Paignton Zoo’s Great Gorillas Project has brought together two unlikely partners - a top financial management company and a tattoo artist.
Cathedral Financial Management Ltd, of Exeter, has sponsored a Great Gorilla. Their chosen design is by Torbay tattoo artist Danny Kidd. Ironically, the design is called Not so Different.
Neil Gore, Director of Cathedral Financial Management, explained: “We wanted to get involved in The Great Gorillas Project to help support a local charity with a quirky but meaningful conservation project. We reviewed a number of designs and settled on...
Living Coasts has announced plans to celebrate its 10th Birthday.
Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium marks its first decade in July, and plans include diving displays, a special cake and a VIP party for children born on the same day.
The zoo, a registered charity, opened to the public on 14 July 2003, with an official ceremony performed by the Princess Royal following in September. Celebrations will build up to the weekend of Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 July.
The British Freediving Association will be on site on the Saturday. Freedivers will be in the seal tank at 11....
The Princesshay Shopping Centre in Exeter has created a rooftop garden paradise for honey bees as part of a new environmental initiative championed and funded by landlord Land Securities. Forming part of a biodiversity strategy, one hive has recently been installed in the rooftop garden with another due to arrive in May and a third later in the year. The aim is to have five hives thriving in their new city location by the end of 2014. Princesshay is the first shopping centre in the Land Securities portfolio to launch a City Bee project.
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is inviting intrepid youngsters to come along this half term and become a Crealy Explorer by taking part in their Explorers' Week. Using an ‘Explorers' Map’ guests can follow the trail and solve the clues around the park to win a medal and the chance to take part in a daily prize draw!
Find out what animal guards the thrilling rollercoaster Maximus or head to the top of the Vortex and see what colour the lights in Viper are! Explorers who correctly solve all of the clues will earn themselves an Explorers Medal and be in with a chance of...
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is inviting intrepid youngsters to come along this half term and become a Crealy Explorer by taking part in their Explorers' Week. Using an ‘Explorers' Map’ guests can follow the trail and solve the clues around the park to win a medal and the chance to take part in a daily prize draw!
Find out what animal guards the thrilling rollercoaster Maximus or head to the top of the Vortex and see what colour the lights in Viper are! Explorers who correctly solve all of the clues will earn themselves an Explorers Medal and be in with a chance of...
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is welcoming some of the world’s favourite Superheroes to the park on Monday 27 May. Superman, Batman and Captain America will meet and greet their fans throughout the day, as a way to celebrate the launch of the new Superman film ‘Man of Steel’.
When younger guests to Devon’s Crealy dress up as their favourite Superhero on the day, they will receive half price entry* to the South West’s No. 1 Family Attraction. And for the younger Annual Members who dress up on the day, they will receive a free fun gift when they arrive!
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is welcoming some of the world’s favourite Superheroes to the park on Monday 27 May. Superman, Batman and Captain America will meet and greet their fans throughout the day, as a way to celebrate the launch of the new Superman film Man of Steel .
When younger guests to Devon’s Crealy dress up as their favourite Superhero on the day, they will receive half price entry* to the South West’s No. 1 Family Attraction. And for the younger Annual Members who dress up on the day, they will receive a free fun gift when they arrive!
Of all the events we do here at West Town Farm, our annual Barn Dance is the highlight of everyone's year!
Start the evening off gently with some children's entertainment or a quiet pint of local cider in the orchard and progress to a frenzied swirl of fun on the dance floor with Devon based band Red Shed and their caller.
This year we've added an extra bit of excitement with the hire of Boris the Bucking Bull, so if you've ever fancied rodeo now is your chance.
To book tickets please visit the farm's website www.westtownfarm.co.uk , call the office on 01392 811 257...
New to West Town Farm this year, As You Like It is one of Illyria's Shakespeare productions and one we're confident will be fantastic, as no other touring open-air theatre company has performed so many different Shakespeare titles to so many people, winning so many awards, as Illyria!
As You Like It is Shakespeare's ultimate romantic comedy. Four people each find their perfect soulmates in the Forest of Arden. One pair leap straight into bed, another are instantly struck by each other's beauty, the third torment each other endlessly - while the fourth enjoy a courtship that is so...
This is a national event, a day when farms around the country ask you to get on the land and discover what's going on at your local farm - plus entry is free!
So between 11am and 4pm come along to the farm and delight in all it has to offer.
Kevin and Jo will be making seasonal vegetable flatbreads and telling stories in the community garden.
Deggie & Dawn, whose potion making proved a big hit at Spring at the Farm, will be planting seeds in the vegetable garden and leading wild food walks.
There will be bush craft activities, tractor trailer rides...
