The annual Garden Fair at Colyton Grammar School is being held on Saturday 4th May from 10am to 4pm.
There will be many indoor and outdoor activities including (but not limited to) a café, BBQ, plant and craft stalls, children's area, and musical entertainment.
Though London-based, Treetop Flyers have a quintessentially vintage American West Coast sound, so it’s fitting that their outstanding debut album of country soul was recorded in the canyons of Southern California.
Displaying strong Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young influences, the band also betray an admiration for the British folk sounds of the 1970s, with whispers of Nick Drake and Fairport Convention amidst the canyon croons.
If you had unprecedented access to highly sensitive classified networks 14 hours a day, 7 days a week, what would you do?
In 2010, US Army Intelligence analyst Bradley Manning allegedly leaked classified documents to whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. This year, Manning's story comes to a head with as he stands trial.
How did this 25 year old super-intelligent, awkwardly effeminate soldier become the centrepiece in a war between WikiLeaks and the American government? His supporters claim ‘We are all Bradley Manning’; his detractors label him a national traitor. Where does...
In April 2012 three women made a daring and unusual journey from one end of Great Britain to the other. Trusting only to their resourcefulness and the kindness of strangers, they made an 18-day, 874-mile journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats, completing their unusual expedition on as many varieties of transport as they possibly could.
“With wings wrought of wanderlust this show soars. A heartfelt love letter to the ineffable spirit of adventure”(Fringe Biscuit) In End to End they tell the heartwarming story of their journey, the trials and tribulations faced along the way and...
Formed in Oct 2009 and with lofty aspirations, the Giants have been busy pounding dancefloors with their raucous, feel-good, highly-addictive shows.
With ideas too big to be pigeonholed, the Giants fuse many a musical style and are quite frankly genre defying; Dub Rock, Indie Ska, Funk Blues, call it what you will the music is unique, fresh and always delivered with masses of energy and a very real authority. With pumping drum and bass, scorching guitar, soulful vocals and a jumpin brass section the band fuse inspired song writing with a subheavy dancefloor sensibility. Giant's...
Great Escape Classic Car Hire has extended its network of sites with a new branch in Exeter.
The new location gives enthusiasts and tourists a choice of six mainly British classic cars to drive around the region’s beautiful coastline and countryside.
The new Devon site represents a £150,000 investment in the region across staff, cars and office set up. It is conveniently located, close to Exeter Airport with easy access from the M5, for customers who are visiting the region or live locally.
To launch the new site Great Escape has invested in a range of popular...
This June, Plymouth-based theatre company New Model Theatre bring their new show Static to the Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter as part of the Ignite Festival. The Exeter dates will be the first stop on their tour of four of the UK’s biggest fringe theatre festivals.
"I've seen everything that's wrong with the world beamed through radio waves, microwaves and via satellite. No, when I die, there will be a screen. And on that screen will flash the collective consciousness of seven billion people. Just as it has every day of my life."
Passed peacefully away in the Exeter Hospice on 21 21 April 2013 aged 65.
He will be sadly missed by family, friends and colleagues.
A celebration of Douglas’s life will take place at the Exeter and Devon Crematorium (St Peter’s Chapel) on Thursday 2 May at 12.15pm.
Douglas requested bright colours to be worn. No flowers, donations if desired for Hospiscare by retiring collection or may be sent to Le-Roy Funeral Service, 10 Alphington Road, Exeter, EX2 8HH.
John McNally, Frank Allen, Spencer James and Scott Ottaway
Now celebrating their 50th Anniversary, The Searchers remarkable career continues with such classic hits as Sweets For My Sweet, Needles and Pins, Don't Throw Your Love Away, Sugar and Spice and When You Walk In The Room.
This is a highly entertaining show and has been enthusiastically and warmly received throughout the world. Combined with anecdotes and reminiscences, and including all of their famous hits, plus many album recordings, B-sides and a selection of other classics.
