Weekly rep returns to the Manor Pavilion Theatre in Sidmouth next week, when The Summer Rep Season 2015 opens with a new production of Noel Corward’s Hay Fever from Thursday 25 June to Wednesday 1 July 2015.
The Summer Rep Season sees one company of actors present a season of twelve classic revivals throughout summer, with a new production each week until the end of September.
Season producer Paul Taylor-Mills said today: “This is my third year producing the Summer Rep Season at the Manor Pavilion Theatre, and this is by far the most ambitious. Audiences can expect West End...
Exeter has been recognised for its pioneering work to promote healthy and sustainable food and has become the 40th member of the Sustainable Food Cities Network, one of the fastest growing social movements in the UK today.
Exeter joins cities such as Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London that have made exemplary progress in improving access to good food and in tackling key issues like food poverty and waste. Exeter Community Food Network - which is a growing partnership of organisations that includes the City Council, businesses and community groups - will be sharing Exeter’s...
An evening of music and readings on Saturday 20 June at 7.30 pm to raise funds for the Army’s National Charity
Some of the South West’s most talented musicians are joining forces on 20 June to support the Devon branch of the Army’s charity, ABF The Soldiers’ Charity. The combined talents of the Exeter Symphony Orchestra and the Exeter Philharmonic Choir will provide a programme of music to honour the courage, service and sacrifice of our soldiers from 1815 to 2015. Joining them will be internationally renowned violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen whose family roots are in Exmoor. She will...
Chamber Philharmonia Cologne (Germany) present Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Four Concertos for violin, strings and basso continuo
Mozart Concerto in A Major for Clarinet and Orchestra KV 622
Tchaikovsky “Pezzo Capriccioso” for Violoncello and Orchestra op.62
Tickets avaialble from Exeter Visitor Information and Tickets, Dix’s Field, EX1 1GF Exeter / Devon, Tel. 01392 / 665700 or on the door one hour prior to the concert from 6.30pm.
Martin Cooper, former head of cancer services in Exeter, has been appointed as the new patron of FORCE.
Mr Cooper retired as Medical Director at the Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust in March.
He becomes only the third patron of the Exeter cancer charity after former diplomat Sir Anthony Parsons and FORCE co-founder Chris Rowland, who died last year.
“Chris and I worked closely in patient care. He was an incredibly innovative individual. He got the charity off the ground and it is amazing to see what it has grown into. FORCE is a remarkable asset to the...
Blood Cells: Internationally Acclaimed British Film Comes to Exeter
Blood Cells—a film starring Barry Ward (Ken Loach’s Jimmy’s Hall) that premiered at the Venice Film Festival and will have its UK premiere in competition at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival—is coming to the Exeter City Picturehouse on Tuesday 30 June.
Blood Cells follows the perilous journey home of Adam (Ward), a young man whose life fell apart when the Foot and Mouth epidemic of 2001 decimated his family’s farm. The only British film ever to be directly funded by the Venice Biennale,...
Two teams from Exeter City are getting ready to compete in the South West regional round of the Football League Trust's national walking football tournament.
The event is being held on Friday 26 June in the Sports Hall at the University of Exeter from 7-9pm.
They will be joined in the round-robin competition by teams from Plymouth Argyle, Swindon, Bristol City and Portsmouth and the top two teams will go through to the national finals, which will be held at St George's Park - the FA's national football centre - on July 6.
Your guide to what's on in and around Exeter this weekend (19-21 June).
THEATRE
Grandad and the Machine Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter A story for anyone who ever dreamed of a different world. A 100-year-old mechanical monster emerges from the waves. Everyday objects turn on their makers and the Empire is plunged into chaos. No one knows why. No one can stop it. Except maybe Grandad. He always was good with a spanner. That’s why Imogen and her father head north to find him. Their journey becomes an epic quest across England that leads to the heart of a...
It looks like summer is finally here, but with a soaring pollen count not all of us are able to enjoy the warmer weather in the way that we'd like to.
An Exeter business is tackling hay fever head on, helping its long-suffering customers to get outside and minimise their symptoms.
Eyewear Accessories is a family business run by John and Alison Waddington. Since starting out in 2008 they've helped thousands of customers to protect their eyes from pollen, dust and wind. They are the exclusive UK provider for several leading US brands of hay fever and moisture...
Public transport system failing the oldest and most vulnerable in society says new report by The International Longevity Centre – UK and Age UK
The Future of Transport in an Ageing Society (1), a new report by think tank The International Longevity Centre – UK (ILC-UK) (2) and charity Age-UK, highlights the travel problems faced by millions of older people.
Despite free bus travel, one third of over 65s in England never use public transport. And over half either never use public transport or use it less than once a month.
