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‘Anchors Aweigh!’ Plymouth Oddfellows Support Disabled Sailing Charity

The Plymouth Oddfellows are proud to lend their support to a remarkable local charity, the Plymouth and Devon Schools Sailing Association (PDSSA) which opens up the joy of sailing to people with disabilities.

The Association operates two specially adapted Drascombe Longboats, each designed to give those with a wide range of disabilities the chance to experience sailing around the...

Join the Big Friendly Read this summer

This summer holiday Libraries across Devon are challenging children of all ages to take part in their Summer Reading Challenge – part of a national programme coordinated by The Reading Agency.

Inspired by the works of Roald Dahl, and to celebrate his 100th birthday, this year’s theme is “The Big Friendly Read” and is aimed at children aged from 4 to 11. “The Big Friendly Read” is...

The Big Friendly Read – Summer Reading Challenge 2016

Libraries in Plymouth are getting ready to celebrate 100 years of the world’s greatest storyteller, Roald Dahl, with this year’s Summer Reading Challenge – The Big Friendly Read.

Children can visit their local library and sign up from Saturday 16 July. It’s free and every child who signs up will be given a special collector folder to keep track of their Summer Reading Challenge reading...