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Half Term: Cathedral Family Tour

Event Date: 
15/02/2016 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Monday 15th February 2016 (10.00-11.00 or 14.00-15.00) Tuesday 16th February 2016 (10.00-11.00 or 14.00-15.00)

Come and explore the Cathedral as a family this half-term. Join our child-friendly tour full of stories, amazing facts, and spooky tales.

Find out more about this wonderful building, and discover how and why it was built. Along the way, see if you can spot: a mermaid, a green man, an elephant, a boy sticking his tongue out, and a clock that may have inspired the nursery rhyme ‘Hickory Dickory Dock’.

Afterwards, why not get dressed up and take a Medieval...

La Vie en Rose

Event Date: 
07/02/2016 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Earworms family concerts return to Exeter Phoenix with La Vie en Rose, a gypsy jazz band featuring the talented David Jones and Laurie Light (guitars), Rebecca Willson (violin) and Mitch Humphrys (double bass). Earworms presents live music concerts for families with primary age children to enjoy together.

2pm | £6 (£4)* | Family ticket £18*

http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/

Bird box and wildlife home making

Event Date: 
20/02/2016 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Younghayes Centre, Younghayes Road, Cranbrook, EX5 7DR

Learn how to make your garden more enticing for wildlife with the Countryside rangers

Ideas to improve your garden for the coming spring with bird boxes, hedgehog holes, bee hotels...

http://eastdevon.gov.uk/countryside/countryside-events-guide-and-informa...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 12/25/2015 - 11:43pm

Your essential guide to What's On in and around Exeter this weekend - 25-28 December 2015

THEATRE

Eloise and the Curse of the Golden Whisk Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter The year is 1944. In the depths of a dusty larder in the bombed ruins of an Exeter restaurant, Eloise finds a beautiful, golden whisk. But when she clutches the shimmering relic, she unleashes an ancient curse. The show runs until 9 January. Performance times and tickets: www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk

A Christmas Carol Exeter Northcott Theatre Ebenezer Scrooge is a notoriously bitter old man who is...

An unhappy New Year as ‘Divorce Day’ looms

While Christmas and New Year are meant to be happy times, the fact is that every year the beginning of January sees a spike in divorce proceedings as couples bite the bullet and resolve to split. This phenomenon has become so well established that in legal circles it is referred to as ‘Divorce Day’, with Monday 4 January expected to see this year’s peak.

Andrew Barton, partner in Stephens Scown LLP’s family law team, has experienced this many times. He said: “Sadly, while Christmas is meant to bring people together, often it just serves to drive them apart. The tensions of being...

Big Fish Little Fish - Heroes & Villains family rave

Event Date: 
24/01/2016 - 1:30pm to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Family fun for the post-rave generation of parents. Helping parents be responsibly irresponsible since 2013.

DJs Jabru (!K7/Losing Suki/Today Tomorrow/Bruh Jackman), Dropsteady Freddy (Old Man Corner) plus resident Little My play (grown up) dance music on the multi-sensory dancefloor with glitter cannons, bubbles and giant parachute dance.

Craft tables with giant mural, themed crafts and playdoh table. Play area with tents and tunnels and baby chillout space with mats and small ballpool.

Licensed bar, free transfer tattoos, glowsticks and Happy Monkeys smoothies at...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 12/04/2015 - 10:34pm

Your essential guide to what's on in and around Exeter this weekend (4-6 December).

THEATRE

A Christmas Carol Daily, Exeter Northcott Theatre Creative Cow present a magical new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ much-loved Christmas classic. Ebenezer Scrooge is a notoriously bitter old man who is determined not to let Christmas interfere with his miserly routine. But one Christmas Eve, Scrooge receives some unexpected supernatural visitors who are determined to show him the true spirit of Christmas and the error of his ways. Tickets £12-£28. Show runs until 3 January. https://...

Hopster Showtime is coming to Exeter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 12/04/2015 - 10:17pm

Are you looking for something fun to do with the family the week after Christmas? Look no further! Hopster Showtime’s Winter Special screening is coming to a Picturehouse near you, from Monday 28th December to Saturday 2nd January 2015.

The UK’s favourite kids learning and entertainment app is spreading the festive cheer with 22 special nationwide screenings of hit TV series Pingu, Bob the Builder and Thomas & FriendsTM. Sponsored by fun and healthy snack provider, Fruit Bowl, who aim to help mums naturally fuel their kids’ daily fun and Nature’s Own, a specialist in vitamins...

Santa heads to Devon’s Crealy

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 11/25/2015 - 10:52am

Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park mark the countdown to Christmas with a special visit from Santa, Rudolph and his helpers this December for festive fun.

Guests are invited to join Santa in his grotto for Santa’s Interactive Story Time and hear magical tales of his festive adventures. Younger guests will also receive a free gift from Santa to take home at the end of their visit.

Santa’s Storytime with Rudolph and his helpers will take place at on 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th December and 19th - 23rd December from 10.30am, so there’s plenty of opportunity to enjoy a spectacular...

Christmas at Killerton: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Event Date: 
21/11/2015 - 10:00am to 03/01/2016 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Killerton, Broadclyst, near Exeter, EX5 3LE

The magical world of Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is brought to life at Killerton. You can see the house transformed into scenes from the classic fairy-tale. Wrapping up warm to follow the outdoor family trail, take part in activities and see if you can spot the willow reindeer under thousands of twinkling lights.The estate stays open until 6pm on Fridays and Saturdays in December so you can fall in love with Killerton at dusk. The shop will be selling beautiful gifts, Christmas trees and local produce and the cafe and restaurant will serve up delicious treats. Bring the whole family...

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