Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (2-4 September).
THEATRE
Blown Away Saturday & Sunday, Exeter Northcott Theatre A windy day, a brand new kite, for Penguin Blue a maiden flight… Meet Penguin Blue and friends as they go on an acrobatic Antarctic adventure full of good ideas, homesickness and the perils of kites. Packed full of spectacular circus, magical puppetry and catchy songs this joyous new stage adaptation of Rob Biddulph’s award-winning children’s book is fun for all the family. Tickets £13. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk...
AS South West children prepare to start school, new statistics* released by Cancer Research UK today (Thursday) reveal the scale of the child obesity crisis facing the region. Every year, around 4,000 children in the South West who started primary school at a healthy weight end up obese or overweight by the time they leave. This worrying statistic adds to the fact that nearly one in five children (22.3%)in the South West are already overweight or obese when they start primary school. And by the time they leave, that figure rises to more than one in three (30.5%) in year 6. To highlight the...
It’s time to reach for some delicious Devon fizz. South Hams’ based RAW PR & Marketing is celebrating its fifth anniversary and five fantastic years of working with the county’s thriving food and drink industry and, more recently, marine leisure organisations.
Teignbridge’s childcare play scheme Teign Starz is celebrating a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating.
The Ofsted inspection took place on July 26 2016 at Dawlish Leisure Centre.
The centre has been working hard to achieve good grades with the help of the childcare team led by Abby Warren, Lindsey Thorne and Karen Bush.
Ofsted’s report praised ‘kind and friendly’ staff who ‘chat and share jokes’ with children and children show ‘genuine affection’ towards staff members. The report also said staff are ‘good role models’ and children make friends easily and settle in well.
A proposed cap on Housing Benefit could see the South West’s supported housing residents asked to make up a shortfall of more than £51 a week to pay rent. According to figures from the Starts at Home campaign, roughly 5,500 could be affected in the first year alone.
The Starts at Home campaign aims to highlight the importance of supported housing, a diverse sector made up of schemes that provide extra care and support ranging from women’s refuges and specialist dementia accommodation to veterans’ services. On 1 September, housing associations are taking part in ‘Starts at Home Day...
You might have heard of singing for your supper, but how about cycling for your smoothies?
This is just one of the surprises awaiting you at stalls 58,59 and 60 at the Exeter Green Fair in Exeter Cathedral Green this Saturday, the 3rd of September.
Following a very successful appearance at last years Fair (when everything was sold out way before the end of the day - don't worry, there will be plenty for everyone this year) Master Choy and Crhisine Chin of the Rainbow Tai Chi School, in Ashburton are bringing not one but three stalls to the fair. You will find them easily as...
A Devon-based project is aiming to shine a light on the night time lives of one of the county’s rarest nocturnal animals: the greater horseshoe bat.
During September a host of activities and events will help the public take a closer look at the mysterious lives of greater horseshoe bats.
This is the idea behind the Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project’s first Bat Festival to be held in September. Events across the county will help people of all ages discover more about this secretive night-time predator and take part in its long term conservation. The festival is to be mix...
Come and join us in the beautiful seaside village of Branscombe for a fun-filled afternoon at our 2nd annual Harvest Fair! Dog Show, Village Show competition, entertainment, music, magic, storytelling, traditional games, children's activities, WI Craft Tent, a great variety of stalls, vintage vehicles, BBQ, cakes & cream teas, licensed bar… and hopefully some sunshine!
BHF is a fundraising event for community organisations and charities.
Any proceeds from the fair itself will be invested into next year's event, plus a donation to the village fireworks.
In her remarkable true story about an extraordinary pony that has been published by Forelock Books, Lady Elizabeth Kitson has recounted the wonderful tale of Legend with whom she won at the Royal International Horse Show three years running from 1946 to 1948, and at the first Horse of The Year Show in 1949.
Lady Elizabeth, who is 77 and lives on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, decided to write the beguiling story of the most famous show pony ever as a legacy for her grandchildren and in her book she recounts life as a young girl, during and after the war. She tells of what it was...
England has seen record tourism spend in the past year from both domestic and international visitors. The number of domestic overnight trips taken in England grew by 11% in 2015 while visits from overseas tourists have shown strong regional growth in the South West of an extra 6%.
To capitalise on this growing trend of inbound tourism, the South West Coast Path Association, has successfully applied to the Discover England Fund which aims to support the growth of this export industry. Tourism delivers jobs and economic growth across England, generating £106 billion a year and...
