Poetry By Heart is the poetry recitation competition for students in schools and colleges in England. Launched by Sir Andrew Motion in 2012, it is an educational initiative of the Poetry Archive in partnership with The Full English. It has gone from strength to strength and is now in its fourth year.
Students aged 14-18 across England will recite a pre-1914 poem and a First World War or post-1914 poem to become our regional winner, and compete in the national finals in Cambridge in March 2016. Come and support your local students!
A magical, and fabulous event to remember and celebrate the diversity of the man himself.
Bands, performance, DJ’s, films, videos
This is a free event. Donate what you can – all proceeds will go to Cancer Research.
Acts include:
DJ Louie Louie DJ Sketch DJ Perfect Catherine and the Owl Jackie Juno performs Osmosis – poetry performance based on her dream diaries Electro/Rock/Alternative duo Kiss Like Ether Multi-instrumentalist Steve Strong
The star of BBC’s Three Men In A Boat and They Think It’s All Over looks back on his life and career. Join Rory as he remembers some bits and makes up the rest. Contains adult themes and traces of peanut oil.
Fiddle playing singer-songwriter Nancy Kerr is one of the most celebrated folk musicians of her generation, scooping six BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, including 2015 Folk Singer of the Year.
Exeter Comedy Club is now recognised by comedians as one of the best in the country and probably the very best in the South West.
Regular sell-out shows feature the top stand-up performers on the national circuit in cabaret, everyone gets a seat at a table and tables are reserved for parties of 4 or more.
Tonight's line-up (subject to possible amendment) includes Alfie Brown and Peter White.
Price & Booking
£11 if purchased before 5pm Thursday 7 January (£13 afterwards)
The star of 'Mock The Week', 'Michael McIntyre's Roadshow' and 'Live At The Apollo', embarks on a brand new stand up tour with a fantastic and hilarious new show! Price & Booking £20 (includes £1 booking fee)
Strange Weapons - an evening with Garth Hewitt - Garth Hewitt, troubadour, gospel singer and protest singer in concert at Crediton Parish Church, raising money for www.amostrust.org
Drawing on his extensive catalogue of songs old and new, Garth sings songs of struggles and hope, regrets and homecomings. Touring for 40 years Garth has visited areas of poverty, conflict, deprivation, and disaster, prioritizing friendships with local people and bringing them encouragement, but always returning to Europe and the US with personal stories bringing to life media headlines, keeping...
A new volunteer recruitment drive has been launched by city charity, Citizens Advice Exeter.
The organisation is looking for volunteers who can spare between eight and ten hours a week and offers a comprehensive training programme.
It is holding an informal open session on Wednesday, March 9 at its office in Dix’s Field, Exeter. Potential volunteers will be able to find out more about the charity’s work, chat with some current volunteers, find out about the training programme and meet the supervisors.
Steve Barriball, chief executive, said: ‘We are looking for...
A team featuring a flood expert from the University of Exeter’s Centre for Water Systems (CWS) has claimed first prize for the creation of an app that will aid global flood management and help save lives.
Dr Albert Chen, Senior Research Fellow at CWS and expert in urban flood modelling, took part in #FloodHack, an event set up by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) in Reading with the aim of finding innovative ways to improve the
Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS), which provides global forecasts of extreme flood events.
Research has revealed that green spaces and the countryside are more popular with the public than ever.
And East Devon District Council’s Countryside Team can vouch for that as latest figures reveal that record numbers of people visited their stunning sites in 2015.
Natural England, Defra and the Forestry Commission commissioned research which shows that the public’s enthusiasm for spending time outside for relaxing, watching wildlife, enjoying the scenery and keeping healthy is the highest it’s been since records began.
