Staff from Musicroom Exeter are preparing to head to Cheltenham this weekend for the Ukulele Festival of Great Britain for the fifth time.
The festival which attracts ukulele enthusiasts from all over the world is a celebration of all things uke, with a range of workshops, performances and demonstrations by some of the world’s leading ukulele players.
The staff at Musicroom, which can be found at 154 Sidwell Street, are all big fans of the quirky instrument, and in the past have partnered with local ‘Uke Groups’ to run a range of free in store classes and performances....
Book now for our grand Summer Ball. With an arrival cocktail outside our Georgian manor house, a delicious three-course dinner, live music with Rhythm Roulette, a disco until 1am and sumptuous decorations, you are guaranteed a wonderful evening from start to finish.
Over 70 musicians from Exeter School will be performing at St. Peter’s Church, Budleigh on Thursday 2 July at 7.30pm, with a feast of choral and instrumental music. This Concert will include Chamber Orchestra performing the Holst St Paul's Suite and the famous first movement from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
As well as featuring the school’s 6th form leavers, the programme will include their experienced string and saxophone quartets, the new Cello Quartet, as well as the jazz/funk band Swunk. Vocal items will be from the terrific Chamber Choir and Vocal Ensemble, as well as the...
In our most ambitious concert so far, our ten-piece ensemble play quiet music for grand piano, strings, wind, coffee cups, bottles and other sonic delights in the lovely acoustic of St Matthew's Church (Newtown, Exeter).
Hugh Nankivell is making a new piece especially for us.
We welcome clarinettist Charlie Sheppard-Vine all the way from Glasgow.
Alex Wilson will play some of Howard Skempton's lucid piano music.
We'll also perform James Saunders' revelatory music with its different textures of quietness, create 'Artificial...
With less than ten days to go until Bring Your Dog To Work Day, Britain is getting set for what promises to be this year’s most memorable day at the office.
On Friday 26 June 2015, businesses from across the UK will welcome their dog loving employees into the workplace, along with their loyal (and well-behaved!) four-legged companions.
This year the event is raising money for All Dogs Matter, a charity that rehomes hundreds of dogs every year in London and Norfolk. Just a small donation of £2 could be used to buy food for one day, while £10 is enough to buy new bedding for...
Take a voyage of discovery along the River Axe with new Canoe Safari events being held this summer by East Devon District Council's Countryside team.
Qualified instructors from the Axe Vale Canoe Club lead the guided trips, along with our Countryside rangers, who will share their knowledge of the river's wildlife.
To complete the perfect summer evening experience, there will be a riverside picnic included after the safari.
The next Canoe Safari will be on Monday 29 June between 6pm and 9pm. Participants should be aged eight or over, and be able to swim 25 metres....
Anyone for table tennis? People are going batty in the parish of East Budleigh with Bicton now they have their own outdoor table.
The new table has come about after developers who built two new homes in the parish gave £3,450 to fund a sports facility in the community, as part of a Section 106 legal agreement with East Devon District Council.
In a joint project between the district and parish councils, parishioners were asked what they would like to see in the village and two proposals came forward. Around 130 people in the parish voted on the proposals and the new table...
Tiverton and Honiton MP Neil hosted the RSPCA annual reception at the House of Commons on Tuesday 17th June. Neil Parish, who is also Chairman of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, met with RSPCA inspectors, as well as members of the police and representatives from local authorities.
A number of other animal welfare groups were also present, with the theme of the event: ‘Together we can’. Over the next parliament the RSPCA will work closely with other animal welfare groups, as well as representatives from the public and private sectors to ensure that animal...
The Exeter Foundation and Exeter Symphony Orchestra have joined forces with two local businesses to give a tireless volunteer a very special evening out.
C Group volunteer Shirley-Anne Fison will be a guest of the ESO at The Waterloo Concert on 20th June in Exeter Cathedral.
The 19 charities adopted by the Exeter Foundation were asked by ESO to nominate a volunteer who always goes ‘above and beyond’ to help others.
C Group Chief Executive Sharky Ward OBE who made the nomination said: "Shirley-Anne has been an avid supporter of The C Group for over 5 years....
Only 38 per cent of food and drink cans are being recycled by Exeter households, it has been revealed.
The shocking statistics have been released by Exeter City Council in an attempt to encourage people to recycle more as part of National Recycle Week 2015 (22-28 June).
In Exeter, on average, 20 per cent of waste that goes in the city's grey rubbish bins could have been placed in green recycling bins. Research carried out last year showed that of all waste and recycling collected in the city, only 38 per cent of tins and cans were being recycled.
