Come and join us in the beautiful seaside village of Branscombe for a fun-filled afternoon at our 2nd annual Harvest Fair! Dog Show, Village Show competition, entertainment, music, magic, storytelling, traditional games, children's activities, WI Craft Tent, a great variety of stalls, vintage vehicles, BBQ, cakes & cream teas, licensed bar… and hopefully some sunshine!
BHF is a fundraising event for community organisations and charities.
Any proceeds from the fair itself will be invested into next year's event, plus a donation to the village fireworks.
England has seen record tourism spend in the past year from both domestic and international visitors. The number of domestic overnight trips taken in England grew by 11% in 2015 while visits from overseas tourists have shown strong regional growth in the South West of an extra 6%.
To capitalise on this growing trend of inbound tourism, the South West Coast Path Association, has successfully applied to the Discover England Fund which aims to support the growth of this export industry. Tourism delivers jobs and economic growth across England, generating £106 billion a year and...
Go back to rugby basics with Exeter Chiefs' Head Coach Rob Baxter and rugby referee Andy Pearce.
This evening will give rugby fans and novices alike a great insight into the sport, from both a coach's and referee's perspective.
The evening will take place at Sandy Park on Wednesday 28th September, and tickets will be £12 which will include food.
There will be a second Rugby for Dummies event on Wednesday 23rd November, with Exeter Chiefs coaches Ali Hepher and Rob Hunter, discussing Rucks, Mauls and Scrums. Buy tickets for both events for £20.
The success of the Exeter Foundation was highlighted in all its glory as 18 local charities and organisations were rewarded at Saturday night’s Season Launch Dinner held at Sandy Park.
A grand total of over £53,000 – raised through match-day bucket and car park collections – was distributed to the charities and organisations following another hugely successful year for the charity.
Each charity was also given an extra £1,000 as a gesture of thanks for their ongoing good work that they continuously provide for the citizens of Exeter and surrounding areas.
Scott Marshall was inspired to take up mushroom growing when he discovered the health benefits of mushrooms. Now an expert grower supplying some of Devon and Cornwall’s top restaurants, he is all set to take his mushrooms to the streets for the Nourish Festival in Bovey Tracey this weekend. Visitors will have the opportunity to try the flavoursome fungi that Scott grows when he joins some of the region’s top food producers taking part in Nourish. Scott said: “Nourish is a great opportunity for us to meet the public. I’m chuffed that we have the chance to show people the whole process...
Police are appealing for information relating to a burglary which happened at a rural home near Spreyton, Devon, whilst the occupiers were away on holiday.
The burglary is believed to have taken place between Thursday 14 July and Saturday 16 July 2016.
The intruders forced their way into the house through the patio doors and took £70 cash, a Hewlett Packard laptop, a Compact laptop, power tools, and jewellery of significant and sentimental value as well as some unique antiques [pictured].
Detective Constable Gavin Jordan said: “I would urge anyone who has...
Pipity is a fledgling range of ‘portable packable play-pals’, to inspire and encourage imagina;ve and crea;ve play, on-the-go and at home.
It is the brainchild of Kate a Mum of 3, who launched Pipity in 2015, aHer designing all the products at her kitchen table in Topsham, Devon.
The liKle range has come along way in the last year, today winning a Junior Design Award, Loved by Parents award on top of a Right Start Best Toy award received just a few weeks ago.
Kate says, "The ideas behind Pipity sprang from a desire to find things for my own children that would spark...
Following last year’s critically acclaimed sold out run, Orange Tree Theatre and English Touring Theatre in association with Exeter Northcott Theatre present French Without Tears, the sparkling comedy by Terence Rattigan at the Exeter Northcott, 16-24 September.
After a group of young men arrive at Monsieur Maingot’s French school for the summer to cram for the Diplomatic exam, their concentration is disrupted by beautiful visitor Diana Lake. Quelle surprise, they must learn another new language: girls.
At first, it seems pretty simple. Kit loves Diana and she loves him....
Starting Saturday 10 September, visitor’s to Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery can explore changing Southwest landscapes in an exhibition featuring works by J.M.W. Turner, one of Britain’s greatest landscape painters, and contemporary British artist Kurt Jackson.
Kurt Jackson visited 12 locations in Devon and Cornwall depicted in Turner’s work. From Land’s End to Exeter he investigated and recorded the profound changes that have occurred between the 19th century and the present. The exhibition, Kurt Jackson: Revisiting Turner’s Tourism, showcases his diverse...
