Buried treasure sounds like the subject of pirate movies, but there are hoards of hidden gems lurking under the sand of Britain’s beaches.
Online travel agent Florida4Less , has released advice for those hoping for a major find to coincide with its virtual Grand in the Sand treasure hunt*.
The Portable Antiquities Scheme, based at the British Museum, provides advice for those wanting to search for interesting finds - and do so responsibly - on Britain’s beaches. The scheme operates a database of at least 1,300 historical items that have been found along the country’s...
A Vibrant Evening of Alternative Acoustics and Gypsy Jazz
Hosted by The Rev JD
Martyn Crocker:
Refreshing alternative acoustic with strong melodies and an honest, passionate and compelling delivery. His new album ‘Honesty and Ambition’ is out now.
www.martyncrockermusic.bigcartel.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1C_hK-Sz7w
La Vie en Rose:
A group of musicians with backgrounds in classical, traditional jazz, rock, Western swing, blues and roots but brought together by a shared love of gypsy jazz. The fiery swing, romantic waltzes...
Direct from it’s success in London’s West End, a SOLD OUT UK tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back! Using huge projection photos and original film footage, this 50th Anniversary Celebration also features a full live band performing all the hits including ‘Mrs Robinson’, ‘Cecilia’, ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, ‘Homeward Bound’ and many more. Get your tickets fast as this is an evening not to be missed!
“Fantastic” – Elaine Paige, BBC Radio 2. “Authentic and Exciting” – The Stage
The BSO’s Artist in Residence, extraordinary violinist Augustin Hadelich joins the Orchestra for Tchaikovsky’s Concerto, a perennial favourite of soloists and audiences. Vibrant and confident, ironically, it dates from a crisis-laden two years in his life after the breakdown of his disastrous marriage. Folk music and French chanson merge with dazzling fireworks in this marvellous showpiece.
When the Spring Symphony burst forth in a torrent of confidence and creativity in those famous...
A unique story teller and comedian – described as the “Ranulph Fiennes of British Climbing” by the Today Programme – Andy climbs in some of the most inhospitable places on earth, from Greenland to Alaska, Patagonia to Antarctica.
In this new tour, he takes up where his last finished, arriving in Antarctica dreaming of climbing the ‘hardest mountain in the world’, before further cold adventures in Alaska, Norway and Patagonia.
As with all of Andy’s shows, Cold Mountain is a mash up of thoughts and experiences, good times and bad, laughter and maybe tears, but certainly out...
Back by popular demand, the BSO brings another night of the best film music, this year based around a space theme. We’re boldly going where no Orchestra has gone before…!
Pieces include Star Wars, Star Trek, ET, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, War of the Worlds, Avatar, Apollo 13 and more.
Businesses across Devon are being invited to apply for a grant to help them reach new audiences.
Devon Delivers, the County Council programme which aims to encourage businesses to relocate to Devon, has launched its Business Promotion Grant to help companies promote their goods or services to national and international trade audiences.
Grants of up to £1,000 are being offered through a competitive bidding process.
The funding will support eligible businesses to cover direct exhibiting costs of attending trade shows or events between February and December this year....
Teignbridge District Council is asking residents and businesses for their views as they start the annual budget-setting process.
The council is preparing to debate its budget plans for the coming financial year and invites comment as it moves towards a final budget for 2016/17.
The initial proposals detail savings made by the council over the past year and planned savings in years to come with further investment in key projects that help support the economy and housing growth.
Teignbridge has had a good track record of ‘low or no’ council tax increases but, as no...
Three of Exeter Cathedral’s stonemasons have been singled out for praise, with special commendations from the Worshipful Company of Masons as part of the Duke of Gloucester’s Award scheme.
Anna Steinmetzer, Matthew Hoskins and Owen Whitfield were given the honour for their work on the exterior of the chapel of St Edmund to the west of the Cathedral, which was completed last autumn. The trio were praised both for their teamwork and for the breadth and quality of their individual work.
The awards were introduced in 2007 in honour of HRH The Duke of Gloucester who, through his...
