Dr Sam Bridgewater, Pebblebeds Heaths Nature Conservation Officer, worked for many years in Belize for the Natural History Museum and has written a natural history of Belize. He came to Devon in 2012 from NW Scotland where he was co-ordinating a scheme for conserving the natural and cultural heritage of WesterRoss.
Watch local history come alive at Devon Wildlife Trust's headquarters.
Volunteer millers will be on hand to show you the traditional way of grinding grain for flour using the historic watermill. If you feel inspired to get baking, the stone-ground wholemeal flour is available to buy.
Free admission and there is no need to book in advance except for groups and schools. To enquire please call 01392 279244 or visit www.devonwildlifetrust.org
We live in an age where we often have more than one computing device, our phone, a computer at work and at home, an iPad or tablet device. iCloud and other cloud based systems allows us to move effortlessly between our devices keeping our information available and editable. But how do you get the best from it? What does it actually do? How does it change how we save data? We will help you get the most from iCloud.
A series of artists’ talks in association with Exeter College’s Centre for Creative Industries. Limited places available to the public.
Sian Bonnell Taking domesticity as her starting point, Sian Bonnell places everyday household items in rural contexts and photographs them within the landscape.
MILES JUPP Miles Jupp – actor, writer and comedian – is making a return to stand-up and going on his first live UK tour since the hugely successful Fibber In The Heat with which he toured the UK twice and performed in London’s West End in 2012. He’s not been all that idle since – regularly appearing on Have I Got News For You, The News Quiz, Mock The Week as well as an assortment of other shows of that ilk and acting in Alan Bennett’s People at the National Theatre for 8 months.
In this show Miles will be discussing/ranting/describing: himself, you, domestic imprisonment,...
Fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe, the sell-out comedy phenomenon is back on tour with a brand new show for the insatiably sci-curious. Whether you loved or loathed the school science lab, Festival of the Spoken Nerd is here to feed your brain, tickle your ribs and light your Bunsen burner.
Stand-up mathematician Matt Parker (BBC2 Things You Need To Know) experiments maestro Steve Mould (BBC1 Britain’s Brightest street scientist) and geeky songstress Helen Arney (BBC Radio4 Infinite Monkey Cage) mix astonishing science with statistically significant comedy – and maybe some things...
Comedian, journalist, novelist and activist Rob Newman makes a hotly anticipated return to comedy with his first complete show in 7 years.
Rob describes the 150-year controversy in evolutionary theory and explores how the latest science demonstrates that DNA is not destiny. From a Devil’s Orchard made by lemon ants, to female buffalo voting which way to go, from Prince Kropotkin escaping a Tsarist dungeon to altruistic vampire bats and Richard Dawkins’ postman wrestling naked, Rob Newman argues that cooperation drives evolution more than competition.
Storytelling, art drop-in, jumping beans, free taster classes and lots more!
Family Sundays have now become Family Saturdays. As part of the change there is a new mix of brilliant workshops and exciting art activities for families to enjoy together.
10.30am – 11am: Seasonal Storytelling with Love Local Food love-local-food
11.15 – 12.15: Messy Beans, £3.50, siblings £3
12.30 – 1pm: Jumping beans, £2.50, siblings £2
This month's free taster: 1.15 – 1.45pm: Pyjama Drama
The Noisy Animals are THE biggest band in the world. They are about to blast off into outer space on a mission to find their brand new sound for their latest hit album. In a super duper really really fast adventure around a rock ‘n’ roll musical universe, our friends encounter noisy planets, cheesed-off nursery rhyme characters, shooting stars and Shakespeare.
Kid Carpet and The Noisy Animals are back, with a brand new adventure. BLAST OFF ! involves some very lo-fi technological wizardry, turning ordinary everyday toys into magical superstars with the aid of a video camera, lots...
