Staff from Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo, are leading a clean-up of one of Torquay’s beaches.
Workers from the charity will join local volunteers to pick rubbish from Beacon Cove on the afternoon of Saturday 17th May.
Clare Rugg, from Living Coasts, explained: “Beacon Cove is the beach on our doorstep. It suffers with litter brought in by the waves and also left by beach users. Just offshore under the water is a bed of sea grass which is home to many local sea creatures. During May cuttlefish lay their eggs there. These colourful creatures are amazing to watch -...
Organisers of Exeter’s Great West Run, sponsored by Tozers Solicitors, are pleased to announce a new local partnership with Newtown Community Association for 2014. As part of the events publicity and fundraising schedule, the run will support the associations New Hut Vision project, which aims to replace the Second World War hut in Belmont Park.
The park is particularly poignant for the 2014 Great West Run, as it has been announced alongside the route amends, as this years race village location. The move will provide runners and spectators with a much more accessible route into the...
A Devon conservation charity has launched a new Honorary Membership scheme to thank hard-working supporters.
The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust is the charity that runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, as well as several nature reserves in Devon.
The Board of Trustees has introduced the title for people who have made a distinguished contribution to the Trust itself; or in those fields associated with the aims of the Trust, such as education, conservation or advocacy (changing the way people behave for the benefit of biodiversity)....
Academics from Geography at the University of Exeter have played an important role in The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s most recent report.
This second part of the IPCC’s assessment considers how the changing climate impacts on people and the natural world and suggests options for how to deal with these issues through adapting the economy, infrastructure and society.
The report is the culmination of three years of work by more than 300 authors from 70 countries, reporting in almost 2000 pages.
The report assesses the sensitivity and adaptability...
Around 1,200 streetlights in residential streets in St Thomas and Exwick will be converted to part-night lighting this week (Thursday 8 May). Streetlights previously on all-night will be switched off from about 12:30am to 5:30am, before coming on again until dawn. The change is the latest phase of Devon County Council’s controversial programme to reduce costs and carbon emissions, having already converted over 44,000 residential street lights across the county. Lighting on the main roads and busiest routes, including Exwick Road, Okehampton Street, Redhills and Kinnerton Way, will remain...
Steve Knightley of acclaimed local folk band, Show of Hands will perform live at Exeter Golf and Country Club for Hospiscare. Described by BBC radio as one of folk's greatest song writers, Steve's accoustic performance is always hugely popular and not to be missed. £16 per person from the reception at Exeter Golf and Country Club Tel: 01392 874139 www.exetergcc.co.uk
Ambios and Going Wildwards invite you to join them at Lower Sharpham Farm to participate in their vaccination trials.
They’ll be putting out humane traps in strategic places to catch a members of the local badger population, to vaccinate and release, providing an effective and significant alternative to culling, in order to reduce levels of Bovine TB.
This will be a great opportunity to take part in a scheme of national importance. We will provide transport if needed to the estate.
Contact goingwildwards@gmail.com for more info and to let us know you’re coming....
Exeter Phoenix and The Mysterious Freakshow present a night of Steampunkery, Oddities and the Unusual.
Experience a journey through the obscure and unusual, delight your senses and lose yourself in the Carnival of the Peculiar. Music, Cabaret, DJ’s, Dance Act, Performance Art, Dark Cabaret, Steampunk Market, Photography and much more ….
Steampunk dress optional … All Peculiars welcome!
Tickets can be purchased for £10 in advance through The Exeter Phoeix's website or for £12 on the door.
