Fancy Dress

TEENAGER Thomas Bond is embarking on a unique challenge - to help save our oceans.

The 13-year-old, is swimming in the sea, every month, for a year… in fancy dress.

Thomas is raising money for the Ocean Conservation Trust charity which encourages everyone, from individuals to communities and industry to government, to make choices with the health of the ocean in mind.

The keen swimmer hatched the idea after growing concerned about pollution, plastic waste and the plight of sea creatures.

He said: “I decided I couldn’t just sit there and do nothing. I...

The Wave Project is inviting people in Devon to paddle out LOUD for mental health at a fancy dress paddle board event along the stunning River Exe on 3 June.

Paddle Out LOUD is a family-friendly event that enables people to try paddle-boarding in a safe environment – while celebrating positive mental health.

The event is part of a series of unforgettable fancy-dress paddle across the UK. Hundreds of paddlers will be paddling a craft of their choice in fancy dress. Participants can also choose to set up a fundraising page to raise funds for the charity’s work in helping...

Exeter Chiefs are backing a push by the Heart of Devon Tourism Partnership to encourage people to get out and get ‘spooked’ this Hallowe'en.

England under 21 stars Lloyd Fairbrother and Jack Nowell and team-mate Luke Cowandickie transformed into spooks themselves, dressing up in fancy dress costumes, donning wigs and putting on make-up following training at Sandy Park on Wednesday (Oct 23).

Prop Lloyd Fairbrother, 21, became a slain warrior back from the dead, hooker Luke Cowandickie, 20, took on the alter ego of a scary clown, while full back Jack Nowell, 20, was...