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Axminster
Force mascots Juliet and police dog Bravo will be at the community day in Axminster. Stock photo: Devon and Cornwall Police.

Free family fun in Axminster as town’s police host community picnic and activities

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If you are looking for family-friendly activities before the kids go back to school, free fun is on offer in Axminster on Tuesday, August 25. Axminster police have teamed up with community food charity Nourish to host the last community picnic of the summer, with a range of activities and games thrown in. The event, on Tuesday, August 25, starts at 10am at the Axe Valley Academy school field in Axminster. Families are invited to take picnics along. Free food will be available in the school canteen for children. The picnic in the park event promises a day of entertainment,…

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East Devon
East Devon news in-brief. Community stories, photos, what's on. Photos: with permission.

Community news in-brief from East Devon

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Community news in-brief from East Devon –  Budleigh Salterton, Axminster, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Whimple, Cranbrook, Ottery St Mary.  Email your news, photos and what’s on to newsdesk@eastdevonnews.co.uk Budleigh Salterton Some four golf carts were destroyed when they caught on fire at East Devon Golf Club on Tuesday morning (August 18). Firefighters from Exmouth and Middlemoor, in Exeter, were called to the club in Links Road, Budleigh Salterton, at around 9.30am where they found three golf carts on fire. Exmouth firefighters said the cause of the blaze, which spread to a fence and hedge, was unknown. A Devon and Somerset Fire and…

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Free events Devon
Free events are taking place in Devon - including Ottery St Mary - to mark National Racehorse Week, August 22-31. Photo: with permission.

Family-friendly free days out in Devon for National Racehorse Week, August 22-31

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By on East Devon, East Devon sport, Editor's Choice, Lifestyle, News, Ottery St Mary, Sport, What's On, What's on in East Devon, What's on in Ottery St Mary

National Racehorse Week comes to Devon from August 22 until August 31, offering family-friendly visitor free days out. Visitors will be able to go behind-the-scenes at working racing yards, meet the horses at the heart of the sport and find out what life is really like beyond the racetrack for retired racehorses. Racehorse trainers based in Ottery St Mary, Tiverton and South Molton, all in Devon, are among more than 75 locations across the country to host events for the public. Across the UK National Racehorse Week is offering more than 10,000 free places to visitors, with exclusive access to…

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Exeter
Classics Galore! Last Night of the Proms in Exeter in aid of FORCE Cancer Charity returns for 2026. Image: with permission.

Classics Galore! is back for 2026 – Tickets go on sale for Last Night of the Proms in Exeter in aid of FORCE Cancer Charity

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Tickets have gone on sale for the Last Night of the Proms in Exeter in aid of FORCE Cancer Charity – as Classics Galore! returns for 2026. More than 200 musicians and singers are set to perform at the concert when it returns to the University of Exeter’s Great Hall on Saturday, November 14. Tickets cost from £12 to £30 and are available from July 17 at TicketSource or through the FORCE website. This year’s concert is again hosted by BBC Spotlight presenter Victoria Graham – a ‘passionate supporter’ of FORCE and its work after her dad died from bowel…

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East Devon
News in brief from East Devon. Photos: with permission/top, right: Ken Clayton.

Community news in-brief from East Devon

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Community news in-brief from East Devon, photos, what’s on from across the district. Email your community news to newsdesk@eastdevonnews.co.uk East Devon – what’s on Family theatre for deaf and hearing audiences will be performed at two East Devon libraries at the end of July. The Librarians combines British Sign Language (BSL) and spoken English in a performance for children aged four to nine-years-old, and their families. The show can be seen on Wednesday, July 29, at 10am at Sidmouth Library and  again at 2pm at Exmouth Library. Councillor Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin, Devon County Council member for libraries, said: “Our libraries are…

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East Devon
News in brief from East Devon. Photos: with permission. Left, bottom: Steve Haywood.

