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The State of the UK’s Festival Scene

The UK’s festival scene is larger than ever before, with major festivals like Glastonbury, Latitude, and Reading and Leeds, as well as smaller festivals like BST Hyde Park and Boardmasters coming up behind them. However, just because your favourite artist always seems to be attending a festival or two, that’s not to say that the UK’s festivals aren’t seeing challenges and complications relating the way that they’ve always been run. Here’s a little guide that can give you an deeper insight into what’s happening to the UK’s treasured festivals.

What are the challenges?

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Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (17-19 August).

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Alice in Wonderland Saturday & Sunday, 2pm, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Panto time? Oh Yes It Is! This fun-filled family show features stunning scenery, colourful costumes, toe-tapping songs and bucket loads of laughter. Join Alice as she falls down the rabbit hole and finds herself in the most peculiar place she’s ever seen! She’ll need to have her wits about her as the evil, but hilarious, Queen of Hearts is after the secret recipe to create the best Jam Tarts for her tea party...

Five gambling tricks that you can only use online

Gambling can be conducted on two platforms, offline and online, with the latter being the most popular option. Online gaming was introduced in 1994, and it did not take long for it to become the most widespread form of gambling. On the platform, casinos were able to deliver gaming services to the player rather than have them go out and search for the establishments themselves. Additionally, the fact that players are presented with a wide array of options made it even more popular among the masses, which helped it grow into the billion-dollar industry it is today.

Even though most...

Stanley swept the board in broom dance contest at Dartmoor Folk Festival

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 08/14/2018 - 10:04pm

A BROTHER and sister took the top honours at the 41st Dartmoor Folk Festival held at South Zeal near Okehampton from August 10-12.

Stanley Frangleton (10), from South Zeal, was the Dartmoor Broom Dance Champion while his sister, Ruth (14), was the Junior Dartmoor Step Dance Champion.

Dartmoor Broom dancing involves dancing over a broom.

Stanley said that he learned the dance at workshops held at the festival a few years ago and had been practising to perfect the dance.

He was up against dozens of other competitors, dancing in front of a large audience....

Boyzlife stars Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy are heading to Exeter

BOYZLIFE (Keith Duffy of Boyzone and Brian McFadden of Westlife) are back on tour and coming to play Exeter Lemon Grove in October.

Boyzlife brings together members of two of the biggest boybands in history, Boyzone and Westlife, to perform a whole host of their biggest chart hits. Brian McFadden enjoyed 12 UK and Ireland number ones as a member of Westlife, including a record breaking seven top spots in a row. The band also boast four number 1 albums and over 30 million record sales in total. Since Westlife, Brian has enjoyed international solo success, including a UK number 1...

Map the sounds of summer with the Festival Sound Trip

Festival-goers can now generate the perfect playlists for their car journey based on the length of their trip with a new interactive tool launched this week. Car insurance brand Veygo, owned by Admiral Insurance, created the Festival Sound Trip to help music lovers travelling to festivals automatically create personalised Spotify playlists based on their festival destination and favourite acts. Simply by selecting a festival and inputting a home address, the Festival Sound Trip maps the journey and collates a playlist bespoke to the user’s time on the road, making finding the right car...

The UK Rum Festival returns to Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 08/13/2018 - 10:41am

Rum lovers, rum workers and rum’uns alike are advised to come with open taste buds, and to expect wacky and wonderful flavours...

Well into their sixth year, the team behind the rum festivals were keen to bring it back to Exeter for year two. However, this year, Exeter Rum Festival is being held in The Great Hall at the University of Exeter on Saturday the 1st of September, so no chance of the rain getting in the way of your perfectly mixed cocktails.

White rum, dark rum, gold rum, spiced rum and flavoured rum you’ve never heard of, this day-long festival will allow you to...

Barbecue and Chilli Festival comes to Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 08/12/2018 - 8:47pm

The Devon Fire and Spice Festival comes to Powderham Castle on 18th & 19th August for a celebration of barbecuing, chillies and spice. This fiery weekend takes place on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th August, set between the castle ramparts and the Exe estuary, and this themed food festival will focus on hot sauces, spice rubs and mixes, chilli plants, barbecues, smokers and barbecue sauces, with plenty for the non-chilli lover too.

For those with a competitive nature, the organisers are encouraging entries into the barbecue competition on the Saturday, where teams compete...

Cliff Richard Live: 60th anniversary tour

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 08/12/2018 - 4:34pm

Sir Cliff Richard is without a doubt one of our greatest musical treasures. With a staggering 103 album releases, a record breaking 123 single hits and the equivalent of 20 years spent in the UK charts, voted Britain’s “Ultimate Pop Star”, 2018 sees Sir Cliff celebrate his 60th anniversary in the music business. Now for the very first time, Cliff will bring his enthralling live show direct to cinemas across the UK and Ireland, live from Manchester Bridgewater Hall on Friday 12th October. Encore screenings will run on Sunday 14th October at 3pm in celebration of Sir Cliff’s 78th birthday....

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (10-12 August):

THEATRE

The League of Gentlemen Live Again! Friday, Exeter Northcott The League of Gentlemen return to the stage for their first UK tour in over 12 years with their brand new live show. See BAFTA Award winning comedy legends Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson bring their dark and unhinged fictional village of Royston Vasey to theatres and arenas across the country. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk/

Handbagged Saturday, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth Paul Taylor...

Brooks Macdonald sponsor Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival 2018 for second year running

The Taunton office of investment management firm Brooks Macdonald is once again proud to lend its support to Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival which takes place on 19 to 23 September 2018.

The festival, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, brings together bestselling and award-winning authors to share their stories with the public, including John McCarthy, who captured the imagination of the entire country when he was abducted by Islamic Jihad in Beirut in 1986 and spent 1943 days in captivity.

Situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on East Devon’s...

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