Devon

Taking Flight

Event Date: 
10/02/2017 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Crediton Arts Centre

Red Dragonfly Productions, the team behind the critically acclaimed 'DiaoChan' and 'The Autumn of Han' are proud to present an evening of new writing from first time playwrights at Crediton Arts Centre on 10 February.

Six months ago Red Dragonfly launched Taking Flight a competition aimed at finding three new short plays from writers within the British East Asian, South Asian, and South East Asian communities, and from the many entries the Red Dragonfly team chose three plays to be taken through to final production in a unique evening of theatre.

The plays are:

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Taking Flight: Three new plays, three new writers

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 01/16/2017 - 3:51pm

Red Dragonfly Productions, the team behind the critically acclaimed 'DiaoChan' and 'The Autumn of Han' are proud to present an evening of new writing from first time playwrights at Crediton Arts Centre on 10 February. Six months ago Red Dragonfly launched Taking Flight a competition aimed at finding three new short plays from writers within the British East Asian, South Asian, and South East Asian communities, and from the many entries the Red Dragonfly team chose three plays to be taken through to final production in a unique evening of theatre. The plays are: Ketchup - By Sammy Wong Her...

Headliners announced for After Dark Music Festivals

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Posted: Mon, 01/16/2017 - 11:58am

The Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink has announced a top line up of talented performers for its After Dark Music Festivals, across the three evenings of the May Bank Holiday weekend.

Festival party-goers can enjoy a unique party atmosphere in the heart of Exeter with live music, local beers, wines and ciders, and a wide range of delicious street foods. The hugely popular events run on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights of the food festival weekend, located in the Exeter Castle Courtyard. Exeter based jazz band, The Locked Horns, will headline the ‘After Dark Music...

Devon & Somerset Fire Service wants new recruits

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Posted: Mon, 01/16/2017 - 10:30am

The recruitment process to apply for wholetime firefighter posts with Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service opened today (16 January).

It is the first time the Service has recruited for wholetime firefighters in eight years and applicants will have a week to register, with the initial process closing at midday on Monday 23 January.

The role of a firefighter has changed dramatically, even in recent years, with so much more to the role than putting out fires.

Assistant Chief Fire Officer Glenn Askew said: “We expect so much more of our firefighters in terms...

Unrecorded species of deer spotted in East Devon

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Posted: Mon, 01/16/2017 - 8:08am

Nature watchers are excited by the sighting of Sika deer which were spotted at the New Year at Trinity Hill Local Nature Reserve near Axminister.

Although the Sika deer is well established in the UK, it’s never been seen at Trinity Hill, a site which is managed by East Devon District Council’s Countryside Service.

It was sighted by local resident and keen bird watcher Sue Murphy who spotted three Sika deer, including an impressive mature stag, on one of her regular trips to the popular reserve. She managed to take a photo of the deer too.

The sighting was reported...

Forget Blue Monday - Exeter Samaritans are banking on a Brew Monday

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Posted: Mon, 01/16/2017 - 6:58am

January has a bad press thanks to huge credit card bills, failed resolutions, cold weather and Blue Monday - considered the most depressing day of the year.

But Exeter, Mid & East Devon Samaritans is offering an alternative - how about Brew Monday, where you can have a cuppa with a friend?

“The realities of life can be overwhelming at times - bills, families, work, health issues and all the rest. That’s why we’re trying to create Brew Monday instead of Blue Monday - talk through someone’s troubles over a cup of tea” explains Helen Crossfield, director of the Exeter, Mid...

Schools could turn Anglo Saxon in Exeter

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Posted: Mon, 01/16/2017 - 6:39am

Kate Edwards and Charlotte Eve of Edwards & Eve Cob Building have just arrived in Uplyme, Devon and with them they bring their exciting earth building workshops to local schools. Their biggest and most exciting workshop involves teaching children to build their own permanent, full scale Anglo Saxon house! Charlotte Eve who is a trained teacher as well as earth builder explains “our bigger projects where we actually build an Anglo Saxon house with the children take a few weeks to complete. So we can only work with more local schools on these projects. Now we’ve moved to Devon we are...

Exeter Guides chosen as Community Fund finalists

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Posted: Fri, 01/13/2017 - 3:19pm

Exeter Division Guides have been selected as finalists in RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Fund - and it is now down to a public vote to see if they are chosen to receive £1,000 worth of building materials.

The Guides are currently refurbishing their Headquarters, Trefoil Lodge, which is located on Buddle Lane. As well as improving the kitchen and bathroom facilities, creating an outside soft play area and much more, Exeter Guides will also renovate three rooms for the local community to use for meetings, conferences and special occasions.

If Exeter Guides are...

Charity Fashion Show to support Life Education Wessex

Event Date: 
09/02/2017 - 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Venue: 
Reed Hall, University of Exeter, Streatham Drive, Exeter, EX4 4QR

Charity Fashion Show to support health, well-being and drug prevention education for local children.

Clothes for all ages and sizes from High Street stores. Ticket price: £15 per person to include complimentary cheese and wine.

To book, please call Julie on 07956 574493 or email julie@lifeeducationwessex.org.uk

Kindly sponsored by Thomas Westcott Chartered Accountants.

Little Mix to play summer show at Powderham Castle

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Posted: Fri, 01/13/2017 - 9:46am

The world’s biggest girl band, Little Mix, have announced they are playing a run of UK summer shows in 2017 including a show in Exeter. The band, which is enjoying phenomenal success and is one of British pop’s brightest acts, will play outdoors at Powderham Castle on Friday 14th July 2017, as one of their 13 ‘Summer Shout Out’ live shows. Little Mix will perform their signature hits, including ‘Shout Out to My Ex’, ‘Black Magic’, 'Hair' and 'Wings', alongside tracks from their new album 'Glory Days'. Concert promoter, LCC Live, is hosting the show, along with Bryan Adams who will perform...

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