Gymnasts and supporters from Honiton Gymnastics Club are undertaking a sponsored 24-hour cycling marathon to help raise funds for two international acrobatics competitions - in Lisbon and Turin.
They will be attempting to cycle 910 miles – the approximate distance from Honiton to Turin – in a 24 hour period on static turbo trainer bikes. The bikes are provided by Dereck Cutler, who owns Dc Cycleworks (bicycle training, servicing and guiding).
Five gymnasts from the club are competing at the Lisbon International Acro Cup in Portugal at the end of June, and 24 gymnasts are...
A new Academy of Nursing has launched to combine academic rigour with NHS expertise to raise standards of care.
The University of Exeter has joined forces with patients and local NHS organisations as part of a collaboration that will support existing nurses, ensuring they are in close contact with the science of nursing and the latest approaches through seminars, mentoring systems and conferences.
It will develop nurses so they are at the forefront of regional, national and global advances in care. Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, the Royal...
Eight gymnasts from Honiton Gymnastics Club represented the south west region at the National Development Plan (NDP) Finals at the weekend, and each one of the returned with medals after finishing in podium places.
The NDP Finals saw area champions from 13 UK regions meeting at Fenton Manor in Stoke-on-Trent to battle it out for top honours.
All three partnerships from Honiton Gymnastics Club qualified for the finals after winning their categories at the South West Acrobatic Prelims in Bristol in February.
The first medals of the weekend were won by the club’s Grade...
Warrens Bakery are delighted to announce the launch of their campaign to find their first ever ‘Young Budding Baker of the Year’ which opened for nominations on Wednesday 23rd May.
With students across the nation currently completing GCSE’s and A-levels, the campaign is extremely timely as teenagers look to the next chapter. Local 16-18 year olds in the South West could be in with a chance of going behind the scenes at Warrens Bakery in Cornwall for a masterclass with Head Baker
Jason Jobling where they will also help to develop a brand-new bake.
Now in its 4th year, the Paignton Harbour Festival, Torbay’s friendliest family seafood and music festival takes place at the harbour on Saturday 28th July, founded by Crabstock’s Adrian Bartlett and Alan Henderson, Operations Manager for the Blue Sea Food Company, (formerly Browse Brothers) with their committee including Paignton’s Harbourmaster Simon Pinder and local Paignton townspeople to raise awareness of the harbour area and money for the Brixham Fishermans Mission and South Devon and Channel Shellfishermen Association.
This family friendly event has lots to do including...
More than 7,000 people enjoyed a first-rate day out with glorious sunshine at The Shops at Dartington’s free May Food Fair on 27-28 May. The best of Devon’s food and drink scene came together, from vibrant street-food markets to artisan producers, with top chefs demonstrating recipes and offering tricks of the trade.
In addition to food activities, visitors threw their own clay pottery, enjoyed live jazz, got up close to birds of prey and were entertained by magicians, caricaturists and community groups. The summer sunshine created a contented laid-back atmosphere for visitors to...
The Crediton Parish Church Flower Festival has introduced some unusual visitors to the church in the last few years.
In 2016 a 1929 Austin car was part of the exhibits with flowers and last year a rhino became part of a flower display. More information, including photos and videos of previous Flower Festivals can be seen on the Flower Festival Facebook page www.facebook.com/creditonparishchurchfestivals .
Flowers will arrive this week from Covent Garden and from local flower producers in the Southwest, before being made into entertaining, colourful and creative floral...
When Devon artist Jennie Rhodes was asked to create a picture in aid of the Torbay Special Care Baby Unit and Exeter Neonatal Unit, little did she realise the units’ tiny tots would play a major part in her design, which raised an amazing £10,000 at a charity auction.
Jennie’s aim was to produce a picture that was not only unique but also relevant to the babies cared for at the units, so she enlisted the help of Vanessa Diamond, Ward Sister at Torbay Hospital’s Special Baby Care Unit.
With parents’ permission, Vanessa and her staff captured the babies’ tiny footprints in...
In the last 12 months more than 5,000 LED lights have been fitted in Devon businesses and organisations.
This major energy switch stands to save businesses involved over £100,000 and 439 tonnes of CO2, equivalent to the energy use of an average house for 33 years, according to SunGift Energy Ltd.
Working with Devon businesses, including Westpoint Arena and Pecorama, law firms Ashfords LLP and Stephens Scown as well as six primary schools and three medical practices, SunGift Energy LED projects have saved money, energy and have improved lighting.
