Medea to be performed in Beer Quarry Caves this Autumn.
B eer Quarry Caves are set to be home to a spectacular Ancient Greek production this autumn, courtesy of innovative and immersive Exeter theatre company, Four of Swords.
Medea will performed in the spectacular Beer Quarry Caves from Wednesday 1 – Saturday 4 November 2017.
Freely adapted from the Greek masterpiece by Euripides, Medea is the ultimate heroine, villain and victim, all rolled into one! The dark and dastardly Medea is suitable for audiences over the age of 11, and will enchant and terrify through...
Unbelievably, this will be our 10th annual beer festival and it gets bigger and better every year.
This year we've got 22 real ales on offer (as well as a couple of ciders and a ginger beer), a fantastic line-up of live music all day and of course some tasty hot and cold food to soak it all up. Yeoford is on the Exeter-Barnstaple train line ((only 20 mins from St. David's), so there's no need for anyone to drive and everyone can join in the fun.
It's only £3 entry, which includes a souvenir glass and all proceeds go towards the Yeoford Community Association.
Looking for that locally produced gift or delicious food and drink rarity? Pop into Exeter’s only community-owned Real Food Store on Paris Street to meet some of the latest suppliers at special tasting days throughout November and December. Store manager Natalie Ohlson is looking forward to a few samples herself. ‘Devon seems to be “choc” full of very talented local producers’, she said, ‘ We’ve got delicious wine from Budleigh Salterton and sugar-free chocolate from Exmoor’ amongst others popping in and offering samples.’ ‘Local food and drink is always a popular choice at Christmas as...
A popular historic wooden shelter in Beer’s Jubilee Memorial Ground has had its old rotten support posts swapped for eight rustic replacements, made from locally grown sustainable timber.
East Devon District Council’s Property Services and Countryside teams, assisted by a number of East Devon Conservation Volunteers (EDCV), painstakingly sourced and stripped the Douglas Fir posts, which came from Holyford Woods.
Once they were ready for use, the posts were then delivered to the shelter, where the officers and volunteers removed and replaced each of the old supports one by...
Leading South West law firm Everys Solicitors is hosting a barbeque and beer networking event at Hanlons Brewery to help raise money for the firm’s chosen charity Hospiscare.
This unique networking event, taking place on 30 June at 1.30pm, will offer guests the opportunity to sample delicious locally sourced barbeque fare and world class craft beer in a beautiful Devon countryside setting, with a portion of the money raised going to Hospiscare.
The chosen venue for the event is an award winning family business located in Half Moon, near Exeter. Winners of the international...
Once again, Pecorama, will be hosting a eclectic display of full size and small scale Traction Engines along with guest locomotives on the Beer Heights Light Railway.
This event is subject to weather and engine availability.
East Devon District Council’s Countryside team is preparing for infamous endurance race, The Grizzly, by checking out areas of the South West Coast Path which the route will cover.
Around 2,000 runners are expected to take part in the 20-mile event which takes place this year on Sunday March 13.
The Grizzly crosses challenging terrain including muddy bogs, steep hills and pebbled beaches and attracts runners from across the world.
EDDC’s Countryside team is checking a number of sites along the path, including the testing steps which take runners away from Branscombe...
Now in it's 18th year this fantastic fun weekend musical festival has grown in reputation.
The picture-postcard village of Beer which hosts the festival nestles in Lyme Bay, on the 95-mile long Jurassic Coast, England’s first natural World Heritage Site and forms part of the South West Coastal Path.
Programme:
This year we start on Friday 9th October in The Mariners Hall with Blue Horizon and The Katie Bradley Blues Band on Saturday afternoon in the Social Club we have The Steve Summers Band
We also have the return of the Masterclass with Stuart Bligh in The...
Exeter's Rugby World Cup 2015 Fanzone is proving so popular, extra provisions are being brought in to cope with a high demand from thirsty fans.
The extra facilities will be in place for Saturday's crunch match - England versus Australia, which is being shown on a large screen in the Exeter Fanzone (kick-off at 8pm) along with two other matches earlier in the day.
Sandy Park is providing the extra bars in the Fanzone after queues developed in the bar area during the England v Wales screening.
Council Leader Pete Edwards said the atmosphere in Exeter was like a "wave...
In 1965 the National Trust launched the Neptune Coastline Campaign to protect the coast from the threat of development and look after it for the nation for ever. That same year, St Austell Brewery chairman Egbert Barnes included a passionate postscript in his annual company statement. It read: ‘May I commend to shareholders’ generosity the National Trust’s Enterprise Neptune to save as much as possible of what is left of the country’s coastline? Nowhere is that more important than it is in Cornwall.’ Following words with actions, in 1966 Mr Barnes and the Brewery helped to buy and give to...
