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🐇In this Easter newsletter, check when your bank holiday Recycling and Waste collection will take place, read about the new Beer play area, and discover ideas for days out, including new art exhibitions, Easter egg hunts, and more👇
 Easter Recycling and Waste collection dates
 If you are due to receive a recycling, refuse or green waste collection on Good Friday, 29 March, please note that your collection will be made on Saturday 30 March.
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Your usual collection day
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Your Easter Collection day
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Friday 29 March
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Saturday 30 March
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Monday 1 April
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Tuesday 2 April
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Tuesday 2 April
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Wednesday 3 April
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Wednesday 3 April
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Thursday 4 April
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Thursday 4 April
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Friday 5 April
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Friday 5 April
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Saturday 6 April
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 News and updates:
Pirate-themed play park opened in Beer
 Beer and Branscombe Councillor John Heath, with Councillor Geoff Jung, East Devon District Council’s Portfolio Holder for Coast, Country, and Environment
Beer children can now embark on pirate adventures, sailing the seven seas, thanks to a brand-new seafront play park.
It all comes as part of a £400k district-wide revamp by the council, with refurbishments planned for a host of play areas across the district.
Are you election ready?
 16 April is the deadline for registering to vote for the Police and Crime Commissioner election
East Devon will go to the polls on 2 May and vote for the next Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner.
Make sure that you've registered to vote, that you've got a valid form of ID, and you've decided whether you'll vote in person or by post.
Residents urged to verify changes in Single Person Discount Status
 32% of East Devon households claim the discount as of 1 March 2024
Residents who receive Single Person Discount are being urged to ensure that any changes in their circumstances have been promptly notified to the council. Failure to report changes before the deadline of 5th April could result in a penalty of £70 being added to their Council Tax bill.
Win big with LED Leisure this April
 The more time you put into becoming your best self, the more chance of winning these fantastic prizes. Credit: LED
Visit your local LED centre this month, and you could be in with a chance to win one of the amazing prizes, worth up to £900!
Every six visits to your local LED centre counts as an entry into the competition. You have from Monday, 1 April until Sunday, 28 April to earn as many entries as you can.
Councils outline mowing expectations for Sid Valley residents
Grassy areas which will be allowed to grow to help wildlife and nature flourish in Sidmouth, will be signposted with paths maintained and created for everyone’s enjoyment.
 Events in East Devon
Easter Egg hunt and lots of activities planned for upcoming Community Garden morning
 Photos from Sidmouth Community Food Forest. Credit: Theresa Bisson
There's something for all the family at Sidford Social Hall on Tuesday 2 April, from 9am until 12pm, including an Easter egg trail and a scavenger hunt. There are prizes to be won too.
Representatives from organisations such as Citizens Advice Bureau, Exeter Community Energy, and Parental Mind will also be there to chat about the support that they offer.
To read more about East Devon District Council's Community Development Team's projects, like this event (in partnership with Sidmouth Community Food Forest)...
 Wild East Devon
Join a guided bluebell walk through Holyford Woods nature reserve
 Saturday 20 April, 11am-3pm. Parking and toilets at Colyford Village hall, with a shuttle bus to and from the woods
Enjoy the beautiful woodlands with nettle soup, tea and cakes, crafts, and guided walks.
Keep in touch with the Wild East Devon team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Exmouth’s first Gate to Plate festival is being planned for 28 April
 The event, from 10am - 4pm, is free to attend, funded by East Devon District Council and delivered by eat:Festivals
Celebrate all the fantastic food and craft on your doorstep at this fantastic open-air event on Exmouth's Strand.
Discover more events in the local area by heading to the East Devon Excellence website
 John Nettles opens South West Academy exhibition at Thelma Hulbert Gallery
 Left to right: Gemma Girvan (THG Gallery Manager and Curator), Alan Cotton MBE (Founder and Honorary Academician, South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts), Councillor Nick Hookway (East Devon District Council's Portfolio Holder for Culture, Leisure, Sport and Tourism), John Nettles OBE (President of South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts)
John Nettles OBE, President of the South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts and also of Bergerac and Midsomer Murders fame, opened the new South West Academy exhibition.
The South West Academy Exhibition includes original paintings, sculpture, photography and limited edition prints. All work is for sale.
Upstairs, The Glow of Hours features a collection of paintings by Rebecca Partridge, including works responding to the local Devon landscape.
Both exhibitions are open until 11 May, Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am – 5pm.
Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Dowell St, Honiton EX14 1LX thelmahulbert.com
 Have your say
Businesses: share your thoughts about the reintroduction of Exeter to Manchester flights
 Credit: Exeter Airport
Previously Exeter Airport’s largest route by passenger numbers, flights to and from Manchester have been unserved for the last 18 months following the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you or your business would benefit from the renewal of flights to Manchester...
Stay up to date with the latest news about grants, opportunities, funding and training for businesses, by subscribing to the East Devon Business newsletter
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 Council meetings dates
Over the next week the following East Devon District Council meetings are taking place.
Any public meetings will be streamed live to the Council’s YouTube channel, and in the event of difficulties these will be streamed on our Facebook page instead.
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