The Lone Pine Club is a new play for children aged 7-12 and their families. The play follows a group of children having riotous adventures in the countryside. The production takes place inside a large tent (rain-proof!) pitched in the grounds of National Trust venues across the country.
The production is directed by Elizabeth Freestone. Elizabeth has been working as a director for 14 years. During her freelance theatre directing career she has worked the National Theatre and the RSC. She became Artistic Director of Pentabus in 2012.
Police are investigating a serious collision on the A386 near Yelverton in which two male drivers were injured.
Officers were called shortly before 2.40pm on Tuesday 2 June after reports of a two-vehicle collision halfway between the Yelverton roundabout and the junction for The Rock.
The fire service attended as one of the drivers was reported to be trapped.
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...
Police are appealing for witnesses following three burglaries in Bere Barton near Bere Ferrers, Yelverton.
The burglaries happened overnight on Thursday 18 July and Friday 19 July.
The first reported burglary took place at a large 14th century grade two listed manor house. The premises include numerous outbuildings and grounds situated on the edge of the rural village of Bere...
Volunteers and staff came together this week to celebrate the 95th birthday of Ron Price, one of the estate’s best loved volunteer room guides.
Ron trained as a carpenter joiner at Yelverton in the early 1930s, a time when Lady Seaton and Lady Drake where still in residence at Buckland Abbey. He vividly remembers the night the Abbey caught fire, on 6 January 1938, when Yelverton Fire...
Local Weave Designer and Maker Sophie Zajicek from Yelverton, Devon, is celebrating having been awarded £10,500 by the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST).
Sophie was presented with her award by the President of the Royal Warrant Holders Association, Mrs. Jenifer Emery at a special awards lunch held at the London Hilton Hotel on Tuesday 4 June 2013.
