Colin De-Vey of Anderton & Rowland’s is promising all the fun of a Theme Park Fair in Exeter, when the huge European Theme Park comes to the town.
For eleven days the Exwick Playing Fields will host a fantastic selection of rides and attractions commencing on Thursday 12th of June and running until Sunday 22nd of June.
European Theme Park however is different to any other fun fair or venue with visitors paying just one charge to enter and enjoying all rides free of charge.
For a single price of either £6.99 for a family wristband which includes all inflatable’s...
Avocados are healthy for you in many ways, as they are an exceptional source of healthy fat. However, these fruits can also be the key for your calmness. Avocados are known for containing a lot more folate than other fruits, as well as their richness in glutathione, which is a substance with the ability to block intestinal absorption of certain fats that cause oxidative damage. So, the next time you prepare a salad, or a sandwich, be sure to add some avocado!
#2 - Berries
If you consume berries on a regular basis, you will see things much clearer....
If you're stuck for ideas this weekend, take a look at our guide to the best of what's on in and around Exeter...
THEATRE
Ignite: Exeter’s Festival of Theatre Various Venues, Exeter For one week in June, any space can be a theatre.... From pub cellars to cathedrals, libraries to synagogues, the city will be transformed for Ignite, Exeter’s festival of theatre. Taking place until Saturday 7 June, with nearly two 200 performances over six days, you can see fantastic productions from companies across the country. The full programme can be found here: http://www.igniteexeter....
A decade of research into the development of writing in school-aged children at the University of Exeter has shaped classroom practice in the teaching of writing and informed national and international policy.
This has resulted in measurable improvements to children’s writing abilities and has changed ways of thinking about writing. The research is being celebrated by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) who have awarded the Centre for Research in Writing with this year’s ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize. Embedding grammar in the teaching of writing can have a positive...
The Exeter Drama Company, which began back in 1954, is celebrating its 60th birthday and its first play of the Jubliee Season with a party to take place at Alphington Primary School.
Speaking of the milestone,EDC Chairman Brian Lawless, said:"We're very excited to still be doing what we love best.
"Although I wasn't part of the Company back in 1954, I'm certainly happy to be celebrating this milestone!".
And celebrate they shall.
The EDC will be holding their 60th birthday celebrations on Saturday 30 August.
It’s all about the birds and the bees at Paignton Zoo right now.
Three Ural owl chicks can be seen in the Forest area of the Zoo. And a colony of Cornish black bees has been installed in a new public viewing hive.
The bee hive is part of a Heritage Lottery Fund project run by B4 - Bringing Back Black Bees, a Cornish conservation organisation working to promote the qualities of the native black honey bee Apis mellifera mellifera.
Philip Knowling, spokesperson for the Zoo, said: “The aim is to reach people who don’t keep bees. Bees are fascinating and amazing and...
Staff and volunteers at Knightshayes near Tiverton are currently researching the role the National Trust property played during the First World War.
Their research will form the basis of an exhibition they’re hoping to hold from mid-July to November next year to mark the 100 year anniversary of the War and the team are keen to hear from anyone who might hold any information that might help them with their project.
It is known that the house was used by the Red Cross as a Voluntary Aid Detachment hospital until 1919, with the entire ground floor equipped to offer treatment...
A local conservation charity is marking Volunteers’ Week by highlighting some of the many ways in which its dedicated volunteers contribute.
The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, as well as nature reserves in Devon.
This is the 30th anniversary of Volunteers’ Week, run by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, which champions volunteering and the voluntary sector.
Neil Thomas-Childs, Volunteer Coordinator for Paignton Zoo and Living Coasts, said: “Paignton Zoo has over 140...
Staff and students from Bicton’s Military and Public Services Academy (MaPS) have this week introduced their education programme to dignitaries from across the country.
Representatives from the Ministry of Defence, other UK colleges, Skills for Armed Forces plus further associates were invited to a presentation day about the framework for the popular MaPS Academy, and the strategy for opening the programme up on a national level.
The MaPS Academy is currently based at Bicton College in East Devon and provides residential preparation courses designed to give students the...
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day the Exeter-based Met Office has released a series of videos detailing the part paid by forecasters in the planning of the landings on June 6 1944. The videos pay tribute to role that Met Office forecasters had in helping with preparations for the invasion fleet. Advice from the Office ensured the invasion fleet avoided, what would have been, a disastrous initial attempt during the heavy wind, rain and unsettled seas on June 5 In the videos Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Chris Tubbs uses the historic weather charts to explain how forecasters at the...
