A rare wooden boat being restored in a Devon village is celebrating its 108th birthday with an open day on 10 April.
The 58ft Britannia is being rebuilt by Sam and Vicki Samuels and a team of volunteers, 20 miles from the sea in the village of Winkleigh. A key part of the project is to train disadvantaged young people in the art of boatbuilding.
Sebastian Dixon, age 19, was unemployed before he joined the team two years ago. Despite having to commute 3 hours a day to get to Winkleigh, he hasn’t missed a day’s work since then and was recently awarded a £500 grant to buy...
Swimmers taking part in Exmouth’s Christmas Day Swim will be afforded extra care this year thanks to a safety boat from Exeter.
Harbour Patrollers from Exeter City Council will be adding their presence to the popular event, helping to oversee the safety of those making the festive dip.
Harbourmaster Grahame Forshaw said his team would be launching their patrol boat for the Christmas Day event, which starts at 11am.
“We’re happy to be helping out with the event and ensuring that it all goes swimmingly,” he said.
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Rangers at Devon County Council’s Grand Western Canal are celebrating after receiving a new work boat donated by generous residents.
The Friends of the Grand Western Canal bought the new boat and outboard engine with money raised following the breaching of the Halberton embankment in 2012.
The boat, which is very stable and virtually indestructible, will be used by the canal’s rangers for accessing offside banks to carry out inspections and maintenance work including clearing debris and recovering fishing tackle lost in the branches of trees so it doesn’t cause harm to the...
Police have named the teenage girl who died following a fatal speedboat incident in Brixham, Devon, on Saturday 2 May 2015.
Emily Gardner (pictured), 14, from the Gloucester area, was trapped underneath a small speedboat, after it overturned, with three other people on board, just outside Brixham Harbour.
Officers were alerted about the incident by the Coastguard at 12.11pm. Lifeboat crews from Brixham attended and released Emily before taking her to shore.
Emily was taken to Torbay Hospital by ambulance in a critical condition but was pronounced dead a short time...
How many of us have walked in and out of showrooms looking for inspiration or something different? How refreshing to walk into a showroom to see a handcrafted kitchen sporting a beach house design and spectacular, sleek kitchen island styled as a boat complete with sails – truly unique!
Known for their cutting-edge, bespoke kitchens, made locally - Ashgrove Kitchens at Crediton were recently approached by renowned and respected Exeter Company, Beach Bros, looking for just that – a kitchen display that would showcase their quality real wood worktops in an imaginative way.
