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Age UK Exeter is proud to be working in partnership with Living Space Architects

The Exeter based company, who design housing for retirement, later life and adapted living, were moved to read about the new Budding Friends project set up by Age UK Exeter.

The project provides stimulating and engaging activities for people recently diagnosed with dementia and their families.

The project has taken on an allotment and needed a shed, both to store equipment and to provide shelter from the elements for the older people working outdoors.

Kirsty Curnow Bayley,...

‘Transport for Your Community’ is co-ordinating its second Community Transport Awareness Week across Devon next week (Monday 8 June – Sunday 14 June).

Community Transport helps people across Devon, especially those in rural parts of the county, that may live miles from the nearest bus route, or are unable to afford taxi fares or are physically unable to use the public transport services provided.

Transport for Your Community, which is made up of local Community Transport group members across Devon, can provide transport to health appointments, services, shops and leisure...

More than half of public transport passenger trips planned to be cut in Devon are now proposed to be restored, following widespread public consultation.

Devon County Council had originally planned to reduce passenger trips by almost 400,000 this year to save £1.7 million, but it is now proposing to reduce this to just under 170,000 after talking to communities across the county.

Out of a total 4.5 million annual passenger trips on all of Devon’s supported services – it means that over 96% of passenger trips on Devon’s supported network would carry on unaffected by the...

The Bluebird Care Grant scheme has been created to provide local community and volunteer groups much needed funds so they can continue to perform the fantastic work they do.

William and Sara Flint, Directors of Bluebird Care – Exeter and East Devon, are passionate about making a positive difference to people’s lives, be that of their customers, staff or by supporting local community projects.

The £500 Grant will be awarded quarterly and more information can be found here .

Hikmat is a user-led co-operative that works with members of the black and minority ethnic (BME) communities across Devon.

Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund Hikmat Remembers will look to uncover the forgotten voices of a global community involved in the First World War.

To mark one hundred years since World War One we hope to shine a light on the involvement and sacrifices of Chinese, Indian, African and Asian communities on the Western Front.

If you have a story to tell, any links or memorabilia or are interested in knowing more about the project then please...

Freehand is a new exhibition of inspirational craftwork made by local young people and adults in workshops run by the Devon Guild, during 2014-15

Exhibition runs until Sunday 5 July.

The gallery will show objects made in a series of community workshops by Guild makers and artists, who worked with children and young people supported by social services and with complex needs, older people living in supported communities, refugees, adults with learning disabilities and prisoners from HMP Dartmoor. Together they have produced truly inspirational work including large paper mache...