Exmouth Carnival will be holding their annual Carnival Spring Fun Day on Saturday 17th May in The Strand, Exmouth between 9.00am and 5.00pm.
There will be 60+ stalls selling handmade crafts and jewellery, toys, cup cakes, clothing, ceramics, food, drinks and lots, lots more.
In addition to this we will have face painting, a bouncy castle, a children’s entertainer, balloon modeller and birds of prey. We will also be crowning this year’s carnival royalty.
There will also be entertainment running throughout the day by local groups and societies. Expect interactive...
Meeting and talk with local bird experts from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). Join them for a 20 to 30 minute walk around the museum to see the wildlife on display.
iscover underwater wonders around Devon’s shores, learn how bees are saving the UK millions of pounds a year, which piece of clothing inspired the RSPB’s origins and how everything from tigers to sparrows are being protected by local conservationists.
Dame Penelope Lively’s most recent book, the best-selling Ammonites & Leaping Fish: A Life in Time, brings her characteristic shrewdness, humour and wisdom to bear on being eighty, memory, her own life and times, reading and writing and, from the context of her house, “six of the objects that articulate something of who I am”.
In conversation with the Exeter-based poet Lawrence Sail, whose 2013 collection of essays The Key to Clover has affinities of theme and approach, she discusses “the view from old age”.
Making plans for the Bank Holiday weekend? You’ll find something for all the family in our round-up of what’s on in and around Exeter.
THEATRE
Ed Byrne: Roaring Forties Friday, 8pm, Exeter Corn Exchange A self-confessed "miserable old git" since the age of 23, Ed Byrne is now in his 40s. While for others this might result in a crisis that prompts the purchase of a sportscar, Ed embraces middle age with open arms. Join him, as he truly comes of age and gives out his clarion cry: "I am in my Forties. HEAR ME ROAR!" Tickets £23. www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange
Filmmaker Julian Cole first met Gilbert & George when he modelled for them in 1986. His intimate and moving portrait, filmed over 18 years, reveals for the first time the individuals behind the living sculptures. The film traces their lives from humble beginnings to the world’s artistic stage where they have performed their enigmatic and controversial double act for four decades.
Accompanying the RAMM exhibition, Gilbert & George | ARTIST ROOMS.
Tickets £5.50 (£4.50) from Exeter Phoenix box office, 01392 667080 or ww....
A panel discussion on the nature of controversy in contemporary art, aimed to stimulate debate and include young people. Subjects to be considered include how the boundaries of ‘acceptability’ have changed and how curators manage the decision-making process about what to include or exclude when preparing an exhibition.
The panel will include: • Amy Dickson – Managing Curator of ARTIST ROOMS • Prof Stephen Foster – Director of the John Hansard Gallery, Southampton • Dr Isobel Johnstone – artist and former Curator of the Arts Council Collection London • Mollie...
All standing, bar. Across the country in May museums open their doors for the public to experience the magic of museums after dark.
At RAMM there is a special evening of bhangra music and dance. RSVP will play, the UK’s favourite Bhangra band who regularly tour the country playing at events such as Glastonbury, Port Eliot and Womad.
It’s a fully interactive experience with traditional Indian dancing lessons alongside the music. Other parts of the museum will be open for ticket holders to enjoy.
A selection of special Monday events covering all aspects of fashion, and featuring the wonderful collection of historic costumes and accessories from Killerton's fascinating collection. National Trust and Killerton Costume Curator Shelley Tobin will be on hand at these free drop-in events to explain the tips of the day or answer any questions you have.
Just pick the one that "suits you" best!
Each free "drop-in" event runs from 11.30am-1pm then 1.30pm-2.30pm. Normal admission prices to the House apply.
10 March : Couture 7 April : Make-up and Accessories 12 May :...
Join a series of guided walks around our beautiful, award-winning, formal garden; alongside the chance to find out more about our renowned Kitchen Garden, an exemplar of its kind.
Learn about why Knightshayes is so special and why it was one of the first gardens to join the NGS on its creation in 1927.
* Opening sessions at 12noon, 2pm and 3pm. Tours one hour.
The Devon Dirt is an annual cycling event, with a mixture off of road tracks and country lanes, usually between 55Km and 70Km. It's organised by CTC Devon in association with BigPeaks at Ashburton.
It's a non-competitive challenge - organisers want everybody to get round the course in their own time safely, and enjoy a great day off road in Devon.
The organisers offer limited support to help you get around the course, we provide feeding stations, usually with cold drinks and cakes along the route, and BigPeaks supply a mechanic in case you have a breakdown.
