Devon is a county in South West England that boasts a diverse coastline with a variety of beaches, ranging from sandy shores to pebble beaches, hidden coves to expansive stretches of coastline. The beaches in Devon are known for their natural beauty, picturesque landscapes, and opportunities for outdoor activities such as swimming, surfing, sunbathing and coastal walks. It’s a great location to stay at a holiday park this summer.
Do you know which Devon Beach scored the highest?
Woolacombe Bay Holiday Park recently looked at some interesting data from TripAdvisor, looking at the...
As we welcome the clocks going forward this month and the sunnier days of Spring and Summer, the Venus Company announces the re-opening of the East Portlemouth beach café on Sunday 12th March trading for the new season daily from 10 am to 5 pm. This delightful Venus Café, just a short, picturesque ferry ride from Salcombe, is a popular destination for tourists and locals alike, boasting stunning sun-soaked beaches.
East Portlemouth is just one of three fabulous beach cafes within the Venus portfolio which includes Bigbury-on-Sea with beautiful sea views, and Broadsands in...
As we head towards the summer are you looking for a new challenge? Pool lifeguards have a unique opportunity to upskill to become a beach lifeguard and gain invaluable skills for life.
As an island, the UK has miles and miles of beautiful coastline, and every year people flock to our beaches to enjoy the sea, surf, and sometimes the sun! With more Britons holidaying in the UK, our beaches are more popular than ever, which means the role of the beach lifeguard has never been more important!
If you’re a pool lifeguard and enjoy the great outdoors as well as being part of a...
Following a small cliff fall on the undercliff walkway in Sidmouth the walkway will remain closed until East Devon District Council (EDDC) can be confident that there is no further risk to the public.
The small cliff fall took place on Sunday morning. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) were made aware of this by the police, and attended site confirming that there were no injuries and sealed off the walkway due to the risk of potential further falls.
EDDC’s Engineering Geologist, who supervises the annual rope access inspections and is familiar with this section of...
It’s likely that this summer will largely be spent in the UK, so what better way to make the most of it than packing up the car and heading for some of the beautiful scenery the British Isles has to offer?
Based on recent figures, it is also likely that many will be loading up the Sat Nav ahead of their journey in an electric vehicle (EV). Official government figures from the start of 2021 put over 150,000 zero-emission battery electric vehicles on the UK's roads - an increase of almost 100,000 since 2019. Plug-in hybrid and range-extended electric vehicles have also seen a...
East Devon District Council (EDDC) is busily preparing for the next stages in the Governments’ pandemic roadmap aimed at easing the country towards a less restrictive way of life in the coming months.
From Monday, 29 March people have been able to:
Meet outside in groups of up to six people and up to two households including in private gardens.
Use outdoor sports courts, areas and pools, including skatepark.
In the meanwhile the council will be working with the police and other partners to ensure second homeowners and overnight campers or...
On the request of East Devon District Council, for the first time this year, the RNLI will provide lifeguard cover on Exmouth beach over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend (Friday 2 April to Monday 5 April).
The lifesaving charity has been working with partners behind the scenes through the challenges of lockdown, to recruit, train and prepare their lifeguards for what is expected to be another busy summer on UK beaches. The RNLI will deliver its usual lifeguard service across the UK and Channel Islands this year in the standard phased approach.
Beach cleans can provide vital information on plastic pollution, researchers say.
Numerous organisations run beach cleans in the UK – but data collection is done in a variety of ways, making it difficult for scientists to analyse.
The University of Exeter is contacting 25 leading beach cleaning organisations to discover the difficulties of data collection and improve data-sharing.
The project has today (Thursday) been awarded a £20k Citizen Science Exploration Grant by UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI).
“Understanding the scale and composition of litter...
Colleagues from Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes have been swapping their day jobs for bin bags - by volunteering with Teignbridge District Council.
The finance team took to the beach at Dawlish Warren as part of a clean up event organised by the local council.
“Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes offer staff the opportunity for time away from their day jobs to take part in some local volunteering - and our finance team wanted to do something that would benefit local communities,” said Matthew Bennett, finance director.
Visitors to Exmouth seafront during the festive period will see changes to the Queen’s Drive area as work has begun on East Devon District Council’s transformational redevelopment project.
Contractors are now on site to deliver the first phase of the project; the rerouting of Queen’s Drive behind the Queen’s Drive car park and the building of a new car park on the site of the former golf course.
The new road will provide access to a brand new water sports centre, café and restaurant, new public space and beach access. In other news about Exmouth seafront, the council’s...
