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Exeter Racecourse launches Community Raceday and calls for Devon’s community heroes

Exeter Racecourse has launched a brand-new Community Raceday and is inviting people across Devon to nominate a community hero who deserves recognition.

Community Raceday takes place on Friday, February 20, during half term, and coincides with Devon Day at the racecourse. The initiative celebrates the people who make a real difference in their communities – from volunteers and carers to sports coaches, fundraisers and quiet grafters who go above and beyond.

Every nominee will receive a free ticket to Exeter Racecourse, and one overall winner will be treated to a Family...

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£2m funding boost for rural communities to restore historic buildings

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 04/15/2018 - 6:57am

A new grant scheme is being piloted this year in five National Parks, offering funding for land managers to restore their historic farm buildings.

The Historic Building Restoration Grant is being piloted in Dartmoor, Lake District, Northumberland, Peak District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks with £2 million of funding available.

The aim of the scheme is to help save the iconic historic farm buildings in the English National Parks from falling out of use. Owners of these buildings from today can apply for a grant offering 80% towards the cost of restoration. This can...

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Kaleider joins forces with Watershed and four SW Universities on a new £6.5m digital innovation project

The new​ South West Creative Technology Network ​is expanding the use of digital technologies throughout the region’s creative, health and manufacturing sectors.

The network is one of 14 nationwide hubs to have won a share of a £67 million Research England-funded investment announced this week.

Exeter-based Kaleider is joined by Bristol’s Watershed as Co-Executive Producers of the 3-year project led by UWE, in collaboration with Bath Spa University, Falmouth University and University of Plymouth.

The southwest hub will partner with a community of innovators, drawn...

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£150,000 of National Lottery funding up for grabs

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 04/14/2018 - 9:17am

Five local community groups across ITV West Country West are set to compete for up to £50,000 of National Lottery funding each. The People’s Projects is giving these groups a chance to go head to head compete in a public vote to help them make an extraordinary difference to their community.

For 13 years, the Big Lottery Fund, ITV and The National Lottery have been teaming up to give the public a chance to decide where National Lottery money should go in their local area. The Big Lottery Fund distributes money raised by National Lottery players to communities across the UK.

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Tithebarn Link Road open to traffic

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 04/13/2018 - 3:46pm

A new route linking Exeter with developments to the east of the city has been completed and has opened to traffic.

The Tithebarn Link Road provides an alternative route avoiding M5 Junction 29, connecting the city and the Exeter and East Devon Growth Point, including the developments of Cranbrook, Skypark and the Exeter Science Park.

The route includes a 60 metre span pedestrian and cycle bridge alongside the existing bridge just north of Junction 29 of the M5. The bridge opened for use in February.

Councillor Andrea Davis, Devon County Council Cabinet Member for...

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Sing While You're Winning

It was more than just a competition for two Exeter skittles teams. With husbands on the Saints team and wives playing as the Sinners, the men were expected to triumph as usual. But in a shock turnaround, it was the women who put their triumph down to singing. The strategy clearly worked as they beat their nearest rivals, the Outcasts from Bristol by an astonishing 446 points to 408. In the event, the Saints came in third with 392.

Sixteen teams from Gloucestershire, Wales, Bath, Bristol, Gloucestershire, South and East Devon travelled to the tournament, one of the Serious About...

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Powderham Food Festival announces its return

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 04/12/2018 - 2:45pm

Devon’s popular Powderham Food Festival will return this autumn as organisers announce this year’s dates.

Powderham Food Festival, the autumnal foodie event that celebrates the South West’s finest food and drink producers, will return on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th October 2018, 10am to 5pm. Now in its seventh year, the festival will be hosted in the grounds of the beautiful Powderham Castle and promises to provide a fantastic family, foodie and fun day out for all to enjoy.

Brimming with all things edible, drinkable and delectable from over 150 producers, there are also...

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La La Choirs raise £17,000 for CLIC Sargent

Authored by badredruby
Posted: Thu, 04/12/2018 - 11:02am

On Friday 8th December 2017, La La Choirs held their third annual ‘CLIC for Christmas’ concert at Exeter Cathedral. Performing to another sold-out audience, they started the festive season off with a bang with a selection of Christmas favourites, old and new.

La La Choirs were joined on stage by the winning choir from their Devon Schools Choir Competition, Kingsley School from Bideford, as well as the CLIC Sargent singers, a group of young people who have all at some point been CLIC Sargent service users and have taken part in their music programme.

Through ticket sales and...

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Local Social Enterprise Cooking on Gas

Authored by LauraHew
Posted: Thu, 04/12/2018 - 9:34am

An enterprising community centre is celebrating after securing an exciting new opportunity for their popular café. Exeter based St Sidwell’s Community Centre, affectionately known as St Sid’s , has been awarded the contract to provide canteen services for Liverty’s (formerly Devon and Cornwall Housing) new Headquarters at Exeter’s Skypark development.

From April, the expanding social enterprise will offer healthy, delicious and affordable food to over 300 Liverty staff, coinciding with the Housing Association’s merger with Knightstone and relaunch as Liverty.

Jake Rowley,...

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Call for ladies to sign up for Hospiscare's Twilight Walk

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Wed, 04/11/2018 - 2:20pm

Bring all the girls together, dig out your pink tutus and bunny ears and join hundreds of women walking or running for Hospiscare.

The Twilight Walk, which takes place on Saturday 7 July 2018 is a five mile or 10 mile ‘PINK FIZZ’ themed sponsored walk along Exmouth Seafront with entertainment around the route, starting from The Maer in Exmouth.

We are also incoporating a new 5K Fizz Run which takes place before the walk.

Join Ella the Owl for a fantastic bubbly evening where you raise money to support local people and have a great night out with your mates. Come on...

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Vital Devon community buses could face the axe

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 04/11/2018 - 2:07pm

Vital community bus schemes across Devon could have to close if the Government enforces European regulations, a senior county councillor has warned.

The Government is currently consulting on licencing for community transport after a commercial bus company challenged current UK guidance in the European courts.

As a result, community buses with more than nine seats would be subject to the same regulations as buses, minibuses and coaches run for profit.

And community transport drivers would have to have the same qualifications as professional drivers.

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