Blue Fizz Events are thrilled to announce their upcoming ‘Modern Blooms & Brights’ Wedding Fair at the Deer Park Country House Hotel, Honiton, on Thursday 9th April, 6pm – 8:30pm.
The Modern Blooms & Brights Wedding Fair is all about giving brides colourful, vibrant, fun and fabulous bridal inspiration, perfect for the bride & groom looking for the modern alternative to the traditional wedding styling. The evening will be full of music and entertainment, with over 25 fabulous wedding exhibitors brimming with new ideas to excite the imagination.
This Easter, John Lewis Exeter will host a long weekend of exciting events for all the family.
From 3–6 April there will be a range of activities to keep the little ones entertained, including an epic Easter egg hunt across the different departments and Easter card making workshops as part of our Bringing Skills to Life community programme.
For the adults there will be a series of fashion trend talks and Easter gift food tastings from brands such as Godiva, Chase and Jelly Belly. Shoppers can also enter into nationwide prize draws to win an array of exciting prizes...
Take a look behind the scenes at The Donkey Sanctuary as the Sidmouth sanctuary throws open its doors to the public for a whole week of donkey-related activities and exclusive access to farms that aren’t usually open to visitors.
The week runs from 5-12 May 2015 at Slade House Farm.
For those who can’t make it along every day you can just ‘dip’ in and enjoy one fun-filled donkey day out.
Paccombe Farm near Sidmouth is also holding a fun day on Saturday 9 May. You'll find trailer rides, fun and games, the chance to explore their world famous training centre and you'...
Don't make any plans for the weekend until you've checked out our guide to the best of what's on in and around Exeter.
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Exeter Comedy Club Friday, 8.30pm, Exeter Corn Exchange Exeter Comedy Club continues to feature the best comedy talent around. Tonight’s line-up features Tom Deacon, Peter White, Carly Smallman and Jamali Maddix. Over 16s only. http://www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange
Infinity Pool: A re-telling of Madame Bovary Friday & Saturday, 7.30pm, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter Emails unopened, cup-a-soup undrunk, a secret in the stock room; Emma...
Pun-tastic and poignant, Harry Baker's poetry had him named winner of the Poetry Slam World Cup in 2012. Now his performance at TEDxExeter in April 2014 has won him another prized accolade: the video of his love poem for prime numbers has been posted on the International TED.com website.
Under 1 per cent of the videos from locally organised TEDx events around the world are selected for posting on TED.com. Harry Baker¹s is the fourth from TEDxExeter to be recognised in this way. His performance has already gone viral and been viewed nearly 169,000 times on the TEDx YouTube channel....
Westpoint Exeter will be a 4,500 sell-out for Thursday's Betway Premier League following record ticket sales for the tournament's visit to the south-west.
The world's leading darts stars have been visiting Exeter since the tournament - held across 16 weeks around the UK & Ireland - was first staged at Westpoint in 2009.
The seventh staging of a Premier League night this coming Thursday has proven a huge hit, with all 4,500 tickets snapped up in advance for the Sky Sports-televised event.
The five games in Exeter include World Champion Gary Anderson - the...
Encouraging people to take a positive look at asylum and celebrating the contributions of refugees in the UK forms the basis of Refugee Week.
The University of Exeter is hosting and supporting events until March 13 to bring awareness to individuals seeking sanctuary in Devon and around the world. Students have arranged a series of free events 9 – 13 March at the University’s Streatham Campus.
The Red Cross will talk about their work in supporting refugees and asylum seekers on 9 March, in the Forum and on the 10 March they will present a talk ‘Trading in Flesh: Human...
Your guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend.
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Ablutions Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter FellSwoop Theatre return with Ablutions, adapted from the novel by Patrick DeWitt. A dark, boozy tale from the sodden depths of the LA underworld, blending a live soundtrack, detailed mime and DeWitt's heart-wrenching humour. Tickets: £10/ £8 conc. www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk
The Mist in the Mirror Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter Adapted from the novel by Susan Hill, author of The Woman in Black, this tense and atmospheric...
A Government-backed initiative has launched in Devon and Somerset to encourage women business leaders and female entrepreneurs to adopt digital technology to grow their businesses.
The LOVE Digital project, part of the ‘Get up to Speed’ support programme designed to help businesses and communities across Devon and Somerset improve their computer and technology skills, aims to empower women-led businesses and women thinking of starting a business. It is hoped greater use of technology will help create more female entrepreneurs to close the current gap between men and women when it...
Your guide to the best music, events and activities taking place in and around Exeter this weekend.
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After the Accident Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter Highly accessible and utterly engrossing, this award winning drama takes you on a highly charged journey where forgiveness and redemption are set against guilt, rage and despair. Through brilliant storytelling and recognisable characters, experience a fascinating insight into Restorative Justice; a process which tries to repair something of the harmful consequences of crime. This riveting production...
