As part of our schedule of special summer classes, we're offering a lovely session of knotty bracelet making! Perfect for gifting as friendship bracelets or keeping all to yourself.
We’ll be teaching one of our favourite designs, a bracelet made from knotting and beads and a button clasp. There will also be the chance to learn how to make an ever useful sliding knot fastening, as seen on our knotty bracelet kits. The great thing about this workshop is that knotting is one of the trickiest things to learn without having somebody show you, so a couple of hours spent being taught it...
As part of our schedule of special summer workshops, we're excited to host a beginner's session in patchwork! Paper piecing is a traditional patchwork technique that's all about hand sewing, precision and enjoying the process. We aim to take the fear out of the craft and give you the confidence to get started.
This is the kind of skill that can bring you hours and hours of sewing happiness. We’ll go through everything you need to know, from cutting out your shapes to hand sewing to how to piece them together, through to ideas of what to make with your piece once you’re finished...
Temporary traffic lights will be introduced overnight on Bridge Road in Exeter this evening (Tuesday 17 May) from 11pm until 5am tomorrow morning.
Over the past few weeks a process known as hydro-demolition has been undertaken on the Countess Wear Flood Relief bridge, where high pressure water jets have been used to cut away the concrete but leave the reinforcing steel intact. (Further information on this can be viewed on Progress Report 1 at https://new.devon.gov.uk/bridgeroad/latest-news-and-alerts )
The reinforcing steel is all that now remains to link the edge of the...
As part of our special schedule of summer classes, we're excited to host a session of purse sewing! In this workshop we’ll be making a mini purse, covering all sorts of basic sewing techniques that will get you on your feet with crafting.
You’ll be able to choose from a beautiful selection of fabrics, and enjoy learning a project that’ll make a perfect gift for birthday’s & Christmas and all in between. This class will as always, be entirely suitable for sewing beginners, but will also provide enjoyment to those more experienced crafters with the urge to learn a new project!...
Examination hearings to consider objections to the new Devon Minerals Plan will take place at County Hall in Exeter next week.
The Plan underwent consultation last Autumn, and proposes sites to achieve the supply of minerals to 2033.
Hearings will take place from Tuesday 24 May to Friday 27 May, starting each day at 10am.
A government inspector, Mr Andrew Freeman, will conduct the hearings to establish the soundness of the Minerals Plan. Participation in the hearings is limited to people that responded to last year’s consultation and have already requested to take...
As part of our schedule of special summer craft workshops, this class will give you a chance to come in a play with felt & one of our favourite pieces of equipment: our Sizzix Big Shot.
Come and have a go with our great selection of dies (tools for cutting shapes out of felt easily) – we’ve got everything from owls to ice cream to hearts & stars. What happens next is then up to you! We’ll have all sorts of ideas and inspiration to throw at you, and all the craft equipment you need to make it happen. You could potentially make a beautiful mobile, a heart garland, a hand...
As part of our special schedule of new summer workshops, we'll be hosting a session of jewellery making using our favourites: tiny seed beads, charms and tassels! YAY. You’ll go home with a necklace and a bracelet, and all the skills you need to make a million more of these to give to loved ones. Expect extreme tassel enthusiasm and awesome jewellery creations.
The class is a one off session, running on Tuesday 24th May, 2pm to 4.30pm, and costs £25 per person, including all your materials. We require a £10 deposit to secure your place, so give us a ring on 01392 437377 or pop in...
Devon’s finest were honoured by the Queen last Wednesday, 11 May, when they were presented with a British Empire Medal.
Chosen for their tireless community work and dedication, the six men and women from across the County were named in the New Year’s Honours List 2016.
They were presented with their awards by Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Devon, David Fursdon, the Queen’s representative in the county, at an Investiture at County Hall on Wednesday 11 May.
He said: “These people are true community champions, and have been carrying out so much exceptional work to...
The summer Sunday “Dartmoor Rover” train service resumed at the weekend, coinciding with the launch of the OkeRail community group.
Members of OkeRail, Great Western Railway (GWR) and Devon County Council were on board the 09.08 service from Exeter St David's to Okehampton yesterday (Sunday 15 May) which, for the first time, displayed the OkeRail logo.
OkeRail is working toward re-establishing daily passenger train services on the line between Okehampton and Exeter.
Mike Davies, Chairman of OkeRail, said: “The sizeable number of passengers boarding the train at...
The University of Exeter Medical School has teamed up with World Extreme Medicine to launch the world’s first Masters programme to equip healthcare professionals to practice medicine in the world’s most remote and challenging environments.
The Extreme Medicine programme, endorsed by world-renowned explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, will upskill healthcare professionals providing them with skills to practice high-quality medicine in challenging environments including at altitude, in tropical or polar climates or in response to humanitarian crises. It will include hands-on scenarios to...
