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The Secret Benefits of Using a Baby Ring Sling — #3 Will Surprise New Parents!

Understanding the Power of a Baby Ring Sling

A baby ring sling has become one of the most trusted carrying solutions among modern parents. With its combination of lightweight fabric, easy usability, ergonomic design, and deep emotional benefits, it stands out as a superior babywearing choice. While many baby carriers promise comfort, the ring sling’s unique construction delivers far more — especially when used consistently and correctly. This comprehensive guide highlights the true benefits that new parents often overlook, including one powerful advantage that surprises almost everyone...

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Saying goodbye: Exeter Cathedral service for those who have lost babies

Exeter Cathedral will host its second Saying Goodbye service this month, to help parents who have lost babies in pregnancy through miscarriage, still birth or other trauma, and in infancy.

The first such service was held last year in Exeter, and since then 22 services will have been held in other towns and cities.

Andy Clark-Coates established the services with his wife Zoe after the couple lost five children themselves. Andy said: "We have had amazing attendances at services with people who have lost babies last week and last month, sitting next to peoplewho lost 60 years...

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Spooktacular fun this half term with Exeter City FC

With the autumn half term coming up at the end of this month, Exeter City’s Football in the Community team is once again running a range of different holiday courses around the region.


There will be four different football events in Exeter, plus a tennis course, as well as programmes in Dawlish, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Feniton, Crediton, Tiverton, Okehampton, Hatherleigh, Bideford, Ilfracombe, South Molton and Barnstaple.



A two-day course on the astroturf at St Luke’s Science and Sports College kicks off half term in Exeter, starting on Monday 28 October and costing £27 for...

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Charities call on Lords to stop postcode lottery on leaving care

Forty leading charities, organisations and academics have written to the House of Lords calling on them to seize their once-in-a-generation opportunity to change the lives of thousands of vulnerable young people this week, as they discuss an amendment to the Children and Families Bill that would allow care leavers in England to stay with their foster families to the age of 21. Currently most young people are forced to leave their foster homes at the age of 17, unless they are one of the lucky ones supported by their local authority or their foster carer can fund them to stay out of their...

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Autumn family fun at Riverford’s legendary Pumpkin Day

If a spot of quirky fun is what you and your kids need this Halloween, then get wellied up and head for Riverford near Totnes. Their Pumpkin Day is legendary and with good reason; it’s full of busy fun, tasty food and a good dose of fresh air…and it’s free entry! Children’s activities include apple pressing, worm digging, pumpkin carving, face painting and vegetable games. When that all gets too much, they can settle down to paint spooky pictures in the creativity area or take a tractor ride around the farm to see where the team grow the veg for the farm’s vegboxes. “Our Pumpkin Day is a...

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Exeter Slingathon: slinging mums and dads take over the city

On Saturday 12 October from 11am, there will be a large gathering of 'babywearers' at the Cathedral Green, ie mums and dads who choose to wear their babies and toddlers in slings or ergonomic baby carriers, rather than use a buggy. This is called the Exeter Slingathon, and is part of a national Slingathon initiative for International Babywearing Week.

At around 11.30am, there will be a gentle sling-based 10min exercise class led by Emma Jones, a postnatal fitness instructor and babywearer of her toddler, Eva. This will be followed by a walk around the town, taking in...

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Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park rewards members with ‘Price for Life’ offer

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is offering their members a chance to take advantage of their new ‘Price for Life’ offer. Annual Memberships can be purchased or renewed at the current 2013 price of just £55.

Chris Down, Chief Executive of Crealy Great Adventure Parks said: “We were thrilled to welcome our 750,000th member during the summer holidays. To mark the occasion both our new and existing members can now benefit from ‘Buddy Bear’s Price for Life’. As long as the member commits to renewing their membership before the expiry date, they will pay the same renewal price from...

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Families for Children new patron David Lawrence Jones visits Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park

Crealy Great Adventure Parks are celebrating their continued support of Families for Children with a visit from famed author David Lawrence Jones. Families from the charity were invited to come along to Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure to enjoy a day out and to meet the charity's new patron.

David Lawrence Jones said: “As a new patron for Families for Children, it was great to come and meet some of the adopted families. I first heard about the charity when I was doing a reading at Devon’s Crealy last November during their Halloweek and I have been keen to become involved with them...

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Extended winter opening hours at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is pleased to announce that following guest feedback they have extended their winter opening hours. Visitors to the South West’s number one family attraction can now enjoy the Park from 10am until after school at 6pm on Thursday and Friday and from 10.30am until 5.00pm on the weekends.

Josh Haywood, General Manager of Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park said: “We recently asked our members and visitors for feedback about our opening hours and many said they would love us to be open longer in the winter months. We are always looking for new ways...

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Pyjama Drama

Pyjama Drama offers drama and creative play classes for toddlers and children up to 7 years old. Come along with us on some amazing journeys of the imagination! Packed full of exciting drama games, music and movement, our classes are loads of fun and utterly unique. All classes are developed and fully support the National curriculum.

Classes in Exeter

Thursday mornings at The Hub on the Green, 8 Cathedral Close, Exeter. •9:30-10:05 Raindrops( 22 months-3 year olds) •10:15-10:55 Rainbows (3-4 year olds) Friday mornings at Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter...

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New children's show featuring Henry 'The Fonz' Winkler coming to CBBC

CBBC has commissioned a brand-new comedy drama series, Hank Zipzer , from DHX Media and Walker Productions to be produced by Kindle Entertainment, featuring multi-award winning actor Henry ‘The Fonz’ Winkler.

The 13x30-minute children’s show will air on CBBC in the new year, and is inspired by the book series Hank Zipzer: The World’s Greatest Underachiever , written by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver and published by Walker Books.

Fast-paced and funny, the series will follow 12-year-old Henry ‘Hank’ Zipzer, a smart and resourceful boy with a unique perspective on the world....

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