The eagerly awaited Twister rollercoaster at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park officially opens today (Thursday 23 July 2015).
Chris and Katie Down together with their three children will jointly open the park’s latest addition and welcome guests to enjoy the new ride.
The Twister rollercoaster is the biggest ride to be built at Crealy to date and has seen the largest investment in a single ride in over 5 years. The new rollercoaster will feature 310 metres of winding track and will stand 12 metres high, offering fantastic views across the park and thrills and spills...
Book yourself a break and make Fun Kitchen part of your summer plans!
Drop your child off from 8.30am to begin our workshop at 9am and we will ensure an entertaining and fun filled day of cookery activities until 5.30pm at Southernhay Hall in Exeter.
You can relax in the knowledge that your child is taking part in a wide range of fun and educational cookery activities in an excellent safe and secure school environment supervised by professional teachers.
This is an enriching, exciting and educational way for children between 8 to 14...
Following a popular programme of activities last year, the National Trust rangers in East Devon are once again running free family activities each Wednesdays of the summer holiday at Branscombe. With an extended list of events, including kite making and den building, Wild Wednesdays looks set to be even more successful than last year. Ranger Ruby Cole explained: ‘Last year some families came to all of our Wild Wednesdays and, for that reason we’ve added new activities, including a big wild sleep-out which I’m particularly excited about. It will include a supper around a campfire followed...
Christ Church will be holding their summer fete this Saturday (25th July) from 11am to 2pm.
Activities include facepainting, games, crafts and tabletop sale. Tea and cake will also be available for sale with funds going to support the work of Barnabas Fund.
Admission is free!
For more information visit our facebook site: www.facebook.com/ChristChurchCCE
Keeping kids happy in the school holidays can be a struggle, but Café Rouge is just about to make things a whole lot easier for mums and dads with the launch of its fresh new children’s menu on 21 July.
Summer kicks off with an offer for children to eat free between 22 July and 31 July* (T&C’s apply), and after 31 July Café Rouge is launching three courses and a drink for just £6.95. Using only the finest ingredients served in a stylish and relaxed environment, Café Rouge’s carefully designed menu has been created to tickle even the pickiest youngsters’ taste buds.
An unforgettable day of fun at the River Tale on the Escot Estate. Make & race a mini-raft - Pan for gold! - River dipping - Build a beaver dam - Try fly casting – Make a beaver mask - BBQ, Ice creams & lots more!
Activities from 10.30am - 4.30pm Minimum Donation: £1 per person. Cash BBQ. All proceeds will be donated to local community charity, The Tale Valley Trust.
Libraries across Devon are offering young readers the chance to explore some of the astonishing real-life achievements and world records featured in the Guinness World Record books, in this year's Summer Reading Challenge launched on Saturday (11 July).
Organised by Devon Libraries and The Reading Agency charity, the annual Summer Reading Challenge, aimed at 4-11 year-olds, is simple and fun. Children are encouraged to read six or more library books of their choice during the summer holidays with collectable incentives and rewards, plus a certificate or medal for every child who...
On 2 July 2015, Visual Impairment (VI) was put under the spotlight at a special conference hosted by the WESC Foundation in Devon, where experts from around the world came together to reveal their latest research findings and technological advancements to Special Educational Needs (SEN) and healthcare professionals, carers, local authority representatives, and specialist schools and colleges.
The day covered all the latest developments in medical technology, such as stem cell therapy, optogenetics, gene therapy and vision prosthesis (bionic eyes) to help combat retinal eye disease...
Exeter’s Summer Film School will be held at Poltimore House from 3 – 7 August.
It offers children aged between 10 and 13 a unique opportunity to create their own short film. They will be supported in this task by skilled and experienced film and theatre professionals including Exeter based theatre company Four of Swords and shooting on location at the incredibly magical and atmospheric Poltimore House.
The Film School was created and developed by Colourburn, an Exeter-based film production company, working in partnership with Exeter Phoenix. Damo Cross, Creative Director of...
Exeter based theatre company Four of Swords is not pausing for breath after two weeks of sold-out performances of Jason and The Argonauts at Exmouth Festival.
The company is reprising its Arthurian legend based family blockbuster Gawain and The Green Knight from 8 - 11 July at Poltimore House, the atmospheric semi-derelict country house on the outskirts of Exeter.
There are two performances a day at 7pm and 8.45pm. Tickets at just £12 are available from www.four-of-swords.com where you’ll find out more about the show.
