Cranbrook

Cranbrook calls for volunteers

An exciting series of events is being planned in Cranbrook this year with the aim of supporting residents to be more active and helping the town to celebrate its 13-year anniversary.

The events are being planned by Move More Cranbrook, the Sport England supported programme that aims to help residents in the town to lead more active lives.

And following the success of events last year which include the town’s first ever Santa Run, the Move More Cranbrook delivery group is on the hunt for volunteers to help it deliver a programme of events in 2024.

Matt Rowett...

Hall & Woodhouse to open its doors to tackle loneliness in Devon this Christmas

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Posted: Wed, 12/13/2023 - 8:12am

The initiative will welcome over 300 individuals to Hall & Woodhouse’s estate of pubs on December 25th

Independent family brewer, Hall & Woodhouse, is offering a complimentary three-course meal for locals who will be spending Christmas alone this year. Across its estate of pubs, over 50 managed houses from Devon to Hertfordshire are taking part in the ‘Community Christmas Table’ initiative.

The concept promises to host Christmas dinner for more than 300 people in the UK who would otherwise be alone on Christmas Day. Those benefitting from the initiative will be...

Help design Cranbrook’s new town centre

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Posted: Sun, 10/22/2023 - 11:14pm

Local people can share their ideas on how Cranbrook’s new town centre should look.

By answering a short survey at eastdevon.gov.uk/cranbrook-town-centre before 10th November 2023 , you could be in with a chance of winning a £50 voucher.

Cllr Paul Arnott, Leader of East Devon District Council and Chair of the Exeter and East Devon Enterprise Zone, said:

“This is an important opportunity for you to help shape the future of Cranbrook. Your ideas really matter. We want to hear from as many people as possible – especially young people and those who don’t normally get...

Ted the missing moggie’s VIP Exeter Airport adventure

A wannabe high-flying cat who went missing from his home more than a month ago has been found safe and well in the VIP jet centre at Exeter Airport.

Ted was discovered last week in the roof of the airport’s XLR corporate jet centre after staff heard a faint meowing sound above the kitchen area of the airport’s base for private planes and passengers.

After catching sight of the frightened black-and-white moggy, Alex Stephenson, Executive Coordinator at the jet centre, along with colleagues Chris Beer, Luke Wells and Alan Freeman gently coaxed him towards a gap in the...

Calls to reduce speed limit around junction east of Exeter

Calls to reduce the speed limit around a junction in the east of Exeter are to be investigated.

Councillors recently agreed to new traffic signals at the junction of Honiton Road and Tithebarn Way, near Exeter Science Park, but the plans did not include reductions to speed limits in the area.

Following a request from local councillor Sara Randall Johnson (Conservative, Broadclyst), the county council’s ruling cabinet was asked to look at cutting the speed limit around the junction on Honiton Road from 40 mph to 30 mph in view of current and proposed development in the...

Taylor Wimpey sponsors netball club in Cranbrook

Cranbrook Arrows Netball Club is proud to have agreed on a joint sponsorship deal with Taylor Wimpey for the club’s 2022/2023 season.

The housebuilder has teamed up with Exeter-based powder coating business, 1st Choice Finishes to fund 30 dresses for the club’s players across three teams.

Taylor Wimpey is a lead developer of the new town of Cranbrook, building a wide range of homes as well as new community facilities and open space.

Cranbrook Arrows was established in 2016 and now has around 30 members spread across four successful teams playing in the Exeter...

Stagecoach launch new bus service from Exeter to Cranbrook

Local bus operator Stagecoach South West have launched a brand new cross city connection in the form of Routes 4 and 4A. Buses connect Honiton Road Park and Ride with St David’s Station via Exeter City Centre up to every 10 minutes throughout the day, and onto Cranbrook up to every 20 minutes. Brand new service, 4A also now serves Exeter Airport every 20 minutes throughout the week.

Route 4 has been a popular service in the operator’s Exeter network for a number of years, providing a direct link to residents of Cranbrook on the outskirts of the city. The town of Cranbrook has...

Acheson Construction commence works at new Cranbrook development

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Posted: Mon, 10/03/2022 - 9:20pm

Works for a new mixed-use development in Cranbrook, Exeter have commenced and were marked with an official ground-breaking ceremony on Thursday 29th September.

Located at the junction of Tillhouse Road and Court Royal, this much needed new town centre will include; a Morrisons supermarket, children’s day nursery, ribbon retail, residential apartments and a new market square.

Henry Davidson Developments Ltd (HDDL) are the company behind this important project and have partnered with local building contractor Acheson Construction Ltd who are delivering the construction...

Work starts on highly anticipated Cranbrook Town Centre

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Posted: Fri, 08/26/2022 - 8:15pm

Construction of the new Cranbrook town centre is due to start on Tuesday 30th August.

The consortium of developers, Henry Davidson, Hallam Land Management, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon will start work on a supermarket, high street shops with homes above, a town square and a children’s day nursery.

This major milestone will ultimately provide a town centre that will serve the population of up to 20,000 people and other communities nearby. Completion for the supermarket and children’s day nursery is due next year and high street shops with apartments above are due to be...

Taylor Wimpey helps Cranbrook school ‘grow’ its eco footprint

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Posted: Tue, 02/15/2022 - 11:28pm

​Taylor Wimpey Exeter recently helped pupils at St Martin’s Primary School in Cranbrook plant 10 new trees to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

The donation from Taylor Wimpey was to support the school’s involvement in The Queen’s Green Canopy campaign, a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee this year which invites people from across the United Kingdom to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”.

Pupils worked together to plant the trees with the help of a Taylor Wimpey Sales Executive from the Cranbrook development.

The trees...

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