Devon

Enjoy a family day at the races

Event Date: 
20/07/2014 - 12:15pm
Venue: 
Newton Abbot Racecourse

Join Newton Abbot Racecourse on Sunday 20th July and celebrate the upcoming summer holidays at their Family Day.

The Family Enclosure will make its return for the summer at every summer holiday fixture this season. There’s plenty to keep the children entertained with inflatables and giant garden games, with a great view of the course for parents.

Racing for the day starts at 2.20pm, with gates opening at 12.20pm.

Tickets can be bought online at www.newtonabbotracing.com until 5pm on Saturday 19th July. Tickets are priced at £12 for the Course Enclosure and £18 for...

Angelic voices raise funds for cathedral

Renowned choral ensemble The Rodolfus Choir are travelling to Devon this week to give a special concert to support Exeter Cathedral.

The group, directed by Ralph Allwood MBE, are all young singers who have completed the Eton Choral Course (founded by Allwood 1980).

With a sound hailed as 'unspeakably beautiful' by Gramophone magazine, the choir has established itself firmly over a period of thirty years as one of the leading young choirs in the United Kingdom.

The concert takes place at Exeter Cathedral on Thursday 17 July at 7.30pm and will include Herbert Howell’s...

World War One Art Exhibition in Chagford, Dartmoor

Event Date: 
11/08/2014 - 10:00am to 30/09/2014 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Ludgate Fine Art, Chagford, Dartmoor

Ludgate Fine Art in Chagford on beautiful Dartmoor, is holding a World War One Exhibition 'A Soldier's Life and Art'. Open daily except Sundays.

Why not visit Chagford's beautiful independent shops and delightful eateries for a perfect day out in this very special Dartmoor Stannary town with its historic town square?

For more about what to do and where to stay in Chagford, please visit www.visitchagford.com

Ludgate Fine Art

20 The Square

Chagford TQ13 8AB

Tel: 01647 433287

Spend a day at the races at Newton Abbot Racecourse

Event Date: 
14/07/2014 - 12:15pm
Venue: 
Newton Abbot Racecourse

Enjoy an afternoon of exciting summer jumps racing at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Monday 14th July.

Racing starts at 2:10pm, with gates opening at 12:10pm. The last race for the afternoon will be at 5:10pm.

Tickets can be bought online at www.newtonabbotracing.com until 5pm on Sunday 13th July. Tickets are priced at £12 for the Course Enclosure and £18 for the Paddock Enclosure. There will be the chance to buy tickets at the gates upon arrival.

Remember – children aged 16 and under and students with a valid photographic student ID / NUS card can enjoy free entry....

DCF to host awards with BBC Radio Devon

Authored by LauraHew
Posted: Thu, 07/10/2014 - 8:49am

Devon Community Foundation are set to hold their annual Volunteer of the Year awards in October at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) in Exeter, honouring the hard work and achievements of the hundreds of volunteers contributing to community groups across Devon.

The awards will have an added element of excitement as BBC Radio will be broadcasting the awards live with David Fitzgerald as host for the evening.

In 2013 BBC Radio Devon selected the Foundation as their Charity of the Year and together they raised nearly £37,000 helping local people to build better and more...

Dog walkers urged to pick up after their pets

With almost half of the 5,000 people who visit East Devon’s Pebblebed Heaths every day walking their dogs on the Commons, landowner Clinton Devon Estates is taking steps to help people pick up after their pets.

One of the biggest complaints among visitors to the Heaths, which are one of the region’s most important wildlife sites, is dog fouling, so now Clinton Devon Estates is starting a trial of dog bins at a number of key car parks on the Commons.

The initiative is in collaboration with East Devon District Council, whose dog warden will be keeping an eye how the public...

Crimebeat supports local projects

Authored by LauraHew
Posted: Tue, 07/08/2014 - 8:49am

In partnership with the High Sheriff of Devon and Devon & Cornwall Police, local charity Devon Community Foundation have awarded £16,850 to projects supporting people at the risk of criminal or anti-social behaviour across Devon and build safer communities.

Play Torbay, a charity committed to providing play opportunities for all children in Torbay, was one of seven groups to receive a grant. They were awarded £850 to address the disruptive behaviour taking place in the local neighbourhood as well as helping to bridge the gap between the older and younger members of the...

Optix Solutions celebrates 15 Years of success

Authored by banksy6
Posted: Thu, 07/03/2014 - 11:00am

On the 18 July 2014, Exeter-based Optix Solutions celebrates a very special birthday.

The brainchild of Exeter University alumni and entrepreneurs Alastair Banks and James Dawkins, Optix Solutions specialises in delivering unrivalled web design and creative digital marketing solutions to clients across the country.

Optix Solutions is now 15 years old, and business has never been better.

Optix Solutions has come a long way since its conception in 1999. Having identified a gaping hole in the market, Alastair and James set out to offer a service focusing on the...

Spend an afternoon at the races at Newton Abbot

Event Date: 
07/07/2014 - 12:15pm
Venue: 
Newton Abbot Racecourse

Enjoy an afternoon at the races at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Monday 7th July.

Racing will start at 2:15pm, with gates opening at 12:15pm.

Tickets can be bought online at www.newtonabbotracing.com until 5pm the day before the fixture. Tickets will be available to buy at the gate upon arrival.

Celebrating a special occasion? Newton Abbot Racecourse have a range of group booking discounts available when booked in advance.

Remember - children aged 16 and under and students with a valid photographic student ID / NUS card can enjoy free entry.

Work begins on city's flood defence scheme

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 06/30/2014 - 11:55pm

The first phase of Exeter’s £30 million flood defence scheme will commence next month when contractors move on site to start improving the city’s main flood relief channel.

When finished the new scheme will reduce flood risk to approximately 3,000 homes and businesses throughout the city.

The Environment Agency and its partners, Devon County Council and Exeter City Council will also be holding a series of public exhibitions to seek people’s views about the designs for phase two of the scheme between 11 and 19 July at various locations around Exeter.

The contract for...

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