There was a healthy turnout for a voting event held by Budleigh Salterton Town Council for residents to choose their new free-to-use outdoor gym.
The interest shown was impressive, with 139 residents from all age-groups coming along to vote at the late-night shopping event.
Residents got to vote on which one of three designs they wanted installed, the winner with 47% of all votes was Option C, a design from Proludic. The result now needs to be ratified by Budleigh Salterton Town Council and EDDC to release the available money.
This atsonishing husband and wife duo sees Michael Weston King, former leader of cult 90's band The Good Sons, paired with one of the UK's finest female singers Lou Dalgleish in a musical partnership reminiscent of the classic country duos of Cash and Carter, or Jones and Wynette. Performing from their highly critically acclaimed album, "How do you Plead?", they sing of betrayal, regret, anger, guilt, revenge and hurt in songs that sound "like lost classics" (The Guardian).
King is widely regarded as one of Britain's finest singer songwriters, with 10 albums and countless tours,...
Guitarist with Jethro Tull for 44 years Martin's distinctive sound has been a major factor in their success with album sales in excess of 60 million units worldwide. Acclaimed for his playing on 'Aqualung', his solo work on the album 'Crest of a Knave' earned him a Grammy award in 1988. A two and a half hour programme of rock and blues virtuosity peppered with classics from the extensive Tull back catalogue.
Tickets £18.50 advance. £19.50 from Oct 10th (+bkg fee). £25 on door.
Co-founder/frontman of 60s Cardiff-based pop band Amen Corner, notching a string of top twenty hits including 'Gin House Blues', 'Bend Me, Shape Me', 'High in the Sky', and their huge number one '(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice', Andy has toured and recorded with Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani, Pete Townsend, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, David Crosby (of CSN), BeeGees, Elton John…
The lovely Kiki Dee with multi-instrumentalist Carmelo Luggeri plus a bunch of guitars, keyboards and other weird and (sometimes wonderful) instruments and an evening of great songs and music from the more familiar hits (we can’t promise Elton will come, but who knows…?) to more recent compositions. Just don’t go breakin’ your heart!!
Tickets £17.50 before 1 September, £18.50 thereafter or £25 on the door.
Box Office 07891 663044 or 01395 443419 (subject to 10% booking fee)
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THEATRE
Vienna Festival Ballet: Sleeping Beauty Friday, 7.30pm, Exeter Corn Exchange A classic fairy tale set to Tchaikovsky's magnificent score, stunning choreography, beautiful costumes, all combine to portray the struggle between good and evil. Tickets: £20 adult, £15 under 16s. Box office: 01392 665938. www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange
Theatre Open Day Saturday, 10am-4pm, Exeter Northcott Theatre If you've always wanted to go behind the scenes, now's your chance as the Exeter Northcott throws open...
A GP from Budleigh Salterton has welcomed a challenge from the Prime Minister to the NHS for 20 per cent more people who have dementia to be diagnosed by 2015.
Dementia Awareness Week takes place this week (19 – 25 May) and the challenge could lead to 160,000 more people in England with dementia receiving access to treatment and support.
In Exeter, East and Mid Devon a new dementia support worker service has recently launched.
It means support workers closely work with GP practices, community mental health teams, complex care teams, local hospitals and the voluntary...
Budleigh Salterton parish residents are being asked to decide how to spend £35,000 available for sports in the area.
Budleigh Salterton Town Council and EDDC are taking their voting stall to Budleigh Gala Week, The Green, Budleigh Salterton on Saturday 25 May between 1pm and 4.30pm. So why not go along and cast your vote?
The money has come from recent housing developments (Section 106 money) in the parish. It is now up to residents to decide how the money is used.
An appeal for ideas last year produced a range of suggestions from Budleigh Salterton residents,...
Up to 20 new apprenticeships are now being offered by South West Water as its successful programme is expanded.
The majority of the chosen trainees will be working within the company's waste water and drinking water teams and responsible for operating and maintaining assets such as pumping stations and large treatment works. A further three apprentices will work in the technical services team and will learn how to install, repair and maintain South West Water's electrical and process control systems.
South West Water's Customer Relations Director Monica Read said: "We are...
A new web video by landowners Clinton Devon Estates has been released on YouTube to explain the importance of food traceability and the benefits of buying locally produced food.
The three minute film From Estate to Plate , features Clinton Devon Estates’ Ranger Tom Garner alongside fellow stall holders and local customers at Budleigh Salterton Farmers' Market, who explain the many benefits of buying local.
Tom, who is Chairman of the Budleigh Salterton Market said: “Consumers are more aware than ever about the source and quality of their food, and our customers who come to...
