Now 92, Zdenka Fantlova is one of the few living eye-witnesses to the horror of the Holocaust, to which she lost her entire family. For as long as she lives Zdenka is determined to tell her inspiring story of great love, and of what happened in the Holocaust, to as many people as possible. The Tin Ring is a unique account of how a seventeen-year-old girl survived the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps. An incredible story of human endurance and will power.
Following five-star hits Stick Man and Tiddler & other Terrific Tales, Scamp Theatre are proud to present a truly heart-warming adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s hotly anticipated new book The Scarecrows’ Wedding.
Betty O’Barley and Harry O’Hay invite you to . . .
The best wedding ever, the best wedding yet,
The wedding that no one will ever forget.
Betty O’Barley and Harry O’Hay are excellent scarecrows (they scare a lot of crows). Harry loves Betty, and Betty loves Harry - so they decide to get married. Harry sets off to search for...
BIG AIR is the name of the game this summer as The Extreme Stunt Show boys hit the air flying in Exeter on Friday 28 August.
You’ll be keeping your feet firmly on level ground as the Extreme Team take to the air to battle it out!
Join them on the runway as their monster beasts compete once again in the Extreme Arena. Still pulling 1500 horsepower and car-crushing to the max, Lil’ Devil and Extreme are getting ready to demonstrate just what BIG AIR is all about.
Check out the Extreme BMX team as pedal power takes to the horizon. As long as it’s got two wheels and...
The first ever Blues House special, and what a treat! A bargain at just £3 for a evening of quality blues music.
Founder member, Julian Piper (a writer for guitarist magazine) has been a champion for local blues music for a very long time, he has gone to the other side of the pond and learnt from some actual blues greats.
The Junkyard Angels have been going since the 70's and used to have very successful shows at The Beer Engine in Newton St Cyres, many years ago, when it used to have live music.
Not only have they had many European tours, played at nearly...
The Blues House is a non-profit making monthly evening promoting blues music in Devon. Hosted by musician, Jeremy Way(singer/guitarist for mid Devon blues band, Far From the Delta), the evenings start with a house band (who's members kindly give up their time for free), followed by an open blues jam, where anyone can give it a go. It is based in Crediton, so it's fairly central for the whole of Devon, where most places are no further than an hour's drive, so hoping to reach out to the whole of Devon. The aim is to support local blues acts and give them a base of blues fan...
The Great Crediton Jam Night is Crediton's most successful Jam night and from September will start happening twice a month. Just 15-20 minutes drive from Exeter. This is a well equipped open mic/jam night, with guitars, amps, drum kit, p.a., keyboard. All types of music welcome, be it, folk, jazz, rock, punk, metal, what ever floats your boat, we even get a bit of poetry! All levels of ability welcome in this relaxed atmosphere, a great way to try out stuff to an audience. We are all about live music, so if you're a singer, you will need to bring a musician with you unless you...
The Great Crediton Jam Night is Crediton's most successful Jam night and from September will start happening twice a month. Just 15-20 minutes drive from Exeter. This is a well equipped open mic/jam night, with guitars, amps, drum kit, p.a., keyboard. All types of music welcome, be it, folk, jazz, rock, punk, metal, what ever floats your boat, we even get a bit of poetry! All levels of ability welcome in this relaxed atmosphere, a great way to try out stuff to an audience. We are all about live music, so if you're a singer, you will need to bring a musician with you unless you...
Far From the Delta are a local blues rock band who have been going for about 5 years. There are other acts at this event before and after the Band, contact the New Inn for more details. Far From the Delta play covers and original tunes, Led Zeppelin, Cream, The Doors, Fleetwood Mac, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Son House, John Lee Hooker, plus others, are all artists they cover. They have an album, called 'Broken Blues', which, is available from their website.
For more information please go to: www.farfromthedelta.com
Passengers were evacuated and all flights diverted after a suspicious item was found on a plane at Bristol Airport late on Saturday.
The airport has since reopened, but further delays are expected.
A statement from Bristol Airport said: "Police have been called after a suspicious item was found during a routine aircraft inspection following the arrival at Bristol Airport of Ryanair flight FR8297 from Alicante at 23:43 on Saturday 22 August."
The airport later said: "The terminal building has now reopened and passengers are advised to check in as normal.
Birds ‘shout’ to be heard over the noise produced by man-made activity, new research has shown.
The innovative study, led by an expert from the University of Exeter, looked at how bluebirds altered their songs in response to increases in nearby background noise caused, in many cases, by human activities such as traffic.
It found that the birds altered their songs immediately after noise levels intensified, making ‘real-time’ adjustments in order to produce songs that are both louder and lower-pitched. The results suggest that birds are able to perceive increases in noise...
