Family Life

Jurassic Coast big beach fossil hunt

Family-friendly natural history group Wild About Plymouth are heading to the Jurassic Coast on Sunday 28 April for a ‘Big Beach Fossil Hunt’.

The group, which is a partnership between Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery and Plymouth University, usually organises a natural history or science-based event in and around the city every month. For its April event it has decided to travel a...

Communities encouraged to go wild about their woodlands

Communities in Plymouth will be able to play a major part in protecting their local woodlands thanks to a new project which aims to inspire and reconnect people with wildlife.

Plymouth University has secured £55,900 of Heritage Lottery funding to run the ’Plymouth Woodland Project’, which will work to engage schools, youth groups, community groups and the general public with their...

Wildlife to 'invade' Plymouth City Centre

A local charity is promising a wildlife invasion of Plymouth City Centre.

Devon Wildlife Trust’s (DWT) annual Wildlife Festival is to take place in Plymouth on Saturday 27 April between 10am and 4pm and the organisers are asking people to come along and enjoy a really wild day out.

The free event is taking place in Plymouth’s Piazza, Armada Way. The Wildlife Festival is now...

Countdown to Plymouth's first History Festival

There are just three weeks to go until the start of Plymouth’s first-ever History Festival which features a massive selection of over 100 events.

The festival will run from 1 to 31 May and aims to highlight Plymouth's unique heritage and encourage local residents and visitors to experience the city’s historic environment and buildings.

Over 40 different local organisations and...

New Happy Days nursery to open in Derriford

Happy Days Nurseries has announced that building work has started on a new Happy Days nursery situated at Derriford Business Park.

Working in partnership with Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, the new Happy Days nursery will continue to operate as a workplace nursery for Derriford Hospital staff as well as a nursery for the local community. Expected to open in summer 2013, it will replace...

Museum takes young folk on a world musical journey

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery is launching a brand new programme of events introducing folk and world music to the under-fives.

‘Adventures in Music’ will take place on the last Friday morning of each month and feature live music and participation. Youngsters will be introduced to different types of music, instruments and cultures as they listen and learn together.

Many...

Plymouth parents in nappy world record attempt

Plymouth parents will be doing some quick changing as part of a world record attempt to highlight the benefits of using real nappies.

Mums and babies are lining up to form part of the British contingent of the ‘Great Cloth Diaper Change’ on Saturday 20 April as part of Real Nappy Week.

All around the world at 11 o’clock, mums will be changing their little ‘uns using cloth...

Beat a path to Efford Marsh fun day

People living in and around Efford could become trail blazers at an event designed to give them the lowdown on all the good things happening at their local nature reserve.

Efford Marsh will be the place to be next Friday for people who want to get involved with nature around them as well as help shape the future of their area.

Metalworkers Gary and Thomas Thrussell will be a...

TUC attacks tax credit cuts in the South West

Families will be more than £3,000 a year worse off by 2015 as a result of tax credit cuts, says the South West TUC.

With many tax credit changes that could leave families thousands of pounds out of pocket taking effect from today, the South West TUC has updated its tax credit calculator to help parents find out how they will be affected by the government’s recent changes.

The...

Urban art brightens youth centre

Urban art to brighten youth centre walls

A group of nine young people from Barne Barton and St Budeaux are picking up paintbrushes and adding a splash of colour with a piece of urban art for their youth centre.

As the momentum around the bid to become UK City of Culture 2017 builds in Plymouth, Cornish artist Phil Harvey is sharing his expertise and helping the members of the...

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