The Byes Friday 30th January 2026 Our January ‘Walk & Chat’ went along the Byes to Sidmouth. What an energising, wet but exciting ‘Walk & Chat’ it was. Only a small group ventured out due to the at times heavy rain and rather strong winds. We got off the Trip minibus at Livonia Road, walked down the Byes to the…
Lyme Regis Wednesday 29th January 2025 Our first ‘Walk & Chat’ of the year took us to Lyme Regis. We left Honiton at 12 noon and I think it is fair to say we were extremely lucky with the weather as there was a yellow weather warning for the day forecasting heavy rain and gales. We started off in dry…
Free travel training for disabled people in Devon Honiton Carers are the latest group of people to take part in travel training from the Devon-wide initiative, ‘Travelling with Confidence.’ The free training is designed to help people with disabilities to feel more confident when using public transport. The project is being delivered by Living Options Devon and Devon Communities Together,…
Honiton Carers Support Group visited the Powderham Castles ‘Christmas at the Castle’ event on Friday 20th December. What a wonderful experience that was for us all. The illuminations were absolutely stunning and we thoroughly enjoy our outing. Due to the heavy traffic and accident on the motorway late Friday afternoon, we were 30 minutes late arriving, but thankfully it did…
Wednesday 7th August 2024 Today we split our group for the first time as some of our carers had been invited by Devon Communities Together to visit a working farm in Newton Abbot. The carers had a wonderful time at Gappah Farm, watching sheep shearing, enjoyed a tractor trailer ride and made flower decorations with fresh flowers on a sticky…
Carers week 9th June – 16th June 2024 Today is day 5 of carers week. Honiton Carers chose to have a trip on Seaton Tramway who were offering free trips for unpaid carers on the production of their carers ID card. . We had a fabulous afternoon, the weather was kind to up as we drove to Colyton and back…
Wednesday 29th May 2024 THE BYES AT SIDMOUTH Our first “Walk & Chat” of the year took us along the lovely Byes from Livonia Road Sidmouth to the sea front. 22 carers attended and only 4 sadly had to stay on the coach and go directly to Mocha due to mobility issues. The weather was perfect for us sunny with…
28th November 2023 would have been Don’s 90th birthday, however sadly Don our much loved sectary died on 27th October and sadly never got to be 90. Honiton Carers did a lovely Memory walk along The Byes, Don’s favourite walk on his birthday, instead of having the planned party. 27 carers and ex-carers walked from Livonia Way to Milton’s Point…
23 of us enjoyed a wonderful visit to Killerton making use of the National Trust Autumn free voucher scheme. It was a glorious mild day with quite a lot of sunshine despite the awful weather forecast of storm, rain and floods. We made full use of the weather, and had a long walk through the beautiful grounds, some had a…
“Walk a Mile with a Smile” Honiton Carers have been participating in Carers week by “Walking a Mile with a Smile” at Knighthayes on Tuesday 6th June. Paula Clarke – National Trust Volunteering & Community Manager – Dartmoor – commented “We’ve been working in partnership with Devon Carers for over three years, providing carers with some well-deserved time out in…