17-21 February 5-10 Years 08:30/09:00-12:30/13:00 (Flexi pickup/drop off) Members: £12.00 per session Non-members: £14.00 per session
This half-term Exeter Tennis Centre is offering the perfect opportunity for young players of any ability to pick up a racket and try this exciting sport.
Full of games, mini-matches and excellent coaching this session uses softer balls and smaller courts so young players can learn and develop whilst making lots of new friends.
Sign up for a full week and receive a FREE T-shirt! - (while stocks last).
19, 20, 21 February 7-11 years 09:00-17:00 Cost: £25.00 per day
Hit a six this half-term at our dedicated full-day cricket camps in the Sir Christopher Ondaatje Devon Cricket Centre.
The sessions offer a mix of games and expert coaching so that players of all abilities can get the most out of their game, even if you've never tried cricket before.
These sessions are a brilliant way to keep the kids active this half-term in a safe environment where they can meet new friends and learn something new.
For further information or to book a space contact us on...
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You'll know him from TV comedy programmes such as: Have I Got News For You, They Think It's All Over, Paul Merton, A Bit of Fry and Laurie and Red Dwarf. He also hosted the BBC1 programme, The Best Show in the World Ever ... Probably.
He's a regular guest on radio programmes including The News Quiz, Would I Lie to You, Just a Minute, and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, and recently he...
The eastern Sahara Desert was once home to a 45,000 km2 freshwater lake similar in surface area to the largest in the world today. A study led by the University of Exeter has revealed that the mega lake was probably formed more than one hundred thousand years ago in the White Nile River Valley in Sudan. Dr Tim Barrows of the University of Exeter and colleagues used a dating approach based on exposure to cosmic rays to measure the amount of the isotope beryllium-10 in shoreline deposits. Its abundance can be used to calculate how long rocks or sediments have been exposed at the surface of...
Part cooking demo, part panto "Bake it Big with Glenn" is a world first, right here in Devon.
Tiverton may not the seem like the obvious place to launch a stage career but the ambitious and innovative Tiverton Community Arts Theatre have persuaded Glenn Cosby, the only local contestant on this year's Great British Bake Off, to share some stories about being on the show. And of course, to share some very big cakes.
He will be joined by some of the other bakers from the show and hotly denies rumours that Paul Hollywood will be coming for tips for his own forthcoming stage...
Staff and members of a newly formed youth panel are thrilled that their plan for a ‘Museums at Night’ event at Castle Drogo has been successfully short listed. The race is now on as the public vote opens to win mixed media artist and musician Fred Deakin to host the after-hours event in May 2014, at which local young people will be invited to experience Castle Drogo as never before.
The Castle Drogo youth panel loved Fred Deakin's interactive game show/party idea and, together with staff, worked up a proposal to turn the castle and grounds into a celebration of traditional games...
Laugh Out Loud Festival brings you an array of comedians from all over the country for a city-wide comedy festival. Expect plenty of stand-up, sketch comedy and open mic sessions.
Back for another groundbreaking, outstanding, hilariously funny, unbelievably sidesplitting, non-stop chortling and descriptively extravagant comedy filled time!
The festival takes place from 25 January to 7 February 2014 across a multitude of venues in the city of Exeter and features top-billing, award winning comedy acts.
The first acts to be confirmed for the 2014 festival are all high...
New research on diabetes, revealed by Dr Hilary Jones, estimates that nearly a million British people think the condition is something you can ‘catch’ from other people.
The celebrity GP, who’s spent a large part of his time dealing with patients suffering from diabetes, is speaking out after the poll commissioned by Health Express showed over a quarter of British people are eating at least one chocolate bar every day – while the same number admit to drinking more than three cups of tea or coffee with sugar. The research of 2,000 people also shows nearly one in five are drinking at...
Members of the public will be able to see at first hand Aviva Investors’ £7 million plans for the remodelling of the Guildhall Shopping Centre in Exeter at an event to be held on Tuesday 21 January.
The event will take place between 11am and 4pm at Unit 13 in the Centre’s Market Arcade and will feature a display showing architect’s drawings, CGIs and artist’s impressions. It will also include details about the thought processes behind the designs, the materials to be used and the timescales involved in the project.
Members of Aviva Investors’; team will be on hand to answer...
Police in Ilfracombe are investigating a series of burglaries where credit cards, TVs, laptops and even a car have been taken from homes in the area.
The burglaries which began in the New Year have targeted insecure homes usually during the night.
A police spokesperson said: “We are advising residents to be extra vigilant and ensure all doors and ground floor windows are secured at night, including sheds and garages.
“If anyone who has seen anyone acting suspiciously or has any information about this recent spate please let us know.”
