devon County Council as the cycle training standard in the county.

Around 7,000 Devon pupils have taken part in the training over the past year. Since Devon County Council started delivering...

Buddies offer support for those in recovery

A new project in Exeter has launched 'recovery buddies' – volunteers who are ready to work alongside those recovering from addiction, and provide them with friendship and support.

The buddies are now ready for referrals from a variety of local agencies.

The initiative, formed with Addaction, Devon Drugs Service, Devon Drug and Alcohol Team, Exeter Drug Partnership and other local recovery agencies, includes partnering churches in the city. It was recently awarded a grant from the Office of the Crime and Police Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall to extend its work.

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Your guide to Half Term family fun

If you're wondering how you're going to keep the kids entertained during the school half term holiday we've got plenty of great ideas...

15 February

Half Term Fun, World of Country Life, Exmouth World of Country Life will be open from 10am on Saturday 15 February with a fun-packed line-up for half term week. www.worldofcountrylife.co.uk Family Fun, Knighthayes Court, Tiverton Fancy a gander at golf? A dabble in croquet? Join the Knightshayes team over the half term holiday - it's all about the great outdoors, open 11am-5pm. For details of what's on offer visit www....

Calling all families to Lower Halsdon Farm…

During February half term the National Trust East Devon Rangers will be running another ‘family muck in’ day at Lower Halsdon Farm, Exmouth.

The session will take place on Tuesday 18 February between 10.30am and 2.30pm and families can stay for the whole session or just an hour or so to help the rangers cut back the hedges ready for laying.

Hedge-laying is a traditional method of maintaining and regenerating hedgerows and is generally carried out on a 12 to 15 year cycle which will prolong the life of the hedge, create a stock proof boundary, as well as a favourable habitat...

Let Animated Exeter entertain your young ones

If you want to entertain your young ones this half term look no further than Animated Exeter.

Take the kids to Moshi Monster Sunday, which includes a special festival screening of the new ‘Moshi Monsters: The Movie’ and a ‘Make a Moshling’ workshop.

Have some fun learning to animate at one of many workshops aimed at different age-groups and abilities; make characters from your favourite C Beebies programme, Mike the Knight and bring them to life at Exeter Cathedral on Monday; discover how scrap meets animation to make weird creatures come to life; visit our exhibitions, see...

Love football? Love Exeter City's half-term courses discount

Children love Exeter City Football in the Community department’s holiday football courses and we're hoping parents will love our 10 per cent discount for all half-term bookings made up until 5pm on Valentine's Day. But while there might be love in the air, there’s every chance there might also be rain, so FITC have ensured rain won’t stop play this half term. “Given the weather we have been experiencing this winter, we've booked as many indoor facilities as we can,” Scott Walker, sports development officer at Football in the Community, said. “Although children are on a break from the...

Family Life

Play for free in Princesshay this summer

Family mediation is about to take off

New family adventure club coming soon

Exeter locals love their living rooms

Neighbourhood improvements a community effort

Cycle training for 7,500 Devon schoolchildren

Buddies offer support for those in recovery

Your guide to Half Term family fun

Calling all families to Lower Halsdon Farm…

Let Animated Exeter entertain your young ones

Love football? Love Exeter City's half-term courses discount

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