The Singing for Strangers tour with support from Southern
One afternoon last July, Hudson Taylor were asked to step in at the last minute to support Rolling Stones at Hyde Park when Tom Odell was taken ill. “Always be prepared. That’s our motto, now,” Harry Hudson-Taylor says. The sun-kissed afternoon’s highlight came when the band strummed through “Weapons”, the first track to be taken from their forthcoming debut LP out in the New Year. Produced by fellow Northern Ireland hit-maker Iain Archer (Snow Patrol, Jake Bugg). Having racked up over 20,000 EP sales to date and a growing-...
Monthly inspirational nights featuring a programme of talks, screenings and events, exploring the creative world of the moving image, digital art and culture.
LEO JAMELLI
Local illustrator and animator Leo Jamelli presents a talk on the processes and techniques involved in combining traditional animation techniques with digital formats.
Miracle deftly combines its own inimitable style with the wonder of Victorian Music Hall to tell the story of one man’s obsession to discover the heart of Africa and transform an entire continent single-handed – and of a woman left behind…
Both a hurrah to courage and endurance and a swipe at the nineteenth century ideals of imperialism, chauvinism and hypocrisy, this curious slice of history is served up as a magnificent melange of musicality and melodrama.
This entertaining expedition into unknown territories of comedy, excitement and musical gaiety will enthrall...
Combining fascinating historical-political contexts with luscious visual animation, this film will appeal to movie lovers of all ages. In the aftermath of the most devastating conflict mankind had ever experienced, the tiny island of Shikotan sits on a remote and unhealed border. On this island, friendship among children from two different countries timidly blossoms, striving to overcome historic and lingual barriers.
Post-screening discussion: Focus on the creative production processes involved in anime, the historical...
Welcome to the South African savannah, where an unlikely friendship between a bold young lion and an insightful hyena tells a tale of acceptance, courage and strength in the face of adversity.
Impisi is a play that addresses important issues around prejudice, bullying, disability and difference, delivering a powerful message of acceptance.
Impisi is the first community theatre project being run by CEDA, a Devon based charity organisation providing opportunities for disabled adults and young people. Written and adapted for CEDA by local artist Clive Essame, the Impisi...
Walkabout will be hosting every Six Nations game of 2015, starting 6th February! Expect big screens, jugs of beer and stacks of food. Not forgetting the unique Australian spirit and atmosphere of Walkabout!
All 15 games will be shown live, spanning across six weeks of the most exciting rugby around.
The Six Nations is one of the world’s greatest rugby tournaments. England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, France and Italy battle it out for national pride. The first match of the 2015 Six Nations is a Friday night fixture between Wales and England at the Millennium Stadium in...
WildWise an organisation in Devon specialised in offering nature connection events and courses, is launching a new mentoring program for teenage girls, called WildTime.
Run by a team of experienced and qualified outdoors women, this exciting and unique program aims to offer young women an adventurous and enriching experience during this transitional time of their lives. The girls will safely experience the physical challenges of the outdoors from canoeing, wild walking and bushcraft to natural horsemanship, environmental arts plus much more, whilst deepening their sense of self,...
The first four trainees have completed their courses at the new Gregory Group Transport Training Academy which was officially opened on Friday 30 January at Gregory’s Cullompton Depot by Neil Parish, the MP for Tiverton and Honiton.
The ground-breaking driver training programme is intended to address an ongoing shortage of new driver recruits in the transport and logistics sector and will provide a service to all parts of the Gregory business, including milk collection, distribution and palletised services.
Daniel Boardman 27, Scott Stevenson, 33, and 28 year-old Paul Ayres...
Business owners across Devon and Cornwall are being asked to sign up to a new scheme which helps crime victims.
Businesses that are already members of the Trading Standards’ Buy With Confidence scheme have been invited to become a ‘trusted provider’ of services to victims of crime.
In April 2015 Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg will take over responsibility for commissioning victims’ services and this new initiative sees the OPCC team up with Devon and Cornwall Business Council (DCBC) and Trading Standards to create a trusted link between victims and businesses....
