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

Devon backs the Brexit

Appeal after man assaulted at taxi rank

Devon Badger Group's events for National Badger week

Met Office celebrates Women in Engineering Day

Women's Running 10k comes to Exeter

Exmouth Estate Agents sign up for Twilight Walk

Fraudsters jailed after targeting Tiverton victim

Polls open in historic referendum

North Devon man jailed for murdering partner

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