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WIN: Tickets to Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester *** COMPETITION CLOSED ***

Congratulations to Georgina Davie who is our lucky winner.

Thank you to everyone who entered. The correct answer to the question is (C) Aviva Stadium, Dublin

For more information on Heineken Champions Cup match dates, times and where you can catch all the action on your screens this season, click here .

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To celebrate the return of the Heineken Champions Cup in Rounds 3 & 4 this month, we have a pair of tickets to giveaway to Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester game on Saturday 8th December at Sandy Park (kick-off at 1pm) The game will...

Discover adventure hotspots in the South West with Burts Chips

This summer, Devon snack brand Burts Chips is on a mission to help tourists and residents of the South West discover adventures and activities around the area – and is giving shoppers the chance to win prizes too! As a well-known local South West brand, Burts wants to help add some adventure to the summer season by creating inspiring snackable experiences with ideas including everything from exploring hidden beaches to visiting National Trust and English Heritage sites. Between 16th July – 9th September, by simply visiting the Burts website you can find all sorts hand-picked South West...

Exeter’s budding creatives called to enter new competition

A new initiative launches today, giving Exeter’s emerging artists and designers a unique opportunity to take over a large window space on Paris Street. Exeter-based designer, Charlotte Froud, approached Princesshay with the idea for the competition to use the large available window display space on Paris Street. The initiative has been supported by both Princesshay and Exeter City Council.

Charlotte Froud said: “The idea has come from my own experience as a designer, and, in 2014, having the amazing opportunity to display my work on the Southbank. This got my work seen which helped...

Painting by Exeter pupil triumphs in CPRE Devon’s county-wide primary school competition

A picture by young artist Ava Perkins from Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School in Exeter has won first prize in this year’s ‘My Outdoors’ competition, organised by the Devon branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England.

The judges were so impressed by eight-year-old Ava’s painting entitled Dartmoor that they awarded her the title of ‘individual winner’ in Key Stage 2.

There were lots of commendations too for Exeter schools Willowbrook, Ladysmith, and Wynstream.

The competition is a fun way to encourage outdoor learning and help young children engage...

Pupils' work shortlisted for national award

The artwork of two Exeter School pupils has received recognition in a prestigious national award.

William Dean and Lydia Brookes-Ferrari's biological specimen drawings made the shortlist of the Nancy Rothwell Competition.

The national competition is an opportunity for pupils to combine their artistic talents with detailed observations and anatomical knowledge.

Exeter School's Art and Biology departments encouraged pupils to enter the national competition run by the Society of Biology.

Twelve-year-old William sketched a black and yellow beetle.

He...

WIN family tickets and meet the stars in our Cirque Berserk! competition

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 04/29/2018 - 3:42pm

*** COMPETITION CLOSED ***

After sell-out runs and tours in 2016 and 2017, Cirque Berserk! the UK’s biggest theatre-circus spectacular is coming West for the very first time.

Performances at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth run from Tuesday 8th May to Saturday 12th May and you could win a family ticket to see the show for free at the performance of your choice (subject to availability).

Combining contemporary cirque-style artistry with adrenaline-fuelled stunt action, Zippos Cirque Berserk! is a danger-filled spectacle to amaze audiences of all ages, from five to 95...

Sing While You're Winning

It was more than just a competition for two Exeter skittles teams. With husbands on the Saints team and wives playing as the Sinners, the men were expected to triumph as usual. But in a shock turnaround, it was the women who put their triumph down to singing. The strategy clearly worked as they beat their nearest rivals, the Outcasts from Bristol by an astonishing 446 points to 408. In the event, the Saints came in third with 392.

Sixteen teams from Gloucestershire, Wales, Bath, Bristol, Gloucestershire, South and East Devon travelled to the tournament, one of the Serious About...

Seaton photography competition launches

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 04/02/2018 - 11:42am

Budding photographers of all ages are invited to enter their best photographs of Seaton Devon, into Snap Seaton a brand new competition launched by Seaton Town Council.

The Snap Seaton photography competition is inviting adults and children to send their best shots of the beautiful seaside town, its beach, attractions and surrounding areas. The winning photos in the child and adult categories will be made into postcards that will be available throughout the summer.

Seaton Mayor and Town Councillor Jack Rowland, says, “We want to celebrate Seaton and the creative people who...

CPRE Devon launches competitions to celebrate nature and the countryside

Authored by Sharon Goble
Posted: Tue, 03/20/2018 - 12:24pm

The Devon branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England is inviting church communities and primary school children from across the county to enter competitions to celebrate some of the things that make Devon so special.

CPRE Devon has launched three separate competitions this spring and hopes to be inundated with entries.

Devon’s Best Churchyard Competition 2018

Historic churches are central to life in Devon’s rural communities and form a unique part of our cherished landscape. In some parishes they are the only places to remain unchanged since Saxon times. This...

Free parent first aid course in Exeter

Onelife Training UK Ltd, based in Marsh Barton in Exeter, has launched their first Parent First Aid course. The company have been teaching first aid, fire safety, health and safety and a whole range of courses for many years, and celebrate their 10 year anniversary in October of this year.

Their first aid in the workplace or Parent First Aid course is aimed at parents, grandparents and carers of children and babies and covers very topical areas such as basic life support, choking, meningitis and childhood diseases. The course is being held at the company’s training centre in...

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