For the first time since 2012, the Exeter Army Careers Centre is hosting the Devon & Somerset Schools’ Challenge.
As the name suggests the event is a competition between visiting local schools, where they will participate in a variety of Army themed exercises, designed to test and develop their communication skills, team-working and leadership. Starting from Tuesday the 21st and concluding on Thursday the 23rd, 42 different schools & colleges from across Devon and Somerset will meet at the WestPoint Arena, in Exeter to compete for one of three Schools Challenge Trophies, to...
This year, Imperial War Museums (IWM) and Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) are working together to show the UNESCO listed film
The Battle of the Somme, to audiences across the world. Shot and screened in 1916, it was the first feature-length documentary about war and changed the way both cinema and film was perceived by the public. In the year of its release around 20 million people, almost half the population of Britain at the time, watched The Battle of the Somme many hoping to see the image of a loved-one, or friend captured on film. One hundred years later, this...
Business leaders from a wide range of Devon companies and organisations gathered on Tuesday 14 June at a joint celebration of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise and the Devon Delivers Ambassadors’ programme.
The event at Bovey Castle was organised jointly by the Devon Lieutenancy and the Devon Delivers Ambassadors’ programme run by Devon County Council to promote the awards to Devon’s business community.
Alongside the Devon Delivers Ambassadors, businesses that attended included Dartington Crystal, TDK Lambda, British Ceramic Tiles, Midas, PKF Francis Clark, Michelmores, as...
A mix of muscle cars, hot-rods and American classics including Chevrolet’s, Cadillacs, trucks and Jeeps will be turning heads and thrilling fans at the annual American & Classic Car Show held at Cofton Country Holidays near Starcross on Sunday 03 July.
Set to be the biggest event of its kind in the South West, the National Can-Am Car Club hopes that this show will be a record breaker, both in terms of the number of cars on show and the number of fans attending the event.
Over 100 ‘Classic’ American and Canadian cars are already booked to attend and anyone arriving in a...
Organised by Chudleigh Writers Circle in association with Friends of Chudleigh Library
Wednesday 6th July at Chudfest Marquee
‘Meet the Authors’ supper 5pm. Catering by Harvey’s Coffee Shop. Tickets £10 to include 2-course supper. An opportunity for readers to meet some of the West Country’s rich community of authors.
Evening session 7pm £8.
Sunday Times Top 10 Best – Selling author Veronica Henry will be talking about her new book How To Find Love In A Bookshop. Veronica has worked as a scriptwriter for The Archers, Holby City and Heartbeat among others...
An informal summer service of celebration that has been held in Chudleigh for many years. Originally tied in with the Carnival, the service is organised by members of the Baptist and Parish Church congregations. With leaders and musicians from both churches, we seek to give thanks to God for our community of Chudleigh, celebrate all that is good about our town, and pray for the needs of those around us, and the wider world.
Everyone is very welcome to join us in the Marquee, and refreshments will be available afterwards.
To open the revelry of Chudfest we are holding a Beach themed party in the Marquee, with the highly acclaimed live band “Reckless” providing a whole night of funkymusic to boogie to. There will be a tasty BBQ supper included in the ticket price and a fully licensed, reasonably – priced bar to help get the party going! Doors open at 7pm and the party finishes when the band stops playing. So grab your loudest shirt and your hula skirt and join the party.
Tickets £20, available from Woods Estate Agents, Fore St, from 10am to 12 noon on Monday 30th May and from Thursday 2nd June at the...
