For anyone who has ever wanted to delve into the store rooms of a museum to discover some of the thousands of hidden treasures contained within, now is their opportunity with Torquay Museum’s new summer exhibition – The Secret Museum, which opens to the public on 12th June. For two yearsContinue Reading
Cornwall Museums Partnership (CMP) is delighted to announce its partnership with the National Gallery and Concern Wadebridge to facilitate the Cornwall stretch of a national exhibitions tour, Jan van Huysum Visits, following the positive response to Artemisia Visits in 2019. As part of a tour of six locations across theContinue Reading
The British Normandy Memorial was officially opened on Sunday 6 June, 77 years to the day from the D-Day landings and Totnes based company Carpenter Oak were honoured to play a part in its construction. Carpenter Oak specialise in creating unique timber structures and worked with the Normandy Memorial TrustContinue Reading
Refugee Support Devon proudly invites you to join us on Saturday 26th June, for a day of activities on the historic Quayside in Exeter, to mark Refugee Week 2021. What? Destination – Devon! A day of drama, discussions, music and dance to mark national Refugee Week Where? The Transit Shed, Exeter Quay, EX2 4ANContinue Reading
What glorious weather this bank holiday weekend! We decided to make the most of it and got ourselves to Dartmoor on the Haytor Hoppa bus (Stagecoach 271). We were – eager as always – the first customers on the first bus of the season, and Stagecoach, who now operate theContinue Reading
A 24-hour live crowdfunding competition in which two Cornish projects go head to head, each looking to win a share of a £10,000 prize fund Featuring: Falmouth’s Love Land Community Field Project and Newquay’s Waterhaul The event takes place on Thursday 10th June in a live stream from: 7pm –Continue Reading
2 Lucky North Devon couples have really fallen on their feet, after just taken ownership of a desirable property on the edge of Exmoor national park which features, amongst other things, 3 swimming pools, private sandy beaches an inside jacuzzi … better still it has cost them nothing! Sounds likeContinue Reading
Tête à Tête presents a vast, beach-based symphonic spectacle to bring those in power out into the Cornish landscape and take a moment to consider how to cherish our environment• Tête à Tête presents ‘Song of the Sea / Kan an Mor’, a welcome to the world’s leaders of theContinue Reading
What a wash-out! I’ll spare you the tale of our cycle ride to Topsham last weekend and move straight to our outing to Powderham Castle. Now, my best friend there is the chipmunk in the pets’ corner of the Secret Garden – he invariably makes me laugh. Though having saidContinue Reading
A whole Devon town is gardening for wildlife to conserve and enrich the local environment. The Gardening for Wildlife project is a new initiative to encourage residents to provide food, water and shelter for wildlife and to manage their gardens to enhance habitats. To show their commitment and to encourageContinue Reading
