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Free Cider and Summer Tunes Come to Devon with a Music Series from Thatchers Cider

Free pints, live music and summer vibes

Thatchers is set to delight music and cider fans heading into venues and pubs across the summer with a national 40+ gig series that will visit Devon throughout August.

A mix of Juicy Sounds DJ nights and Summer Sessions acoustic evenings will be held to celebrate what promises to be a summer filled, not just with sport, but with music too.

Events are currently planned for:

  • The Blue Ball in Exeter on Friday 7th August.

  • Boathouse, Dawlish, Saturday 8th August.

  • Hyde Dendy,

  • ...

New Life Radio for good news and good music

Authored by mikec
Posted: Tue, 07/22/2014 - 5:32pm

New Life Radio 106.2 FM and Online launches at midnight on Friday (25 July) and will be broadcasting 24/7 for two weeks.

A Christian radio station with a message for today, the station will feature music, stories, drama, interviews - something for all ages.

For the full programme schedule and for more information visit http://www.newliferadio.co.uk/

Based near Bovey Tracey, the station director is Mike Coles and broadcasts in conjunction with the New Life Conference.

Listen on FM or online.

www.facebook.com/newliferadiofm

Families of 1914 footballers proud of The Day We Played Brazil

Authored by Jenny Hogg
Posted: Tue, 07/22/2014 - 4:56pm

The Day We Played Brazil has been wowing audiences at the Exeter Northcott Theatre since it opened on Wednesday 16 July and a group of audience members in particular on Saturday evening’s performance had a very special reason to see the show.

The musical celebrates the 100th anniversary of Exeter City becoming the first team to ever play Brazil and follows the stories of the 1914 footballers who went on the South American tour. Billy Smith and Bill Lovett were two of the footballers who played in the historic tour and members of both of their families travelled down from the north...

Box office opens for literary festival

Tickets go on sale on Monday 28 July for the sixth annual Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival, taking place Thursday 18th – Sunday 21st September.

The festival, which attracts international interest, has grown year upon year and attracts some of the nation’s top authors.

The line-up for this year’s event includes best-selling and prize-winning author Paddy Ashdown who will discuss his new book, The Cruel Victory: the French Resistance and the Battle for the Vercors 1944.

Inventor, scientist and originator of the Gaia theory James Lovelock will also be at the...

Peppa Pig to make Big Splash in Exeter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 07/22/2014 - 12:15pm

Peppa and her friends return to Exeter Northcott Theatre for another all-singing, all-dancing adventure full of songs, games and muddy puddles in this brand new show Peppa Pig’s Big Splash.

The nursery roof is leaking and Peppa and her friends need to fix it – quick! As they set up a fete to raise the money for the repairs, they’ll need the audiences help to make sure everything goes smoothly. Join Peppa, George, Mummy and Daddy Pig, as well as Danny Dog, Pedro Pony, Suzy Sheep as they have fun putting up bunting, running stalls and organising a great day out.

There’s also...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

If you are looking for something to do or somewhere to go this weekend, we've come up with plenty of ideas to keep the whole family entertained.

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The Day We Played Brazil Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter The Day we Played Brazil celebrates the 100th anniversary of the football match between Exeter City and the Brazil national team - the first-ever game played by Brazil. Based on the extraordinary true story of Exeter City FC's tour to South America in 1914 this musical play is performed by 100 local people telling the stories of the players...

Cityscape artist makes the right impression

A collection of art that has been over ten years in the making has made the journey to Castle Galleries in Exeter.

The newly curated exhibition, ‘Capital Impressions’, draws inspiration from New York, London and Paris and includes 35 original and signed limited edition art from the master of the modern cityscape artist, Paul Kenton.

The works will be on display at the Castle Galleries, Exeter with Kenton making a guest appearance at the gallery on Saturday 19 July between noon and 3pm.

Kenton, who states Monet as one of his earliest inspirations, said: “I love to...

Chagstock Festival is going ahead as planned

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 07/17/2014 - 3:56pm

Organisers of this weekend’s Chagstock Festival have confirmed that the event will go ahead as planned.

Festival organisers have been made aware of rumours circulating online that this year's festival has been cancelled due to adverse weather, which, they say, is completely false.

Si Ford, festival organiser said: “We have absolutely no idea where these rumours originated, but we can categorically state that Chagstock Festival is NOT cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.

“We are set up, ready to go and looking forward to welcoming thousands of people for what...

Celebrate the day Exeter City played Brazil

Much has been published recently over the extraordinary circumstance by which the Brazilian national team’s first ever match was played against our own Exeter City 100 years ago.

A fact like that is worth celebrating, isn’t it? And celebrating is what fans of the club intend to be doing at St James Park on Sun 20 July starting at 2pm.

Everyone associated with the club is hoping to be joined by as many people from this great city as possible.

Up at the Park there will be sideshows, face painters, a magician, barbecue food and the bars will be open!

Music will...

New comedy club to open in Exeter

A brand new comedy club is opening in Exeter 's Lemon Grove on Friday 17 October.

Five top comedians from the national stand-up circuit will be on stage at Exeter's Comedy Grove, the newest comedy club to the city, bringing down the best acts on the national stand-up circuit, with many who have appeared on shows such as Live at the Apollo and Russel Howard's Good News.

Tickets are only £10 for a evening of fun, fun, fun... so why not come along for a great night out with top quality comedy with the bar open throughout.

The show start at 8.30pm, with...

Devon Opera turns on the magic

This year sees a new direction and an exciting programme for Devon Opera with performances at Dartington Hall, Sidholme in Sidmouth, Aeolian Court, Chudleigh, Bovey Castle and The Arundell Arms, Lifton.

Devon Opera's long relationship with Ugbrooke Park will be celebrated with two nights featuring critically acclaimed soprano Laure Meloy, who has sung with the Metropolitan in New York, at Covent Garden and with English Opera.

Devon Opera (formerly known as New Devon Opera) has developed its repertoire and rather than doing one annual complete opera it is offering more...

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