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Ocean Film Festival World Tour dives into Devon

All aboard for a big-screen ocean adventure! The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is bringing a new collection of thrilling ocean-themed films to venues around the UK this autumn.

Starring gripping ocean adventures and mesmerising marine-life, the Ocean Film Festival showcases the wonder and power of the sea, through a selection of short films from around the world.

“The Ocean Film Festival is more than just a film event; it’s a celebration of our planet’s blue heart,” says tour director Nell Teasdale. “The festival aims to inspire a deeper connection with the sea,...

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Police appeal following burglary in Exmouth

Police investigating a burglary at a property in Exmouth last week are appealing for information.

A property on Valley Way was broken into sometime between 5.50pm and 10.15pm on Friday 9 October.

Jewellery, which is of great sentimental value to the victim, was stolen during the burglary.

Among the items taken were a gold link bracelet, silver earrings with aquamarine stone with an ‘S’ pattern around the edge, a silver bangle with mother of pearl on the outside, a fine long gold chain and a silver bangle with the biblical inscription on the outside which reads: I am...

Devon groups share Lottery millions

More than 70 community projects across the South West will be helping local people improve their communities after the Big Lottery Fund awarded a total of £1,987,817 to the region.

Projects in Exeter to receive funding include:

Ladysmith Junior School has been awarded £9,500 to install a timber play trail on the school field. This will improve the outdoor environment at the school and enable beneficiaries to access more outdoor play opportunities. Devon Voluntary Action (DeVA) receives funding of £10,000 to deliver a mentoring, volunteering and learning project, tailored...

Exeter care home resident celebrates 103rd birthday

Helena Alice Walker, resident at RMBI care home, Cadogan Court in Exeter, celebrated her 103rd birthday on Thursday 1 October.

Helena enjoyed a lovely morning sharing her birthday cake with residents, family and friends at the Home and playing her favourite game, Bingo, at which she also won a prize.

Helena has been a resident at Cadogan Court for three years. She was born in 1912 near Bow Bells in East London and worked as an upholsterer at Queen Anne’s Mansions, near Buckingham Palace.

Helena married Chef John Walker, and has two children and a grandchild. She...

Dementia friendly activities at RAMM

Special sessions at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) help people with memory problems, their families and carers share experiences inspired by the museum’s objects and exhibitions, expanding horizons at a time when many people affected by dementia feel as if their world is shrinking.

RAMM’s Living Each Season Living Each Season dementia-friendly activities are inspired by a groundbreaking programme at the Museum of Modern Art in New York which focuses on living in the moment.

The RAMM sessions use its treasure trove of objects to provoke thoughts and spark...

Help for grandparents prevented from seeing grandchildren

The Family Law Company in Exeter is holding a free seminar to support grandparents who currently have no access to their grandchildren.

Director Stephen Sowden, the firm’s grandparent specialist and a trustee of the Grandparents Association, will be leading the seminar at Oriel House on November 6 from 1.30 to 4pm.

“Grandparents lose contact with their grandchildren for a number of reasons,” explained Stephen.

“Sometimes this is because they become estranged from the parents, or one of the parents, their own child, dies. Whatever the reason, grandparents often...

Devon MPs support Working Together event

Local MPs Hugo Swire and Neil Parish, together with around one hundred representatives of voluntary organisations and community groups attended East Devon District Council’s annual ‘Working Together for the Future of East Devon’ event held at Knowle, Sidmouth on Friday 9 October 2015.

Councillor Jill Elson, East Devon District Council’s Cabinet Member for Sustainable Homes and Communities, who is responsible for organising this occasion, said she was delighted with the high level of attendance from voluntary organisations, community groups and town and parish councils who turned...

Exeter welcomes 5p plastic bag charge

Exeter City Council has backed the new law on plastic bags and urged people in the city to recycle their old ones by putting them in their green bins after they are no longer fit for use.

The new law requiring retailers to charge 5p for a plastic bag came in on 5 October. The charge is intended to encourage a change in shopper habits, promoting a reduction in waste and energy consumption.

“It’s good news for the environment, as it will reduce the nation's dependency on plastic bags,” said Cllr Keith Owen, Lead Councillor for Environment . “A lot of the time it is all about...

Full steam ahead for Railway Studies Collection

Rail enthusiasts now have better access to one of the largest collections of railway resources in the country thanks to Devon County Council’s Library Service and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

Devon Libraries received a £50,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to improve access to their Railway Studies Collection which is housed at the Passmore Edwards Centre in Newton Abbot.

An essential resource for anyone interested in Britain’s railways, it boasts over 25,000 books, pamphlets, maps, periodicals and timetables and almost 60,000 images.

New signage designed...

Bramble Ward celebrates Play in Hospital Week

Young patients and staff on Bramble Ward at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital have been celebrating National Play in Hospital Week with face painting, fun crafts, balloon modelling and magic tricks.

The event, which ran from 28th September - 4th October, was organised by the National Association of Health Play Specialists (NAHPS) and is supported by Starlight Children’s Foundation, a national charity which provides entertainment in hospitals and hospices across the UK. The week, is a wonderful opportunity for hospitals, hospices and community teams to celebrate and raise...

Train commuters treated to music on the move

Commuters on an early evening London Paddington to Exeter St David’s train were treated to a surprise series of mini concerts in each of the coaches.

Three of the UK’s top woodwind players entertained train travellers on the GWR service with a varied selection of works to publicise the Two Moors Festival which begins on Thursday (October 15).

The players, Jordan Black on clarinet, Holly Melia on flute and Jonathan Davies on bassoon, (pictured above) performed a selection of Mozart, a rendition of Danny Boy, Samba Alla Turca and even delivered a Charleston with gusto....

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Ocean Film Festival World Tour dives into Devon

Police appeal following burglary in Exmouth

Devon groups share Lottery millions

Exeter care home resident celebrates 103rd birthday

Dementia friendly activities at RAMM

Help for grandparents prevented from seeing grandchildren

Devon MPs support Working Together event

Exeter welcomes 5p plastic bag charge

Full steam ahead for Railway Studies Collection

Bramble Ward celebrates Play in Hospital Week

Train commuters treated to music on the move

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