After last year's event sold out, we had to invite Radio Exe presenter Chris Dinnis back to host the best Christmas party in town! All the classic disco and soul hits with a dash of funk thrown in. Dance from 8pm until midnight but don't worry, everyone gets a seat at a table too! Book for four or more and your group will have their own reserved table. If you want a Christmas night out that lets you enjoy the best soul music and disco classics, this is the night for you - perfect for a celebration with friends and colleagues.
A Christmas coming-of-age quest, devised by the Little Soldier company & scripted by Matt Harvey
Featuring epic songs, cinematic storytelling and hip hop dance.
Three kids are in trouble. Well, what do you expect if you knock on the door of an inter-dimensional portal and run away?
By means of bicycles, bandanas and neural space travel, we travel with them on an adventure to the impossible. We’ll take on intergalactic challenges, we’ll fight invisible forces and we may have to make some sacrifices. But what we’ll discover will be extraordinary and will open the...
Exeter College have announced details of their annual Festival of Carols to be held at Exeter Cathedral on Wednesday 6th December. This year’s festival is in aid of MIND, the college’s charity of the year.
Karen Bolton, Head of Community & Events Fundraising at Mind, said: “We’d like to say a huge thank-you to all the students and staff of Exeter College for choosing to fundraise for Mind and for all the hard work they have put in to organising fundraising events throughout this term. As well as raising awareness about mental health, every penny raised from the event will help...
If you are looking to visit Santa and want to enjoy a festive family day out with the lead up to Christmas, then look no further than a visit to one of Devon’s Top Attractions.
Devon is offering a whole variety of special seasonal treats and meet Santa experiences and they are all wrapped up to fill you with some good old Christmas cheer and give the whole family an unforgettable Christmas!
Chris Murray, Chairman of Devon Association of Tourist Attractions, said “Devon’s Top Attractions have once again put together some wonderful festive days out and lots of delightful meet...
Christmas is just around the corner and the Positive People team are getting festive by holding Christmas crafting workshops across Devon. The Positive People project is funded by the Big Lottery Fund and the European Social Fund and aims to help people get socially and digitally connected.
In these free workshops, participants can get involved with a range of activities including making wreaths and snow globes, designing Christmas cards and T-shirts and making their own tree decorations. At some venues, there is also the opportunity to try out cake decorating and build a Virtual...
There will be another spectacular Christmas lights show in the village of Thorverton this year.
Andrew Cleave is getting ready for the big switch-on at his Dinneford Street home on Saturday (December 2).
He is just putting the finishing touches to his latest display that will feature 100 sets of lights with everything from Christmas trees, Santas, reindeer and snowmen to sledges on his garage roof.
Andrew is spreading the festive cheer in aid of FORCE Cancer Charity.
He’ll be raising money from his passion for a bit of yuletide razzle dazzle for the fourth...
This festive season, Devon’s buzzing multi-disciplinary arts organisation Exeter Phoenix is inviting families and party-goers to sample an alternative Christmas. From mid November, the venue will be hosting a festive flurry of cultural events from family theatre, to workshops and art markets with flowing mulled cider, to get Exeter residents feeling warm and fuzzy in the season of good will. For anyone who dreads the high street at this time of year, there are ample opportunities for a more laid back and locally-focused shopping environment, with Paper Phoenix Indie Art and Design Market,...
Staff and volunteers from the British Heart Foundation were joined by some special helpers from St Michael’s Church of England Primary Academy and law firm Michelmores to decorate one of the 35 Christmas trees donated to charities for the Charity Christmas Tree Festival in Roman Walk, Exeter. Joy Petley, Fundraising Manager said ‘The opportunity to decorate the donated tree from Princesshay provided a fantastic opportunity to bring together members of the community and have some fun, which is what Christmas time is all about’. Four pupils from St Michael’s came along on the day to decorate...
Exeter University Concert Band invites you to their annual Christmas Concert on Saturday 2nd December at 7pm in St Margaret's Church, Topsham.
The band will be performing a variety of pieces, including lots of well-known scores from stage and screen, some classical wind band numbers, and of course some festive tunes to get everyone in the spirit of Christmas.
Tickets are £5 and £3 for concessions, available to purchase on the door.
Refreshments will also be provided during the interval of mulled wine and mince pies!
Christmas is a time of year when we all get involved with certain traditions. Hanging the mistletoe, brussels sprouts, mince pies, Christmas trees, office parties, so the list goes on…. And it’s no different for retired police officer Barry Frost, 59, from Exeter. However one of Barry’s festive traditions is a tad more unusual than most.
For the last 14 years Barry has gathered a group of colleagues and friends together who take off their clothes in the great outdoors to feature on the front of Barry’s light-hearted Christmas cards.
