On Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October, months of apple picking across all 500 acres of orchards on the Killerton estate culminates in a two day family festival to mark National Apple Day. Sparrow Park orchard is festooned with bunting, stalls are scattered between the apple trees, and live music drifts in and out of the shade. The amazing smell of a traditional hog roast will greet you at the gate, tempting you to try all sorts of tasty local food produced right here on the Killerton estate. Live music will conjure up a magical atmosphere and will have you dancing round the apple trees. A...
The brilliant Adam Issac with be with us this Thursday night!
'The Voice' contestant takes us through his fab set of known and forgotten cool pop, rock and indie covers that make a great party and kickstart the weekend!
A local Forest School has spent the last few months developing the South West's first Forest School based kindergarten in Exeter.
The new kindergarten will offer 3-5 year olds an incredible opportunity to learn in unique surroundings, embrace nature and make new friends. The kindergarten will be run by qualified, experienced education professionals who are passionate about outdoor learning.
Exeter Forest School was set up over three years ago and in that time has worked with thousands of individuals from toddlers through to adults, providing education days, training...
Two houses are burgled in Exeter every day according to shocking new government statistics uncovered this week.
The statistics show that there were 710 burglaries in Exeter between March 2014 and March 2015, meaning one was reported to police every 12 hours. The statistics also found that an incident of vehicle crime happens every 20 hours in the city.
Although police clearing rates (the rate at which police successfully solve rimes) was high in some areas, in Exeter the rate at which police solved bicycle crime was particularly low, with 86% of cases being closed without...
Lots and lots of lovely arts and crafts by local makers. Fabulous venue on Exeter's Historic Quayside. Watch the boats and swans go drifting by, enjoy a drink or a meal at The Prospect Inn, Mango's, On The Waterfront or the new Samuel Jones. We have facepainting, live music, wood crafters, artists, jewellers, spinning and weaving, charity book sale, craft demos, and much more!
The writing is on the wall, judgement is coming and if you are up for the challenge of taking on some Rugby legends together with a brewery – all you can drink in beer, the result is sure to be hilarious; an infamous British Lions Kangaroo court style night out.
Rugby legends Jeff Probyn - ‘The Dipper’, Jason Leonard (OBE) - ‘The Fun Bus’ and Paul Rendall – ‘The Judge’ will deliver their prognosis on the upcoming 2015 Rugby World Cup. Be there if you dare!
Court session starts at 7pm for 7.30pm on 30th July 2015 at Exeter Brewery, Cowley Bridge Road, Exeter EX4 4NX....
There is still chance to tee off for charity at this year’s ‘Charlie’s Trophy’ on Friday 3 July. Set to return for its third successful year, the charity golf day is a fantastic fun-filled event for budding pro and novice golfers alike to dust off their golf clubs and take to picturesque greens of Dainton Park Golf Club.
Organised by Firewatch CEO Martin Smith, the event is named after Martin’s 4-year old grandson Charlie Lawlor, who has a condition called Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome [RTS].
Charlie’s parents, Becky and Gary both work for Firewatch and are very keen to raise...
Our Health and the Environment are arguably the two most important watchwords in the modern world, even more so for our children and the generations to come.
Terminal illness and disease in children is growing at an astonishing rate, the causes of which can be laid at the door of environmental pollution and poor health education.
This event brings together a group of guest speakers that shows us a way forward, while at the same time raising money for terminally ill, underprivileged & disabled children in the UK and overseas.
Exeter Family Friendly have donated £1100 to the Exeter Foundation in support of the Exeter Business Games run by Bigwave Media.
The award-winning insurance provider partially pound-matched £50 for each of the 22 teams that are competing in the games, which hosts a variety of team-based sports events through May and June.
Currently eighth place in the results table, this is the fifth year running that Exeter Family Friendly have competed in the games against other local businesses.
The business games, which is aiming to beat the £10,000 raised last year, host a...
