New florist opens in Princesshay

A contemporary new florist, Moka, has opened in Roman Walk in Princesshay.

Moka owner, Jonathan Murray, who already owns St Leonards Flowers on Magdalen Road, Exeter, brings this experience and success to his second city centre store.

Jonathan Murray explains, “Moka is a modern, stylish floristry offering distinctive ready-made and bespoke bouquets and plants with a very different feel to the country garden, village style of St Leonards Flowers. We are excited to be Princesshay’s only florist and to be bringing our offering into the heart of the city centre.”

Moka,...

Happy Mondays starts today at Princesshay

Visit Exeter's Princesshay shopping centre every Monday in August and enjoy great deals and discounts when dining at restaurants and cafes in the area.

To celebrate the summer holidays, visitors and families to the centre can also enjoy playing giant summer games on a turfed green in the main square.

Get snapped in a groovy campervan photo booth with Exeter’s Heart radio and enjoy chances to win fab prizes at the Spin and Win station in Princesshay Square.

Want to eat for less this August? All you need to do is register (by filling in the form here ) for your...

August Atelier

Event Date: 
06/08/2013 - 12:30pm to 31/08/2013 - 12:30pm
Venue: 
Spacex Gallery, Preston Street, Exeter

August Atelier 6–31 August 2013

For four weeks this August, the galleries at Spacex will be transformed into an atelier for making, learning, experimenting and socialising.

Each week has a focus on a particular area of arts practice, including photography, sculpture, drawing and print. Drop in to have a go at the playful atelier activities, suitable for all ages – full details below.

Workshops and activities relating to these themes allow you to explore areas of interest in greater detail. Visit El Busta’s Travelling Photography Studio to use an old-fashioned camera...

One of Britain’s rarest mammals needs greater protection

New research has revealed that just 1,000 grey long-eared bats, a species native to Devon, remain in the UK and numbers are declining.

"The UK’s grey long-eared bats need greater conservation efforts before we lose them” says Dr Orly Razgour, who is calling for this little-known species to be afforded ‘UK Priority Species’ status in the newly published Conserving grey long-eared bats in our landscape: conservation management plan .

Dr Razgour is the lead author of the plan, which is based on new research she conducted into the species at the University of Bristol, in...

Exeter Art Society Exhibition

Event Date: 
31/08/2013 - 11:00am to 06/09/2013 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
East Devon Art Academy, Old Fore Street, Sidmouth

Exeter Art Society will be holding their annual Summer Art Exhibition at The East Devon Art Academy, Old Fore Street, Sidmouth, Devon EX10 8LS from the 31st August to 6th September 2013. Open daily from 11am to 4pm.

As well as the Exhibition, there will be artwork for sale. Regret no wheelchair access, as there are stairs leading to the exhibition room.

The East Devon Art Academy is situated in an Area of Natural Outstanding Beauty, two minutes walk from the sea. We are placed in the heart of Sidmouth, a small town which is often described as the 'Jewel in the Crown' of the...

The Pirates of Penzance

Event Date: 
31/08/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Eggesford Airfield, Chulmleigh

The charity Send a Cow is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Since it began in a Lapford farmhouse all those years ago over one million people in Africa have been helped to work their way out of poverty for good.

As part of the celebrations, professional touring opera company, Opera Anywhere, are presenting a performance of The Pirates of Penzance, in the hangar at Eggesford Airfield, near Chulmleigh with a chorus drawn from the surrounding area.

It should be a really good evening and you are invited to bring a picnic from 5.30pm so you can enjoy the fabulous views from the...

Bicton Fest 2013

Event Date: 
31/08/2013 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
Bicton Park, Budleigh Saltertron

Bicton College is gearing up for its first ever music festival, taking place at the end of this month on Saturday 31st August. The college grounds will provide a beautiful backdrop for this intimate, one day event which will showcase the best of Devon’s musical talent, alongside some of the hottest up and coming acts from across the UK including:

Wille and the Bandits

Having toured their unique brand of roots rock with the likes of Deep Purple, Joe Bonamassa, The John Butler Trio and Status Quo Wille And The Bandits are now proudly touring their brand new, critically...

Exeter Innovations Market

Event Date: 
30/08/2013 - 9:00am to 01/09/2013 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Guildhall Shopping Centre, Exeter

Exeter is one of the most vibrant and interesting cities in Great Britain which we firmly believe should be supported as a fabulous meeting and shopping destination with the new addition of this market regularly showcasing our local talent made up of small british businesses. Please come along and join in as we would love to see you.

Selling high quality goods, craft furniture, fashion and food. Regularly featuring live music and family fun Sundays, the Innovations Market was Exeter's first weekly food street market round St Pancras Church in Exeter' Guildhall Shopping area. Eat...

Informal Lunchtime Piano Recital with Charles Timberlake

Event Date: 
26/08/2013 - 1:15pm
Venue: 
The Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral

Pianist and composer Charles Timberlake returns to the cathedral to give an informal lunchtime recital, with a programme of original compositions to soothe and restore the soul.

Be moved... be calmed...be inspired...be uplifted.

Free admission with retiring collection.

www.charlestimberlake.co.uk

www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk

Sidmouth Regatta

Event Date: 
24/08/2013 - 10:00am to 25/08/2013 - 10:00pm
Venue: 
Sidmouth

Annual regatta with sporting events, musical entertainment and family fun!

Hosted by Sidmouth Sailing Club, there will be sea and shore based activies for the youngsters, sailing races, a raft race, a grand firework display, childrens fancy dress, family treasure hunt, bouncy castle, Punch and Judy, cake and sweet stall and a Real Ale tent!

www.visitsidmouth.co.uk

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