The Exeter Garden Railway Show is the largest of its kind in the far South West and makes a fabulous day out for all the family.
The aim of the show is to promote the garden railway hobby from O gauge to Scale 3 and everything in between.
The 2013 show will be the South Devon Garden Railway Group’s 13th and promises to be bigger and better than ever with over 60 layouts and trade stands promised in more than 2000 sq metres of exhibition space.
There will be lots of operating live steam, electric and vintage exhibition layouts in standard and narrow gauges as well as...
John Grant (born 1968) is an American singer-songwriter. Formerly associated with the Denver-based alternative rock band The Czars in the 1990s and early 2000s, he launched a career as a solo artist in 2010.
It’s been an extraordinary journey for John Grant, from a point where he thought he would never make music again or escape a life of substance abuse to winning awards and accolades, collaborating with Sinead O’Connor, Rumer and Hercules and Love Affair and having his music featured in the award-winning film Weekend.
A presentation on the success of the Bristol Pound Project was given at a public meeting at St. Stephens’s Church on Thursday night (26 September). Chris Sunderland, Director of the project, gave an overview of some of the successes and challenges of the Bristol Pound Project and discussed the potential benefits of bringing in a local currency to Exeter. He spoke about council support in the Bristol Pound Project after a period of hesitation, Chris said: “very early on we asked the council about accepting business rates in Bristol Pounds and they looked at us like we were stupid. “The next...
Devon County Antiques Fairs are holding their next antiques and collectors fair at The Matford Centre on Saturday 14 December.
There will be a huge selection of quality antiques of all sorts, silver, jewellery, furniture of all periods, retro items, vintage clothing, collectables of every sort, home furnishings, books, postcards, pictures, prints, coins, medals, toys on offer.
Admission: 9am-10am £4, 10am-4.30pm £3. Accompanied children under 16 free.
Killerton is hosting a first-time seasonal event to celebrate the colours of autumn.
On Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October, from 11am until 4.30pm, Killerton’s garden team will be offering special tours, activities and trails to enable visitors to discover the best parts of the historic hillside garden.
As the autumn months close in, a wide variety of trees, shrubs and flowers are starting to show their seasonal flare of vibrant colour amongst a sea of green. It’s a great time to take a walk against a stunning backdrop.
The ‘Re-discover Killerton’s garden’ event will...
The orchards at Killerton Estate, near Exeter, are full to bursting this autumn. On the weekends of 5/6 October and 13/14 October, from 11am until 4pm each day, families are invited to head into the orchard to help collect up apples to be pressed for Killerton’s award-winning cider.
The ‘Big Pick Up’ is a free family activity, with mini wheelbarrows for the children and free cider tasters in the orchard for the adults. There is also an apple quiz and members of Killerton’s countryside team will be on hand to help with the answers.
The orchards at Killerton Estate, near Exeter, are full to bursting this autumn. On the weekends of 5/6 October and 13/14 October, from 11am until 4pm each day, families are invited to head into the orchard to help collect up apples to be pressed for Killerton’s award-winning cider.
The ‘Big Pick Up’ is a free family activity, with mini wheelbarrows for the children and free cider tasters in the orchard for the adults. There is also an apple quiz and members of Killerton’s countryside team will be on hand to help with the answers.
Experts are warning of a looming crisis across England as a new report reveals that the country is rapidly running out of space to bury people.
According to a BBC Local Radio survey, a quarter of burial authorities will run out space in 10 years or less; nearly half (44 per cent) in 20 years or less and some areas have already completely run out of space - with others set to run out in less than three years.
The head of the Institute of Cemetery and Crematoria Management, Tim Morris, said: “This is a seriously worrying situation. We are heading towards many burial grounds...
