Welcome
Park Life Heavitree is a community charity (no. 1172365) based in and around Heavitree Pleasure Ground, Exeter. We have the broad vision to help create a safe, welcoming and supportive place where people can come together and be part of a thriving community. We have been working on grass roots, volunteer led community development here since 2010. We won the Pride of Exeter Community Group of the Year Award in 2015 and The Prince of Wales Award for Community Work was presented to us by Lady Arran at the Devon County Show in 2016.
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latest news
New ‘Art in the Park’

We are delighted to welcome Heavitree based artist Steve Manning to our cafe walls for March and April. Steve’s beautiful lino prints are inspired by the landscapes of the West Country from the Somerset Levels to the Exe Estuary and…
Park Life Quiz is back!!

We’re super excited to announce a date for our ever popular quiz night! Assemble your team (of 8 people max) and join us for an epic night of trivia battles, picture rounds, and maybe even a spot of dancing! We’ll…
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our sponsors
Bernard Sunley Foundation
Power to change | Lottery funded
Awards for All Big Lottery Fund
Community Fund
Sport England
Coop
Exeter City Council
Garfield Weston Foundation
Viridor Credits