Blake will be bringing their tour, ‘Songs of Stage & Screen’ to Exeter Corn Exchange in May.
Fresh from their recent BBC One appearance, airing Christmas Eve, on ‘David Walliams celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey’, British harmony trio BLAKE are back with a brand-new tour featuring the finest songs from stage and screen, with projections & lighting that bring the cinematic magic to life.
Linked together with the boys’ famous improvised banter, the show features music from Hanz Zimmer, Ennio Morricone, Leonard Bernstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leonard Cohen, The Beach Boys...
The Rathbones Spring Concert Series returns to Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum on 22 March 2017 with a recital by the former Royal Harpist to HRH Prince Charles, Catrin Finch.
Now in its fourth year, the charity concerts, in aid of the RAMM Development Trust, offer music lovers the chance to enjoy first-class musicians playing in the intimacy of the museum’s art gallery.
Award-winning musicians Emily Sun, violin, and Sam Armstrong, piano, perform on 19 April followed by the rising stars in the Alauda String Quartet on 16 May.
Young Epilepsy appeals to Britons up-and-down the country to get behind ‘PJs for Purple Day’
Purple Day, commonly known as International Epilepsy Day, takes place on Sunday, 26 March 2017
More than 112,000 young people in the UK have the neurological condition
National charity Young Epilepsy is appealing to everyone across the UK to back Purple Day on Sunday, 26 March 2017. In doing so, they’re asking the British public to dress in their finest pyjamas during any day of March.
Donations for ‘PJs for Purple Day’ will go to Young Epilepsy. The charity acts as...
New virtual reality training could help prevent accidents in “safety-critical” industries like the NHS, aviation, the military and nuclear power.
University of Exeter scientist Dr Sam Vine, Exeter-based Cineon Productions and experts from the nuclear industry have joined up to create a new training and technology organisation called Cineon Training ( www.cineon.training ).
Cineon Training is developing immersive, 360-degree training through virtual reality headsets to prevent accidents and improve the performance of workers.
East Devon District Council is looking at setting up its own local housing company to play a more significant role in the local housing market and increase housing supply in the area to meet the demand for good quality housing.
The company, which would be wholly owned by the council, could play a key role in delivering new homes to the district’s growing population. It would be financed by the council and any profits would come back to the council.
Other key priorities for the new company would be to improve the quality of rented accommodation across the district, provide...
Over the years she has worked and performed all around the world and developed an excellent reputation as a performer, director, creative facilitator and performance skills teacher.
Holly is a fantastic teacher, supporting and nurturing her students to not only make each other laugh but also to be brave and challenge themselves - whether they want to become better performers or just get back in touch with their playful sides. Ask anyone who has been to one of Holly’s courses and they will tell you that “everyone should go to Clown School.”
Work has begun to reopen Exeter’s Riverside Leisure Centre following last month’s devastating fire.
A statement from Legacy Leisure, which operates Riverside Leisure Centre, on behalf of Exeter City council said: “Following the fire on 21 February, the damage has been assessed and work has now begun to reopen the leisure centre facilities in stages.
“We can confirm that the sports hall will reopen on Saturday, March 25 and the Ultra White Collar Boxing event scheduled for that evening will go ahead. We are aiming to open a gym facility, along with the squash courts and...
People across Devon are being encouraged to take part in Ride to Work Week next week (Monday 13 March to Sunday 19 March).
Love to Ride Devon is running the week-long promotion as part of a package of measures being delivered by Devon County Council to inspire more people to travel actively, supporting access to employment, education and training. Ride to Work Week is a friendly competition between workplaces where the aim is to get as many staff members as possible cycling to work. Prizes are on offer nationally and locally for both riding and encouraging others to ride. Local...
Most people seem to agree that Exmouth’s Orcombe Point, the start of the Word Heritage Coast, could do with a café. It used to have one and people want something there again where they can get a drink and a bite to eat.
Local Councillor, Mark Williamson, is right behind the idea and is inviting people to come up with their ideas for what they want to happen at Orcombe Point be it a café kiosk or something else for the longer term and what type of food and drink people would like. You can send your ideas to Cllr Williamson at: MWilliamson@eastdevon.gov.uk
A joint project run between Sidmouth Town Council and East Devon District Council will soon see Sidmouth getting a new sports facility, as work is due to start in Spring 2017 on a new outdoor multi-use games area for the town.
Sidmouth residents originally had their say on how to spend £250,000 on outdoor sports in the town a few years ago – seven projects were successful – most of which have happened now. According to a residents’ wish list, one of the top priorities was a new all-weather multi-use games area in central or lower Sidmouth, including markings and goals for sports...
