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Exeter Brick Festival returns

After the HUGE success of last year, the Exeter Brick Festival returns on 26 th April, and it's gearing up to be the biggest brick-tastic celebration for LEGO fans!

Immerse yourself in a world of creativity and fun as families, collectors, adult builders, and every LEGO-fanatic imaginable come together for a day of brick-filled bliss!

Wondering what's on at a Brick Festival event? Hold onto your bricks, as Exeter Brick Festival is unleashing a whirlwind of excitement! With new LEGO activities that include lightning-fast speed building competitions to super creative...

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Exeter School's annual Choral Society Concert

Exeter School is looking forward to performing its annual Choral Society concert in Exeter Cathedral on Thursday 15 March, which this year will feature music by Mozart and Howard Goodall, son of former Headmaster Geoffrey Goodall (1979 - 1993) and composer of theme music for Red Dwarf and Blackadder.

Made up of current pupils, parents, staff and guests, Choral Society will perform four pieces. Goodall's poignant Eternal Light will be sung by the full chorus, whilst his setting of The Lord is My Shepherd, which is best known as the theme tune of TV's The Vicar of Dibley, will be...

Astronomy evening will whisk stargazers off to another planet

Newton Abbot stargazers will have the opportunity to look at the night sky through large telescopes as South Devon University Technical College (UTC) is set to host a special Astronomy evening.

The pioneering technical college will host the Astronomy evening on Thursday 15th March 2018 between 6pm and 10pm. The evening will consist of two talks, one at 6:45pm and the second at 8:15pm, plus a pizza buffet provided by the South Devon Pizza Company.

With more than 25 years experience, respected Astronomer Seb Jay will be leading the evening, guiding stargazers through the...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (9-11 March).

THEATRE

‘Aint’ I A Woman Friday, 7.30pm, Cygnet Theatre, Exeter A new show is touring venues in Devon and Dorset to celebrate International Women’s Day 2018, after an appeal for women to join the choir led to 63 arriving for rehearsals! ‘Aint’ I A Woman’ is the third ‘Her Story’ show organised and written by Devon-based arts charity, Wren Music, and featuring women from across the South West. Tickets £10. www.wrenmusic.co.uk

Police Cops in Space Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Bike...

The Gang is Back! Exeter Scout and Guide Gang Show ready for its 34th season

Exeter Scouts and Guides will be “Riding along on the crest of a wave” again this Easter, as Exeter Gang Show returns to the Barnfield Theatre, Exeter from the 11th to the 14th April 2018.

Bigger, brighter and louder than ever before the 34th Exeter Scout and Guide Gang Show is packed full of popular songs, expert choreography and laugh out loud sketches and has everything to keep audience members of any age entertained.

The cast of over 75 Cubs, Brownies, Scouts, Guides, Explorers, Senior Section and Leaders from across Exeter and the surrounding areas are swapping the...

The Right Now Film Festival comes to Exeter

The Right Now Film Festival is coming to the Exeter Phoenix.

The festival puts a spotlight on documentaries which focus on the global power structure and inequalities from all over the globe.

Festival director Tom Vaughan says “We were compelled to create a programme that brings together some of today’s biggest talking points, from the beginning of vital movements such as Black Lives Matter to the future of welfare and of course, the UK’s very own Brexit.

We believe in the power film has in educating and raising awareness, and that the best films can be an...

Machine Gun Preacher heads to Exeter

Former gangland enforcer, tireless activist and lifelong biker Sam Childers, the ‘Machine Gun Preacher’, is heading to Exeter’s Rediscover Church.

The church will host a special talk with Childers, whose story of redemption has continued to enthral people around the globe.

In 1992 Childers left his life of violence and crime behind him when he converted to Christianity. Since then he has committed his time to helping children displaced by the Second Sudanese War. He is the founder of the non-profit organisation Angels of East Africa and leads the Children’s Village, an...

SING it loud – a fourth Rainbow House!

Rainbow Living is very excited to announce that the charity will be moving forward with another Rainbow House in Exeter.

Following a major strategic review, which included assessing local need, consultation and market review, Rainbow Living has decided to expand its services within the Exeter area.

Over the last 10 years, Rainbow Living has enjoyed success with its unique housing model, which enables adults with learning and other disability to live with their peers in specially adapted accommodation, designed to promote and encourage independent supported living.

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Murder Mystery Dinner at the Cowick Barton Inn

An interactive dining experience in which you are invited to turn detective and help solve the crime. Includes a three course dinner, complimentary aperitif and a highly original and intriguing evening's entertainment.

Renowned crime fiction author Fred Herring is holding a book launch for his latest whodunit blockbuster 'Dead of Night'. It's only a story.... but could real life imitate fiction?

Come and find out on Friday 16th March at 7pm

A limited number of discounted tickets are available on the Eventbrite website https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cowick-barton-...

Nigel Perrin and Exeter Festival Chorus announce first concert of their 25th anniversary season

“Our spring concert in Exeter Cathedral takes us to Rachmaninov’s Orthodox Russia, with his Liturgy of St John Chrysostom; it’s not such a well-known piece but extremely beautiful,” explains Nigel Perrin, Choral Director of Exeter Festival Chorus.

“The litanies will be sung on the move, in candlelight and a haze of incense; it will create a marvellous spectacle.”

This first concert of the Exeter Festival Chorus 25th Anniversary Season is an immersive experience evoking the ancient musical traditions of the Russian Orthodox Church. As the house lights dim, a hush falls over...

63 voices sing out for ‘unsung heroes’ of women’s movement

A new show is touring venues in Devon and Dorset to celebrate International Women’s Day 2018, after an appeal for women to join the choir led to 63 arriving for rehearsals!

‘Aint’ I A Woman’ is the third ‘Her Story’ show organised and written by Devon-based arts charity, Wren Music, and featuring women from across the South West. For some of the 63, this will be their first experience of singing on a stage.

The show is coming to the Cygnet Theatre in Exeter on Friday 9 March as part of a tour of four venues in the space of a week. It’s also visiting All Saints Church Hall,...

Entertainment & Reviews

Exeter Brick Festival returns

Exeter School's annual Choral Society Concert

Astronomy evening will whisk stargazers off to another planet

Your guide to What's On this weekend

The Gang is Back! Exeter Scout and Guide Gang Show ready for its 34th season

The Right Now Film Festival comes to Exeter

Machine Gun Preacher heads to Exeter

SING it loud – a fourth Rainbow House!

Murder Mystery Dinner at the Cowick Barton Inn

Nigel Perrin and Exeter Festival Chorus announce first concert of their 25th anniversary season

63 voices sing out for ‘unsung heroes’ of women’s movement

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