Hobbies and Pastimes News & Updates
- 15th September 2014
National Cupcake Week is brought to the public by British Baker, the only industry title to cover the entire baking industry, including craft, ingredients, equipment, food-to-go, snacks, coffee shops, as well as plant bakery and supermarkets.
- 27th August 2014
The Bat Night takes place every year since 1997 in more than 30 countries on the last full weekend of August. Nature conservation agencies from across Europe pass on information to the public about the way bats live and their needs with presentations, exhibitions and bat walks, often offering the opportunity to listen to bat sounds with the support of ultrasound technology.
A great event with challenging courses, the 100 mile cycle visiting both Exmoor and Dartmoor travels through some of the most scenic countryside in the British isles with great climbs and long sweeping descents. The 100 kilometre course offers the same challenges but in a smaller package, ideal for beginners and seasoned riders with support throughout. A really great day out!
Picnics bring to mind romantic, basket-filled-with-treats lunch for two by a stream or a lunch in a park hastily packed to get the children out for a couple of hours, but picnics can be just as fun inside! With our ever unpredictable weather, indoor or outdoor picnics are the order of the day, this week.
- 3rd June 2014
Creative people from North Devon are being invited to submit designs to help make a community art installation in the shape of a shed to help raise money for charity. Trelawney Garden Leisure @ Ashford is asking customers to create eight inch by eight inch squares for an art piece that will be displayed during their Shed Week in July.
An exciting residency will begin at St Anne’s on 10th February for 3 weeks. Sam White, Devon photographer and one time pinhole pedaller, will be using the building to explore new photographic techniques and to help see the historic building in a whole new light by building his own 'camera obscura' in St Anne’s.
- 9th January 2014
You may need to give yourself a good talking to at the beginning
Entrants will begin their mile-long Dash (or walk, or amble) from the Guildhall promptly at 1.15pm, and make their way through the City to St James Park stadium in good time for the 3pm kick-off against Bury.
- 31st October 2013
The RFU today unveiled plans in Exeter to develop more young volunteers in rugby clubs across the country through its ‘Young Rugby Ambassadors’ programme. There will be a launch at the Corn Exchange in Exeter on Thursday 31st October.
- 18th October 2013
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