Cullompton Food and Drink Festival

Event Date: 
10/10/2015 - 9:00am
Venue: 
Cullompton

Autumn Fruits is the theme of the first Cullompton Food and Drink Festival on Saturday 10th October. The Festival celebrates Cullompton’s traditional and current heritage as a centre for growing apples, pears, fruits and vegetables, and producing cider, fruit juices, foodstuffs and crafts.

Headlining the Festival are two cookery demonstrations with a connection to Cullompton-born Michael Caines

The well-known chef who has 2 Michelin Stars and 5 AA rosettes, began his career at Exeter College, where he now has his own Michael Caines Academy which trains and nurtures the...

Exmouth Illuminated Carnival Procession

Event Date: 
10/10/2015 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Exmouth

Exmouth Illuminated Carnival Procession – Saturday 10th October 2015

This year’s procession will be bigger and better than last year with over 60 entries! Participants will be attending from all over Devon – Totnes, Torbay, South Brent, Tiverton, Chulmleigh and Axminster to name a few as well as many local Exmouth & East Devon entries. We also have a visiting Carnival Troupe from Luton and the City of Exeter Pipes and Drums!

We are also very excited to announce that some of the cast of Peter Pan who will be performing at the Exmouth Pavilion over Christmas and the New...

Carnival Fun Day

Event Date: 
10/10/2015 - 9:00am
Venue: 
The Strand, Exmouth

Exmouth Carnival will be holding their annual Carnival Fun Day on Saturday 11th October in The Strand, Exmouth between 9.00am and 5.00pm.

There will be over 60 stalls selling plants, handmade crafts and jewellery, toys, cakes, clothing, ceramics and lots, lots more.

In addition to this we will have owls and birds of prey from the Bird & Owl Sanctuary, animals from The World of Country Life, a children’s entertainer, face painting, an inflatable assault course, rodeo ride and balloon modelling.

Throughout the day Bay FM will be broadcasting live from The Strand...

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party – with The Carny Villains

Event Date: 
10/10/2015 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter

2015 is the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

To celebrate, RAMM is putting on a rather special Mad Hatter’s Tea Party headlined by The Carny Villains.

The seven-piece band plays two-step mash-ups of gypsy swing, ska and rockabilly, telling implausible tales from a weird burlesque world on the edge of reason; the perfect encapsulation of Lewis Carroll’s book.

There will also be jazzy DJs, walkabout theatre, exotic drinks and a Wonderland fancy dress theme.

Presented by Cabaret Voltaire.

Tickets £8

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Still a student at 99!

Old Maynardian, Diana Swayne took a trip down memory lane this week to visit the school she attended in the 1930s.

The sprightly centenarian from Crediton, who will celebrate her 100th birthday on 29 October, dropped in for tea and cake with the Headmistress and took the time to meet other members of staff and the Head Girl.

“It was a much starker place when I was here,” she announced. “It seems so totally different now, a much happier and friendlier place and everyone is smiling.”

“My time at school must have done me good, however, as I am still a student today,”...

Survey work to be carried out around Alma Bridge

Devon County Council is preparing to undertake survey work in the area around Alma Bridge to explore erosion of the nearby cliffs, after accepting that the bridge is likely to be under threat at some point in the future.

The surveys will provide a base line on which to compare future erosion of the cliff face that protects the bridge. The authority has confirmed that it is looking at a number of options to maintain a link to the South West Coast Path over the River Sid, and it will start monitoring erosion in the surrounding area later this month.

The County Council is...

Flybe to extend sunshine flights from Exeter

Flybe will offer year-round sunshine holiday flights at Exeter Airport following a deal with Regional & City Airports (RCA), the airport management division of Rigby Group PLC, Exeter Airport’s owner.

The partnership, which involves significant investment from both parties, will safeguard the future of Exeter Airport’s existing summer holiday flights to Alicante, Faro, Malaga and Palma, and will see year-round services being introduced to Alicante and Malaga. The frequency of winter flights to Geneva will also be increased.

Seats on the popular 118 seat Embraer 195...

Community fund reopens for nominations

RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Fund aims to help a number of community groups to complete projects that they wouldn’t otherwise be able to do by giving away £1,000 worth of building materials every other month.

Having recently supported a youth group, an animal welfare centre and a project to help the homeless, RGB is now asking for groups that provide health and fitness facilities to those in their local community.

Perhaps a group would like to update its changing facilities or requires materials to create an area to use for sporting activities - whatever the...

Blofeld and Baxter to entertain in Exeter

Two legendary figures from the world of cricket commentating will entertain the audience at Exeter Corn Exchange on Sunday 25 October.

Henry Blofeld and Peter Baxter present Rogues on the Road, a new show relating their outrageous stories from two extensive careers spent broadcasting around the globe.

After three years of playing to packed houses across the UK, including two successful seasons at the Edinburgh Festival, Blowers and Backers have recently toured Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia with their wonderful reminiscences. They relate...

Glorious Greeks

Event Date: 
07/11/2015 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Saturday 7th November 2015, 10.00-12.00

Come along to explore the fascinating and gruesome parts of history.Travel back in time to a different period of history every week with themed crafts, costumes, and horrible history facts!

This week our theme is GLORIOUS GREEKS. Did you know Ancient Greeks invented the theatre? Make a comedy or tragedy mask to make someone laugh or cry! Find out about the gods, heroes and monsters in Greek Mythology, and decorate a vase with images of these stories.

Suitable for ages 6-12 (children can be left and collected at the end of the...

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