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The London African Gospel Choir closed Budleigh Music Festival in spectacular style

Budleigh Music Festival strikes emotional chord with concertgoers

From the opening notes of the community choral day to the uplifting finale of the London African Gospel Choir, Budleigh Music Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary in style.

Taking place in the beautiful St Peter’s Church, the festival delivered world-class classical performances, inclusive community events, and stunning moments of musical magic.

More than 3,600 tickets were sold over the nine-day Festival, which included performances by Sir Michael Morpurgo and cellist Clare O’Connell, internationally acclaimed pianist Sir Stephen Hough, and Bath Philharmonia....

Icelandic Choir to visit Devon

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 05/08/2018 - 11:06pm

An extraordinary musical event is shaping up for a Devon-based music project.

Wren Music is set to welcome Valskorinn, a choir from Iceland to perform a sparkling concert of vocal music alongside Voices In Common who are based in Exeter.

Valskórinn - The choir of the Valur Sports Club in Reykjavík, Iceland, is a mixed voice choir of approximately 30 members. It was founded in May 1993 and has been conducted Bára Grímsdóttir since 2004. Valskórinn sings a very varied repertoire of music in Icelandic, English and occasionally other languages; including original compositions...

Rock out at retro festival for free!

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 05/07/2018 - 10:22am

Love live music? Love the 80s? Then why not volunteer at Let’s Rock retro festival this summer and enjoy the event for free?

By signing up to do a 4 hour shift with festival charity partner, Child Bereavement UK, selling wristbands and raffle tickets on the day, you will gain entry to the festival without spending a single penny. Let’s Rock Exeter will take place at Powderham Castle on June 30th and will include live performances from OMD, Sister Sledge, Nick Heyward and many more.

Child Bereavement UK supports families when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this Bank Holiday weekend (4-7 May)

THEATRE

Sing-a-long-a Beauty and the Beast Saturday, Exeter Northcott Singalonga Productions invite you to at Sing-a-Long-a Beauty and the Beast. The Singalonga host will start with a pre-show where they will warm up your voices, teach you some hand actions, show you how to use the famous Singalonga props bag during the film and when to Boo the arrogant Gaston and of course judge the fancy dress competition! https://exeternorthcott.co.uk

My Dog's Got no Nose Saturday, 7.30pm...

Exeter Phoenix announces plans to make 6 new moving image works

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 05/05/2018 - 7:12am

Exeter Phoenix has revealed plans to make six new moving image works after announcing the winners of its 2018 film commissions. Ideas for new short films were invited from artists and filmmakers from all over the South West before the six final filmmakers and artists were chosen. The successful filmmakers and artists will now receive a share of over £10,000 worth of support to make their ideas a reality. The winning projects span narrative short film, documentary, animation and artists moving image. The completed films will cover topics as wide ranging as British identity in the wake of...

Millbrook Village Retirement Village to screen Royal Wedding for free

Authored by Chris Lake
Posted: Wed, 05/02/2018 - 8:17pm

On Saturday 19th May Millbrook Village, the luxury retirement village in Exeter, will be showing the Royal Wedding LIVE on a big screen set up outdoors in the village’s Italianate garden. The screening will be accompanied by a quintessentially British garden party with the all-important flags and bunting, a Royal Wedding Bake Off competition judged by Bake Off contestant Glenn Cosby, a bespoke Royal Wedding ice cream and much much more!

Entrance to the screening will be totally free of charge but numbers are limited so interested guests are encouraged to register their interest....

Charity Concert to take place at Exeter Cathedral

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Mon, 04/30/2018 - 7:13pm

Following year of intense planning, a very special event for Hospiscare is scheduled to take place in Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 26 May at 7.30pm.

The highly successful Isca Ensemble South West circa 75 players and its Musical Director Roger Hendy has invited singers from all over the region to join them for a performance of the ‘German Requiem’ by Johannes Brahms as the main item in the 2018 Joanna Leach Memorial Concert. The concert will be introduced by TV and radio presenter Judi Spiers, famous for her great support of Hospiscare, a charity is based in Exeter serving many...

Devon garden open for charity

Fabulous opportunity to see a wonderful private garden

GARDEN OPEN AFTERNOON

In aid of the British Red Cross

HOUNDSPOOL, ASHCOMBE, EX7 0QP By kind invitation of Mr and Mrs Bourne

BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY: 7th MAY 2018

2.00pm – 5.00pm

Adults: £5, children (under 16) £2.

Free Parking, Cream teas and cakes to purchase Dogs on leads are most welcome Plenty of parking

Come and enjoy the beautifully well established, landscaped garden with wide range of planting by expert hands-on gardeners (Edward and Carolyn). The house and gardens...

May Day online premiere for Hell's Bells - a film unearthing the dark side of Morris Dancing

Hell's Bells, a short film produced by Devon-based film and theatre company, Wandering Tiger, will receive its online premiere on May Day, Tuesday 1 May 2018. Made with the support of Creative England and the BFI NET.WORK, the film tells the story of a young woman who has been brainwashed by Morris dancers. Created in Devon with a local cast and crew, film locations include The Tally Ho community pub, Poltimore House, and Hearn Field in Combeinteignhead. The Dartington Morris Men also make an appearance in the film and provided costumes, props and music. The award-winning short has been...

Secret Lives – Why phone sex and sexting services are so appealing to people with secret fantasies they want to explore

There have been enough sex scandals in the media in the past few years that we are all aware of the problems it can cause if someone’s private sexual fantasies or tastes become exposed. Yet this doesn’t mean that most people don’t have the odd thing that they keep to themselves when it comes to what they personally fantasise about. While people’s sexual desires vary wildly across a huge spectrum, what is almost universal is that we tend not to want that part of ourselves to overlap with our public persona. This can be because it is not an image that is compatible with our professional...

Exeter’s answer to ‘DI Morse’ is back with a new case

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 04/29/2018 - 11:02pm

Author Jack Slater’s fictional detective DS Pete Gayle, based at Heavitree Road police station, is facing another set of challenges in the latest book in the series, No Going Back, released on 1 May.

First published in January 2017 by HQ Digital, an imprint of the publishing giant Harper Collins, DS Gayle achieved top ten sales rankings in his genre on the Kobo digital publishing platform with both of his first two cases, Nowhere To Run and No Place To Hide, as well as doing well on Amazon and gaining excellent reviews on both web sites.

In No Going Back, the problems in DS...

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