An orchestra from Crediton’s twin town in Normandy will be performing in Devon for the first time this weekend.
The 42-strong Avranches Orchestra, featuring musicians aged from 11 to 68, will be playing at the Mint Methodist Church in Exeter on Friday (7.30pm).
The concert will also feature guest soloist Paul Morgan, organist at Exeter Cathedral for 40 years.
The second performance is in Crediton on Saturday (7:30pm) at the Parish Church of the Holy Cross where they will be joined by the 50-strong church choir.
Devon and Cornwall Police have asked the public to be alert but not alarmed in the aftermath of the Manchester terror attack.
Deputy Chief Constable James Vaughan said: “As part of the ongoing investigations into the terrorist incident in Manchester on Monday night; the Prime Minister has announced that the independent Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) have raised the UK threat level from ‘severe’ to ‘critical’.
"As a result of this decision Operation Temperer will now be activated, alongside other established and tested plans, meaning that military personnel may now...
The weekend starts here! Join us for an afternoon of Summer Jumps racing in the beautiful South West. NEW for 2017: Check out our two new Fizz Friday ticket packages at just £30pp which includes Paddock entry, fizz or a refreshing drink, a tasty treat and a racecard. These packages are only available via our online ticket store until 5pm on Thursday 15 June. Alternatively, Paddock Enclosure tickets are on sale now priced at £19 per person or £12 for Course Enclosure tickets. Children aged 16 and under, plus students with a valid photographic ID go FREE. Gates open at 12.10 ahead of the...
This June 5th, join people all over Devon, put the kettle on and join in the ELF CREAM TEA! Come along and find our more about ELF. Money raised through the ELF cream tea may go to our new ELF @ Home service engaging with volunteers to support patients in their homes. This will enable patients who are isolated by their condition to quite literally have a cup of tea with someone.
A play area on the outskirts of Exeter has been refurbished with help from the Exeter Foundation.
£5,000 was donated towards upgrading the children’s play area in Exton, with new equipment including a multi-play unit and swings. The existing play area was becoming unsafe and the people of Exton were keen to improve the park for the increasing number of children living in the village. Exeter Foundation trustee, Alan Quantick, went to the opening of the revamped play area, which has also benefited from grants from Woodbury Parish Council, Combe Solar Farm Community and the Norman...
A while ago, PlayTech, which prides itself for being the top casino software provider in the world, announced that it would be launching its newest and largest live casino studio. The new facility is located at the center of Riga, which is also the capital of Latvia.
However, it is also important to note that this jurisdiction plays host to a rival live casino studio managed by Evolution gaming. This company specializes in offering gambling products that are similar to those of PlayTech.
Nevertheless, PlayTech is confident that their newest acquisition in Latvia will...
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), the UK's leading marine charity, is looking to hook up people over 50 with their first ever MCS beach clean.
The charity is running a clean up for over 50's at Exmouth Beach on Sunday June 4th. It's specifically aimed at people who were born in 1967 or before and who have never taken part in a beach clean in their half century or more.
The clean up at Exmouth is part of a series of beach cleans around the south and east coasts of England funded by NESTA, the innovation foundation. The aim is to encourage people over 50 to start...
Exeter is gearing up for a weekend of sporting celebration as two of its teams prepare for Finals at Twickenham and Wembley.
Exeter City Council has thrown its support behind the Chiefs and the Grecians and has put in place plans for open-top bus parades and civic receptions next week should the teams triumph. In Rugby Union, Exeter Chiefs take on Wasps on Saturday afternoon in the Aviva Premiership Final at Twickenham. Round ball neighbours Exeter City Football Club travel to Wembley on Sunday for the Division 2 Play-off Final against Blackpool FC.
Following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival and Soho Theatre, the award-winning BLUSH now comes to The Bike Shed Theatre in Exeter from the 6th to 10th June. Written by Charlotte Josephine and presented by Snuff Box Theatre, the team behind the sell-out, multi-award winning Bitch Boxer, BLUSH tells five candid stories about image-based sexual abuse and all its many victims. BLUSH is a slap in the face and a call to arms.
Blush feels like powerful and important theatre on an urgently contemporary issue (The Daily Telegraph).
