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Pawesome day out with pen farthing

Looking for the perfect way to round off the summer holidays? Head to Pawesome Day Out, a lively, family-friendly charity event on Sunday 31st August from 12pm at St Martin’s Football Club, Exminster—where fun, food, and four-legged friends take centre stage!

Organised by Claudia Pinn of Claudia’s Canines and the UK–Sri Lanka-based charity Lucas Helps Dogs, this event aims to raise vital funds for street animals in Sri Lanka. Proceeds will directly support spay/neuter clinics, emergency treatments, and life-saving vaccinations for dogs and cats in desperate need.

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Poet puts renewable energy in the spotlight

On the opening night of the first ever Relight My Fire festival tomorrow (Tuesday), join performance poet Matt Harvey as he premieres his new energy-inspired collection, The Element In the Room.

Currently poet-in-residence with Regen SW, (a centre for expertise in sustainable energy), Matt has gleaned some stimulating new material inspired by our love affair with energy.

Where do we go from here? If anyone can make light of the situation, it’s this man. Putting solar under the spotlight and giving wind-turbines a twist, Matt introduces a packed programme with featured poet...

Stitching, Sewing & Hobbycrafts Show returns

Westpoint, Exeter welcomes back the much loved Stitching, Sewing and Hobbycrafts show, from the 25-28 September.

This popular show (previously known as Creative Stitches) has been running since 1990 and is a must visit for all avid creative and craft lovers.

Visitors are invited to share their passion for crafting with other like-minded creative people and meet the experts who are sure to spark the imagination. Discover the latest supplies from more than 180 exhibitors with the very latest products, ideas and innovations from the crafting world.

A collection of...

Exeter actor returns to Devon with play set in a Devon Village

Exeter born Mark Carey is returning to Cygnet Theatre in Exeter for his solo show Into The Breach.

Charting one man’s battle with Shakespeare, Into the Breach is a tour-de-force for Mark who plays all 17 delightful and endearing characters involved in a production of Shakespeare’s Henry V mounted in a remote Devon Village in 1942.

Mark, a successful actor and writer, began his theatre career here in Exeter, first of all at St Thomas’s High School (now West Exe Technology College) and with the help and encouragement of Monica Shallis, founder of Cygnet Theatre, he went on to...

Armed forces weekend at Devon's Crealy

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park invites all Military Service Personnel to visit and enjoy the South West’s multi award winning family attraction completely free this weekend on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st September 2014.

Those serving within the Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy or Army, can enjoy free admission with any full paying guest. Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park will also be donating £1 to the Help for Heroes charity for every Military Service Personnel that visits the Park over the weekend.

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park has organised this...

Jesus the Terrorist? Modern Mark courts controversy....

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 09/18/2014 - 10:28am

An explosive new production casting Jesus as a rebel leader, and featuring a terrorist strapping a bomb to himself, is set to challenge traditional church goers when it opens this month.

Edgy theatre company Applecart claims the controversial modern day makeover of St Mark’s Gospel: “i am Mark” will rid the story of “its stuffy religious baggage".

Instead they plan to show the Son of God as a revolutionary leader in the dramatic production that features a bomb-laden man counting down the seconds until he blows himself up.

Artistic director Peter Moreton said: “We’re...

Comedy drama - Improbable Fiction

Authored by Liz Straw
Posted: Sun, 09/14/2014 - 7:04pm

It's comedy time as Broadclyst Theatre Group presents a wild romp of a show called Improbable Fiction by Alan Ayckbourn.

We all need cheering up in these gloomy times so come along to the Broadclyst VIctory Hall, settle down with a glass of wine or beer and enjoy!

Improbable Fiction is about a hapless group of wannabe writers who are considerably better at talking about their books than writing them.

The first half of the show is all about the characters they write about, the plots and the challenges each of them must overcome to get pen to connect with paper...

Home Ground exhibition - craft from our own backyard

Exhibition runs Saturday 20 September – Sunday 9 November

Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9AF

The exhibition takes its direction from Common Ground, a Dorset charity who explored the relationship between nature and culture through areas such as music, sculpture, poetry and film. The Devon Guild is breaking new ground by using the media of craft to celebrate the charity’s idea of ‘local distinctiveness’ or ‘the unique characteristics such as customs, myths or plants’ - of a neighbourhood or small community.

Home Ground showcases the work of twelve...

Ray Mears on Dartmoor

Ray Mears returns to our screens next week with a brand new series on ITV - starting on Dartmoor.

Aired on Tuesday 9th September, Wilderness Walks with Ray Mears aims to take viewers on a trail of discovery through some of Britain’s most spectacular and diverse landscapes.

The series begins with Ray returning to one of his favourite places in Britain – Dartmoor.

Ray travels across granite peaks and through mysterious oak forests, searching for the country’s largest ground beetle and the elusive wood warbler. He also visits High Willhays, the highest point in the...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Don't make any plans until you've checked out our essential guide to wha'ts on in and around Exeter this weekend

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Moscow State Circus Thursday to Sunday, Oaklands Riding School, Alphington Roundabout, Exeter Set in the mystical centre of Moscow’s cultural & artistic quarter Park Gorkogo (Gorky Park) is the perfect back drop for who are undoubtedly the greatest circus artistes on earth. An amazing awe inspiring show created especially for its first ever European tour. More information: www.moscowstatecircus.com for tickets visit www.ticketmaster.co.uk

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Ex-Emmerdale star to perform in Devon church

On Saturday 6 September, Norman Bowler - alias ‘Frank Tate’ from Emmerdale - will perform a poetry recital of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner .

Sponsored by local law firm Gilbert Stephens, tickets cost £5 and will be available on the door, with proceeds going towards Ottery St Mary Parish Church Funds.

Gilbert Stephens solicitor Elizabeth Govier says “We have had quite a bit of interest over this event, which we were pleased to publicise in our window. We are proud to be supporting Ottery St Mary Church as part of our ongoing commitment to the...

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