Sylvia Plath in Devon: A Year's Turning by Elizabeth Sigmund and Gail Crowther

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 07/13/2015 - 10:15pm

A unique insight into the year that Sylvia Plath lived and worked in Devon

  • Previously unpublished memories by one of Sylvia Plath’s close friends
  • Information from newly discovered letters and documents from the archives offering a unique portrayal of Sylvia Plath during her most productive year
  • Previously unpublished photographs
  • Offers a fuller and more in depth depiction of Plath during the final year of her life

Sylvia Plath in Devon: A Year’s Turning is part memoir, part biography, focusing on the fifteen months that Sylvia...

Sweet Revenge

Event Date: 
16/07/2015 - 8:00pm to 22/07/2015 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth

The Summer Rep Season sees one company of actors present a season of twelve classic revivals throughout summer, with a new production each week until the end of September. Classic suspense thriller. Dr. Ross Marquand, a successful and happily married cardiac consultant, is hosting a party for family and friends in his Thames-side home to celebrate the regatta. But as the guests gather, his perfect world is shattered by the discovery that his wife Fay has falling in love with Julian Kane, a notorious womanizer. When Julian is found dead in their living room during the regatta, all fingers...

Messing About on the River at Escot Park

Event Date: 
26/07/2015 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Escot Park, Ottery St Mary

An unforgettable day of fun at the River Tale on the Escot Estate. Make & race a mini-raft - Pan for gold! - River dipping - Build a beaver dam - Try fly casting – Make a beaver mask - BBQ, Ice creams & lots more!

Activities from 10.30am - 4.30pm Minimum Donation: £1 per person. Cash BBQ. All proceeds will be donated to local community charity, The Tale Valley Trust.

http://www.escot-devon.co.uk/

Wonderland Week

Event Date: 
26/07/2015 - 10:00am to 31/07/2015 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Powderham Castle

Keep an eye on your Pocketwatch and don’t be late to see the topsy-turvy tea party as Alice takes a trip down the rabbit hole to meet the characters in Wonderland. Oh frabjous day, callou callay!

This event is included in a child's standard admission. (Children returning with a free return ticket or a discounted ticket may take part in our themed activity for £2.50)

Themed Activity provided by Jonty Depp and Pocketwatch Theatre.

Further details www.powderham.co.uk

Mid Devon Show

Event Date: 
25/07/2015 - 9:30am
Venue: 
Knightshayes / Chettiscombe, Tiverton

The best one day agricultural show in the west! The Mid Devon Show offers a fun day out for all the family - visit www.middevonshow.co.uk to view the full line up, which includes farm demonstrations, arts, rural crafts, food & drink and entertainment.

Go along and support this special rural event, celebrating the best of Mid Devon.

9am-5.30pm

http://www.middevonshow.co.uk/

HM Royal Marines Band free Summer Garden Concert

Event Date: 
25/07/2015 - 9:00pm
Venue: 
Exmouth Gardens, The Esplanade, Exmouth

This is one of our most popular Summer events and as it’s free, space in our gardens does fill up rather quickly so make sure you arrive in plenty of time. Don’t forget to bring a chair or a blanket to sit on!

The Band Of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines present a whole afternoon of music and marching with something for everyone and of all ages.

Featuring the Big Band Sound, Pop Music, Jazz, The Drum Corp and the world famous ‘Beat Retreat’ it is always an afternoon to remember and a patriotic reminder of what a fabulous military we have.

In the event of wet weather the...

Super Saturday Markets

Event Date: 
25/07/2015 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Magdalen Road, Exeter

Wonderful Magdalen Road will be closed to traffic on four Saturdays this summer to offer a unique shopping experience.

Wander into the great selection of shops offering unique gift ideas, fantastic food and wine, interior design, beauty treatments, hair salon, cafes, restaurants and much more.

As well as our great selection of shops there will be the opportunity to shop at a selection of craft and market stalls. There will be live entertainment to enjoy too.

Sit, shop, eat, chat in the sunshine and enjoy! The last Saturdays in May, June. July and August from 10am to...

Crikey Goes to Poltimore House

Event Date: 
25/07/2015 - 10:00am to 26/07/2015 - 9:00pm
Venue: 
Poltimore House and Grounds

On 25th and 26th July Crikey It's Vintage are taking over Poltimore House, Exeter.

Be transported back in time and help to raise money for the restoration of this historic house, whilst soaking up the retro atmosphere and beautiful grounds.

Live music entertainment through the day and night. Bar. Vintage catering vehicles, classic cars. 100 stalls for vintage and locally made goods. Pop Up beauty parlour and fun photo booth. Children's entertainment..and of course a great fashion show and plenty of rock and roll!

Public camping available. See website for more...

Branscombe Festival

Event Date: 
24/07/2015 - 12:00pm to 26/07/2015 - 9:15pm
Venue: 
Branscombe

An intense weekend of world class performance, in one of Devon’s most stunning locations, the Branscombe Festival offers entertainment for all.

A rich, carefully devised programme of classical music, opera, jazz, Broadway standards and military band promises to delight and excite audiences.

The Branscombe Festival is fast making a reputation as one of the South-West’s key cultural events; artists who regularly top the bill in London and New York perform in the intimate spaces of a village hall and church, attracting music lovers from the local community and across the...

Hospiscare Twilight Walk picture gallery

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Mon, 07/13/2015 - 7:42pm

More than 800 women enjoyed a great charity walk along Exmouth’s seafront on a glorious sunny evening.

They dressed to impress with grass skirts, garlands and floral headdresses for the Hawaiian themed walk.

Women from all over Exeter, East and Mid Devon took part in our annual Hospiscare Twilight Walk raising tens of thousands of pounds us.

We are a local charity which provides professional support for terminally ill people.

Many women were walking in memory of loved ones who have been cared for by Hospiscare nurses.

Hospiscare’s head of fundraising...

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