Today marks the start of a new chapter in the story of designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) in England and Wales as they are renamed National Landscapes Our patron Jonathan Dimbleby says "A new name must not merely be a re-brand, a cosmetic change. It...
Over 100 parents, artists, staff and excited students attended the recent opening view of the 'Life on the Edge' exhibition. The exhibition at The Ariel centre in Totnes, on display until late October, showcases the very best work produced by Kevic students from across all year...
On 2nd June, 4 members of Newton & Noss WI, joined forces with the Dementia Friendly Parishes along the Yealm, and attended an afternoon tea at Mothecombe stables, hosted by Life on the Edge. A few months ago, we participated in making bees out of pine...
The Life on The Edge(LotE) Dementia Friendly Parishes Tea Party was held in early June. Attended by around 50 people, it was kindly hosted by The Flete Estate in the Stables at Mothecombe Garden and was the culmination of a short project with the Dementia...
The SWCPA is a charity which helps promote, conserve, and improve all 630 miles of the South West Coast Path (SWCP). So why are we a supporter and funding partner of the South Devon National Landscape LOTE Development Phase, when there are so many other demands...
The 2023 National Landscape 'Explorer' magazine is out with lots of information and ideas on getting out and about in this fantastic landscape with information on walking, cycling and watersports. You can discover more about projects aimed at improving the National Landscape for nature, climate, people...
Doorstep Arts have been brought on board as a cultural partner on the Life on The Edge project to work on programming various arts activities to take place across the year. Sonia Thakurdesai & Amy Mellows from Doorstep have been working closely with Nicky Bailey...
The South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (National Landscape) Partnership has elected a new Chair, Peter Sandover, to champion the protected landscape. He succeeds John Green who has held the post for the past four years. Peter has been a member of the Partnership...
As I flick through photos for presentations I'm transported back to hot summer days on the coast. I can almost smell the sea air, hear the lapping of the waves, and the occasional buzz of a busy bee. Ive always been fond of Spring, in particular...
Yesterday, we had the pleasure of going around the project ‘hotspot areas’ along the South Devon Heritage coast. After a few weeks of being cooped up with report writing it was very nice to be out getting well accustomed to the sea breeze and the visual...
