Co-founder/frontman of 60s Cardiff-based pop band Amen Corner, notching a string of top twenty hits including 'Gin House Blues', 'Bend Me, Shape Me', 'High in the Sky', and their huge number one '(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice', Andy has toured and recorded with Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani, Pete Townsend, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, David Crosby (of CSN), BeeGees, Elton John…
The lovely Kiki Dee with multi-instrumentalist Carmelo Luggeri plus a bunch of guitars, keyboards and other weird and (sometimes wonderful) instruments and an evening of great songs and music from the more familiar hits (we can’t promise Elton will come, but who knows…?) to more recent compositions. Just don’t go breakin’ your heart!!
Tickets £17.50 before 1 September, £18.50 thereafter or £25 on the door.
Box Office 07891 663044 or 01395 443419 (subject to 10% booking fee)
An evening packed with big hits from a great 60s Merseybeat band still rockin' all over the world!! Currently touring Australia... Remember 'Sweets for My Sweet', 'Needles and Pins', 'Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya', 'When You Walked in the Room', 'Sugar and Spice'?
Tickets £20 until 15th August, thereafter £22.50 or £25 on the door.
Box Office 07891 663044 or 01395 443419 (plus 10% booking/admin fee) Doors 6.30pm for bar and/or food, music from 8pm.
A team of brave employees from the Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel will be taking to the skies for charity next month. Five employees will skydive at Dunkeswell airport on 13th July to raise funds for Hospiscare, the hotel’s nominated charity of the year.
The hotel’s team have more sporty challenges in the pipeline to raise funds for the charity with two members of staff in training for the Great West Run in October and the hotel’s Senior Fitness Instructor training for 'Ride London' in August, a 100 mile cycle ride.
Tamsyn Parsons, Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel Sales...
Join us for a night of food and music from Madagascar, followed by an auction. All held in the beautiful Reed Hall.
5 years ago Blue Ventures set up a women's health project in South West Madagascar. Blue Ventures are now planning on replicating the project further North in the Country. All proceeds from the evening are going towards funding this vitally important work! it has been organised by Dr Vik Mohan, a local GP, who also helped establish the project along with a group of local medical students.
Evening starts at 7pm with food at 7:30pm followed by the auction...
Returning bigger and better for 2013 this year's Balloon Festival features a packed programme of events.
There will be over 35 musical acts, a comedy stage (on Friday night), Taste of the West food pavilion, Westcountry ales and cider, craft ctalls, vintage aircraft displays, mountain bike stunt teams, archery, falconry, fire and light shows, a planetarium, workshops and of course, Mass Ascents featuring a whole host of colourful Hot Air Balloons including Special Shapes and lots more.
Tickets are now on sale at local Tourist Information Centres, shops and Petroc College....
The City of Exeter Regatta is believed to be Exeter’s oldest sporting event which which attracts hundreds of competitors of all ages each year.
Over 100 sprint races take place over a 400 metre course along the River Exe. This provides close, exciting racing all day with eights, coxed fours, pairs, quads and single and double sculls.
The regatta is a great day out for the family in a superb location. Make the most of it by bringing a picnic or treat yourself in one of the local cafes, restaurants or bars.
The racing gets under way at 10.30am and the event closes at...
Select members of Freerunning academy Street Motion are performing live on the BBC this Saturday. The group who hold classes reguarly throughout Devon will be performing live on the CBBC program 'WILD' airing tomorrow morning, Saturday the 29 July. The show which is presented by Naomi Wilkinson, Tim Warwood and Radzi Chinyanganya encourages children and teens to get off the sofa and be active. As Street Motion founder Dominic Rott explains "freerunning, also known as Parkour is an excellent outlet and alternative exercise for children of all ages. There's a general feeling amoung...
Join Devon Wildlife Trust for a week of wildlife discovery aimed at children aged 8-11.
This series of days takes place at DWT's Woodah Farm, close to Exeter, in the heart of the beautiful Teign Valley. Trips to DWT's Cricklepit Mill in Exeter will also form part of the week.
Activities will include birdwatching, wildlife adventure walks, animal tracking and plant/animal identification. Join DWT's resident wildlife experts for a fun and outdoors alternative to school holiday clubs.
Booking is essential, and the deadline is 5pm on Friday 28 June.
