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Woodland Adventure Club

Event Date: 
27/10/2014 - 9:00am to 30/10/2014 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Haldon Forest Park, Nr Exeter

Woodland Adventure Club

Are you looking for an adventurous Holiday Club for your 6 - 13 year old this October half term?

Then why not try Woodland Adventure Club at Haldon Forest Park, near Exeter.

Packed with fun and excitement in the woods, they’ll get up to all sorts, building dens, learning woodland skills, cooking round the campfire and making new friends. The Holiday Club is run by qualified and experienced staff in a safe and supported environment and you can book for just one, or more days.

Monday 27 - Thursday 30 October 2014

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Students treat Devon's young carers to summer adventure holiday

Young carers from Exeter, East Devon and Teignbridge have been treated to a grand Summer Adventure thanks to student volunteers from the University of Exeter Students’ Guild volunteering group, Community Action.

Running from 4-15 August, 70 young carers aged between eight and 15 are enjoying a welcome break from the challenges and responsibilities of their daily lives and the chance to make friends with other youngsters.

Trained and DBS-checked student volunteers returned to Exeter during the summer vacation to work in partnership with charity Westbank to provide time and...

Scouts enjoy ranger adventures at Knightshayes

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 08/03/2014 - 11:54am

On Wednesday 30 July, family and scout groups had a summer adventure with the ranger team at Knightshayes, the National Trust property on the outskirts of Tiverton. These visitors became National Trust rangers for the day by helping to restore a historic parkland feature to its former glory.

1st Tiverton Scouts and families had some messy fun when clearing out an overgrown parkland water feature, and even discovered some unusual creepy crawlies living in the grassland nearby. To say thank you, Knightshayes staff took these hard working volunteers to discover what lurks in their...

Mumazing Group launch event

Event Date: 
08/09/2014 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Venue: 
Buckerell Lodge Hotel

A place for mums to thrive!

Book your Free Place Now for our South West Launch on Monday 8th September 2014 10am-1pm, Buckerell Lodge, Topsham Road, Exeter.

Finding You Again and How To Have A Successful Life Being You!

Mumazing Group is a Personal Growth network where Mums and Women come together to thrive, learn, expand, socialise and move towards who they really want to be. You can reach your dreams and desired lifestyle much easier and faster in a place where you can feel encouraged and empowered within a community of Ambitious Likeminded Mums.

Lucy...

Summer junior hockey coaching days

Authored by Exe_Hockey
Posted: Thu, 07/17/2014 - 2:12pm

Come and join Exe Hockey Club for two days of hockey coaching on 26 and 27 August 2014.

The days will be 10am-3pm at Exmouth Community College, Exmouth.

There will be Level Two coaches and many others, coaching the two days of skills and games to suit various ages and abilities for boys and girls.

Ages 5-14 welcome, please email dupain@hotmail.co.uk to request an entry form as soon as possible to ensure you get a place!

Entry will include TWO days of coaching and a free t-shirtt - £20 for one day or £35 for both.

Emergency Services Weekend coming to Crealy

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is holding its annual Emergency Services Weekend on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June. The Park is inviting employees of the Emergency Services and NHS to visit and experience all the fun and adventures it has offer. Employees of the Fire Service, Police and NHS, can enjoy free admission and immediate family, including parents, partners and children, can visit at a discounted rate of £9.95.

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park organises the annual event as a sincere thank you for the tireless and selfless work carried out by the Emergency...

Film school offers unique experience for kids

Colourburn, a video and marketing agency located in Southernhay, and Exeter Phoenix have partnered to give kids aged 8 to 12 the opportunity to take part in a unique film school, which will see children create their very own short film and have it screened at a special premiere during ‘Screen on the Green’, which takes place in Northenhay Gardens this August.

The week-long, interactive, fun course starts on 28 July 2014, and those involved will get real hands-on experience working with a professional crew.

Damo Cross of Colourburn comments: “Both Exeter Phoenix and...

Children's Picture book Reading

Event Date: 
24/05/2014 - 11:00am to 5:00pm
Venue: 
Waterstones, Exeter Roman Gate and Waterstones, Exeter Cathedral

Up for the ride of your life this Saturday?

Join Hare, Beaver, Fox, Skunk and Raccoon for a rollicking reading of new picturebook 'The Big Splash!' with local illustrator Jon Lycett-Smith.

Also on offer will be readings of another of his books 'Moo! Said Morris', the story of a little Mouse who likes to make lots of noise.

Jon will be reading from 11am-1pm at Waterstones, Exeter Roman Gate and then later on at 3-5pm at Waterstones, Exeter Cathedral.

Suitable for children age 3+

Netball Summer Camp

Event Date: 
04/08/2014 - 9:00am
Venue: 
Exeter University

England Netball are excited to announce the launch of our Netball Youth Camps (NYC) this summer. When we spoke to junior netballers they told us that they wanted more opportunities to play netball during the summer holidays so we have designed these camps to do just that!

The camps are non-residential holiday camps designed for 11-16 year olds providing ‘Nothing but Netball’; including top quality coaching, fun netball activities and even an opportunity to meet and be inspired by an England player. If you are a junior netball lover (or the parent of one!) these are an unmissable...

Warblers are Worth it!

Event Date: 
27/04/2014 - 6:00am
Venue: 
RSPB Exminster Marsh Nature Reserve, Exminster

We know it's early but we promise it will be worth it! The songbirds will be singing from the treetops and we'll help you learn more about our marvellous spring visitors.

Exminster Marsh is famed for its warblers, lighting up the landscape with their fantastic range of sounds, inspiring the Sun to make its presence felt at last! So come and join us and let the warblers rock your world.

We'll meet in the Exminster Marsh car park at 6am before a tour around the reserve. We'll then finish with a breakfast at the Swan's Nest pub (included in the price...

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