Dartmoor - The source of many rivers, illustrated talk

Event Date: 
09/01/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
RC Church Hall, Ashburton Road, Bovey Tracey

An illustrated presentation on the wildlife of Dartmoor by Brian Maddock, naturalist and Dartmoor National Park Walks Guide organised by Bovey Tracey DWT Local Group.

£3 suggested donation.

http://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/

Exmouth Wildlife Watch: Christmas Cakes for Birds

Event Date: 
30/12/2012 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Scout Hut, Phear Park, Exmouth

Date: 30th December 2012

Make a bird seed Christmas treat for the birds in your garden. We'll also take a walk in Phear Park to identify trees and birds, and collect natural materials to make cards.

Meet at the Scout Hut, Phear Park, Exmouth at 2pm.

2pm-4pm, £2 contribution per child.

Children need to be accompanied by an adult at all times. All activities are aimed at children aged 7 -12 years. If in doubt an event is going ahead because of the weather, please check 2 hours before of event with Athena on 07825 990 491.

http://www.devonwildlifetrust...

New Year's Day Racing at Exeter Racecourse

Event Date: 
01/01/2013 - 12:45pm to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Racecourse

Horse racing at Exeter Racecourse has been a tradition for more than 30 years, and when the first race comes under starters’ orders at 12.45pm there will be thousands of people enjoying the camaraderie of a day at the races.

Cheer home the winners with a group of friends, your family - racing is free to everyone aged 17 and under - or go in the hope of finding new love. It’s about the only sport you can feasibly say who do you fancy, when viewing the horses in the paddock of course, and with the racecard as an icebreaker, your New Year’s resolution of sorting out your love life may...

Milling at Devon Wildlife Trust's Exeter headquarters

Event Date: 
11/01/2013 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Cricklepit Mill, Commercial Road, Exeter

Come and see Devon Wildlife Trust’s headquarters in the beautifully restored watermill at Cricklepit.

Watch as volunteer millers grind wheat for flour in the traditional way.

Admission is free, no need to book except for groups and schools.

10am-noon.

To enquire please call 01392 279244 or visit www.devonwildlifetrust.org

Organised by Devon Wildlife Trust.

MERGE 6 Touch - contemporary dance at the New Theatre

Event Date: 
18/01/2013 - 7:30pm to 19/01/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
New Theatre, Friars Gate, Exeter

New contemporary dance by South West Artists: Exim, Kayleigh Anne Crook, Saffy Setohy, Spindrift Dance Company, Susie Reeves Sharp.

Merge returns to Exeter with new, refreshing, inspiring and powerful contemporary dance.

A talented group of artists from the South West have been choreographing a mixed bill exploring ‘Touch’ and its many manifestations.

Join us for a breath taking evening of high quality Dance as Merge tours through the South West

SpinDrift Dance Company: Local Artists, Local Creativity.

http://www.spindriftdance.org.uk/

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Lee Hurst - Too Scared to Leave the House

Event Date: 
02/02/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange

Hilarious comedian Lee Hurst is back on the road with his new show, 'Too Scared to Leave the House'.

In this show Lee casts his comedy eyes over the many end-of-the-world scare stories from Acid Rain and Global Warming to Bird Flu and Mad Cow Disease and many other 'apocalyptic disaster predictions' that never were. He also muses over all the everyday dangers that face us in our daily lives.

Ultimately Lee believes that you choose your own fate... You can stay indoors, hoarding cans of beans, clutching a Ray Mears book or you can go out and laugh in the face of doom. After...

Howard Marks: An Audience with Mr Nice

Event Date: 
18/01/2013 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange

You've read the book, you've seen the film, now this is your chance to meet the legend Howard Marks aka Mr Nice!

Howard Marks is the writer of the best-selling autobiography Mr Nice and performs his critically acclaimed one-man show: An Audience with Mr Nice.

Marks draws on a wealth of experience, ranging from growing up in South Wales and his time at Oxford University to incarceration at America's toughest federal penitentiary.

Howard, who once assisted and worked with the British Secret Service and has been connected with the Mafia, the IRA, MI6 and the CIA, and...

Toy Train and Collectors Fair at Westpoint Arena

Event Date: 
27/01/2013 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Westpoint Arena, Exeter

Come and visit the Toy and Train Collectors Fair. Catering for all collectors, walk, browse and look for those elusive and hard to find models - the list is endless: Dinky, Corgi, Minichamps, Hornby Bassett Lowke, Meccano, Spot-On, Marklin, Scalextric, EFE, Actionman, Dolls,Teddies... and much more.

Open 10.30am-3pm.

Admission: £3.50, children under 15 free with an accompanying adult.

For more information: call 01373 452857, email stuvowles@aol.com or visit www.bulldogfairs.com

The popular Craft 4 Crafters show returns to Westpoint

Event Date: 
24/01/2013 - 10:00am to 26/01/2013 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Westpoint Arena, Exeter

Craft 4 Crafters returns to Westpoint Arena for its 11th year.

The show is the ideal place to buy thousands of crafting supplies, get great ideas and inspiration. With leading local and national exhibitors offering products for Card Making, Papercrafts, Stamping, Scrapbooking, Sewing, Cross Stitch, Embroidery, Beading, Painting, Patchwork, Quilting, Knitting, and many others.

Open daily 10am-5pm, admission £7.50, £6.50 conc.

www.craft4crafters.co.uk

Tel: 0845 30 40 222

Winter Blues Acoustic with Michael Roach

Event Date: 
18/01/2013 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Blow away those January winter blues with a night of the highest quality acoustic music.

Michael Roach who has performed across the globe including many of the major blues festivals is originally from Washington DC, USA.

He is founder of the European Blues Association and is widely regarded as one of today’s finest exponents of East Coast blues.

As well as being an amazing performer he is a respected historian having lectured for the Smithsonian Institute in the USA, Oxford University and presented Deep Blue, a Radio 4 series on blues music. Joining Michael in his...

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