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Cranbrook’s first community building opening soon

The first community building in Cranbrook is now complete and the asset has been handed over to East Devon District Council which intends to open the doors to the Younghayes Centre in time for the community’s Hallowe’en pumpkin party.

Following a delay with the handover of the building due to legal technicalities, Councillor Paul Diviani, Leader of East Devon District Council, was today delighted to hear that the building now belongs to East Devon.

He said: “Thank the Lord! Every day a false hope dawned but at long last we have the keys to the doors of the Younghayes Centre...

The Play's the Thing: The Recruiting Officer

Event Date: 
27/11/2013 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
Peter Chalk Centre, Streatham Campus, University of Exeter

Join our new social play reading group for the over-50s.

We willl get together ahead of Salisbury Playhouse's The Recruiting Officer to read the script over a coffee.

This group is suitable for anyone who loves drama, wants to meet people and get to grips with plays they may not have heard or seen before.

The session will be held in Peter Chalk 1.1 seminar room in the Peter Chalk Centre on Streatham Campus.

Tickets: £3.50 per session (includes tea, coffee and biscuits).

Contact the box office on 01392 493 493 to book.

'Whispering' Bob Harris: A Life in Music

Event Date: 
26/11/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Alumni Auditorium, Forum, University of Exeter

The Arts & Culture Forum Lecture Series present an evening with Bob Harris as he talks about his exciting and extensive career in the world of music and broadcasting.

Bob's depth of understanding of popular music is colossal and as a voice on the radio and television he is a legendary icon. Possibly better known as 'Whispering' Bob Harris, Bob is a legendary music presenter and broadcaster.

In 2011 he was rewarded with an OBE in the Queens Honours list for his 'services to music broadcasting'. He is well-known for hosting the long running BBC2 music show The Old Grey...

BalletBoyz: The Talent 2013

Event Date: 
26/11/2013 - 7:30pm to 27/11/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Make some noise. Make some room. Here come the BalletBoyz.

Following triumphant UK and international appearances on stage and screen, this phenomenally popular company featuring 10 exceptional young dancers presents an exhilarating evening of exciting and explosive dance. The TALENT 2013 features two stunning new dance pieces by internationally celebrated choreographers Russell Maliphant and Liam Scarlett.

BalletBoyz is one of the most cheekily original and innovative forces in modern dance. Led by former Royal Ballet lead dancers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, the...

English Touring Opera: Handel: Music for Vespers

Event Date: 
24/11/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

As a hugely successful opera composer, Handel was commissioned by the grandest patrons of the day to bring his theatrical brilliance and flair to important ceremonial occasions – his four coronation anthems, used at the coronation of every monarch since 1727, are the most famous example

ETO’s soloists and period instrument orchestra, the Old Street Band team up with the Gentlemen of the Cathedral’s Choir, Counterpoint and Isca Voices for an evening of Handel's Italian Vespers, staged at Exeter Cathedral. Written during his visit to Italy, when the supremely talented young composer...

English Touring Opera presents Agrippina

Event Date: 
22/11/2013 - 7:30pm to 23/11/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Handel’s three year visit to Italy culminated in the premiere of his opera Agrippina in Venice in 1709. Composing at speed to a scandalously witty libretto by a Cardinal, Vincenzo Grimaldi, Handel drew on his experience of the Italian style, plundering his catalogue of cantatas written for the intelligentsia of Rome and producing a youthful masterpiece of dazzling invention and virtuosity. Widely regarded as Handel’s first operatic masterpiece, Agrippina stands out for the quality of its music, full of freshness and musical invention.

Using many of the same characters as Monteverdi...

What the Frock comedy night

Event Date: 
26/10/2013 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Voodoo Lounge, Exeter Phoenix

What The Frock! all-female comedy club makes its Exeter debut at the Phoenix Arts Centre.

What The Frock! Comedy has sold out shows in Bristol, London and Manchester… and now is delighted to announce it’s pilot event in Exeter at the Phoenix Arts Centre.

On October 26 the compere will be the inimitable Viv Groskop.

One of the hardest-working people in the country, Viv is not only a brilliant comedian (memorably described as “brave” by The Daily Telegraph following her recent support slot for Michael McIntyre!), but also a best-selling author, a prolific journalist...

Oxjam Exeter 2013 announces line-up for Takeover Weekend

Oxjam Exeter, which The Exeter Daily is delighted to be supporting as headline sponsor, has confirmed the line-up that will be performing live across venues in Exeter during the Oxjam Exeter Takeover weekend, taking place on 19 and 20 October 2013.

Confirmed artists include Alex Gregory (nominated for ‘Best Acoustic Act’ at the South West Music Awards) and The Loose Cannons Band (won ‘Best Soul/R&B Act’ at the South West Music Awards) in addition to local favourites Lion the Weak, Mozura, Wise Intentions, The Nameless Girl, Cut Purse Rascals, Jay Tamkin, Moscow Magazine,...

Russell Seal Fitness Centre a huge success

Authored by UofESport
Posted: Thu, 10/10/2013 - 1:29pm

Opened on 5 September 2013, the Russell Seal Fitness Centre on the University of Exeter’s Streatham Campus is already proving a huge success.

The dedicated two storey facility features over 200 stations of the latest Life Fitness equipment as well as a new studio and changing rooms. The step change in variety and interactivity is already proving extremely popular.

“We are delighted with the response to the centre.” Commented Director of Sport Phil Attwell. “So far this year we have seen a significant increase in people making use of the gym, and it is fantastic to be able...

Hip Hop Psych

Event Date: 
17/10/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Mama Stone’s, Mary Arches Street, Exeter.

Hip-hop culture is being used as a vehicle for raising awareness about mental health at this event at Mama Stone’s in Exeter.

Entry is free and the event is open to members of the public who are over 16 years of age. It comes with a parental advisory, explicit content warning.

www.mamastones.com

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