National charity Family Action has been funded by the Department for Education to support selected schools in England to develop childcare and holiday provision on the school site. This includes, for instance, breakfast, after-school and holiday clubs. Now, the Childcare in Schools Team would like to share their learning with other schools in the country and we are holding a free open training event in your area in December.
Childcare in Schools – free training workshop
• What? This session will look at the barriers that schools typically face when setting up school-based...
Customers of Exeter's The Real Food Store and Pickle Shack pop-up restaurant regulars were indulged with three courses of local fare following the successful collaboration of the two businesses.
The Real Food Store is a community owned store and cafe consisting of over 300 members, staff and board members.
The store was set-up by enthusiastic food lovers who upheld values of sustainability, locality and seasonality, ideals which mirror those of Michelin trained chef and founder of Pickle Shack, Josh McDonald-Johnson.
A Devon wildlife charity is planning a day of discovery that’s set to open up a whole new world for local people.
The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust, based at Paignton Zoo, is holding a free BioBlitz – a community nature hunt – in the little-known urban oasis of Primley Park.
The Trust’s Reserves Warden Dave Ellacott, who looks after the 30 acre (11 hectare) reserve: “Primley is Paignton’s best kept secret. It’s not far from the Zoo and is surrounded by houses but it’s hidden away – lots of people drive by on their way in and out of town but relatively few people stop...
The new and improved £90,000 Honiton skate park will be officially opened on 2 September.
East Devon District Council have been working with young people at Honiton Community College and Honiton Youth Centre to design and choose improvements that the young people wanted.
The official opening event will be at the skate park between 2pm and 4pm on Tuesday 2 September. As well as a chance to have a go on the new skate park there will be:
• BMX, scooter and skateboarding competitions with prizes sponsored by Maverick Industries • Music provided by Otter Windows • Free...
Active Devon is celebrating all things Ping!Exeter with an event at Exeter Castle.
On Thursday 4 September, from 6pm-8pm, Active Devon will be holding ‘Ping of the Castle’, which will feature a workplace table tennis tournament, music and entertainment - all in the name of Ping!Exeter 2014.
There will be food on sale as well with a chance for everyone to get active, have fun and enjoy a celebration of Ping! Exeter. All abilities and all ages welcome, there will be free for all Ping after 8pm at the castle. For more information visit www.activedevon.org/pingofthecastle or...
An online booking system has been introduced by the Sandy Park events team: www.sandypark.co.uk/book Designed to streamline the booking process for events held at the award-winning venue, the booking system allows clients to book onto events and pay instantly via credit or debit card. The system can be used to book onto the first networking event in the redeveloped Sandy Park, the b2b Business Breakfast on 19 September.
This event features guest speaker Jon Paul Hedge, who was recently appointed editor of the Exeter Express & Echo. Mr Hedge will be discussing ‘Disruption to...
The Welsh pop rock band, Kids in Glass houses have announced they are to split and have also released details of a farewell tour. This tour will be brought to the Exeter Phoenix on Monday 6th October.
They have previously released four albums and their latest release was Peace. They will be playing classics from all albums. They have played Exeter before and hopefully Exeter will give them a good send off.
Tickets cost from £14.50 and are available online at We Got Tickets or you can buy tickets from the Phoenix.
Tickets go on sale on Monday 28 July for the sixth annual Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival, taking place Thursday 18th – Sunday 21st September.
The festival, which attracts international interest, has grown year upon year and attracts some of the nation’s top authors.
The line-up for this year’s event includes best-selling and prize-winning author Paddy Ashdown who will discuss his new book, The Cruel Victory: the French Resistance and the Battle for the Vercors 1944.
Inventor, scientist and originator of the Gaia theory James Lovelock will also be at the...
Ashfords LLP, a leading UK law firm, is holding a Summer Fun Day at Tedburn St Mary School in Exeter to raise money for Children's Hospice South West.
The Summer Fun Day is set to burst with fun-filled stalls to make for an entertaining and enjoyable charity fete.
There will be a number of different stalls located around the school grounds, including Beat the Keeper, Treasure Island, and Higher or Lower. Some more traditional, classic games will also be making an appearance, such as a Tombola, a Coconut Shy and, of course, a Bouncy Castle!
