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Bellacappella Presents: The Bellacappella Songbook - A Gala Night of Music and Community

Local choir Bellacappella invites you to an unforgettable evening of live harmony at Winslade Park, as they present The Bellacappella Songbook, a special gala performance in aid of the national charity Music for All.

Doors open at 7pm, with the performance beginning at 7.30pm. Audiences can expect a joyful, diverse mix of songs - from pop classics to soulful ballads - all performed with the warmth and spirit that define this community choir.

Led by Karen Denning, who arranges and teaches every song voluntarily, Bellacappella has become a local favourite for its inclusive...

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Launch of new Exeter live music night gives cause to Assemble

From September, popular cultural hub and subterranean venue, The Bike Shed Theatre bar will host a new monthly live music night featuring some of the most exciting hotly tipped upcoming music acts from across the UK. The new night is curated by Devon-based independent live music promoter Assemble.

Assemble is headed up by promoter Danielle Rose, previously Live Art Producer at Dartington Hall, and currently one of only 12 producers across the UK selected by the PRS Foundation for their New Music Plus UK programme. With events already taking place in Totnes and Plymouth, Assemble...

Interested in the weather? Then why not visit the National Meteorological Library and Archive - right on our doorstep

Weather is a national obsession and in Exeter we are fortunate to have the National Meteorological Library and Archive on our doorstep.

Here you can view the national memory of the weather, including a wide range of fascinating instruments and artefacts.

On display is an early barometer which belonged to the founder of the UK Met Office Admiral FitzRoy and the first ever published newspaper weather forecast which appeared in The Times on 1 August 1861.

Other advances in meteorology including the use of weather ships right up to today’s aviation and satellite...

Buckfast Abbey hosts ‘Shadowlands’ marking 50 years since CS Lewis’s death

CS Lewis is remembered this year in Shadowlands, a new production by the Unleashed Theatre Company, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death.

Hosted by Buckfast Abbey, as part of its regular programme of artistic events, they have commissioned the Unleashed Theatre Company, made up of gifted and enthusiastic people drawn from Baptist, Anglican, Catholic & Pentecostal churches from across South Devon to produce a high quality drama which entertains but also raises difficult issues concerning the Christian faith.

Shadowlands is the fourth production to be...

Meet an archaeologist at A la Ronde

The National Trust's Collections and Engagement Archaeologist, Nancy Grace, will be at A la Ronde on Thursday 1 August between 11 am and 4pm.

Bring your discoveries for identification and see if you can stump the archaeologist. Learn how to use a sorting tray when on digs, have a go at recording your objects, find out how to draw recreations of whole objects from fragments; and get nose to nose with articles from the past 40,000 years.

This year A la Ronde was featured in ITV's Britain’s Secret Homes programme. Discover more about the collection of archaeological objects on...

Have a go at athletics with SW Athletics' Sprint Track at Exeter Princesshay

Authored by sonya ellis
Posted: Fri, 07/26/2013 - 2:31pm

South West Athletics Academy will be at Princesshay shopping centre on Monday 29 July to promote athletics and activities in the holidays and other available activities.

The 30m sprint track will have a speed gate so anyone can come and test their speed over 20m on the track or just have a go at a range of athletics events.

There are other holiday programmes also available from sprinting and high jump to have a go pole vault available through the summer holidays.

We have activites for anyone ages 4 to adult - for more information please see our website www.sw-...

Expect the Unexpected in Exeter this September

Expect the unexpected this September as The Unexpected Festival comes to Exeter.

The Unexpected Festival will take place from 15-22 September and will include activities such as art making, music acts and other contemporary performances. It really all is in the name, the festival will not take place in one conventional location, but instead, across several locations in Exeter.

This September you really will never know when you could come across the unexpected.

Cllr Rosie Denham, Exeter City Council, said: '’The major aim behind Unexpected 2013 is to enhance Exeter...

TED's essential guide to what's on this weekend

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 07/26/2013 - 12:05pm

If you're stuck for something to do with the family this weekend we're sure you'll find something amongst our pick of what's happening in and around Exeter.

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New Blood, Bare Bones Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter In 1913, the Great Suffrage Pilgrimage mapped eight connecting routes across England and Wales, mobilising one of the largest political rallies in the campaign, Votes for Women. One hundred years later what do we feel about suffrage (the right to vote) in the Twenty-First Century? Does having the vote mean democracy and equality for all?...

Retro tea room comes to Exeter

Starbucks and Costas are now ten a penny across The UK, and globally. Luckily for Exeter residents and visitors a new tea room has burst on to the scene offering them beautiful things, amazing service, and just something that little bit different.

The Hidden Treasure Tea Room, located at New Bridge Street just off from Fore Street, opened on the 13 July and has been a roaring success ever since.

Vicki Parks, the owner of the tea room said: ‘’ The feedback has all been really positive.

‘’I keep asking people for criticism and nobody has been able to give me any so...

“Urban Jungle” on BBC One (South West) explores the wilder side of the South West’s towns and cities

The wilder side of towns and cities in the South West is explored in a one-off documentary on BBC One (South West) on Thursday 1 August at 7.00pm.

Presented by Nick Baker and Sam Smith, Urban Jungle is part of the BBC's Summer of Wildlife season of programming and showcases events that will celebrate the UK’s unique and extraordinary wildlife. The aim is to inspire and galvanise people to discover more about the incredible species and habitats on their doorstep. Nick Baker heads to Exeter to see how the industrial landscape can be transformed into a haven for wildlife. He visits...

One Direction launch make up range in Superdrug stores

Since competing on The X Factor in 2010, One Direction have taken the UK, and US, charts by storm. Now they are set to try and break a different industry, the cosmetic and beauty industry.

One Direction is set to collaborate with Superdrug stores and create some brand new products for the beauty shops' MUA range. The MUA range, which has lip glosses inspired by another X Factor star Alexandra Burke, will include nail polishes and cheek tints.

All of the One Direction inspired products will have five different variations. There will be five nail polishes in the collection,...

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