christmas

Christmas Craft Fair

Event Date: 
30/11/2014 - 10:00am
Venue: 
The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth

The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth is holding a Christmas Craft Fair on Sunday 30th November from 10am-4pm to raise money for its work worldwide.

Visitors can kick-start their Christmas shopping, or simply indulge themselves from a wide range of crafts and gifts including textiles and handmade jewellery, or tasty artisan treats!

Entry to the Christmas Craft Fair costs just £2 and includes entry to a prize draw. Festive refreshments including mulled wine, mince pies and homemade muffins will be available.

A visit offers the chance to meet some of our hundreds of...

The 12 online frauds of Christmas

This festive season Devon and Cornwall Police are running The 12 online frauds of Christmas campaign to protect thousands of people in our communities from falling victim to cyber-fraudsters.

Kicking-off on ‘Black Friday’ (November 28), which marks the start of the busiest four days of internet shopping of the year, police will be doing everything they can to raise awareness of a dozen online frauds that have the potential to ruin your festive fun.

Last Christmas Devon and Cornwall shoppers fell victim to the online fraudsters by losing out on a quarter of million pounds...

WIN a breathtaking balloon ride for two PLUS 25 festive daily giveaways!

Westpoint Exeter’s Christmas Elves have been working hard this year to bring together a huge festive giveaway to celebrate our 25th birthday over 25 days of Christmas!

We have a host of fantastic prizes up for grabs every day, including:

  • Race Day Ticket for 4 at Exeter Racecourse
  • 30 minute Spa Treatment at Exeter Golf & Country Club
  • 4 VIP tickets to Betway Premier League Darts 2015
  • Afternoon tea for two at Deer Park Hotel
  • Meal for 2 @ Marco’s
  • Christmas jumper!

Enter our daily giveaway and you...

Students perform at Exeter Cathedral

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 11/25/2014 - 10:11am

Exeter Cathedral is the stunning backdrop to Exeter College's Festival of Carols being held on Friday December 5th in aid of the college's charity of the year, YoungMinds. The free event, open to the public, will open its doors from 6.30pm to anyone wishing to join the college's staff, students and family members to celebrate the festive season, with the event starting at 7.30pm. Donations collected at the end of the evening will go towards the college's annual fundraising for their chosen charity.

This year's event, sponsored by Lloyds Bank, includes music from the Exeter College...

Dunchideock Christmas Table Top Sale

Event Date: 
06/12/2014 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Venue: 
Dunchideock Village Hall, School Lane, Dunchideock, EX2 9UQ

Come and buy local crafts and gifts at the Table Top Sale being held in Dunchideock Village Hall from 10am to 1pm. Jewellery, crafts, food, gifts, DVDs, home produce and much more.

Bacon rolls,mince pies, mulled wine, tea & coffee for sale.

Entrance free with free parking.

For further info, visit our website www.dunchideock.org.uk or e-mail dunchideockvh@gmail.com . If you want to have a table (£5 each), please reserve a place by e-mail or ring 01392 834755.

Festive delights at Teign Valley Victorian Market

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 11/24/2014 - 10:05pm

The annual Victorian Christmas Market returns to the Teign Valley on Saturday (Nov 29) with a host of festive goodies and entertainment.

Stallholders, dressed in traditional Victorian garb, will be offering an array of produce, crafts and gifts at the event, which runs from 10am to 3pm at the Teign Valley Community Hall in Christow.

Entry is free, and there is also a complimentary mince pie and glass of mulled wine on arrival.

Organiser Khamal Doderer said: “The Victorian Christmas Market continues to grow and this year we’ve worked really hard to make sure there’s...

Music in the Castle

Event Date: 
12/12/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Powderham Castle,Kenton

Music for the Christmas season for choir and organ with audience carols Gentlemen and Choristers of Exeter Cathedral Choir directed by Andrew Millington accompanied on the 1769 historic organ in The Music Room of Powderham Castle

Tickets £15, students £7, from Powderham Castle,

01626 890243

Christmas Gala: Exeter Festival Chorus & Lesley Garrett

Event Date: 
06/12/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Conductor: Nigel Perrin

Featuring well-loved numbers from Messiah, Carmina Burana, opera and folk, all rounded off by a selection of Christmas carols which we hope you will enjoy singing with us.

Tickets: £15 to £35 reserved, £12 & £20 unreserved*

* Unreserved seats in Exeter Cathedral are in the side aisles and some have a restricted or no view of the performers.

Charity Partner : ELF (Exeter Leukaemia Fund)

Box Office Details:

Exeter Festival Chorus 0845 600 5441 or use online link

Some tickets are also available by contacting...

St David's Winter Gift Fest

Event Date: 
06/12/2014 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Exeter Community Centre, St David's Hill, Exeter

St David's Winter Gift Fest emphasizes local creativity and sustainable shopping

Residents of St David’s in Exeter are holding a Winter Gift Fest on Saturday 6th December,,showcasing the creative talent of the many skilled artists, craftspeople, writers and musicians who live in the area, amateur and professional. The event follows the successful ArtsFest St David’s held in October.

As well as a wide variety of art and craft, there will be books and cds by Exeter’s writers, poets and musicians for sale and gift items made by local schoolchildren. Live music, seated massage...

Magdalen Road Christmas Fair

Event Date: 
06/12/2014 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Magdalen Road, Exeter

The Christmas Fair in Magdalen Road is now an extremely popular and exciting annual shopping event.

This "urban village" contains well established award winning purveyors of fine food, drink and gifts, as well as some exciting new shops on the block.

Pipers Farm Butchers, Gibsons Plaice for fish and the exquisite Bon Gout delicatessen are all well known and respected retailers, but quirky newcomers like Cafe Catalan, Ian Smith Wines, Leela and Maker Maker make Magdalen Road a unique location for shopping.

For the fourth year running in December the St Leonards...

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