Brand new ride at Crealy

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park, the South West’s number one family attraction, is showing off their brand new ride, The Flying Machine this Easter. The new ride is part of the £1m investment in the park's 25th anniversary year.

Guests are invited to take to the sky on the brand new ride as part of the school holiday celebrations. The amazing new ride provides a spectacular aerial adventure for younger guests and those who are just young at heart. Riders of The Flying Machine will soar to new heights of fun at Devon’s Crealy Adventure Park, swinging high and swooping low and...

Young Exmouth father-of-two dead after Topsham collison

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 04/16/2014 - 10:23am

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collsion in Topsham after a 23-year-old from Exmouth died of his injuries

At around 3.40pm on Tuesday 15 April, police were called to a road traffic collision near to the Retreat Drive in Topsham to reports that a motorcyclist had been in collision with a car.

The vehicles involved were a Jeep and a Suzuki motorcycle.

On arrvial both the rider of the motorbike, a 46-yearold man and his pillion passenger were found to have received serious injuries in the collison . Tradgically, the 23-year-old pillion passenger, Stephen...

A Year in 'The Village' for Advertising Agency

Authored by Stacy Hill
Posted: Wed, 04/16/2014 - 9:43am

Chalk & Ward Advertising is celebrated a year in their new building on Southernhay last month. The move from the Quay in March 2013 has proven a very successful one, Managing Director Robert Chalk says;

“It’s hard to believe that we’ve been in Southernhay a year already. Time flies when you’re having fun, or at least when you’re busy! I’d like to think we’ve had a healthy mix of both.

It’s certainly been a crazy 12 months since we moved. We’ve taken on 5 new members of staff and won a staggering 17 new clients, including The Met Office, The Big Cake Show, Bradburys and...

NFU and Tractor Ted launch kid's competition

The NFU and popular children’s series Tractor Ted have joined forces to launch a brand new competition with a prize worth over £1000.

The competition encourages 4-7 year olds to think about where their food comes from by playing a matching up game.

The prize of a visit from Tractor Ted’s Little Farm Live will give one youngster the chance to experience a farm, with real live animals, in their back garden, local park or school playground for the day. The winner and their friends will also have the chance to play on Tractor Ted’s unique giant bouncy tractor and slide....

Open afternoon and plant sale

Event Date: 
27/04/2014 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Poltimore House and Grounds, Exeter

House and Grounds Open Afternoon with Plant Sale

11am-4pm Take a stroll in the grounds or take a walk through time as you explore the house.

Refreshments will be available in the Chapel.

Dogs on leads welcome

www.poltimore.org

Gift Aid admission: grounds only £1.75, house and grounds £3

Standard Admission: grounds only £1.50, house and grouns £2.50

Under 16s free

Woodland fun weekend

Event Date: 
04/05/2014 - 10:00am to 05/05/2014 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Powderham Castle, Kenton

Exeter Forest School will be at Powderham Castle throughout the day on Sunday and bank holiday Monday.

A great opportunity for children to connect with the great outdoors and nature. Build a den and learn some basic bush craft and wood craft skills!

The Exeter Woodcarvers, who have kindly made our Nature Trails will be in the Nature Nook so you can see some of their creative works of art too.

Included in Castle admission.

www.powderham.co.uk

10th Silly Mini Sunday

Event Date: 
20/04/2014 - 1:00pm
Venue: 
Powderham Castle, Kenton

Go along to Powderham Castle on Easter Sunday for the 10th Silly Mini Sunday.

Watch a convoy of minis drive through the courtyard in the afternoon - a great spectacle and something any mini enthusiast in particular will want to see.

The theme this year is 'Under the Sea' so expect to see wave of minis and their drivers dressed accordingly to raise money for Children's Hospice Southwest.

Expected time of arrival 2.30pm. (Included in Castle admission)

www.powderham.co.uk

Jaleo Flamenco - A Compás

Event Date: 
28/05/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter

In a scintillating fusion of heart wrenching vocals, explosive footwork and virtuoso guitar playing, Jaleo return to Britain after three years.

Their new stage show 'A Compás' brims over with the intoxicating rhythms, palpable energy and joie de vivre which has become synonymous with the company.

A Compás (in rhythm) charts an evocative musical journey through the diverse flamenco regions of Andalusia. Some of Spain's finest award-winning artists combine their talents in a mesmerising tour de force to produce a unique spectacle of universal appeal which encapsulates the...

Ruby Wax - Sane New World ** SOLD OUT **

Event Date: 
21/05/2014 - 8:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter

Ruby Wax is a much loved US born comedian, actor and writer based in the UK. Starting out as an actor at the RSC, she went on to write and perform in her own television shows and script edited the entire series of 'Absolutely Fabulous' More recently she has also become a mental health campaigner and gained a Masters degree in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy from Oxford University.

The show is based on her critically acclaimed book "Sane New World" which helps us understand why we sabotage our sanity with our own thinking. 'Sane New World' shows us how to rewire our thinking to...

Lee Evans - Work In Progress ** SOLD OUT **

Event Date: 
14/05/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter

Join record-breaking Lee Evans for these very special shows where he will be trying out brand new material for his forthcoming MONSTERS Arena Tour.

*Please note that as this is an opportunity for Lee to try out new material, so he will be referring to notes.*

Tickets £25

Box office: 01392 665938

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