Entries by Lauren

Cheeky night time visitor enjoys fish supper at Otter

The mystery of disappearing fish at Otter Garden Centres in Ottery St Mary has been solved after eagle eyed team members spotted an unexpected visitor. It began after a large Koi carp went missing from the onsite pond in the plant area. Two days’ later, another disappeared. After a third vanished, part of its remains […]

Ottery food festival announces stellar chef line-up

The organisers of the Ottery St Mary Food & Families Festival have revealed the line-up of chefs for this year’s event on September 11 – and the list is impressive. Kicking off the demos with a masterclass in shredded duck spring rolls is Jazzi Curley from Devon Cookery School. Jazzi was cooking tutor for Jamie […]

Congratulations Hannah!

If you didn’t see it in the news – we’re thrilled for our wonderful team member Hannah Taunton who won a bronze medal at the Paralympics in Tokyo on Friday. Hannah competed in the T20 1500m event and ran a personal best time of 4:35.34. This was even more impressive as the conditions were challenging, […]

Taking part in the Twilight Walk

Good luck to our Ottery St Mary team members who will be taking part in the Hospiscare Twilight with a Twist on Saturday 10th July. This is the 15th anniversary of the charity’s Twilight Walk! A group of around 30 will be involved with fundraising for this wonderful local charity. Some are taking on the […]

Celebrating 70 years of marriage at Otter

We were delighted to welcome some old friends back to Otter for a special lunch in the coffee shop at Ottery St Mary. Lionel and Barbara Smith came to see us last summer when Lionel was celebrating his 95th birthday. This time round, they both had a reason to celebrate as it was their 70th […]