Find out about life on the Poltimore Estate and in Poltimore village as England prepared for war.
10.30 -12.30pm join the Poltimore Estate Research Society to see who was living where, what they were doing and how the coming war affected their lives.
From 1.30pm take a guided walk around the estate and village and visit some of the places you have found out about.
Places for the walk are limited so book early at www.poltimore.org – the cost is £7 per person, including tea and delicious cake.
Test your knowledge against other local quizers at this fun quiz evening at the beautiful Poltimore House.
Saturday 16th May 7 for 7.30pm teams of up to 6 people £5 per person to include a delicious ham and cheese ploughmans supper. Bring your own favourite tipple to enjoy during the evening.
Your quiz master for the evening will be Mr Robin Thywates.
Booking for this event is essential as numbers are limited www.poltimore.org
Exeter’s very special mini-indoor festival GemFest 2015 was a huge success – raising money for Hospiscare and lots of smiles from happy festival goers.
GemFest featured an afternoon of family fun at the Exeter Phoenix Centre, with lots of music, games, face painting and Easter eggs, with great music from Teens Support Hospiscare.
The evening saw an amazing line up of local talent featuring an eclectic mix of music, comedy, poetry, DJ’s and more.
The Silent Disco, wearing headphones with a choice of two DJ’s, proved popular. Festival goers wanting to glam it up...
Age UK Exeter, Princesshay’s charity of the year, has launched its charity raffle of a new smart forfour car to raise money for local people. Tickets can be purchased from the centre with the draw being held on Christmas Eve.
Luke Yetman, General Sales Manager at Mercedes-Benz of Exeter said, “It is a privilege for Mercedes-Benz of Exeter to be associated with Age UK Exeter. The work they do in the local community makes a real difference to those that they support and I sincerely hope that we can raise a significant amount of money in partnership with them this year.”
Former X Factor constant, Lucy Spraggan is bringing her 'The Unsinkable Tour' to Exeter on the 20th May.
With her acoustic folk pop, she mixes humour and honesty with her incredible talent. She brought unique talent to the ITV talent show but unfortunately only got to the fifth week due to illness and she left the competition.
Her eagerly anticipated debut album 'We Are...' is to be released on the 13th April.
Support will come from the extremely talented folk indie, Kal Lavelle.
Tickets are £16 including booking fee, link to tickets are...
Southampton/Portsmouth metalcore five piece Bury Tomorrow are coming to Exeter on the 23rd!
Bury Tomorrow are gaining popularity around the country and are bringing their latest tour to Exeter with support from gothic punk rock band 'Creeper' and the post melodic hardcore local band 'Pillars'.
Be quick because tickets are flying out and is looking to sell out soon!
Tickets are £13.50 including booking fee and are available at the link below.
Anyone going to the south coast of Devon this May would be advised to be prepared for some swashbuckling as pirates will be everwhere; from Brixham to Plymouth, stopping off for a knees-up at Exmouth Rugby Club.
Scrumpstock, a cider festival which celebrates keeping Devon’s apple varieties and traditional pressing methods alive, will join in the notorious seafarers’ fun with its own Pirate Day on the final of three days of music, family entertainments, activities and opportunities to discover an ever-expanding selection of ciders.
Hospiscare provides palliative and end of life care for Exeter people but would like to do more if funding allowed.
The local charity was responding to a new report which says the UK's care system for dying patients with terminal illnesses is lacking and needs a major overhaul.
According to London School of Economics researchers, more than 100,000 people a year who would benefit from palliative care are not getting it.
Tim Harlow, Hospiscare consultant said: “Hospiscare’s recognises that there is much to be done and we would like to do more locally.
Michael Gunn, a member of St Luke’s Church at Newton Poppleford, one of the first people to cash in his pension under the government’s reforms, has donated a sum of it to the church building repair fund.
Mr Gunn, 57, received his funds yesterday (April 7) under the new scheme allowing over 55s to cash in a defined-contribution pension fund. He will also pay for his daughter’s wedding and take his wife on a cruise.
Churchwarden Haylor Lass explained that, following a fire in 2011, the repair plans have been slow and that Mr Gunn’s donation will give them the “kick-start”...
The brilliant Wildwood Kin are playing Artigiano on Thursday 9th April. The family alt-folk trio blend incredible harmonies with uplifting songwriting and cool covers. They are BBC Radio2 young folk nominees in 2015.
