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Halloween In Exeter: 5 Things To Do

Halloween is right around the corner on October 31st, and there are plenty of spooky activities in and around Exeter to get your hair standing on end. Of course, if you’re not one who enjoys things that go bump in the night, Exeter also offers some Halloween-related fun that won’t have you sleeping with the lights on.

A great way to get into the Halloween spirit is to go carve your own pumpkin at Powderham Castle . The cost is around £3 per pumpkin, and you’ll receive an entire carving kit and one hour to create a goofy, scary, or fearsome pumpkin that you can take home with you...

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Artists invited to apply for Exeter Contemporary Open 2019

Established in 2006, Exeter Contemporary Open has come to be recognised as one of the UK’s most prominent regional contemporary arts competitions, culminating in an annual exhibition at Exeter Phoenix. Exeter Contemporary Open provides an important national platform for contemporary visual art, with an emphasis on supporting emerging talent alongside more established artists many of whom have gone on to receive significant national and international acclaim.

Applications are now open for 2019’s exhibition, which will run from 20th September – 10th November. This opportunity is open...

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Dan Salisbury, customer service manager at the Exeter Vale Tesco Extra, presents a cheque for £4,000 to Pete’s Dragons chair of trustees Janet Ash. Also pictured are Tesco’s Marta Marsweska and John Smith.

Exeter Tesco Extra shoppers help bag £4,000 for suicide loss support charity Pete's Dragons

Authored by RedSoil PR
Posted: Mon, 04/15/2019 - 9:21am

Tesco Extra shoppers in Exeter have bagged £4,000 for a charity helping families affected by the suicide of a loved-one.

Customers at the Exeter Vale store voted for the cash to go to Pete’s Dragons as part of the supermarket’s Bags of Help scheme.

The vital funding – from the sale of plastic carrier bags - will aid the Exmouth-based charity in continuing its work supporting hundreds of suicide-bereaved people across Devon.

John Smith, of Tesco’s Combined Community Team, said staff at the superstore were ‘delighted’ to hand over the funds, adding: “It is always...

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Pets at Home host free pet workshops across Devon this Easter

The Easter holidays can prove a challenge when it comes to finding fun activities for the children. Pets at Home has the answer, with its free interactive ‘My Pet Pals’ workshops, held in store between 6th April – 28th April 2019.

The workshops will focus on caring for small furries, such as guinea pigs, gerbils and rabbits, teaching children the responsibilities of owning them but also how rewarding these pets can be and how to care for them. Children will also learn how to interact with them safely too.

Taking place every day in stores across Devon at 11.30am, the...

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Pick up your copy of Wild East Devon’s events guide

The 2019 Wild East Devon Events Guide is now available at www.wildeastdevon.co.uk

The guide features an exciting range of things to do between April and October. Pick up your free copy from local libraries, tourist information centres and attractions across East Devon.

Hundreds of outdoor events are on offer from East Devon District Council and its many partners.

Activities include a wide range of fun for families including wild food forages, trails and bushcraft activities, as well as exciting experiences for adults, including boat trips, canoe safaris, guided...

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Ola donates 50p per ride to Exeter City Community Trust

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 04/13/2019 - 5:57pm

Ola, one of the world’s largest ride-hailing platforms, today announced a new partnership with Exeter City Community Trust, and pledged to donate 50p from every ride taken in Exeter between 18th March and 19th May 2019 to the health and wellbeing charity.

The transport pioneer will help deliver physical activity, education, health and wellbeing programmes for local people across Devon and Somerset.

Ben Legg, Managing Director of Ola UK, said: “Our partnership with Exeter City Community Trust is a great way for us to give back to the local community in Exeter, supporting the...

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12 thoughtful gifts for hunters perfect for any occasion

There are so many benefits that come along with hunting.

Hunting provides people with food. It also helps control certain animal populations. And it even allows families and friends to form stronger bonds. When people hunt together, they're able to create connections they wouldn't have otherwise.

Do you know someone who enjoys taking advantage of all the benefits of hunting? Encourage them to hunt more by giving them one of the many gifts for hunters. They'll have even more fun hunting than they already do when they put your gifts to good use.

Take a look at 12...

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Living Slowly: How To Implement “No-rush” Concept Into Daily Life

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Sat, 04/13/2019 - 5:21am

Does it feel like you constantly lack time to do everything you wanted or planned? Does it feel like the rhythm of our life is so much faster than we can actually stand? If in your life the answers to both questions are “yes”, maybe it is time to thinks things through once again. Our lives do accelerate but this does not mean that we should rush along. Maybe it is better to step off that fast-paced train of life and just take the time to enjoy the precious moment slowly.

Some people have come to the concept of slow-living to make sure that their existence is not a mere array of...

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Help to count the birds and the bees at Killerton’s BioBlitz

On Sunday 28 April, the Killerton rangers need your help to count and learn about the creatures that live in Ashclyst Forest.

Come along to Caddihoe Scout Camp and help the team with some hands on bug hunting, flower counting and butterfly spotting at the BioBlitz day. Everything you help us find will be fed into a database to help understand more about which animals are living in the woods.

The day kicks off bright and early with a dawn chorus walk where you can enjoy the early morning bird song. Expert led walks and wildlife survey fun will then continue throughout the...

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One of Devon’s librarians has gone missing!

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 04/12/2019 - 12:48pm

This Easter, Libraries Unlimited invites young people to help in the search for a missing Devon librarian.

Exeter, St Thomas and Topsham libraries are looking for people aged 12 and over (or younger, if accompanied by an adult) to help solve the mystery of The Lost Librarian , as part of a fun and interactive puzzle trail installed by Libraries Unlimited, thanks to funding from Arts Council England.

Molly Allison, a (fictional) member of the Exeter staff team was researching the secrets of the Exeter Witches, when she started to receive threats and her findings started to...

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Police launch competition to tackle road collision delays

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 04/12/2019 - 6:17am

The Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC’s) for Devon and Cornwall and for Dorset, have been working with the Alliance Roads Policing Team to launch a nationwide competition to find innovative solutions to reduce the amount of time needed to record evidence at road traffic collision sites.

The goal is to find a technical solution which reduces evidential capture time by 50%. The competition, launched in collaboration with Exeter City Futures, offers a potential contract of up to £200,000 for the winning solution.

In 2017 1,226 people were killed or seriously injured in road...

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