A group of our members enjoyed a fascinating tour of the BBC Plymouth studios today, 23rd May 2017, where we were shown behind the scenes at BBC Radio Devon and BBC Spotlight. We are very grateful to Justin Leigh and Emma Clements for all their time and for making us feel so welcome.     

Spring is a beautiful time in Devon, with the springroses abundant in our hedgerows and banks and the blossom starting to appear. Our countryside looks beautiful!  We wish a very Happy Easter to all our members and friends.

We hope you enjoy our new short film!  It explains a little about who we are and what we do, and why we need your support. Please join us and become a member of CPRE!  With more support we could do so much more to protect Devon’s beautiful countryside, green spaces and environment which we […]

Runner Up in our My Outdoors competition 2016 for their very colourful painted tiles.  It was wonderful to visit the school today and present the prizes and to see the fantastic Outdoor Learning facilities there.       

Thank you to all the communities who entered our new competition this year.  We had a wide range of entries representing many different parts of Devon – and it was very difficult to judge!  But we are now delighted to announce the winners, who are: Category 1 – Most creative and distinctive planted outdoor space: […]

Thank you to all the interest and support from primary schools and children across Devon for our new competition, My Outdoors. We had lots of wonderful entries and and it was very difficult to judge!  Results are: Winner – Best Overall School Prize – Bishops Nympton Primary School. Runners Up – Doddiscombsleigh Primary School; Bassets […]

The ‘Devon Best Kept Village’ competition was run by CPRE Devon for many years, but in 2014 a decision was made to reconsider, modernise and launch a replacement competition. CPRE Devon considered it was time to change course slightly and champion the overall ‘Outdoors’.  We are now delighted to launch our brand new competition – […]

We are excited to be supporting teacher’s outdoor learning adventures with our 2016 ‘My Outdoors’ competition. This new competition will run from 1st March-17th June 2016 and is open to all children of primary school age and primary schools throughout Devon.  More information and an entry form can be found here – my outdoors competition […]

We will be organising some litter picking action days soon. If you would like to help, please contact us. Tel: 01392 966737  or email: secretary@cpredevon.org.uk

CPRE have been at the forefront of promoting the ‘Break the Bag Habit’ – the campaign to reduce the use of plastic carrier bags. We’re now stocking natural jute shopping bags with the CPRE Devon logo on both sides. These can be obtained from us for a suggested donation of only £3 each. To order […]