Peter Orlando Hutchinson project annual conference in Sidmouth.
This year’s conference is in two parts. The morning provides an overview of the context in which historical landscape studies have emerged and continue to evolve; the afternoon centres on Hutchinson’s pioneering influence, his legacy and the project’s attempts to walk in his footsteps.
Salcombe Hill Walk - from the Bronze Age to 19th Century enclosure
A walk around the Salcombe Regis area, a landscape that has greatly changed since Peter Orlando Hutchinson's day as he records in detail the land being enclosed into the fields.
This walk takes in Bronze Age standing stones, first identified and mapped by Hutchinson, but also includes a lime kiln and a beautifully shaped standing stone.
Suitable for 8-80 year olds. Book by either ring the East Devon AONB office 01404 46663, or email Phil Planel, Heritage Project Officer, Phil.Planel@eastdevonaonb.org...
Step back in time at Blackbury Camp Iron Age Hillfort, and try your hand at Iron Age living.
The team from Escot Education will show you how to make pottery, make flour, cook on an open fire, turn wood, and dress like a true Iron Age villager. A fun hands-on way for the whole family to discover the world of the people who built this impressive hillfort.
10am-4pm.
Blackbury Camp Iron Age Hillfort is signposted from the B3174/A3052.
Visit the site which first inspired Peter Orlando Hutchinson to become a landscape archaeologist. High Peak today once again resembles the open hill-top Hutchinson once knew. Recent tree-felling allowed excavation (in September 2011) of what is left of this much eroded site which dates to two discrete time periods: Neolithic (prehistoric) and Dark Age (early historic).
10am0noon, suitable for 8-80 year olds. Please book by either ring the East Devon AONB office 01404 46663, or email Phil Planel, Heritage Project Officer, Phil.Planel@eastdevonaonb.org.uk
'Death, a Yew tree and a Well full of Bones...' All may feature in a morning of stories told in the Haunts Bar at the Hare and Hounds pub.
Clare Viner has been telling stories for over 10 years and has recently written a book based on folktales of the Blackdown Hills and the Quantocks. "This pub and the whole area are steeped in wonderful legends - lets sing them alive - if we dare!"
Entrance is free, but please buy a drink before you settle down to be entertained.
Walk through this intriguing and often overlooked Bronze Age landscape including burial mounds and Farway Castle enclosure, first identified and mapped in the 19th century by Hutchinson and recently cleared of vegetation by local landowners and project volunteers.
10am-noon, suitable for 8-80 year olds.
Please book to confirm your place by either ringing the East Devon AONB office 01404 46663, or by emailing Phil Planel, POH Heritage Project Officer Phil.Planel@eastdevonaonb.org.uk
Theatre Rush's debut performance Flushed, is a mixture of fearless story telling, brave confession and defiant vulnerability. Using autobiographical material, Flushed tells the stories of four women facing up to their insecurities in a slick, energetic and accessible show that will make you laugh, think, and may well test your styling skills. Honest, irreverent and often absurd with "great performances and genuinely funny writing” (Belinda Dillon), this is a gem not be missed.
Theatre Rush are based in Exeter and formed in 2011. Our debut show “Gesig” premiered at the Bike Shed...
The traders in Cowick Street, St Thomas, Exeter recently lanched a special Easter campagain to encourage more shoppers to visit independent shops.
It echoes the campaign run at Christmas by independent retailers in Exeter in which shoppers were rewarded with stamps on a map which gained them entry to a free prize draw,
The Indie Easter Egg Hunt is running in Cowick Street, and a number of independent traders, cafes, shops and small businesses are taking part.
Shoppers collect little Easter Egg stickers that are placed against the name of the shop or business on a...
This is Mamma Stone's first Joss Stone presents....
Come along for a night of music from two of the greatest soul voices of our time Our very own Joss Stone and the amazing Mica Paris...Two of the biggest musical names under one roof with full band.
Tickets are now on sale for this once in a lifetime experience, so make sure you don't miss out. Tickets £35, box office 01392 848485.
From hunting water beasties to Easter egg trails, from dressing up to all things sheepish, there’s plenty of family fun to be had over the holidays at Buckland Abbey, Garden and Estate.
Visitor Experience Officer, Anwen Roberts says: "We’ve got a great mix of events that the whole family can get involved in spread across the fortnight, both indoors and out. The estate is such a great setting for the kids to let off steam and there are opportunities for the adults to indulge their playful side too."
It wouldn’t be Easter without an egg hunt and Buckland is no exception. Pop...
