The fun of the festival starts on Friday evening (31 May) with a special food trail throughout the town in the local pubs and restaurants and continues throughout Saturday 1 June with a market stall running the length of Mill Street, a cookery theatre, live music, beer (and cider) tent, children’s competitions and much more.
There'll be cookery demonstrations in the pop-up kitchen featuring local chefs showcasing the very best way to use local ingredients.
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Britain faces a hidden scandal where thousands of people cannot feed themselves or their families, according to a hard hitting report from Church Action Poverty and Oxfam.
The two charities, with the backing of the Trussell Trust, are calling for an urgent Parliamentary Inquiry into the relationship between benefit delay, error or sanctions, welfare reform changes and the growth of Britain's 'hidden hungry'.
The report: Walking the Breadline, highlights causes of the increase in use of food banks as down to changes to the benefit system, unemployment, increasing levels of...
The UK Olympic Diving Team coaches and athletes have joined forces with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage. This dynamic partnership is behind Essential Eating at River Cottage, the newest course at the recently launched River Cottage Chef School just outside Axminster on the borders of Devon and Dorset. To mark the launch of Essential Eating, the UK Olympic Diving Team will be visiting River Cottage HQ on 10 June.
This one-day, City & Guilds-accredited course focuses on how to source and cook the most nutritious, performance-boosting foods in a sustainable, seasonal...
Funding has allowed National Trust rangers to replace a badly worn out flight of steps at the pretty village of Bucks Mills on the North Devon coast. The steps have also been resurfaced and are now ready to help, both locals and visitors alike, access this wonderful section of the coast and enjoy the breathtaking views. The funding also allowed a new way marker to be bought and installed to help people navigate their way around.
The funding for the repairs came from the South West Coast Path Association, the National Trust, the Rural Development Programme for England and also from...
Broadclyst Primary School and Killerton have partnered up once again to put on a show-stopping performance of Keep Calm and Carry On! on 13 and 14 June at 1.30pm and 4pm.
A play set in the days following the Exeter Blitz, Keep Calm and Carry On! will explore life as an evacuee at Killerton House. The production will take place as a series of sketches performed by the year 5 class and will take place around Killerton's house and garden.
The storyline is based on Killerton’s evacuee schools during the war, researched and written by the children with the help of teachers and...
An East Devon tourism business has been commended for its success as the only representative of the District to be shortlisted this year for a Green Tourism gold award.
And other East Devon businesses have been urged to follow their example and enter award schemes to fly the East Devon flag.
Councillor Iain Chubb, EDDC’s Cabinet Member for Environment, has congratulated the proprietors of Hedgehog Corner B&B in Axminster for reaching the Green Tourism gold stars final listing, with the winners to be announced in November.
Taking place this weekend in Belmont Park from 12noon to 7pm on Saturday 1 June and from 11am to 6 pm on Sunday 2 June, Exeter Respect has a celebratory atmosphere second to none. This year’s festival builds on the key aspects of last year’s amazing event, the city’s biggest-ever community celebration! Exeter Respect is the city's annual celebration of diversity, where the performing and creative arts are used to engage the wider community in saying no to racism and all forms of prejudice.
Belmont Park will be covered in beautiful site decoration produced by a range of schools,...
Roadside are a five-piece band based in Plymouth, Devon and dedicated to writing, recording and performing gigs for their own unmistakeable brand of Indie music.
They recently played at the Plymouth Volksfest and as well as meeting The Levellers and Hazel O’Connor backstage, they also went on to play in a great festival atmosphere with quality stage sound. The gig was highly charged and Roadside played through an hour-long set of exciting, energetic, melodic and crowd-pleasing originals.
Since releasing their single Give It Up last year, the band have gone from strength to...
A major scheme to reduce congestion and improve air quality in Crediton has been given the green light by councillors today. (Wednesday 29 May)
Devon County Council’s Cabinet unanimously approved final plans and construction costs of almost £8.5million for the long-awaited Crediton Link Road, which will provide a new direct connection into the Lords Meadow Industrial Estate from the A377.
Crediton is a designated Air Quality Management Area and the Link Road forms a key part of Mid Devon District Council’s Air Quality Action Plan. The scheme aims to reduce congestion and...
TripAdvisor have recognised the incredible achievements of Exeter’s dedicated team of volunteer Red Coat Guides by awarding them a ‘2013 Certificate of Excellence’.
This prestigious award places the Red Coat Guides in the top performing 10% of all businesses worldwide on TripAdvisor and is only given to businesses that consistently earn high ratings from TripAdvisor travellers.
“Being awarded the coveted Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor is a fantastic achievement for Exeter’s dedicated team of volunteer Red Coat Guides”, said Cllr Rosie Denham, Portfolio Holder for...
