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CCANW exhibition: Games People Play, Round 2

Event Date: 
09/12/2012 - 10:00am to 10/02/2013 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural world, Haldon Forest Park

In this year of the London Olympics and Paralympics, Games People Play e xplores what games can tell us about human nature.

This second part focuses on contemporary photography and video by 16 important international artists who use sporting imagery to make wider comments on the human condition. Here, we see explorations of territorial control and attachment to a team, fascination with spectacle and the culture of competition.

We will also focus on the new generation of video games such as Free Rice and Phone Story which turn away from wasteful escapism to address real...

New play equipment for Exeter youngsters to enjoy

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Wed, 10/17/2012 - 10:50am

Summer may be over but children still have reason to smile this autumn – new play equipment at Great Hill View Play Area! Children can now enjoy a wider range of play equipment at the site, thanks to Exeter City Council.

A new basket swing, and exciting spinning and rocking roundabout has been provided, along with a goal end incorporating football and basketball provision . These items add to the existing equipment which includes the longest slide in any of Exeter’s parks.

The site has also been generally tidied up, and the previously crumbling and slippery footpath has...

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