Family Life

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...

Top tips for skiing with the family this winter

Authored by JAMIII
Posted: Tue, 02/04/2014 - 8:43am

With half term just over a week away, and Europe enjoying fantastic snow once again The Exeter Daily offers up some very practical advice:

How many sports can claim to be to be for all the family? Skiing is one of the best of them! Not only because we are all together (children, parents, grandparents) but also because when we play, we discover so much that we create some of the best memories ever.

Memories that are so strong that, when the time will come, our children will bring their own children to the mountains to share with them the incredible experience of the snow...

Fostering couple have no plans to retire despite 55 years service

John and Mary Richardson from Exmouth, who received an MBE in the New Years Honours for services to children and families, have recommended fostering with Fostering Devon as an incredibly rewarding profession, and one that they don’t plan to retire from, despite almost 55 years of service!

Devon County Council, which provides the Fostering Devon service, recognised the remarkable couple’s dedication to fostering at a recent event to mark their long service achievement.

Since they started fostering in the 1950s, John and Mary estimate that they have looked after around 100...

Hola Amigos! Lingo Stars Spanish for babies and toddlers is coming to Exeter!

Authored by jeannag
Posted: Tue, 01/07/2014 - 8:38pm

Calling all little linguists! A local language company are offering young babies and toddlers the chance to start learning Spanish with the help of Caramelo a cute little bear or "osito" in Spanish.

Kieron and Jeanna Skinner from Lingo Stars are offering their new Hola Caramelo Spanish activity sessions for babies and toddlers from 10th January at the Hub On The Green, in Exeter. The sessions are run in association with La Jolie Ronde, the leading provider of early language education in the U.K. with 30 years experience in providing language programmes for young children...

Could you help train a puppy and change the life of a deaf person?

Forget the fad diets and unrealistic New Year’s resolutions in 2014, and instead try something that’s not only rewarding but life changing too. National charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People are desperately seeking kind-hearted volunteers in Exeter and surrounding areas to look after an adorable puppy in the home for a year.

The Charity currently has over 800 working partnerships between deaf people and hearing dogs across the UK – and is hoping that the New Year will encourage new and enthusiastic volunteers to get involved by caring for a cute and cuddly puppy.

Volunteer...

The Creation Station - Exeter & Mid Devon launches new six-week programme in conjunction with RAMM

Authored by erinblake
Posted: Sun, 01/05/2014 - 6:51am

The Creation Station Exeter & Mid Devon currently provides creative children's art and craft classes at various venues in and around Exeter. Their Little Explorer sessions for 1 – 5 year olds focus not on the end product, but on the journey of discovery the children experience whilst making their creations.

With the help of RAMM their journey of discovery is about to be expanded to a whole new level. Over six weeks The Creation Station will be looking at several of the collections held at RAMM, alongside Exeter’s youngest museum visitors. Together they will be exploring...

Devon boy wins NFU competition

Christmas came early for Rowan McDowell when he recieved £100 worth of Britains Farm Toys after winning a competition organised by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU).

The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its Farmer and Grower members.

Rowan, 7,from Morchard Bishop, won the Let’s Talk Farming contest by spotting all the Red Tractor logos hidden in a picture depicting some typical British produce.

Local NFU group secretary Jeremy Atkins presented Rowan with his prize at the NFU’s Crediton office.

The...

Track Father Christmas

Any parent who has ever been asked the question ' But how does Father Christmas deliver all the presents in one night?' needs to visit http://www.noradsanta.org/ .

This fantastic website allows its users to ' track' where Father Christmas is currently flying with his reindeer.

At 13.50 today St Nicholas had just visited Tokyo, with his next stop being Kyto.

The man in red had also managed to deliver over 841,000,000,000 presents!

The tradition of tracking Father Christmas ( or Santa) began back in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co....

RSPCA issue christmas warnings to pet owners

The RSPCA are urging the public to consider the dangers that can affect their pets come Christmas time.

One of these dangers, which may surprise the public, is giving your pet scraps from your Christmas dinner.

Owners believe by sharing their Christmas dinner they are giving their beloved animal a ‘treat’, when in fact the ingredients can cause them severe health problems.

Angela Grigg, manager at Putney Animal Hospital in London said: “We had 15 cases on Boxing day as a result of people giving their dogs their own Christmas dinner with turkey and stuffing.”...

Could Christmas hold the secret to our (un)happiness?

It is our ultimate escape. For one day we forget our worries, how much we’ve spent, the stresses of work, and take great pleasure in indulging in the fantasy and magic of Christmas for our children, and seeing the delight on our family’s faces when they open a gift that they love. Why? Because Christmas is more than just giving. It is the sentiment. The message that says – you have held me in mind long enough to get me a gift that I really wanted / needed. It’s the only time of the year when we come together as part of a wider family to all say the same thing to one another.: “I love you,...

'Holidays are coming'

The iconic Coca Cola Christmas truck will be back in Exeter on Sunday 15th December.

The vehicle, which gives everyone that festive feeling, is back in Devon after Exeter was uncovered as a 'Kindness Hotspot'.

Coca Cola have uncovered ' Kindess Hotspots' across the UK, where in certain cities and towns across Great Britain people have been going above and beyond to bring joy to others, and Exeter is one of them!

Exeter City Manager, John Harvey, said:

"I'm not surprised Exeter has been uncovered as a Kindness Hotspot. Exeter is a tolerant and considerate...

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