Inequality is one of the greatest and most pervasive social challenges of our time – so what can the social impact investing movement do to advance equality? A new report looks at these questions and more.
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Author: Dartington
England’s forestry specialists head to Dartington to plan for climate change
A multitude of tree lovers – from scientists to philosophers, foresters to artists, policy experts to designers – are convening at Dartington in response to the Climate Change Committee’s call to increase tree planting for zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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It’s official: Huge impact of social enterprise programmes revealed
A new impact evaluation report has highlighted the remarkable impact and reach of a key social enterprise support programme, which is delivered in the south west by Dartington’s own School for Social Entrepreneurs.
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Lifeworks charity finds a new home in Dartington
Local learning disability charity Lifeworks has acquired a new site at Webbers Yard, with plans to build a purpose-built base for its central charity offices, further education and training college.
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Changes to parking charges at Dartington Hall
We have decided to raise parking charges across the estate in line with similar places of interest in Devon. We know that many will have questions about this change, and we have attempted to answer some of them here.
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First stop Mumbai; second stop Devon
We are privileged to welcome Revanta Sarabhai fresh from the Royal Opera House in Mumbai for a performance of Bharata Natyam, an ancient Indian classical art form.
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From DIY ransom note to artistic statement
The man behind the indie festival Sea Change, Rupert Morrison, tells how a legal wrangle that is well known to Totnes locals has reached a global audience.
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Metronomy lead singer comes home to headline Sea Change
The lead singer of Metronomy is to return to the fields of his childhood to headline the Sea Change festival this spring, so we caught up with him to find out how he feels about the green, green grass of home.
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In conversation with: Sam Lee, the man who sings with birds
Sam Lee’s ‘Singing With Nightingales’ is an event taking you into the woods to sing with a bird that is now sadly extinct in Devon. We caught up with him to find out about the man behind the project and to get a sense of what to expect on the night…
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‘Fifteen’ chef takes over at the White Hart
Our new White Hart restaurant chef has had it with conformity, crap service and egos. Eamon Fullalove, who comes from Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen, explains how our mouth-watering new menu challenged ‘the usual convention that all food begins with the chef’s mind’.
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