Held at The Donkey Sanctuary’s beautiful site near Sidmouth, the Summer Fair on Sunday 12 August, is by far the sanctuary’s biggest event of the year.
Promising a fun day out for the whole family, the Summer Fair features a packed programme of events including live music, trailer rides, Punch and Judy, archery, go-karting, traditional family games and bouncy castles. Plus, the chance to meet the resident donkeys!
Delicious refreshments will be available throughout the day and when it’s time for some retail therapy, the shopping village will provide something for everyone...
Exciting new designs have been revealed for a new skate park in Exeter. The new facility at Arena Park is to be built in September and is expected to be finished before Christmas. The design of the park has been chosen by a group of local pro skaters working to a design brief heavily influenced by the local skating community. Exeter City Council this week appointed Maverick Industries to build the skate park. Designs show a range of features popular with skaters including ramps, quarterpipes, flatbanks, ledges and rails. The plaza style design will also feature a viewing/seating area...
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...
Multi-award-winning Cathedral Management Limited (CFM), with a turnover of £3.3m, celebrate their 25th anniversary milestone in style with a grand opening following a move to new prestigious offices on the ground floor of Eagle House located on Exeter Science Park.
Owned by Eagle One, who occupy the top floor, Eagle House is a striking, high-quality and generously proportioned two-storey office, built to BREEAM Excellent Standards. Situated around 400 metres from Junction 29 of the M5 motorway it is in a highly accessible and prominent position at the entrance to Exeter Science...
Ben Bradshaw, MP of Exeter, took to the streets of the city this week to get a taste of life as a Big Issue vendor.
Ben took to a pitch outside outside Northenhay Gardens on Friday 3rd August.
Speaking about the experience, he said: “It was a positive experience, everyone was really friendly...A lot of people have genuine concerns about homelessness and rough sleeping, if they want to really help they could buy the magazine, and they’ll know where the money is going. The organisation works well, it’s managed and coordinated well. If they don’t want to buy, they should talk...
A tractor stolen from the Sidmouth headquarters of the international animal welfare charity, The Donkey Sanctuary, has been recovered by the Garda in Ireland. The John Deere 6220 Loader Tractor was stolen from the charity’s Trow Farm in Sidmouth in November 2017. The vehicle has since been professionally cloned into a 6320 model to try and disguise its identity. The Donkey Sanctuary relies on its tractors to transport the donkeys’ feed and bedding, particularly over the harsh winter months. The charity is currently in negotiation with its insurance company to buy back the tractor, for...
Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (3-5 August)
THEATRE
Sidmouth Summer Play Festival Friday, 8pm, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth Examining the relationship between Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher this funny and insightful comedy received a run in London's West End in 2014. Both main characters are portrayed by older and younger versions of themselves in what critics have hailed as a fresh, exciting and intelligent piece of theatre. http://www.manorpavilion.com
MUSIC
Sidmouth Folk Week From Friday, Sidmouth, Sidmouth...
With an estimated three million children at risk of being hungry during the school holidays in the UK this summer, and as food bank usage is reportedly hitting record highs, Broadclyst Community Garden has joined a nationwide initiative to grow and donate fresh fruit and vegetables to those in need. The charitable initiative sees gardening brand Miracle-Gro connect with FoodCycle projects across the country, including Exeter, to support those at risk of food poverty and social isolation. With the long-term aim to alleviate the nation’s food poverty crisis, the partnership hopes to kick-...
Queen Street is a key route into the city and this month has seen that route brightened up with new art work installed with the help of InExeter and the St David's Neighbourhood Partnership.
Illustrator, Aylwyn Bowen is excited to be part of the project saying, “I have a passion for creating images of Exeter’s well known buildings and love to work on projects related to the city. Each panel took approximately 2-3 days to create and I feel that they bring such light and colour to the area.
"I was so pleased to take part in this project as I am a keen supporter of community...
Come and see the 57 scarecrows involved in the Broadclyst Summer Holiday trail, a great activity to get you out and about exploring the English countryside this summer.
Along the 7km route you will stumble across scarecrows such as Mr Plastic Fantastic, Scary Mary Poppins, Emily Pankhurst (suffragette), Shrekcrow, WillyWonka to name just a few!
“The scarecrows that the community have produced are of an outstanding quality” says this year’s trail organiser Ben Evans. “it is fantastic to hear the shrieks of excitement as participants discover the latest (predominantly) straw...
