The finalists for the prestigious 2015 Exeter Foundation Devon Sports Awards have been announced.
The Awards, which are being held at Exeter venue Sandy Park on the 8th May, attracted a record number of nominations from sports varying from archery, athletics and Tae Kwon-do to sailing, skateboarding and table tennis.
The judging panel, coordinated by Active Devon, who are overseeing the Awards together with the Exeter Foundation, have narrowed the nominations down to 26 finalists in seven categories from an extremely strong pool of entries.
For a Sunday with a difference - head over to watch the Devon Sabre Championships! Fencers from across the county are heading to Newton Abbot Leisure Centre to decide who takes the Men's and Women's titles of 2015 Devon Sabre Champion.
Sabre is fast, fun and dynamic... yet fencers can outwit an opponent with very subtle footwork and swordplay. You can score a hit with any part of the blade - the target is the whole upper body above the hips, including the head and arms. Fencers come on guard wearing steel masks and lamé jackets on top of protective clothing, linked up to...
Lords Meadow Leisure Centre will be opening its doors to showcase facilities and activities available to the whole community where ability and age are no barriers.
You are invited to attend a free Open Activity Afternoon on Saturday 21 March, 2015 from 12.00 to 5.00pm at Lords Meadow Leisure Centre, Crediton.
In association with Upstream, The Turning Tides Project, Living Options and supported by Active Devon, the event will offer a wide range of free activities and free taster sessions that are accessible to all, as well as information stands. The event will enable...
The Exeter Spitfires are beginning the preparations for their third season in the South West Baseball League with the start of indoor winter training.
Training will take place on Friday evenings from 7pm at West Exe School, Hatherleigh Road, Exeter, starting on 16th January and will continue into March.
Players, old and new and of all abilities are welcome to come along. Sessions will cost £4 for up to two hours and all equipment is provided, along with coaching from a number of qualified coaches.
For further information, please visit the Facebook page at www....
The Devon Autumn Ability Games (DAAG) take place on Wednesday 12 November, at the Tarka Tennis Centre in Barnstaple and will provide the opportunity for young disabled people from schools throughout Devon to participate in competitions spanning five different sports.
The event is part of the Sainsbury’s School Games and over 350 participants are set to take part in a variety of different competitions and taster sports. The young people from local schools and colleges will also be crucial in organising the event on the day as over 70 of them have been recruited as Games Maker style...
Residents of the parish of Ottery St Mary are being invited by EDDC and Ottery St Mary Town Council to vote for how they would spend £17,300 available for sports provision.
The projects that get the most votes will be delivered and the good news is you don't have to be 18 to vote, as kids get a vote too!
The parish of Ottery St Mary is anywhere covered by Ottery Town Council, which includes Tipton St John, Wiggaton, West Hill, Alfington, Escot, Gosford, Fenny Bridges, Fairmile and Metcombe.
You can vote on Friday 7 November at the Ottery St Mary Street Market, Mill...
Local and regional sports leaders will join college governors, staff, civic leaders, local sports partnerships and students to celebrate the official opening of Exeter College's £1.4 million Exwick Sports hub on Thursday (16 October), the latest phase of the college’s £14 million sports investment programme.
The Exwick Sports Pavilion provides modern classrooms and changing areas complementing the existing playing fields and court areas that offers college students and community groups cricket, football and tennis facilities.
This development is the latest in an investment...
Town followed up a respectable league draw against Launceston on Saturday with a clinical win in this midweek friendly against lower division opponents.
The fixture was originally due to be played at Minster Park as part of pre-season, but was postponed due to heavy rainfall.
SWPL Division One East side St Martins had a trio of early chances but were halted at the six yard box, and it was the Premier division hosts who soon took the lead.
No. 9 Matt Dawson was left with a tap in after the away keeper parried a strike to his feet in the seventh minute.
Devon will have featured in The Friends Life Tour of Britain more times than any other venue outside of London when it hosts Stage Five on Thursday 11 September.
The 2014 edition of Britain’s most prestigious race will be the eighth time that The Tour has ventured into the county and it will re-visit some of its most popular locations from previous editions of the race.
With less than a month to go, communities across the county are gearing up to cheer on some of the world’s best riders when Britain’s most prestigious cycle race returns to the county.
