As Exeter students pore over textbooks and stare at computer screens in preparations for exams, a leading eye expert has warned young people about the risks of eye strain. Intensive revision may help boost grades but according to Mesha Tanna, Senior Optometrist with Optical Express, it can also trigger a range of health problems including headaches, blurred vision and pain in the neck, shoulders and back. Mesha said: “While it is admirable that so many young people study hard to get good results in their exams it is crucial that they do not overlook the importance of caring for their eyes...
Exeter City FC has been voted to land on ‘Old Kent Road’ on a new official MONOPOLY board for Devon’s capital city. The public has been polling for landmarks to fill the board, however it has been widely reported - including in the UK media and on national TV - that Exeter could perhaps be TOO POSH to have its own Old Kent Road equivalent. And since these recent reports the public has nominated the Grecians to land on the infamous MONOPOLY location, which sits at the foot of the board. One of these suggestions has been left on a forum in Exeter’s rival city, Plymouth. But some, confirm the...
Captain Jack and the crew of the “The Rusty Pocketwatch” will make the journey from the Caribbean early this year – they are looking for new crew members so why not put on that bandana and see if you have what it takes to be a pirate!
Don’t forget the castle is open on Saturday 30th May.
This event is included in a child's standard admission. (Children returning with a free return ticket or a discounted ticket may take part in our themed activity for £2.50)
Themed Activity provided by Jonty Depp and Pocketwatch Theatre.
Hijacked Festival heads to enchanting Powderham Castle for its 2015 Exeter event
Historic venue hosts one-day celebration of music and arts
One-day music and culture festival Hijacked Festival has announced its venue for Saturday May 30th – the picturesque grounds of Powderham Castle, the 600-year old home of the Earl and Countess of Devon.
Exeter’s historic Powderham Castle, which stands in a beautiful deer park on the banks of the Exe estuary, plays host to the city’s second visit from Hijacked Festival – the nomadic electronic music and creativity-embracing...
Lympstone, a picturesque village on the Exe estuary between Exeter and Exmouth, boasts a brass band whose origins can be traced back over a hundred years. The parish log records the Lympstone Band performing at the Harvest Home and Sunday School Feast in the summer of 1889. The Band was present at the unveiling of the village war memorial in 1923 after the Great War of 1914 – 1918, and was then known as The Lympstone Silver Band. The band combined with the now defunct Topsham Silver Band for a period after the Second World War 1939 – 1945, and was based at Topsham Methodist Church in the...
Join us at the Exmouth Pavilion On Thursday 18th June as the The Fortunes celebrate 51 years in show business; with their fabulous 2015 “Past and Present” show. New Songs - new stories - new anecdotes all brought together with narration & video projection from the era. The “Past and Present” 2015 show will bring back not only your memories of the swinging 60’s, but also the golden age of the 70’s, and a surprise or two. Many hit songs not only from The Fortunes, but also hits from Marmalade, Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas, Love Affair,...
Exmouth Musical Theatre Company present, ‘The Witches of Eastwick’ - A Musical Comedy The story revolves around three lonely women, Alexandra, Jane and Sukie, who are frustrated and bored by their mundane lives in the small town of Eastwick. Their shared longing and desire for "all manner of man in one man" is realised in the form of a charismatic, yet mysterious, newcomer - Darryl Van Horne. Seducing each of the women in turn, Darryl teaches them, in ways mystical, magical and murderous, how to expand the powers locked within them. Their new, unorthodox, lifestyle creates havoc amongst...
Jimmy Tarbuck OBE Top television comedian Jimmy Tarbuck swaps The London Palladium for Exmouth Pavilion Tarby, as he is known to millions of TV viewers, is one of the country’s most evergreen performers and a master of light entertainment. Having successfully spent more than 40 years in the notoriously fickle world of showbusiness, Jimmy Tarbuck has hosted numerous television shows, variety shows, chat shows and game shows and his cheeky grin and boy-next-door charms have won him fans far away from his native Liverpool. However, Tarby is at his best in front of a live audience and during...
Showaddywaddy have long been established as Europe's most successful ever exponents of retro-inspired rock & roll.
23 Top 40 hit singles, including 10 Top 5 hits (Under The Moon of Love, When, You Got What It Takes, 3 Steps To Heaven, Hey Rock & Roll, Etc!) As if the band's amazing success through 4 decades were not enough, here now, well into the 21st Century the demand for these legendary performers is every bit as strong.
The Rotary Club of Exmouth & District in association and supporting the Exmouth Branch of the Royal British Legion present a concert to celebrate the 70th Anniversary VE Day. We are delighted to bring to Exmouth the 'Songs For Victory' Show. Following their great West End success - now on its UK Tour - is an authentic musical show celebrating the glorious songs of the 30's and 40's recreating a time when music and melodies kept love ones close and gave them national and patriotic hope. There will be an exit collection for Rotaries Polio Now...
