Friday May 18 is Outdoor Classroom Day, and lots of schools across Devon will be taking part.
Outdoor Classroom Day is a global initiative which aims to encourage teachers, parents, guardians and youth groups to get children spending more time learning and playing outdoors.
There is growing evidence that outdoor learning is beneficial – it can support creating a meaningful connection with nature, which in turn helps wellbeing and mental health and improves key developmental skills, such as critical thinking, and emotional and social development.
Free lunchtime concerts spice up the Dartmoor town of Chagford every Friday this summer.
Chagford’s Summer Music Series begins on June 9th and continues until the end of August with more than twenty musicians performing across twelve entirely different concerts in the historic parish church. Musical genres span classical, folk, jazz, world music, mediaeval, klezmer, and even sea-shanties!
Last year’s inaugural series captured the hearts of audiences with its eclectic mix of exceptional musicians and its informal, convivial atmosphere. Tea and coffee is available and...
People across the region are being asked to give their views on a regional strategy that will help ensure that Devon, Cornwall, and the Isles of Scilly can make the changes needed to cope with the worst effects of climate change.
From Tuesday May 9 until June 30 residents are being consulted on the Climate Adaptation Strategy for Devon, Cornwall, and Isles of Scilly ahead of its publication later this year.
To effectively respond to the climate crises, it is vital that strategies are put in place to deal with both the cause of rising greenhouse gases and their effect on...
Balloons, a local bereavement charity that supports children and young people have received a £10,000 donation from an unusual source.
The Crematorium and Memorial Group (CMG), operators of Exeter and Devon Crematorium and part of Dignity plc , was able to make the donation to Balloons due to the crematorium participating in a nationwide metal recycling scheme, administered by the Association of Private Crematoria & Cemeteries.
The scheme sees metals that have been recovered from the deceased during the cremation process recycled, with the express consent of bereaved...
Pets at Home customers have raised more than £4,000 to allow Cats Protection’s Exeter Axhayes Adoption Centre to provide vital care for cats in the local area.
The adoption centre is part of the UK’s largest cat welfare charity which was founded in 1927. Since 2009, the Exeter Centre has rehomed more than 9,700 cats, with an average of 600 cats coming into their care every year.
As one of the registered charities Pets at Home supports, the Cats Protection centre has benefitted from the pet care specialist’s VIP Club Lifelines scheme for almost 10 years.
A new cycle route along one of Exeter’s busiest residential streets is expected to be approved next week.
Devon County Council says the proposed 700-metre stretch along Rifford Road, between the junctions with Ludwell Lane and Honiton Road, is said to form a “crucial part” of the city’s north-to-south E12 route.
Once completed, it will create a continuous route between Polsloe Bridge station and the new railway station at Marsh Barton.
The £1.7 million scheme, a third of which is funded by the Department for Transport, will go to the council’s ruling cabinet for...
New multi-year global partnership represents Gallagher’s commitment to help grow participation in women’s rugby and improve the pathway for women at elite levels of the sport.
More than 70 communities across Devon will be marking the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty The Queen this weekend.
HM Lord-Lieutenant, David Fursdon is encouraging everyone in Devon to celebrate the Coronation, with hundreds of events being planned on Devon’s streets and community spaces, ranging from traditional street parties and lunches to live music events, fun-days, and galas.
Communities up and down Devon have taken advantage of our offer to process minor road closure applications for free, to enable street parties to take place.
Internationally acclaimed pianist and composer Stephen Beville returns to Topsham to perform music by Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Grieg, Britten and his own Four Sacred Pieces in this specially curated recital in honour of his late mother Joan.
… Honiton Golf Club (HGC) are supporting more women and girls in East Devon to do just that.
Female golfers make up less than 20% of memberships in most golf clubs. Honiton Golf Club are working hard to change that. But how?
Working closely with England Golf, HGC has recently been awarded the Women in Golf Charter . This prestigious accreditation signals the on-going commitment to support, enable, and inspire more women and girls in East Devon to take up the sport. In a way that’s fun, accessible and inclusive.
To launch a programme of initiatives HGC held a “...