Community news in-brief from East Devon

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Community news in-brief from East Devon, photos, what’s on from across the district. Email your community news to newsdesk@eastdevonnews.co.uk Topsham The annual Nello cycle ride, starting and finishing in Topsham, raised more than £82,000 for cancer charity, FORCE. Some 1,265 riders tackled 100-mile or 60-mile route through the Devon countryside, and into Somerset. The Nello, annually held on the last Sunday in June, is in memory of Topsham restaurateur Nello Ghezzo, who in 1997 with his friend Marc Millon cycled from the town to St Mark’s Square in Venice to raise money for FORCE. When Nello died of cancer in…

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East Devon
Don't miss the rare chance to see the internationally-recognised Icons on Ammo Boxes exhibition, on display for one day only in East Devon. Images: with permission.

For one day only – East Devon town ‘honoured’ to host unique and internationally-recognised exhibition only seen once before in Britain

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By on Colyton, East Devon, Editor's Choice, Lifestyle, News, What's On, What's on in East Devon

A rare chance to see a unique one-day exhibition of icons painted on the lids of wooden ammunition boxes recovered from the frontline battlefields of Ukraine can be seen in East Devon on Monday, July 6. St Andrew’s Church, Colyton, is hosting the Icons on Ammo Boxes exhibition – it has only been on show once before in Britain. It is available to see for one day only in East Devon before it moves on to Gloucester Cathedral and the Houses of Parliament. Colyton was chosen as an exhibition venue after Laura Bulivant, who comes from the town and works…

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What's on events, July 3 - July 12. Images: with permission.

What’s on East Devon: July 3-July 12 – free entry flower festival, Brownie celebrations, music events

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If you are stuck for something to do over the weekend, take a look at East Devon what’s-on events for July 3 until July 12 – free entry flower festival, Brownie celebrations, music events.   July 3- July 5 – flower festival If you have never been to Harpford Church flower festival, near Newton Poppleford, East Devon, now is your chance because the biannual event is back, from Friday, July 3 until Sunday, July 5. But be warned, if you miss this year’s event there is a two-year wait for the return of the much-anticipated flower festival. This year’s theme…

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sidmouth
The Red Arrows at Sidmouth Air Show 2021. Photo by Simon Horn Photography.

‘Your help is needed to help ensure the event can continue’ – Sidmouth airshow organisers’ plea for volunteers

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Sidmouth airshow organisers are calling on supporters to buy raffle tickets or help collect donations in a bid to safeguard the event’s future amid rising costs. The town council recently announced the full 2026 Sidmouth Regatta Airshow line-up, where on Friday, August 28, all eyes will be on the skies for the Red Arrows, Aerosuperbatics Wing Walkers Duo, Navy Wings Fairey Swordfish, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight C47 Dakota, Rich Goodwin Jet Pitts Muscle Plane, and The Stampe Display Team 1930s barnstorming bi-planes. Airshow and regatta fun is expected to start at around 4pm, on Friday, August 28. Full details of events and airshow timings will be…

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Budleigh
Defending champion Reg Bamford of South Africa, pictured here, right, receiving the Golf Croquet Open Championships trophy in 2025, is set to defend his title later this month when he returns to Budleigh Salterton. Photo: Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club.

World croquet star returns to Budleigh Salterton to defend Golf Croquet open title

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By on Budleigh Salterton, Budleigh Salterton sport, East Devon, East Devon sport, News, Sport, What's on in East Devon

Defending champion Reg Bamford of South Africa, one of the most successful players in the history of the sport, will return to East Devon later this month to compete in the Golf Croquet Open Championships 2026 at Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club. Club report from Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club: The championships, taking place from 23rd to 28th June, will attract leading players from the UK and overseas to one of the country’s premier croquet venues overlooking Lyme Bay. The event comprises two major tournaments: Golf Croquet Open Doubles Championship – 23 to 24 June Golf Croquet Open Singles Championship – 25…

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