shows & events

Campaigning against the ‘Devon Data Monster’ at Devon’s agricultural shows, 2026

This summer our stand visited four of Devon's one-day agricultural shows to talk about the Devon Data Monster, our campaign against a proposed AI data centre and Battery Energy Storage Systems on 850 acres of North Devon farmland. We were overwhelmed by the support, so thank you to everyone who came to say hello.

Edward Capern Festival: Capern’s Countryside Exhibition

Local schools and residents marked the festival with art, poetry and choral music at Wrafton Hall, and the first Edward Capern Award for Postman Poet of 2026 was announced.

Edward Capern Festival 2026

Author Liz Shakespeare and musicians Mick Wyke and Becki Driscoll celebrated the 'Postman Poet of North Devon' with music and poetry at St Augustine's Church on 4 June 2026.

Devon CPRE took our message to Devon’s country shows, 2025

Devon CPRE took our Devon Data Monster campaign to North Devon, Honiton, Chagford and Holsworthy Shows this summer, meeting supporters and selling Monster T-shirts along the way.