Staff and volunteers at Buckland Abbey, Garden and Estate near Yelverton are gearing up for a bumper half term week full of activities, crafts and Halloween events. There will be plenty for families to do throughout the day, every day between 26 October and 3 November.
Families can set off with a bag full of activities to complete on the estate’s Autumn Adventure Trail which boasts...
Over half-term there will be free autumn activities ranging from seed gathering, Shed on Wheels to autumn art and design to get children and their families outdoors. They take place on:
• Monday 28 October 11am to 2pm Forder Valley meet at Sheeptor Road (just off Novorossiysk Road, parking available). • Tuesday 29 October 11am to 2pm, Woodland Wood, just off Ringmore Way, West Park. • Wednesday 30 October 11am to 4pm – the All Ways Apples event at Devonport Guildhall in Ker Street, a-peeling activities for everyone with apple pressing, arts and crafts workshops, cookery...
Five children are locked up overnight in Devon and Cornwall Police cells each week, figures obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal today (14 October).
New research by the charity shows that there were 285 overnight detentions of children aged 17 and under in police stations across the region during 2011.
The total across England and Wales was 40,716 – which...
Inspired by the work of Luke Fowler, you will be creating environments in motion. Making screens from all sorts of unusual materials you will work with artist Tabatha Andrews to alter the shape of the space. Together you can then project light, drawings and film footage across the studio and with the addition of blowing fans, create a huge moving collage.
Making space is a programme of creative activities for children aged 8 – 13 years, led by practising artists and open to all children who like making things or using materials. The sessions reflect ideas and methods used by...
Thousands of children and young people will be able to access an online advice service for support dealing with issues such as depression and anxiety as a result of a £500,000 government investment.
Minister for Civil Society, Nick Hurd has awarded funding to children’s charity MindFull , a new service which gives vulnerable young people access to counselling support services wherever...
A highly successful Plymouth scheme to support children witnessing domestic abuse at home is re-launching on Friday (4 October) with a new way of working that reaches even more youngsters in need.
The pioneering work, called ‘Encompass’, is a partnership between the police and Plymouth City Council, involving schools and early years settings across the city.
The police helicopter was involved in the rescue of a mother and her two children who were lost in north Devon on Sunday night.
At about 7.20pm on Sunday (29 September), Devon and Cornwall Police received an emergency call from the mother who was described as "distraught" and "panicking". She was with her ten-year-old and three-year-old children and told police that she was lost on...
One year on from the Olympics and Paralympics more than half the adult population is doing the recommended amount of physical activity, but worryingly more than a quarter are not doing even 30 minutes a week and putting their health at risk, Public Health Minister Anna Soubry has warned.
Only a third of boys and a quarter of girls meet the recommendation for at least 60 minutes of...
Spaces on hundreds of free, fun and exciting courses for young people as part of this year’s Summer Mix programme are filling up fast.
Over 1,200 young people aged 11 to 19 – or 11 to 25 for those with a disability or special learning needs - have already signed up to try something new during August. 120 of the 198 courses on offer are now fully booked.
