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Devon County Council volunteers transform Learn to Live courtyard

RGB Building Supplies recently donated painting accessories to a team of volunteers who brightened up a courtyard belonging to Exeter-based Learn to Live 19-25, an organisation which supports young adults who have learning disabilities, physical difficulties or complex needs.

The group of volunteers, made up of apprentices from Devon County Council’s Leadership Support Team, asked the...

Higgidy and TV horticulturalist Frances Tophill lead nationwide competition to win a vegetable garden

A nationwide competition has launched with Higgidy and TV horticulturalist, Frances Tophill, for the chance to get local, unloved community spaces made over into glorious veg gardens.

Open to everyone up and down the UK, the competition aims to get the nation enjoying veg more than ever before by growing their own vegetables, whilst adding a touch of positivity to the planet and...

Green Flag Awards achieved for District Council gardens and nature reserves

East Devon District Council are pleased to announce that Connaught Gardens, Sidmouth, Manor Gardens, Exmouth and Seaton Wetlands nature reserve have this year been joined by Seafield Gardens in Seaton in being awarded a coveted Green Flag Award.

Over 2,000 parks and green spaces across the country have earned a highly sought after Green Flag Award. The flag is a sign to the public...

Women’s refuges becomes priority issue for Freemasons

In November 2013, 19-year-old Amelia Arnold, the mother of an 11-month-old baby, was murdered by her partner. Her father Laurence Arnold, who is a Sussex Freemason, said: "I lost my daughter seven years ago. She was 19 years old, had a small child and was in a troubled relationship. I wish she’d had the support that a women's refuge can provide. If she had, she might be alive today."...

Devon Air Ambulance to launch Shopify & New Community Zone in South Molton

Since the onset of Covid-19 hundreds of organisations have had to adapt and make significant changes to parts of their operation simply to survive. Devon Air Ambulance never stands still when it comes to the continuous development of their life-saving service and nor does their focus on income generation. It is that desire to survive and to continue to provide for the people of Devon, that...

Green Flag Awards for Stover and Grand Western Canal Country Parks

Devon County Council's two country parks have been presented with prestigious Green Flag Awards.

Stover Country Park and the Grand Western Canal Country Park are among more than 2,000 sites across the country to collect the award this year.

Both Stover and the Grand Western Canal remained open throughout the pandemic lockdown and they have seen an increase in visitors over...

New online hub launches to support communities in Devon

Grapevine Local is today being launched in Devon, giving local people the opportunity to join this free online hub and play an active role in making their community the best place to work, live and play. The launch has been designed to coincide with World Values Day on 15th October 2020, an opportunity to think on our most deeply held values, one of which is the way we interact with those...

Devon artist to be featured on BBC Documentary

Artist Emily Powell will be featuring in a new BBC Two documentary airing on Saturday 17 October at 8.15pm, that follows three artists as they apply for the RA Summer Exhibition 2020. Powell's entry work draws on the exhibition’s theme of global warming.

Powell uses a vibrant and juxtaposing colour palette to create works that inspire positive, emotive responses. Inspired by the...

The Donkey Sanctuary wins at UK Social Media Awards

An innovative event, ‘Sanctuary From Your Sofa’, that brought donkeys ‘virtually’ into people’s homes during lockdown has scooped Best Audience Engagement Campaign at the prestigious 2020 UK Social Media Awards.

Due to the Covid-19 lockdown, all six of UK Donkey Sanctuaries were temporally closed to the public. The charity knew how much their supporters were missing the donkeys and...

Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation appeals for public support for a project to help mental wellness through nature in the South West 

] Ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10 October, Butterfly Conservation, the UK charity dedicated to saving butterflies, moths and the environment, has launched a crowdfunded appeal for the Social Butterflies project, aimed at alleviating poor mental health in south west England through interaction with and care for the natural world. The project has been made possible by an award from...

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