Friday 22nd July 2016 at 19.30 The Amadeus Orchestra Cello: Raphael Wallfisch Piano: Malcolm Forbes-Peckham Conductor: Philip Mackenzie Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Finzi Cello Concerto Stravinsky Petrouchka Back in Exeter Cathedral for their much anticipated annual concert, the Amadeus Orchestra and Raphael Wallfisch bring one of England’s finest cello concertos to Exeter; Finzi’s masterpiece from his final years. Wallfisch has long been a major proponent of his work and has made several recordings of it. Malcolm Forbes- Peckham last played a piano concerto with Amadeus back in 2014 when...
Campaigning organisation 38 Degrees celebrates Campaign for National Parks 80th Anniversary at Dartmoor National Park
On Saturday 30th July campaigning organisation 38 Degrees and the charity Campaign for National Parks are celebrating our nation’s most beautiful landscapes. They're hosting free organised walks and natural art workshops at every national park in England, Scotland and Wales. We’re delighted to announce that Dartmoor National Park will be part of the celebrations!
80 years ago a group of people came together to launch a campaign get these magnificent places...
Concerts in the west September tour is to feature the outstanding violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen and Emma Parker, Viola player Rosalind Ventris and Cello player Nathaniel Boyd.
The concert will be held at Lower Pulworthy, Highampton, Hatherleigh, on 1 September at 7.30pm.
Tickets are £15 and drinks are available there.
Concerts in the West ticket holders may bring for Free one friend who has never attended a Concerts in the West performance before.
Discounts are also being offered to encourage more students and children to attend.
Teignbridge District Council is organising a heritage volunteer fair.
The volunteer fair will take place on 14 July from 6-8pm at Old Forde House, Newton Abbot.
The council is encouraging anyone with an interest in local heritage and wildlife assets to get involved and drop in to learn more about the local groups and societies.
There will also be an opportunity to meet representatives and find out about getting involved in practical outdoor works such as wildlife monitoring and path works with countryside rangers. Attendees will also get the opportunity to look...
A team of walkers from leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, raised £846.25 when they took part in the Exeter Legal Walk on the 6th June.
The Exeter Legal Walk celebrates the continued work of the legal profession and advice sector in protecting people’s rights and promoting equal access to justice for all. The Legal Walk is one of over 30 similar events which run across England and Wales raising funds for free local legal advice charities.
The event was run by the South West Legal Support Trust, part of a network of Legal Support Trusts working with the...
A striking exhibition of wood engravings by renowned engraver Hilary Paynter is the latest artwork to adorn the corridors at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
The ‘Age of Enlightenment’ exhibition, which opened to the public on the 2nd July, explores the subject of age and ageing. The body of work has been commissioned by the Baring Foundation, the Arts Council and Devon Guild of Craftsmen, and can be viewed by patients and visitors on level 2 of the hospital between template B and C.
The exhibition features a humorous series of ageing bikers to illustrate the positives...
Exeter Deaf Academy are celebrating the birth of a future star as student Molly Thomas followed up winning a national drama competition by showcasing her acting talent in a drama masterclass at the prestigious mac Birmingham over the weekend of 19/20 June.
Molly is a winner of this year’s National Deaf Children’s Society’s (NDCS) ‘Raising the Bar’ competition. The project strives to raise expectations of what Deaf children and young people can achieve within dance, drama and music. Molly was selected out of contestants from across the country by highly acclaimed arts industry Deaf...
As part of our Kid’s Summer Holiday schedule we’re running a Button Jewellery workshop! Come along to this session to learn all about making jewellery with buttons, and go home with a finished necklace and all the know-how to make more!
Time and Date: Wednesday 31st August, 11am to 12.30pm.
Our summer classes are all one off sessions, and cost £5 per person which includes all materials. We recommend the class for ages 6-16, but younger ones may be suited too! To book simply call the shop on 01392 437377, or click here to book online.
As part of our Kid's Summer Holiday classes we're hosting a jewellery making workshop in which you'll learn to make a bracelet with tiny seed beads! You'll have a tutorial about using jewellery wire and crimp beads, and then design your bracelet and add a lovely charm too.
Time and Date: Wednesday 24th August, 11am to 12.30pm.
Our summer classes are all one off sessions, and cost £5 per person which includes all materials. We recommend the class for ages 6-16, but younger ones may be suited too! To book, just call the shop on 01392 437377, or click here to book on the...
