FUN for all the family is assured at the 41st Dartmoor Folk Festival, all at modest prices or free-of-charge.
The festival, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 10, 11 and 12, will take place in the foothills of Dartmoor at South Zeal, near Okehampton.
It will include a packed programme of events and activities suitable for all ages, including a hugely-successful dedicated children's festival which will run alongside the main event.
There will be concerts, a ceilidh, craft displays, dances, a Dartmoor Fayre, music hall, pub sessions and music, song and dance...
FUN for all the family is assured at the 41st Dartmoor Folk Festival, all at modest prices or free-of-charge.
The festival, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 10, 11 and 12, will take place in the foothills of Dartmoor at South Zeal, near Okehampton.
It will include a packed programme of events and activities suitable for all ages, including a hugely-successful dedicated children's festival which will run alongside the main event.
There will be concerts, a ceilidh, craft displays, dances, a Dartmoor Fayre, music hall, pub sessions and music, song and dance...
Tips on how to stay hydrated in the one of the UK’s longest heatwaves
With the consistently hot weather showing no sign of letting up, and the Met Office issuing an amber “heat health watch warning” urging people to either stay out, or avoid the sun - keeping properly hydrated should be at the top of everyone’s priority list. However, new research by Actiph Water reveals an overwhelming nine out ten (90%) Brits aren’t getting the recommended amount of water a day.
More so, only 19% actually know they should be drinking between 1.4 – 1.8 litres of water a day, and one in...
Exeter and Greater Exeter food and drink businesses have come together to sign up to an exciting new initiative which is set to place Exeter on the map as a major new foodie destination.
Food and drink producers, retailers and restaurateurs gathered at an exclusive event at Exeter Cookery School to find out more about the new Exeter Food and Drink Trail. Created by Visit Exeter, the trail aims to embrace businesses that celebrate local produce, both in the dishes that they create, and the artisan produce that they harvest, craft or sell.
Do you run a business and sometimes feel you’re struggling to be found on the internet?
Do you wish you could really grab someone’s interest - but are not sure how to do so? How do you convert leads into sales?
IT specialist company, Vivity Internet Marketing, based at the prestigious Plymouth Science Park, has identified key ingredients which help to guarantee your success.
“There are a number of secrets for ensuring you have a good website,” says Vivity Internet Marketing owner, Paul Jordan. “Making sure your website loads quickly is vital and it also needs to be...
Pet lovers in Exeter Marsh have shown just how barking mad they are about their pets as they helped raise almost £1,000, for local pet rescue, RSPCA Little Valley Animal Shelter.
Running from 6th June - 3rd July, a nationwide fundraising event was launched by Support Adoption For Pets, in conjunction with Pets At Home, with the aim to raise £550,000 to award to pet rescues across the UK. The community of Exeter Marsh helped smash that target and push it to a whopping £575,464 to help pets in need this summer.
To raise funds, customers purchased £1 scratch cards in Pets At...
Devon-based thermal engineering specialist, GRE Ltd, is celebrating the completion of a £1 million design and manufacture project for one of South Korea’s largest smart energy producers.
The export of the bespoke ultra-pure water cooling system, which has been developed for an SVC power transmission system - which manages the efficient distribution of power to millions of homes - is the latest cooling solution to be delivered by the internationally renowned engineering firm, based in Willand. The project forms part of two separate systems recently developed for the South Korean...
Students at Newton Abbot’s pioneering technical college were put through their paces when a Royal Marine Chef visited to lead an energetic cooking masterclass.
Year 10 and Year 12 students of South Devon University Technical College (UTC) received a lesson in healthy cooking from Colour Sergeant Mike Beaton. Founder of the popular Marine in 15 videos which have received over 13,000 views on YouTube, Mike put the students through their paces in a blood-pumping cooking masterclass in the college’s Challenge Arena.
Known as the ‘Mary Berry’ of the Royal Marine Commandos, Mike...
Cygnet Theatre Cautionary Tales for the World’s Worst victorian Children
Tales of death, doom and destruction to ensure juvenile propriety & fear. Before David Walliams’The World’s Worst Children there were plenty of naughty children whose stories needed to be told. Parents told tales to curb bad behaviour and the children listened politely; pondering the likelihood of the stories being true, while relishing the gruesome death and destruction. Older children (now Mums & Dads) may remember some of the stories.
Join the Cygnet Company for 50 minutes of ghoulish...
Roly Palmer, an experienced Dawlish coarse fishing expert and angling coach at Cofton Holidays, has been recognised for his work to encourage young people into angling with a prestigious Volunteering Excellence Award from the Angling Trust.
Nominated for his commitment to protecting fisheries and promoting fishing to new anglers, the award recognises Roly’s work over the past 15 years as a volunteer for the Exeter & District Angling Association.
In addition to his work for the association, Roly teaches hundreds of juniors and adults each year at Cofton Holidays,...
