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Festival of Flavours

Event Date: 
07/10/2023 - 10:00am to 08/10/2023 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
RHS Rosemoor

A weekend bursting with fresh seasonal flavours, culinary inspiration and family fun is in store for food lovers at RHS Garden Rosemoor this October.

Sponsored by Atkins Ferrie Wealth Management, Festival of Flavours celebrates the bounty of autumn and Rosemoor’s Heritage Devon apple harvest with cookery demos, expert talks and garden tours, and an artisan food and craft market. There will also be live music and campfire cooking to get visitors into the festival mood.

Watch live cookery demonstrations and learn how to cook with foraged ingredients, make sourdough or press...

Roll up, roll up for free family fun on Exeter Quayside

After the huge success of last year’s Summer at the Quayside, Exeter’s historic quayside area will again be home to a jam-packed programme of fun and quirky activities for all the family. Organised by the Exeter Canal and Quay Trust, free events will be taking place over the school summer holidays until Friday 1 September.

Expect theatre, art, workshops, entertainers, music, poetry, Storytelling, games, circus skills and much more, with everyone welcome and no booking required. The events take place under the Transit Shed, right in front of the Exeter Custom House.

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Exeter Family Fun Day

Free Family Fun Day

Event Date: 
23/07/2023 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
St Katherine's Priory, Stoke Hill, Exeter

There’ll be fun for all the family at this free Exeter event in the grounds of the beautiful St Katherine’s Priory in Exeter.

It promises to be a perfect family day out with activities for all ages, including a bouncy castle, kid’s football, family games, artisan stalls and a live band. And entry is free!

Hot and cold refreshments will be available, and there’ll be a prize raffle with some fantastic prizes donated by Exeter's local business community.

St Katherine's Priory was a Benedictine Nunnery founded in 1159 and dissolved in 1539. The surviving two-storey...

Pure Queen Live in Concert @ Sheldon Open Air Theatre

Pure Queen Live in Concert @ Sheldon Open Air Theatre

Event Date: 
29/07/2023 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Venue: 
Sheldon Open Air Theatre, Sheldon Retreat, Sheldon Lane, Doddiscombsleigh, Exeter, EX6 7YT

Yes, we had another great evening in 2022 but you keep wanting more!

Mark brings Freddie Mercury back to life with all the charisma and all the best songs in a great tribute to one of the all time rock legends.

A brilliantly flamboyant interpretation of a great artist.

Pure Queen have been captivating audiences around the UK and abroad with this award winning full live band experience.

Experience 'A Kind of Magic' and dance and sing the night away with Pure Queen.

Ticket prices range from £10 to £24. Please check our website for more details....

Not the Rolling Stones

Not the Rolling Stones Live in Concert @Sheldon Open Air Theatre

Event Date: 
28/07/2023 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Venue: 
Sheldon Open Air Theatre, Sheldon Retreat, Sheldon Lane, Doddiscombsleigh, Exeter, EX6 7YT

Come and enjoy the authentic sound and spirit of the greatest Rock n Roll Band in the world!! NOT THE ROLLING STONES have played festivals, theatres and private gigs throughout Europe, the Middle East and the UK.

Featuring the best Mick Jagger lookalike you will ever see, the band will take you back to the Golden Age of The Stones.

From Satisfaction to Sympathy for the Devil... you won't believe it's not Jagger!

Ticket prices range from £10 to £24. Please check our website for more details. See FAQ section for summary of ticket types and cancellation terms....

National Family Mediation announces new CEO

Sarah Hawkins takes over from Jane Robey who retires after almost 20 years in post

Sarah Hawkins, formerly operations manager at National Family Mediation (NFM), has been named as the charity’s new CEO, taking over from Jane Robey who retires after almost 20 years in post.

Having joined NFM in 2019, Sarah comes from an Operational background with over 25 years’ experience, much of which has been spent in the not-for-profit sector, utilising her passion for IT to grow organisations and ensure that the people that need help are at the forefront of all that they do.

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Princesshay to host free family fun day in Easter holidays

On Saturday 15th April, 11am – 4pm, Princesshay Square will be transformed into a vibrant pop-up Family Fun Day with a range of free activities to keep visitors of all ages entertained during the Easter holidays.

Visitors to the event will be able to enjoy live music, a round of crazy golf, giant Jenga, balloon modelling, or get creative with giant colouring wall and free children’s Macramé crafting sessions, plus take part in the Golden Ticket Spring trail to be in with a chance of winning a Devon’s Top Attractions Golden Ticket, worth over £1500!

Princesshay will also...

Mother’s Day and Divorce – how to tackle the topic with your ex

Exeter charity urges couples to embrace mediation ahead of Mother’s Day

National Family Mediation, an Exeter based family mediation provider, is preparing for an annual surge in enquiries from couples in conflict looking to discuss child arrangements over the Mother’s Day weekend, and ahead of the Easter Holidays.

Every March families across the country come together in celebration of all of the mums and mother figures for all of their hard work throughout the year, and to show their appreciation.

But according to National Family Mediation (NFM), for those who are...

Curious About Exeter - Quirky heritage walks for the Curious!

Curious About Exeter - Quirky heritage walks for the Curious!

Event Date: 
20/01/2023 - 10:30am to 31/12/2023 - 4:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter City Centre, starting Northernhay Gardens, Exeter, EX4 3RY

Have fun (re-)discovering Exeter, spotting things you’ve never noticed before, with two quirky treasure hunt style heritage walks - an all-year, fun and affordable way to enjoy some fresh air. Buy in printed booklet or instant download format (to print at home or use directly on up to three mobile devices) from https://www.curiousabout.co.uk/exeter.html and explore in your own time. Use code: Exeter15 for 15% off all Curious About walks.

Curious About Exeter visits not just the obvious places, but some unusual ones too, with hidden treasures to discover. Suitable for all ages,...

The Wind in the Willows comes to the Cygnet Theatre!

Event Date: 
08/09/2022 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
Cygent Theatre, Exeter

A summer afternoon in Wild Wood, while the animals sat, ate picnics and played with their friends, a mischievous ‘poop poop’ echoed in the trees....

Join Mole, Ratty and Badger in a floor stomping, live music, hilarious re-telling of this woodland adventure as they save Toad and his shiny new motorcar from deep trouble.

Award-winning theatre company, Calf2Cow, brings you the outdoor theatrical experience of the summer in a retelling of Kenneth Grahame’s classic story: The Wind In The Willows.

Here are some audience reviews of the show so far...

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