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Rural Futures: Working Together

Rural Futures: Working Together is a one day conference brought to you by the Community Council of Devon, Devon Association of Community Buildings and Devon Playing Fields Association. It will be taking place on Friday 28 September at Exeter Racecourse. Designed to inspire, motivate and connect, the conference promises to deliver a range of ...

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Sport enterprise successes

Voluntary organisations, social enterprises and statutory providers of sport and leisure activities met at the Devon Playing Fields Association (DPFA) conference on the 7th of July to discuss new ways of maximising their income and funding streams. DPFA organised the conference to showcase organisations that have combined sport with a social ...

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Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge

Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge is a fantastic new campaign to protect 2012 outdoor recreational spaces in communities all across the country. This is intended as a permanent living legacy of Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Devon Playing Fields Association is working with Fields in Trust to promote this opportunity throughout Devo ...

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Sport and Play Enterprise Conference

Devon Playing Fields Association and the regional program Community and Social Enterprise (CASE) are holding a joint conference on Sport and Play Enterprise on 7th July 2011. If you are a voluntary organisation, social enterprise, town or parish council or a professional who wants to grow their organisation's income then this event is a must ...

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Exeter Community Get Boost of £4,000 from the Co-Operative

Donations amounting to £4,000 from The Co-operative's Community Fund have helped four Exeter community groups continue their good work in the area. Merry Go Round Toy and Leisure Libraries has landed £2,000 to help continue with their lending service, Double Elephant Print Workshop has been granted £1,000 to help with the p ...

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Could you be a sported. mentor?

Get involved and make a difference! sported. are currently recruiting volunteers to join them as Mentors, supporting organisations working to have a positive impact on young people. Who are sported.? sported. is a national charity providing capacity building and grant-giving support to groups which use sport to improve the l ...

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Prince William spearheads project to create 2,012 playing fields for Diamond Jubilee

Prince William spearheads project to create 2,012 playing fields for Diamond Jubilee More information on the Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge http://www.qe2fields.com/QueenelizabethIIcharityfieldschallenge.aspx   ...

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Prince William spearheads project to create 2,012 playing fields for Diamond Jubilee

Prince William spearheads project to create 2,012 playing fields for Diamond Jubilee More information on the Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge http://www.qe2fields.com/QueenelizabethIIcharityfieldschallenge.aspx   ...

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