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Exeter Vintage Kilo Sale - we are. second life fashion

Event Date: 
22/01/2022 - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Castle

Hello Exeter,

Welcome to the fashion revolution!

Don’t miss your chance to snap up our second-life designer, vintage, streetwear and sportswear for just £20 a kilo!

Who are we? we are. is a sustainable, planet-conscious second life fashion pop-up visiting cities all over the UK with our incredible trendy finds.

What can I expect? When you come to our event you can expect to find BIG BRANDS at SMALL PRICES and a completely new way to halt the fast fashion industry in its tracks.

What will I find? A great atmosphere and thousands of pre-loved,...

Festive food fun with Santa

Festive food fun with Santa

Authored by Paigntonzoo
Posted: Mon, 12/02/2019 - 10:41am

They say you shouldn’t play with your food – but at Living Coasts this Christmas, that’s exactly what kids are being encouraged to do.

The coastal zoo’s Breakfast with Santa event features food, presents – and penguins.

Living Coasts spokesperson Phil Knowling said: “Children get a pancake to decorate. They can choose from things like banana, strawberries, chocolate drops, cream and syrup – they can draw a snowman or a penguin or Santa Claus himself – or they can just pile it all on and eat it!”

Santa will personally give every child a present, and then – as this is...

Liven up January with Burns Night supper at Huntsham Court

Authored by Hospiscare
Posted: Thu, 01/10/2019 - 10:51am

Huntsham Court , near Tiverton, will play host to a Burns Night ceilidh on 24 January when the estate holds their celebration of the Scottish bard’s birth in aid of Hospiscare . What better way of livening up the depths of winter than with a Scottish hooley? Huntsham Court’s owners, Chris Badham and Damian Llambias, have generously made the venue available for the occasion, and the splendour of this Victorian-Gothic country house provides the perfect backdrop for what promises to be an evening of stirring spectacle. There will be Scottish music and dancing and a traditional Burns Night...

Riverford Master Veg Class

Event Date: 
02/12/2017 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Venue: 
Whipton Community Hall, Pinhoe Rd, Exeter EX4 8AD

Keen to eat more veg? These two-hour, hands-on cooking classes are the best way to get inspired and try out a Riverford veg box. Together we’ll turn a brimming box of veg, fresh from our farm, into an inspirational organic feast. You’ll get stuck in, learning lots of essential skills – such as the best way to slice greens and segment citrus, and how to make sure your onions never catch in the pan. You’ll leave inspired to cook with a veg box at home. It’s very relaxed – people of all abilities are welcome, and class sizes are kept small so there’s lots of opportunity for questions and...

Seaton adventure golf declared officially open

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 04/11/2017 - 11:58am

Seaton’s wonderful new Jurassic themed adventure golf course in Seafield Gardens has been officially opened (on Friday 7 April) by East Devon District Council, Seaton Town Council and LED, who have worked hard in partnership to make this exciting visitor attraction ready for residents and visitors to enjoy this spring.

Councillor Paul Diviani, the Leader of East Devon District and Councillor Marcus Hartnell, the Chairman of Seaton Town Council, who is also East Devon’s lead councillor for Seaton, cut the ribbon assisted by Mike Vine, East Devon’s Parks Improvement Officer (who is...

Juneau Projects: Makers of the Multiverse

Event Date: 
13/05/2017 - 11:30am to 10/06/2017 - 2:30pm
Venue: 
Piazza Terracina, Haven Road, EX2 4AR

Spacex is pleased to present Makers of the Multiverse, a sculptural pavilion by Juneau Projects (Philip Duckworth and Ben Sadler), located for four weeks at Exeter Quay.

The pavilion will function as a shop and event venue, stocked with multiples by artists and makers and hosting live events.

Makers of the Multiverse has been developed with Spacex as a project that aims to expand the way artists and makers can show and sell affordable multiples. It proposes alternatives to more traditional art world structures and hierarchies by considering artists’ engagement with the role...

What’s on at RAMM during August

This month visitors to Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum can see the city’s new currency before its launch in September, enjoy a wide selection of family activities; choose from a range of tours and see five exhibitions.

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Life and Death in Ancient Egypt: Tour Saturday 1 August, 11.30am to 3pm, £2.50, drop in Join one of our 30-minute time ticketed tours of our Egyptian Collection. Learn about the background to the collection and visit the Tomb of Shep en-Mut. Tours leave every 30 minutes from the ground floor geology corridor. Each tour is limited...

Living Coasts: things to see, things to make, things to eat…

Authored by Paigntonzoo
Posted: Wed, 07/29/2015 - 10:33am

There’s a lot going on at Living Coasts this summer. Torquay’s coastal zoo is small but full of stuff to see, do and enjoy. And some of the enjoyment involves eating cake…

In addition to the usual timetable of feeding time talks about penguins, seals, otters and other species, there will be extra activities on most days through the summer. The theme for the season is Dive and Flight, looking at the different ways in which birds – and mammals – use these behaviours.

If your children are feeling creative and practical then they’ll be able to join craft sessions, helping staff...

Exeter Cathedral: Meet the Stonemasons

Event Date: 
31/07/2015 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Find out about the everyday working life of a 21st century stone mason at Exeter Cathedral.

Explore the techniques and processes that they employ on a day-to-day basis here at the Cathedral.

Just £3. Booking advised: 01392 285983 or online www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/152769

Silverton Hunt Point to Point Steeplechase

Event Date: 
18/01/2015 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
Black Forest Lodge, Mamhead, Exeter, Devon EX6 8HR

The eagerly awaited Silverton Hunt Point to Point takes place on Sunday January 18th at Black Forest Lodge, Kenton near Exeter off the A380 starting at 12 noon with the first race.

Entrance is £10 a head, maximum £30 per car and children free.

For more information, visit www.p2phorseraces-dc.com .

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