Devon-based Azu Spirits have launched an exciting new gin and whisky tasting experience across the South West, just in time for summer.
Azu is partnering with venues and holiday homes across the South West to offer premium tasting experiences to private parties, businesses, and events. The blind tasting showcases six distinct Scottish single malt whiskies or British gins. Azu also collaborates with local businesses to provide food pairings alongside the tasting experience, offering a unique opportunity to explore the depths of flavour.
Almost 30 community and voluntary organisations in an East Devon town are joining in a one-day bonanza to win new supporters and volunteers.
The Join The Club event on Sunday May 8, organised by the Love Topsham group, will have stalls and taster sessions from organisations as varied as the town’s Sailing Club, Walking Rugby Group, Flower Society and a range of fitness groups.
It’s a free event for the clubs and visitors, and it’s based on Topsham’s Matthews Hall from 10am until 3pm on the day, while there are taster sessions and demos at other locations in the town....
The BIG FIX, returns next month and it has one aim - to fix and breathe new life into as many broken things as possible.
The BIG FIX is an annual event led by Devon County Council, and returns after a two year break on Saturday May 14.
Skilled menders, fixers, tinkerers and tailors from all over the country will give their time and expertise for free to help fix items that might have otherwise been thrown away.
Anything from broken clocks, jewellery, clothing and textiles or gardening equipment to broken electronics can be brought for repair.
Coming to Exeter next month, Dinosaurs in the Park is an interactive experience that promises to be a hit with dino fans of all ages.
The immersive dinosaur-themed event will be held at various locations across the UK during the year, but is making its debut at Northernhay Gardens from Thursday 26th May until Sunday 12th June.
Created by the organisers of successful attractions like “Dinosaur Encounters” mini golf, the Bristol Christmas Markets, and pop-up Mojito Beach Bars, Dinosaurs in the Park is a whole day of fun for all the family.
Freemasons are donating 20,000 Easter eggs to thousands of children, care homes, hospitals and food banks across England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Freemasons have been rolling up their sleeves and distributing Easter eggs across the country once again this year. The donations are helping children and families in most UK cities. In addition to donations, Freemasons are also delivering the Easter eggs and have travelled to various charities in their cars and on motorbikes. Some members have even dressed up as bunny rabbits to bring a smile to the faces of children. In...
House sparrows held on the top spot, but the jay surprisingly flew nine places up the results from this year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.
Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest wildlife survey and gives RSPB scientists insights into how our garden birds are faring.
Now in its 43rd year, RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch is a chance for people of all ages to count the number of birds that visit their garden helping the RSPB get a snapshot of how they are doing. This year almost 700 thousand people across the UK took part, counting more than 11 million birds.
On Saturday 23rd April, Buckfast Abbey, in South Devon, will host the world-renowned choir of Westminster Cathedral for a concert of choral and organ music for Eastertide. The highly anticipated performance, titled Surrexit Christus!, follows the success of the choir’s participation in the 2018 Festival of Sacred Music at Buckfast Abbey, which was a complete sell-out event.
Acclaimed as one of the world’s great choirs, and the only Catholic Cathedral choir in the world to sing daily Mass and Vespers, Westminster Cathedral Choir will perform a programme of ancient Gregorian chants...
A local home builder is hosting an egg-citing – and weather-proof – Easter egg hunt for families across the South West patch over the bank holiday weekend (April 15-18).
Chocolate lovers must find the hidden ‘red egg’ inside one of the Redrow show homes or show home gardens in the South West to be in with a chance of winning £200 worth of luxury chocolate.
Everyone who successfully locates the red egg will win an Easter egg on the day, while those who snap a “shell-fie” with it, and upload it to social media, will be entered into a prize draw to win a £200 voucher from...
By flexible office space provider Clockwise Chief Operating Officer Alex Brunner.
Despite the challenges we have experienced over the past two years, the importance of occupational mental health and wellbeing is often still overlooked completely by many businesses or is pushed right down the pile of priorities.
Considering the impacts that good mental health and wellbeing can have in the workplace for performance, productivity, recruitment, and retention, this can be a significant oversight on the importance it should hold amongst business leaders and HR departments....
With Easter fast approaching, Devon’s NHS leaders are calling on people to be prepared ahead of the bank holidays and the two-week school holiday period.
The long Easter weekend traditionally puts extra pressure on health services when most GP practices are closed and more people are outdoors enjoying everything Devon has to offer.
Most GP practices will be closed for Easter for four days from Friday 15 April to Monday 18 April, with normal opening hours resuming on Tuesday.
Each Easter sees many patients calling the NHS 111 helpline because they have run out of...
