The Devonshire Place Residents' Association (DPRA), has been awarded grants by the following:

• Exeter City Council
  The New Homes Bonus
  The Community Grant Scheme (ward grants)
• Devon County Council
  The Local Project Fund (sale of Exeter airport)
• University of Exeter
  The Streetwise Fund
• Devon Wildlife Trust
  The contribution of seeds, trees, hedging advice and labour

We have received advice from:

• Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT)
• University of Exeter Estates Department
• Adam's ApplesThornhayes Nursery Exeter City Council parks Department
• ECC Environmental Improvement Planning Services Department
• The Royal Horticultural Society
• Common Ground
• Orchard Network
• Crispin, from Broadclyst Community Farm, Exeter

We would also like to acknowledge the enormous and continued support of Councillor Kevin Mitchell (Liberal Councillor for St James) and the help we received from Phil Brock when Liberal Councillor for Devon.

Currently we have the interest and support of Jill and Keith Owen, our new labour Councillors for Devon and St James respectively.

By the summer of 2014 we hope to have in place:

• new seating
• new timber play pieces in the young persons' play area
• new noticeboard
• new entrance, gate and path
• a hedge containing plants to encourage birds and other wildlife along the Devonshire Place roadsise of the orchard
• a wide variety of young fruit trees, including appleas, pears, plums & cherries (varieties which we know to do well in the Exeter area)
• a meadow area planted with bulbs and other wild flowers to encourgae pollinators etc.

For all the latest developments please visit the news page.