Laithwaite’s wine tasting event at Rougemont Hotel

Laithwaite’s Wine is holding a wine tasting event at the Rougemont Hotel in Exeter on March 25.

The event will give ticket holders the chance to taste over 30 wines and talk to many wine professionals.

Those attending the event will receive their own tasting glass on arrival to keep, which they can use throughout the session.

Representatives from wineries across the world will make an appearance at the event including those from Spain, Australia and New Zealand.

An opportunity will also be given to guests to take a virtual reality tour of Laithwaite’s winery...

Young performers wanted for Exeter panto

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 03/17/2017 - 2:16pm

Exeter Northcott Theatre is looking for local children to join the cast of its recently announced family pantomime Dick Whittington.

The theatre is searching for talented young male and female actors, aged between 10 and 15 on 1st September 2017, to take acting, singing and dancing roles in the show.

Everyone will have the chance to act, sing and dance – auditionees don’t need to be trained, but need to be prepared to give it their all.

Dick Whittington marks the spectacular return to the Exeter Northcott tradition of producing its own pantomimes. Expect plenty of...

Exeter's legal community captured on canvas

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Fri, 03/17/2017 - 11:47am

Members of Exeter’s legal community have gathered in Southernhay to launch a campaign to support Devon Community Foundation, as it develops a cultural tribute following the Cathedral Yard fire.

Property Search Group had the idea to bring together the city’s law firms to raise money, by commissioning a painting of Southernhay and then auctioning it. The painting depicts a ‘day in the life’ of the area, traditionally the city’s legal hub.

Devon artist and illustrator Sara Nunan is creating the painting and law firms have been invited to choose one of their solicitors to...

Exeter Best Bar None scheme continues to grow

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 03/17/2017 - 10:46am

Exeter’s Best Bar None scheme is celebrating great success on its second anniversary. In the last year sixty premises signed up to be members of the programme which promotes responsible management and operation of alcohol licensed premises and aims to make Exeter a safer and more vibrant place for those living, working and visiting the city.

The scheme held an event to mark the two-year anniversary at city centre venue, Rosies, which saw venue managers from across the city attend, to hear from speakers Dominic Borg, Best Bar None Chairman; Mick McDonnell, Best Bar None National Co-...

Young Enterprise Trade Fair

Event Date: 
18/03/2017 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Historic Guildhall, Exeter

Ten teams of students participating in the Young Enterprise Company Programme from schools and colleges in Devon will be holding their Spring Trade Fair at the Historic Guildhall in Exeter High Street.

The Lord Mayor is opening the event at 10am.

The teams have bee running their own companies in the last six months, expereincing the highs and lows of running a business. the teams are selling a variety of products that they have developed

some of these products include stress balls,body boards and adult colouring books. Come along to the Guildhall tomorrow, and meet...

The 38th Exmouth Amateur Festival of One Act Plays

Event Date: 
03/04/2017 - 7:30pm to 08/04/2017 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
The Blackmore Theatre, 10 Bicton Street, Exmouth, EX8 2RU

This is an opportunity for those drama groups who have entered this year’s Festival to perform their One Act Plays in front of a professional adjudicator.

This Festival is part of The All England Theatre Festival 2017. It opens on Monday 3rd and runs through to Saturday 8th April 2017. Monday to Friday evening performances commence at 7.30pm. Saturday evenings performances commence at 7pm.

We are once again grateful to The Devoncourt Hotel of Exmouth who are sponsoring this Festival.

Mezzalchemy, Teignmouth Players, Ottery Community Theatre, Axminster Drama Club,...

Funding needed for art project supporting people with dementia

AN Exeter project, which offers outdoor activities and art projects for people living with dementia has been put at risk due to lack of funding. Developed by Age UK Exeter, the `Budding Friends´ initiative provides a weekly allotment project through the spring and summer and art workshops in partnership with Studio 36. Now Exeter solicitors, Cartridges Law, which has supported the initiative by providing exhibition space near Age UK Exeter in St Thomas, has launched a fundraising drive to help the organisers reach their £5,000 funding target. Bridget Garrood, partner at Cartridges Law,...

Open Auditions for "The Titfield Thunderbolt"

Event Date: 
26/03/2017 - 3:00pm to 5:15pm
Venue: 
The Blackmore Theatre, 10 Bicton Street, Exmouth, EX8 2RU

The Exmouth Players are holding auditions for their production of “The Titfield Thunderbolt”, a comedy by Philip Goulding, at The Blackmore Theatre, Bicton Street, on Sunday, 26th March 2017 starting at 3.00pm.

The play itself will run from Monday 3rd through to Saturday 8th July, including a Saturday matinee.

These auditions are open to you all. You don’t have to be a member of The Exmouth Players or even have acted before. Simply pop along and enjoy the occasion.

The residents of Titfield, finding they are about to lose the branch railway, decide to buy the...

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