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The London African Gospel Choir closed Budleigh Music Festival in spectacular style

Budleigh Music Festival strikes emotional chord with concertgoers

From the opening notes of the community choral day to the uplifting finale of the London African Gospel Choir, Budleigh Music Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary in style.

Taking place in the beautiful St Peter’s Church, the festival delivered world-class classical performances, inclusive community events, and stunning moments of musical magic.

More than 3,600 tickets were sold over the nine-day Festival, which included performances by Sir Michael Morpurgo and cellist Clare O’Connell, internationally acclaimed pianist Sir Stephen Hough, and Bath Philharmonia....

Dance artist Lewys Holt's double-bill Phrases & Footnotes comes to Exeter's Bloom: Online Festival of Mental Health Awareness

Interdisciplinary dance artist Lewys Holt's double-bill show Phrases & Footnotes will be streaming all day on Saturday 15th May with a Q&A with Lewys at 8pm, as part of Exeter Phoenix's Bloom: Online Festival of Mental Health Awareness. The show is touring digitally this spring with several venues across the UK.

Both shows approach miscommunication and confusion in our use of language by instead exploring them through movement; Phrases plays with our interpretations of everyday sayings, whilst Footnotes parodies academic-speak, taking audiences on long, humorous...

May opening for The Donkey Sanctuary Sidmouth 

May opening for The Donkey Sanctuary Sidmouth

The Donkey Sanctuary Sidmouth will reopen to visitors on Monday 17 May, with the launch of a new family activity trail.

The new trail, 'An Adorably Curious Adventure', gives visitors the chance to explore the sanctuary and discover the A-Z of fun donkey facts, while completing trail activities along the way.

John Crouch, Visitor Engagement Manager at The Donkey Sanctuary, said: "We have all been looking forward to this day for some time, welcoming back our loyal supporters and visitors. The sanctuary always comes alive when it's open, there is always such a nice...

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Unprecedented advance ticket sales for Devon County Show 2021

Unprecedented advance ticket sales for Devon County Show 2021

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 05/11/2021 - 11:59pm

The Devon County Show have announced unprecedented demand for their Advance Show Tickets, with sales up 600% year on year, as people rush to secure their attendance at this year’s Show after a 26 month absence.

The Show this year on 2, 3 and 4 July will be the 125th in the Show’s history and will be the first County Show to make an appearance on the circuit in 22 months.

‘People are champing at the bit to go to an event’ says Sam Mackenzie Green, Devon County Show Manager. ‘This has been entirely reflected in our advance ticket sales which are by far and away the best we...

Mecca Bingo Exeter gets ready to welcome bingo fans back

The original bingo brand Mecca is bringing bingo back and will open its clubs to customers on Monday 17 May – promising to do so with even more fun and entertainment.

Reopening venues is an even bigger deal for Mecca as 2021 marks its 60th year of being a part of British towns and cities, and at the heart of local communities.

With all eyes on the leisure sector to help drive people back into the local area, Mecca say that their unique combination of being a community brand, alongside the fact that they have lots of new ways to play and win in store, will see them bounce...

Glastonbury is coming to Vue Exeter

Glastonbury is coming to Vue Exeter

Tickets for Glastonbury – Live at Worthy Farm on sale from Wednesday

THIS month, a line-up of performances from world famous musicians will be streaming live to the home of the ultimate big screen experience, as Glastonbury Presents – Live at Worthy Farm arrives at Vue Exeter - and tickets are on sale from Wednesday 12 May.

The five-hour music spectacular will see a host of performances filmed across Worthy Farm’s most famous stages, including the Pyramid Field and Stone Circle, and streamed live to the silver screen.

Performances from the likes of music superstars...

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Budleigh Music Festival returns

Welcome return for Budleigh Music Festival

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 05/09/2021 - 11:26pm
Save the date for Budleigh Music Festival: 9-17 July 2021

Budleigh Music Festival makes a welcome return this year from 9 - 17 July with a week-long programme of live music to be held in the town.

A jam-packed programme of events is planned for July, with extraordinary saxophonist, Jess Gillam, headlining with her own ensemble band. Since her previous appearance at Budleigh Festival in 2018, Jess has achieved international recognition, performing at Last Night of the Proms and with global tour plans for 2021.

2021 will also see the Festival introduce for the first time...

Vue Exeter is reopening

Vue reopens in Exeter

Vue has announced the reopening of its venue in Exeter with tickets available to pre-book now.

From Monday 17 May, film fans can look forward to enjoying a couple of hours of uninterrupted entertainment in the ultimate seat, screen and sound experience, as Vue Exeter reopens.

From well-loved classics, to a selection of theatre and sport screenings, and an epic line-up of hotly anticipated new releases, there’s something showing for all tastes right from opening day.

Children and adults alike can look forward to the tale of Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway . A star-studded...

Lumiere Presents: The UK's Most Searched Films of All-Time

View The UK's Most Popular Animated Films of All-Time: Beauty and The Beast Puts Exeter on The Map

Authored by Reef Pearson
Posted: Tue, 05/04/2021 - 12:32pm

London animation studio Lumiere S tudios has created a map of the UK showcasing the most searched animated films of all-time in different places.

Their study used Google Search Data to locate which towns and cities searched for the most popular animated films the most - and the results were rather surprising!

As you can see, over the past 12 years Exeter has searched for Beauty And The Beast more than any other place in the UK. Clearly Exonains have a soft spot for romance and dancing cutlery.

Plymouth also scored top popularity marks for Finding Nemo, which shows...

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