Between the dates 18th-22nd everybody is invited to get involved in our annual Crealy Easter Egg Hunt.
Follow the clues on your adventure around the Park, solve the puzzles and collect your Easter reward. Complete the trail and be entered into a draw to win a special, large, Easter prize! There are lots of events to come and enjoy, have a Crealy great day out this Easter!
Amongst the exhibits, Recollection sees the return to THG of two of Jenni Dutton’s astounding large scale ‘Dementia Darnings’, portraits of her mother woven in wool and thread.
“I have explored new perspectives on my mother’s dementia as well as the effects of this illness on myself and the mother-daughter relationship.” Jenni explained, “This work has given me extraordinary and precious experiences with my mum, whose company and opinion I value”.
Also featuring are other artworks including the memory tubes of Jo Saurin and Sophie Bower’s ‘Stories of Memory’, part of her...
A-level photography students from Exmouth Community College are preparing for an exhibition of their work at A la Ronde, the National Trust property near Exmouth.
The exhibition, which will run from 27 March to 9 April, represent a diversity of students' photographic interests. Lesley Strong, Property Assistant at A la Ronde, comments: "A la Ronde enjoys a close relationship with Exmouth Community College and we now host an annual exhibition by the A-level photography students. Later this year we will also host an exhibition of work by their A-level art students. It is really great...
More than 350 men from Exeter, mid and east Devon enjoyed a walk, pasty and pint on Saturday March 15 to raise money for Hospiscare. Heading out from Sandy Park home of the Exeter Chiefs’, the men, completed the 10k sponsored walk with teams of dads, sons and friends. After walking the 10k route through the sunny Ludwell Valley the men headed back to Sandy Park Stadium to enjoy a pint and a pasty while watching three 6 Nation Rugby matches on big screens. The men-only walk has become a popular event in the Hospiscare calendar raising more than £30,000 each year. Adrian Richards, Chief...
Volunteer nature lovers in Honiton came along on Thursday to help with the planting of new trees at EDDC’s Honiton Bottom community nature reserve.
Alex Gibson from the Council’s SWITCH project and Nathan Robinson from EDDC’s Countryside team were supervising the planting of fruit trees that will form a new orchard in the reserve to attract bees and butterflies, as well as wildlife.
There are also plans for a hay meadow with some wild flowers and a series of ponds. There may also be some beehives and hopefully a community garden.
SWH were proud to present representatives from the Devon Air Ambulance Trust with a cheque for £502 last Thursday.
SWH, a multi-disciplinary contractor providing civil engineering, highways maintenance and construction services, has proudly supported the DAAT since 2008, having raised nearly £3,000 for the cause during that time. In 2011 staff voted DAAT to be SWH’s charity of choice which it has remained since.
SWH and its work force of over 600 have since raised money for the local charity through fundraising days and in-house competitions. The Trust provides emergency...
Microsoft Corp. closed the 2014 Microsoft in Education Global Forum by awarding Broadclyst Community Primary School in East Devon $25,000 as part of The Pitch Competition. This new programme has been designed to seek out and kick-start the most innovative ideas from school leaders worldwide, allowing schools to pitch for part of a $50,000 fund to help bring their visions to a reality and transform their schools. In addition, in partnership with the British Council, all six projects will be incorporated on YouthSpark on Global Giving to help them continue raising funds for their ideas....
HEALTH conscious Manuka honey fans should ensure that what they are buying is genuine after it was revealed that five out of six jars are fake. The warning came as Channel Four’s Dispatches programme this week (Monday, March 17) documented figures which show that UK consumption of the immune boosting honey exceeds global production. And with jars of Manuka honey selling for up to £45, someone somewhere is making a tidy fortune, the programme claimed. Recently the UK Food Standards Agency issued a warning about unscrupulous traders looking to make a quick buck by flooding the market with ‘...
The councillor in charge of overseeing major cuts to Devon County Council’s people services in Devon has resigned.
Cllr Will Mumford will leave his post as the cabinet member responsible for education and children’s services after being appointed managing director of the property company NPS South West.
As the company contracts work with Devon County Council, Mr Mumford has resigned to avoid a conflict of interest between the roles.
As a cabinet member, Mr Mumford oversaw the ongoing, controversial consultation into the future of the council’s youth centres....
