More than £500.00 was recently raised for Home-Start, the Exeter-based national family support charity, at a Ritz styled tea party held at Badgers-Silverton, organised by members of The Rotary Club of Exeter Enterprise. The Scottish dancers troup performed superbly to the delight of the assembled guests and of course the weather was also great.
Club members would also like to thank everyone who gave up their time to support and attend this event, especially Nigel and Claire Harvey for the loan of their beautiful garden and their generous hospitality.
Wine tasting enthusiasts are set enjoy this year’s Open Day at Pebblebed Vineyard, Topsham in aid of Hospiscare.
Pebblebed Vineyard owner Geoff Bowen will offer hourly tours throughout Sunday 8 September to members of the public, with the chance to taste the Devonshire grape at its best. Visitors taking the tasting tour will uncover the processes involved in wine-making, and reap fruitful rewards in the tasting session afterwards!
The vineyard and wine tasting tours seek to raise vital funds for Hospiscare, the local charity providing free palliative care services to those...
We’ve all got our fingers crossed for a sunny Bank Holiday this weekend, and the extra day off means only one thing – barbecue time! And while there’s no denying the satisfaction to be had from keeping it simple with sausages and burgers, with a little preparation you can produce an alfresco feast that will really impress your guests. Here, Jamil Miah, the curry expert behind Topsham’s award-winning Denley’s Essence of India Restaurant & Curry School, shares his favourite BBQ recipes.
Topsham-based commercial photographer and published poet, Meia Allegranza, is launching a Poetography Exhibition on 1 August 2013 in Topsham’s The Café.
The exhibition, called “Poetography for the All Generations”, will showcase Meia’s two passions, photography and poetry, as she brings together 14 of her favourite Photos and poems.
The exhibition, which will be free to attend, will run from 1-31 August during The Café’s opening hours 10am–4.30pm.
This is Meia’s first solo exhibition, and has been inspired by her life, news events, the sights and sounds of Devon,...
Topsham based commercial photographer and published poet, Meia Allegranza, is launching a Poetography Exhibition on 1 August 2013 in Topsham’s The Café.
The exhibition, called “Poetography for the All Generations”, will showcase Meia’s two passions, photography and poetry, as she brings together 14 of her favourite Photos and poems.
The exhibition, which will be free to attend, will run from 1-31 August during The Café’s opening hours 10am–4.30pm.
This is Meia’s first solo exhibition, and has been inspired by her life, news events, the sights and sounds of Devon,...
Dust off the Speedos – the call is out for people to take to the water for the annual Topsham-Turf swim organised by the Estuary League of Friends.
This year’s event takes place on Saturday 17 August and covers the traditional mile-and-a-half course from Topsham Sailing Club to the Turf Hotel.
It is now eight years since the swim – a long-standing event in Topsham – was revived by Topsham ferryman Mike Stevens. Since 2005 it has been organised by Estuary League of Friends and now has support from Michelmores Solicitors.
Today (Thursday 4 July), residents of Topsham will welcome Dreadnought South West Association into the town as they continue their journey in celebration of the centenary of The Great Suffrage Pilgrimage. At 11am, the cast of Oxygen will perform Episodes from the play outside Topsham Museum, which will be followed by a commemorative land journey to the train station and on into Exeter, where Oxygen will be performed in full (at 3pm and 7.30pm) at Rougemont Gardens. On Friday 5 July, Oxygen – which has been written by Exeter-based playwright Natalie McGrath – will be performed at the...
Both John Hubbard and Adam Buick are known for their tendency to work with natural materials in an exciting and modern way, combining the elements of nature - mostly water and earth - to try and represent the essence of life.
John Hubbard is a serious and celebrated artist, born in the USA in 1931 and now living in Dorset. He has had a long and distinguished career exhibiting internationally with his work in public and private collections worldwide.
Hubbard uses vine charcoal in many of his drawing to express the movement and dynamics of rushing and siwlring water, rocks...
