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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,

    • ...
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Rufiji Ngoma: A Charity Gig

Rufiji Leprosy Trust are very excited to be arranging a charity gig supported by the Exeter Phoenix on Saturday 25 January from 7pm.

We are looking to raise awareness of leprosy in the UK, as well as to fundraise for various projects including a Kindergartenr. Rufiji Leprosy Trust administers and fundraises for the Kindwitwi Leprosy Care Centre in the Rufiji district of Tanzania. Leprosy remains a major problem in the region, while the Kindwitwi centre assists in finding and treating sufferers and ex-sufferers, promoting self-sufficiency and educating to overcome the stigma that...

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Exeter Corn Exchange announces spring programme

Exeter Corn Exchange has announced details of the new events programme for spring.

Highlights include the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, stars from TV’s Strictly Come Dancing, the Vienna Festival Ballet, comedian Jon Richardson, X Factor winner Joe McElderry and Ruby Wax.

The new season starts with a concert by Elkie Brooks, one of the most successful singers the UK has ever produced on Friday 24th January and that is followed on Tuesday 28th January with Britain’s Got Talent finalists Circus of Horrors with their new gruesome show London after Midnight.

The...

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Famous at Fifteen...Charlotte Ward

Charlotte Ward is like any other fifteen year old girl. She likes meeting up with friends and is busy studying at West Exe Technology College.

But unlike many other fifteen year olds out there Charlotte has performed for a sell-out crowd after supporting X Factor star Luke Friend at The Exeter Phoenix yesterday( Friday 10th January).

Charlotte’s passion for music began at a young age, she said:

“I've always been interested in music and apparently would always be singing, even whilst eating my dinner!”

“I have been playing guitar since I was 9 but I only...

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Elkie Brooks comes to Exeter Corn Exchange

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sat, 01/11/2014 - 10:25am

Elkie Brooks, one of the most successful and popular singers the UK has ever produced will perform at Exeter Corn Exchange on Friday 24 January.

In 1960 Elkie won a talent contest in Manchester and started out on a career which is still going strong more than 50 years later.

Humphrey Lyttelton invited her to become a guest vocalist with his renowned jazz band and her collaborations with him lasted for forty years until she was asked to sing at his funeral and scatter his ashes from a hang glider over the North Devon coast.

Her big public breakthrough came in 1977...

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Luke Friend phones lucky fans

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Wed, 01/08/2014 - 4:34pm

Five Friendies have now won the chance to meet X factor legend, Luke Friend, face to face this Friday.

The competition winners received the news from Luke himself in a phonecall from his Teignmouth home this afternoon.

Luke, his mum Sue and his dog Gizmo met with Oli Justice from The Exeter Daily to congratulate the winners.

Winners were thrilled and several were left speechless with excitement.

A video of the Luke phoning the winners will be available shortly.

Hundreds of fans entered the competition to meet Luke before five lucky winners were...

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X Factor star to perform at Chiefs

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Wed, 01/08/2014 - 12:10pm

Exeter Chiefs are excited to announce that X Factor 2013 star Shelley Smith will be performing at this weekend's Heineken Cup encounter with Glasgow Warriors at Sandy Park (3pm).

Exeter-born Shelley, who made it through as one of the 12 contestants to Live Shows working alongside mentor Sharon Osbourne, will be performing live on the pitch at half-time during our latest European fixture.

Bubbly Shelley, a white-van driver from Exeter, entered The X Factor in the hope she could one day make a difference to her and her daughter Madeline’s lives.

Having delivered car...

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Your guide to What's On this week

THEATRE

Cinderella Exeter Corn Exchange Kickline Theatre present Cinderella, the ultimate dreams-come-true story. The show runs until 5 January and stars Daniel Page and Alicia Agneson. www.exeter.gov.uk/cinderella

The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr Benn Northcott Theatre, Exeter As if by magic, the shopkeeper appeared... Tall Stories present The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr Benn, full of catchy songs and astounding magic – for all ages... old friends of Mr Benn and new adventurers alike... The show runs until 4 January and tickets are £12 www.exeternorthcott.co.uk...

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TED's Christmas Gift to you - An Audience with Luke Friend

Authored by Oli Justice
Posted: Thu, 12/26/2013 - 11:32am

The Exeter Daily is delighted to announce that we will be hosting "An Audience with Luke Friend" on Friday 10 January 2014 at The Exeter Phoenix.

Luke will be back on home soil once again for an evening dedicated to his fans and those that have supported him throughout his incredible journey. He will be supported by fellow talent show superstars Adam Isaac and up and coming 15-year-old Charlotte Ward.

Tickets are available NOW via: http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/an-audience-with-luke-friend/

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Track Father Christmas

Any parent who has ever been asked the question ' But how does Father Christmas deliver all the presents in one night?' needs to visit http://www.noradsanta.org/ .

This fantastic website allows its users to ' track' where Father Christmas is currently flying with his reindeer.

At 13.50 today St Nicholas had just visited Tokyo, with his next stop being Kyto.

The man in red had also managed to deliver over 841,000,000,000 presents!

The tradition of tracking Father Christmas ( or Santa) began back in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co....

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Exeter teen talent Holly Morwenna through to Open Mic UK Grand Final!

Authored by pik
Posted: Fri, 12/20/2013 - 10:54pm

16 year-old Holly Morwenna Rawlings from Exeter has made it through to the Grand Final of the national music competition Open Mic UK! The finalists will now perform in front of an audience and celebrity judging panel at The NEC in Birmingham! Young singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist, Holly Morwenna, says the competition has opened up so many new opportunities for her and thanks her family, music teachers and committed friends and fans for supporting her throughout the competition. She also thanks Robert Williams Estate Agents for sponsoring a fan bus to the finals at the NEC! Watch...

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