Don't make any plans for the weekend until you've checked out our guide to What's On in and around Exeter:
What the Ladybird Heard Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter Two crafty robbers, one tiny ladybird, and a whole farmyard of fun! Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len have a cunning plan to steal the farmer’s fine prize cow. But they reckon without the tiniest, quietest creature of all: The Ladybird has a plan of her own! Join the woolly sheep, the hairy hog, the fat red hen and the dainty dog in this brand new stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks’ colourful...
Dads will love the BHP Fuel Fest, the brand new motoring show, coming to Westpoint Exeter on Father’s Day, Sunday 15th June. With a day full of live action for the whole family to enjoy, Westpoint Exeter has your Father’s Day plans in hand. The fun-filled new festival focuses on cars and motorbikes, both classic and contemporary, bringing together some of the best machines around. With live shows and static displays throughout the day, as well as trade stands, children’s entertainment and a food village, the entire family is provided for.
Inline Kitchens in Newton Abbot took part in Rowcroft Hospice’s ‘Big Bake’ to help raise vital funds for this well deserving local charity. The showroom was a chatter with people coming to show their support and enjoy the atmosphere on the day.
The tea party was due to take place between 10am-1pm at their showroom opposite the Clock Tower in Newton Abbot, however the last guests arrived at 3.30pm. For a suggested donation guests were offered a tea, coffee or soft drink together with a sweet treat.
The cake stop in Newton Abbot are kindly donating some of their delicious...
Buckfastleigh people are staging a performance of poetry and the spoken word to mark the centenary of World War One.
Tipperary Days is taking place in the atmospheric period surroundings of the Valiant Soldier, the former pub that is now a heritage attraction. The shows, between Thursday May 29th and Saturday May 31st, will be performed by members of the Buckfastleigh Drama Group and by Rosemary Jessop.
The poetry is by a range of contemporary writers, including Thomas Hardy, Wilfred Owen, Rudyard Kipling and Siegfried Sassoon, some of whom were killed in the Great War....
There's something for everyone in our guide to what’s happening in and around Exeter this weekend:
THEATRE
The Fanny Hill Project v2.0 Friday & Saturday, 7.30pm, The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter In 2010 Tess sold her feet to fund an arts internship. In 1747 Fanny Hill sold her body for pleasure. And both young women want to confess all to you. Tickets £12/£8. www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter C.S Lewis’s classic tale of good versus evil is magically brought to life by Exeter...
Following the massive success of the last eight celebratory balls hosted at Sandy Park, Exeter based charity Dream-A-Way would like to invite you to join them for their amazing Diamonds are Forever Ball on Friday 17 October 2014.
On arrival you will be entertained and amused by the extremely talented Jazz Lounge whilst enjoying your complimentary cocktail.
This will be followed by a delicious dinner and dancing into the small hours to music from fantastic local band The Late Shift and the inimitable Nick Coles - Man on Fire, generously sponsored again by Timepiece, Exeter...
At 6.30pm on Thursday 1 May, the Salutation Inn in Topsham, which offers the very best local, regional and seasonal produce cooked by Tom Williams-Hawkes and his brigade to a modern French influenced style, will be hosting a unique gourmet dining event in association with WESC Foundation.
Dining in the Dark - the first of its kind in the South West - will not only raise funds for the vital work being undertaken by WESC Foundation, a specialist centre for visual impairment, but will also give diners a real sense of what it is like to be visually impaired, if only for one evening....
Gillian and Mike Sexton from Tipton St John, near Sidmouth are Devon Air Ambulance Trust volunteers. They are also organising an event at the Exeter Golf & Country Club on Saturday 7 June in order to raise additional funds, as their way to say a very personal thank you.
Gillian explains “Our eldest grandson Callum was airlifted by Air Ambulance just hours after his home birth, after developing breathing problems. Thankfully after spending the day in hospital undergoing tests he was given a clean bill of health and allowed back home. It was, nonetheless, a very worrying time for...
In this video business expert Yannick Loué at Le Vignoble gives great advice on how to select the best wine for your business event.
Yannick explains what he would offer for an event with no formal sit down meal and a dinner party: “If you have the task of selecting wines for a dinner party, make sure you are understand the food which will be served and also the time of the year. Once again select a white, rose and red to match the food, but also consider the time of day, weather etc.
Thinking about the big picture will avoid making the mistake of serving a high alcohol...