Bird ringing demonstration by Axe Estuary Ringing Group
An exciting chance to see wild birds up close as they are ringed to allow us to obtain important data about them.
Please note, this event is dependent on suitable conditions and weather. Sometimes the event is unavoidably cancelled at the last minute. Check the Axe Estuary Ringing Group's blog for up to date information.
Stagecoach South West has announced today that it will be offering free bus travel to Armed Forces personnel to honour the 19240 Shrouds of the Somme commemoration.
On Saturday 2nd July, the same day as the 19240 Shrouds of the Somme commemoration opening and exactly one week after Armed Forces Day 2016, Stagecoach South West will be offering Armed Forces personnel free bus travel on the production of military I.D.
Armed Forces personnel can use their free bus travel for Saturday 2nd July only and, if they wish, travel by bus to the 19240 Shrouds of the Somme art project in...
Admission £10 (concesions available) Tel: 01626 775517 www.teignmouthfolkconcerts.co.uk Email: hugh.teignmouthfolkconcerts@gmail.com . Three of the areas top guitar acts performing folk, blues, ragtime. Robin Brown & Marc Woodward, Gareth Hedges, Clive Sheard & Dave Jeffries
ROBIN BROWN & MARK WOODWARD, GARETH HEDGES, CLIVE SHEARD & DAVE JEFFRIES.
Marc Woodward (mandolin) has played with John Renbourn, the late Jo-Anne Kelly, Peter Rowan and many others from the folk, blues and bluegrass scene. Robin Brown (guitars and vox) is an established and highly regarded singer/ songwriter slide guitar player and producer having played numerous festivals with bands including C -Side and Resophonic
WESC Foundation (WESC) played host to Exeter Chamber of Commerce’s June networking lunch, with 70 local businesses and professionals in attendance.
WESC is a school and college for young people and adults aged 5-25, and a specialist centre for visual impairment, based on Topsham Road, Exeter. Pre-lunch, guests were offered an optional tour of the facilities at the 14-acre campus to meet learners; find out more about the charity and the important work and services they provide.
Following a buffet lunch prepared by the WESC in-house catering team, a presentation was given by...
East Devon MP, Hugo Swire, marked Carers Week 2016 by meeting Bluebird Care’s customers and Care Assistants in West Hill and Ottery St Mary on Friday 10th July.
Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK.
Mr Swire began by meeting Mr and Mrs Deung in West Hill and their full-time Live In Care Assistant Atlanta, before presenting the awards at Bluebird Care’s Long Service Presentation at the Tumbling Weir Hotel. This quarterly event...
Compss House crèche, in Magdalen Road, St Leonard's, is mainly used by mothers suffering from post natal depression who place their children there whilst receiving treatment.
After being 'saved' last November following a campaign of protests from users and others, it is again threatened with closure.
Devon County Council began a new consultation on 22nd June that is due to finish on 13th July 2016. The proposal is to close the crèche and assist users to make use of other sources of childcare such as childminders.
The worry is that on-site provision of child care,...
Exeter has made some great strides in meeting the needs of people with physical disabilities, but may be lagging behind in making adjustments for autistic people.
We all realise that a wheelchair user needs a ramp, rather than steps, to get into a building. It can be harder to know what changes to make to welcome someone with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Understanding can be limited by stereotype and myth. Back in the 1950’s, child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim thought that Autism was caused by Refrigerator Mothers, and this was widely believed. Research using brain scans...
