Funding bid proposals to improve visitor facilities at Stover Country Park are to go on show this weekend (Saturday 30 June and Sunday 1 July).
Devon County Council is preparing to apply to the Heritage Lottery Fund to help restore the park’s historic heritage and improve visitor facilities over the next five years.
Key elements of the project include restoring Stover Lake to a healthy water body by removing contaminated silt, restoring two Grade Two listed buildings, creating new footpaths and walking routes for visitors and the possible provision of a café.
The Second annual Charity Fun Run in the new and growing town of Cranbrook. 1K, 2.5K and 5K circuits. We need to use circuits at the moment (2 circuits for 5K), this event tracks the country park and town as they grow over the next 16 years.
This is a chance to run the living history of the town being built just outside of Exeter.
Only a few stops on the Waterloo Line from Exeter and Honiton Sorry, no timings will be recorded. 1K course suitable for young children, buggy runners, etc.
Slight uneven ground in places 2.5 and 5K courses includes areas of uneven rough...
Stover Country Park near Newton Abbot is taking a lead in encouraging visitors to help keep the park smoke free.
New signs have been placed throughout the park’s picnic areas and bird hide to thank visitors for helping keep Devon smoke free. Stover is the latest addition to a number of smoke free areas in the county, which now include many of its play parks, and all of its children’s centre grounds, hospital sites and the Council’s County Hall headquarters.
Stover Country Park is also a Local Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is open 24 /7...
This March sees Rock Solid Race returning to Escot Park for the third time – bringing with it more obstacles, more races and more days to do it in (the event will be running on both days this year).
Founder and owner Ashley Jardine is thrilled with the reaction to the event. Having left a safe career as an Optician just three years ago, he took a big gamble on carving out a new career in Obstacle Racing. It looks like it has paid off.
“Just three years ago, Escot Park was our very first event and since then we have become known as being one of the best races around.”...
