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This Park • Life • Heavitree page is for anyone who is interested in what goes on in Heavitree Pleasure Ground, Exeter, UK.

Inspired by our view that the park acts as a kind of 'community glue' we have a growing vision that see a community cafe running in the park. As active users of Heavitree Pleasure Ground we see the potential for this to support bringing together the community in and around the park.

13/06/2026

No mow May adding a lovely softness to the park!

What a beautiful view. 📷 Photo credit to Charlotte Corden

07/06/2026

Our monthly Tea & Memories Seniors event is coming up on Tuesday next week.

Join us from 2pm - 3pm for a cuppa and cake as we chat and reminisce about our beloved pets! 🐈‍⬛ 🐶 🦜

All welcome. We’re a friendly bunch 🤗

Spread the word and invite someone who might enjoy a relaxed and friendly meet up.

05/06/2026

Did you know that Sport England have recently declared Exeter - Englands most active city 💪🙌

This month (starting this weekend) we’re celebrating ‘all things outdoors’ with some special events and activities as well as our regular weekend favourites!

Here’s a run down 🤗

Saturday 6th June 🎾
Tennis for Free Open Day
10am - 11am Age 13+
11am - midday Children & Parents

The 13+ session will feature match play, structured games, cardio tennis and fitness.

Book on here.
https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/HeavitreePleasureGround/EventsV2/Book/fa425f17-520d-437c-9b5d-2c6112b5575e

Sunday 7th June 🎱
Heavitree Bowls Family Taster Day
10am - 2pm
All welcome

Saturday 13th June 🚲
Dr Bike Safety Sessions
The 20 minute sessions provide a brief safety check of your bike and any recommendations.
https://fb.me/e/eI9xbirrX

Sunday 14th June 🚲
Dr Bike Instructor Led Rides
These will explore local routes from The Hub
10am & 11am
https://fb.me/e/4GxPapfxy

Regular events

🎾Tennis for Free sessions each Saturday at Heavitree Pleasure Ground tennis courts from 10am-11am

🏃Junior Park Run (age 4-14) each Sunday from Park Hub (meet at the basketball courts) at 8.50am

🧘🏿‍♂️Park Yoga Heavitree each Sunday from May - September from 10am - 11am
Bring a mat or towel and join this free session

So let’s keep up the active Exeter spirit! 💚

04/06/2026

This week is Volunteers Week - which provides the perfect opportunity to thank ALL of our amazing volunteers who help us deliver all our events, projects and activities.

The support from volunteers is the lifeblood of Park Life and enables us

💚 to run community focused events throughout the year
💚 to create and maintain beautiful landscaped gardens
💚 to help with the smooth running of the cafe especially at peak times and make it a welcoming and special place
💚 to enable our regular groups to take place including baby & toddler groups, senior coffee mornings and cooking projects

We are so appreciate of all the time, support and encouragement our brilliant volunteers give. We couldn’t do it without you - so thank you 🙏

If you’re interested in volunteering and want to know more (there are lots of different opportunities), then we would love to hear from you!

For more info or to offer your time, please email us at [email protected]

02/06/2026

Park Life Baby & Toddler tickets for this half term are now live!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/copy-of-park-life-heavitree-baby-toddler-group-summer-part-2-tickets-1990805432640?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail

Please book a space and as always if you can no longer make it, then cancel your place to free it up for someone else.

We’re looking forward to another half term of singing, free play, friendship and a cuppa!

28/05/2026

Heatwave news 🔥

With such warm conditions this week, we moved some of our regular sessions outside into the shade of the Park Hub gardens 🌳

Attendees of our ‘Chatty and Crafty Tuesdays’, ‘Seniors Coffee Morning’ and ‘Keep on Moving’ groups enjoyed the cool breeze and shade outside. What joy to have beautiful green outdoor spaces on our doorstep to share 💚

26/05/2026

Join us for our second clothes swap event, the perfect opportunity to clear out no longer worn items and refresh your wardrobe with some preloved pieces ready for the summer! ☀️

Here’s how it works…..

1. Get into ‘Stacy, Sort your life out mode’ and make a pile of items to donate. Drop these off clean and washed to Park Hub on Friday 12th June from 4-6pm on Saturday 13th June from 10am - midday!

2. Buy your ticket and join us on the night for an evening of alternative sustainable shopping while enjoying a bevvie!

Things to note…
💚 You can purchase tickets on the door but if you know you’re coming, booking ahead helps with our planning.
💚 Please don’t bring items for donation on the night as we need to time to sort and display.
💚 Make a night of it and bring some friends!

https://parklifeheavitree.org.uk/event/clothes-swap/

23/05/2026

A huge thank you for the outpouring of support following the break in yesterday. Your kind words both online and in person really mean a lot, this is what it is to be a community 💚

Our team rallied magnificently and had us back up and running within hours! Yes the boarded up window doesn’t look the best but we’ll be replacing that as soon as we can and the main thing was getting the space cleared up, safe and ready to welcome you back in.

So many people offered their help or asked what they could do. Thank you! 🙏

Park Life Heavitree is a charity and any profit from Park Cafe is reinvested into the charitable work we do locally.

Our vision and mission is to support and grow community. We do this by holding events throughout the year, running groups for all ages in our hub, supporting refugees living locally with time and space to cook their own food and much more.

Find out more here
https://parklifeheavitree.org.uk/about-us/

We rely on the generosity of volunteers and their time and donations at our events or from ticket sales.

You may have noticed our new snazzy tap to pay donation point in the hub! Next time you’re passing, if you’re able and would like to donate towards the work we do here at Park Life Heavitree, centred around the beautiful green space of Heavitree Pleasure Ground, then that would be AMAZING!

Thank you, you lovely lot! Enjoy the bank holiday! Ice creams are stocked and ready 🍦 😎

22/05/2026

Sadly Park Cafe was broken into last night and with a window smashed we will need to remain closed until everything is fully cleared up and made safe. The police have been informed.

We’re sorry for the disruption and unexpected closure especially on such a sunny day where iced coffee and ice creams are the order of the day!

As a local business we’re as disappointed as you. We’ll lose trade today and team resource will be taken up dealing with the fall out. BUT we’re working hard to get back to business as usual as soon as possible. Bear with!

Park Life Baby & Toddler Group will go ahead as planned today using the entrances nearest the Hub end.

Park Life Team x

Address

Whipton Lane
Exeter
EX13DN

Website

http://www.parklifeheavitree.org.uk/, https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/park-life-heavitree-39924558203

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