Chart-topping boys' choir head to Exeter

London-based boys' choir LIBERA are used to touring the world, have performed for Popes and Presidents and are popular with fans across the USA and Far East. Next week they’ll be swapping the concert hall for the church when they perform in Exeter Cathedral.

Usually dressed in their distinctive white robes, you may have seen the group on TV in programmes like ‘Last Choir Standing’ or ‘Songs of Praise’, or heard them on Classic FM or Radio 2 Chris Evans. In the United States they have performed

Tickets for the group’s appearance in Exeter are selling fast, and are...

ECFC celebrate community diversity

Exeter City Football Club will once again celebrate diversity in the local community by holding an international football tournament this Sunday (26 July).

The 6 a side competition has been organised by Exeter City Supporters Trust’s One Game One Community Group and Exeter City’s Football in the Community team. It will take place at the University of Exeter’s Streatham Sports Complex.

The tournament, now in its 11th year, encourages participation from local community teams and especially black and minority ethnic players. The event attracts players from many different parts...

Devon Pollinator Week keeps team buzzy!

East Devon got busy during the recent Devon Pollinator Week (July 11-19) by making green spaces irresistible to insects.

Street scene parks and gardens team have sown wildflower meadows in Sidmouth, Seaton and Exmouth bringing colour to our streets and nectar for our pollinating insects. The seed is sown late May, early June and will flower over the coming weeks. A perennial mix has also been sown in the meadow area of The Byes in Sidmouth.

The council has also begun to plant community orchards which provide wonderful blossom in early spring for pollinating insects. This...

Have your say on Exeter boundaries

The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is currently consulting local people on its draft proposals for new ward boundaries across Exeter. The consultation closes on 10 August 2015. The Commission’s draft recommendations propose that Exeter City Council should have 39 councillors in the future: one fewer than the current arrangement. The proposals mean those councillors would represent thirteen three-member wards across the city. The recommendations propose changes to ward boundaries across Exeter. Max Caller, Chair of the Commission, said: “We are asking local...

REVIEW: Hunter & The Bear

Authored by TAlison
Posted: Tue, 07/21/2015 - 5:05pm

“Hon, I’m not so sure that I’m in the right place? Am I meant to be parked up in a field?”

Hey, it was a fair enough text. I mean it’s not every day you accept an invite to a Tuesday night gig to watch a band billed as ‘the next big thing” and then find yourself on a farm in the middle of nowhere.

But sure enough, my fab friend Hannah was indeed parked up in the right place; a field in the grounds of the stunning Eggbeer Farm and the brand new location for The Loft Barbers Live Sessions.

Booking London-based Hunter and the Bear, for this gig, had prompted the search...

Fun Kitchen Summer Children's Workshops

Event Date: 
10/08/2015 - 4:15pm to 11/08/2015 - 4:45pm
Venue: 
Southernhay Hall, Exeter (behind Princesshay)

Are you ready for summer?

Book yourself a break and make Fun Kitchen part of your summer plans!

Drop your child off from 8.30am to begin our workshop at 9am and we will ensure an entertaining and fun filled day of cookery activities until 5.30pm at Southernhay Hall in Exeter.

You can relax in the knowledge that your child is taking part in a wide range of fun and educational cookery activities in an excellent safe and secure school environment supervised by professional teachers.

This is an enriching, exciting and educational way for children between 8 to 14...

RSPCA Big Walkies - Best Dog Walk Ever!

Event Date: 
27/09/2015 - 11:00am to 3:00pm
Venue: 
Ludwell Valley Park via Wonford Sports Centre, Rifford Road, Exeter EX2 6NF

Come and join the Big Walkies - the Best Dog Walk Ever!

Taking place on Sunday 27 September starting at Wonford Sports Centre, Rifford Road, Exeter EX2 6NF and walking either 3km or 5km around Ludwell Valley Park. Registration is £10 per dog and all money raised goes directly to your local RSPCA Shelter - Little Valley. There will be an event village and lots of fun on the day.

Join us and sign up today: http://bit.ly/1Krm0tp

BBQ Fever Hits The Magdalen Chapter

Event Date: 
31/08/2015 - 12:30pm
Venue: 
The Magdalen Chapter, Exeter

BBQ Fever will be taking over The Magdalen Chapter this August Bank Holiday. Soak up the last of the summer sunshine from a deck chair on the lawn of the hotel’s walled garden and feast on a BBQ of locally sourced meat dishes and fresh summer salads. Welcoming all the family!

For more information and to book tickets, click here .

The BBQ will take place on Monday 31 August from 12:30 - 15:00. Tickets are priced at £12.95 per person.

Kick-start the week with an afternoon of racing

Event Date: 
27/07/2015 - 12:15pm
Venue: 
Newton Abbot Racecourse

Start the week with a thrilling afternoon of summer jumps racing on Monday 27th July at Newton Abbot Racecourse.

Racing starts at 14:15 with gates opening at 12:15. The last race is at 17:15.

With the summer holidays in full swing, the Family Enclosure will return with a range of garden games and inflatables for children to enjoy such as a big challenge assault course, Shoot ‘N’ Score, jousting, bouncy castle, giant Snakes and Ladders, giant Connect 4 and giant Jenga.

Tickets can be bought online until Sunday 26th July. There will also be tickets available at the...

Beach fun for the kids

Following a popular programme of activities last year, the National Trust rangers in East Devon are once again running free family activities each Wednesdays of the summer holiday at Branscombe. With an extended list of events, including kite making and den building, Wild Wednesdays looks set to be even more successful than last year. Ranger Ruby Cole explained: ‘Last year some families came to all of our Wild Wednesdays and, for that reason we’ve added new activities, including a big wild sleep-out which I’m particularly excited about. It will include a supper around a campfire followed...

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