children

Easter is on its way and as usual there are a number of hands-on, creative events for children (and their grown-ups) to get stuck into at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery.

Activities begin with some ‘Eggstra Special’ art and craft sessions on Saturday 30 March, where people will get the chance to make an Easter chick in a basket as well as some other seasonal keepsakes. The 60-...

Plympton Library will be celebrating World Book Day on Saturday 9 March with a special event showcasing the very best of library services.

The library will be inviting readers of all ages to sing along to nursery rhymes, enjoy live music performances, hunt for treasure, meet an author, watch a film and find out more about what Plymouth City Council’s library service has to offer....

Five Mile Films - the makers of Channel 4’s The Dog House - are currently casting in Devon for a new BBC series about childhood friendships.

Will You Be My Friend? follows children aged 5 to 8 who are finding it hard to make friends. They may feel left out, overwhelmed in social situations, or unsure how to connect with other kids their age.

Across three half-days, a team of...

Baby lambs have arrived at Bovey Castle for the first time as families are being given the chance to flock to the estate to feed them.

The lambs, which were born on 30 March on Dartmoor, are available to feed every day until 19 April in 30-minute slots at the hotel’s workshop.

There are four of them in total, including three Highlander Ewes, and a Suffolk and Highlander Ewe...

Opening an adjournment debate into the educational achievement of deaf students in Britain last night, Alison Seabeck, Labour MP for Plymouth Moor View, highlighted some of the many challenges faced by those with hearing difficulties, and urged Ministers to look into a local shortage in specialist teachers. Ms Seabeck received praise from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for...