ALL primary school children in Exeter are being invited to enter an NHS drawing competition and show off their artistic talent.
Children aged five to 11 in all 29 primary and special needs school in the city now have the chance to express their creativity with a picture of what being healthy means to them.
The arts competition is being organised by the Northern, Eastern and Western Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG) whose core value is the promotion of healthy people leading healthy lives in healthy communities.
Thirty three children in Devon are currently waiting to be adopted, if adopters were available, says Devon County Council as it launches a campaign to encourage more prospective adopters.
Devon County Council's Devon Adoption service has children ranging in ages from six months to eight years, including sibling groups, waiting for a loving, safe, permanent home.
The service has, this year, cut the length of time it takes to approve adoption applications in a move to make the process simpler, and to encourage more adoptive parents to come forward.
Exeter based Theatre Alibi tours a new production of Michael Morpurgo’s spellbinding and moving I Believe in Unicorns this autumn.
Created for five to 11-year-olds, there are performances for families at Exeter Phoenix (15-17 November).
Adapted by Theatre Alibi Associate Writer Daniel Jamieson, I Believe in Unicorns is proof of the power of stories to transform lives. It tells the story of Tomas Porec who lives in a mountain village in Croatia and hates school and books in equal measure. But when the Unicorn Lady comes to town he is captivated by the tales she tells. Tomas’...
Saturday 2nd November 2-4 pm Sportshall Athletics for anyone aged 4-8 or 9-14. Have a go at running, jumping and throwing events 2-4pm at Riverside Leisure Centre, Exeter More Sportshall events will take place every month from now until May 2014 - see our website for further details. No experience is needed. Come and have a go at a range of events. Lots of fun to be had! Challenges include sprints, hurdles, distance, relays,high jump, long jump, triple jump, speed bounce, balance, shot, chest pass and turbo javelin. The event costs is £7 for the 2 hour session if you sign up in advance on...
If you go down to the gardens at Knightshayes this half term, you’ll be in for a big surprise.
With giant spiders, ghostly figures and busy gardeners, the National Trust team on the outskirts of Tiverton have lots on to see the summer out and the winter in.
Along with the popular annual trail around the gardens from 26 October to 3 November, there will also be craft activities and a face painter from 29 to 31 October. Both children and adults will have the chance to get their hands dirty in the formal garden, as the team attempt the mammoth task of planting over 10,000...
The official launch of Pecorama’s new all weather, under cover play area, ‘The Play Station’ took place on Friday 25 October. The opening ceremony was performed by Farhan Bhuiyan the youngest pupil currently at Beer Primary School and Tyrone Bird, the eldest pupil at the school. As part of Pecorama’s development plans to offer an all round visitor experience particularly for families, the new Play Station will provide younger visitors from toddlers up to 12 years of age, with an exciting under cover play area – whatever the ‘variable’ English weather. The Play Station will also offer local...
Devon farmers and primary school children will come together for an event designed to take children on the food journey from field to plate.
Approximately 1,200 children from nearly 30 primary and special schools from across Devon will attend the event - the first of its kind in Devon - on Tuesday 22 October, at the Westpoint Arena near Exeter.
The County Council-arranged event, 'Farm Wise Devon', will show young people how good food and drink is produced on Devon's farms, with practical demonstrations from 14 council tenant farmers, and additional support from the Devon...
Exeter’s Bike Shed Theatre, currently in the running for My Theatre Matters! Most Welcoming Theatre Award, is collaborating with the acclaimed, Bristol-based The Wardrobe Ensemble on a contemporary adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s classic tale, The Wild Swans.
A refreshing mix of comedy, physical theatre and live music, Eliza and the Wild Swans invites both children and adults alike to beat the winter winds and be transported to another universe. The story begins in a frosty town where Eliza, determined to beat the endless cycle of every-day life in a laundrette, escapes...
Five children are locked up overnight in Devon and Cornwall Police cells each week, figures obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal today (14 October).
New research by the charity shows that there were 285 overnight detentions of children aged 17 and under in police stations across the region during 2011.
The total across England and Wales was 40,716 – which equates to an average of 112 detentions per night.
However, the true number is likely to be far higher as some of the largest police services in the country were unable to provide figures.
Devon County Council has completed the first stage of its review of Devon’s youth services. The review, launched in August, aims to look at how the council offers its support and services to young people in Devon and in particular how to support those in the greatest need by improving how youth work is linked with early help and prevention services. The review was launched following Devon’s children’s protection services being given an inadequate rating by regulating body Ofsted. The review has sought the views of over 600 people, 130 youth workers and 140 community and voluntary...
