The Donkey Sanctuary and Devon Hedge Group are holding a community woodfuel-from-hedges day at The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth on Thursday 17 December 2015 from 9:30am until 4:30pm.
The Donkey Sanctuary’s collaboration with Devon Hedge Group, to create traditionally managed hedges, is one of a number of new initiatives underway to optimise conservation and restore natural habitats at its Devon and Dorset-based farms, where many thousands of donkeys are cared for.
“This is a terrific opportunity for people with woodfuel heating to learn how to harvest their own wood from...
Christmas is fast approaching, and as ever looks set to be a busy and potentially stressful time.
While 43% of people feel that buying presents is the main worry at Christmas, cooking Christmas dinner comes second along with family arguments!
That’s not surprising, considering that nearly a third of people will be eating Christmas dinner with more than seven guests and nearly half will spend over five hours preparing and cooking the festive meal.
If you’re worried about the fast-approaching festive season, one thing you definitely don’t want to add to your concerns...
A bill to strengthen and clarify the law on pavement parking was withdrawn last week (4 December) following a commitment from Government to undertake a policy review and convene a round table next year to further examine the implications of any legislative change.
The Pavement Parking Private Members’ Bill called for the law on pavement parking to be strengthened – only allowing people to park on pavements that have been specially designated to allow it, making it the exception rather than the rule.
Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking has worked with the...
Are you looking for something fun to do with the family the week after Christmas? Look no further! Hopster Showtime’s Winter Special screening is coming to a Picturehouse near you, from Monday 28th December to Saturday 2nd January 2015.
The UK’s favourite kids learning and entertainment app is spreading the festive cheer with 22 special nationwide screenings of hit TV series Pingu, Bob the Builder and Thomas & FriendsTM.
Sponsored by fun and healthy snack provider, Fruit Bowl, who aim to help mums naturally fuel their kids’ daily fun and Nature’s Own, a specialist in...
This Wednesday, the Well House Tavern will be raising money for the Exeter Foundation, hosting a charity evening with Exeter Chiefs rugby superstars Kai Horstmann and Phil Dollman. From 6.30pm on Wednesday 9 December, rugby fans will not only have the chance to meet their sporting heroes at The Well House, but also to ask them questions during a Q&A session and join them in a fun-filled pub quiz. The Exeter Chiefs are currently riding high in second spot in the Aviva Premiership, with flanker Horstmann and centre / full-back Dollman key players, so this is the perfect opportunity to...
Forthglade, the Devon based natural pet food company have announced Guide Dogs as it’s leading charity for 2016, with the launch of a Name a Puppy campaign commencing in January.
Forthglade, based in Winkleigh Devon, aims to raise funds for the much-loved UK charity throughout the year, with the introduction of a Just Giving page on its website as well as numerous fundraising activities next year.
Gerard Lovell, Joint MD at Forthglade said “We’re contacted by many charities each week and although we hope to still support other great causes, we felt more funds could be...
Top local and national artists will headline at the 39th Dartmoor Folk Festival, which will be held at South Zeal, near Okehampton, on August 5, 6 and 7 in 2016, it was announced at the annual meeting of the association which runs the annual three-day festival.
Jason Rice, chairman of the Dartmoor Folk Festival Association, spoke of the success of the 2015 festival, which included a packed programme of concerts, a ramble on Dartmoor, a ceilidh, folk service, craft displays, dances, a children's festival, a Dartmoor Fayre, music hall, pub sessions and music, song and dance workshops...
A new campaign aimed at tackling domestic abuse has been launched by Devon and Cornwall Police.
The campaign will highlight the fact that domestic abuse can happen to anyone, at any age, in any kind of relationship.
Messages around types of abuse are being communicated across the Force area to show the forms that domestic abuse can take, such as intimidation, financial control, psychological abuse and others.
Domestic abuse survivor, Kate Bolsover, describes her experience: “My abuser made me feel as if I was the one in the wrong, that I deserved the abuse and that...
Your essential guide to what's on in and around Exeter this weekend (4-6 December).
THEATRE
A Christmas Carol Daily, Exeter Northcott Theatre Creative Cow present a magical new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ much-loved Christmas classic. Ebenezer Scrooge is a notoriously bitter old man who is determined not to let Christmas interfere with his miserly routine. But one Christmas Eve, Scrooge receives some unexpected supernatural visitors who are determined to show him the true spirit of Christmas and the error of his ways. Tickets £12-£28. Show runs until 3 January. https://...
Rob Baxter admits there is real excitement in and around the Exeter Chiefs camp as they gear up for tomorrow’s crunch Aviva Premiership encounter with Wasps.
Devon’s finest will head to the Ricoh Arena looking not to maintain their lofty placing within the division’s top two, but at the same time inflict another telling blow on one of their potential rivals for a play-off place this term.
Like the Chiefs, Wasps are themselves in a rich vein of form and with an equally proud home record – they’ve only lost twice at their Coventry base since moving their a year ago – it has...
