Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (11-13 May):
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Skin Deep - The Musical Friday, Exmouth Pavilion Worried that your body isn’t perfect? Then Skin Deep is for you! Yes, YOU! It’s the ultimate look at a subject that obsesses us all: BODY IMAGE. Too fat? Too thin? Never exercised? Gym crazy? Addicted to diets? Hate how you look in the nude? This musical revue has a song for every hang-up, including Embarrassing Bodies, Let It All Hang Out and Does My Bum Look Big in This? The sensational female star and her four boys explore why we don’...
The East Devon Music Festival launch took place this Bank Holiday weekend in Exeter, with shoppers and visitors treated to performances by SING Devon, while soaking up the sunshine in Princesshay Square. There will be 10 events taking place over the two weeks of the Festival, from 16th to 30th June. Having recently enjoyed a rebrand from the Honiton Festival, this year’s event will feature an eclectic mix of UK and international classical artists, giving East Devon residents a rare opportunity to enjoy a glittering array of talent on their doorstep. The Festival committee was on hand this...
Get into gear this summer admiring 400 vintage vehicles at Killerton’s Classic Car Day on the National Trust estate just outside of Exeter.
On Sunday 13 May, over 400 classic car enthusiasts will be taking a pit stop in the historic parkland to showcase their pride and joy. Visitors can enjoy the live music of vintage trio Liberty Sisters who will perform on their quirky stage, a vintage 1950’s yellow truck called buttercup; as well as The Sundogs who will put a spring in everyone’s step with their up-tempo, classic rock'n'roll with rhythm and blues.
The University of Exeter will join forces with the Exeter Chiefs from today to hold the first ever Sports Medicine Conference, promising to tackle the biggest issues in the field.
The event, held at the Chiefs’ home stadium of Sandy Park, will combine world-class research from the University with the expertise of the National premiership champions to improve our understanding of how to maximise impact on the pitch.
Professor Jean McEwan, Vice Dean of Education at the University of Exeter Medical School, said: “This exciting conference is a first for Exeter, and will bring...
Members of the public are invited to come and see what it’s like to work in a hospital operating theatre during an open day at North Devon District Hospital (NDDH) on National Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) Day. On Monday 14 May, the simulation suite at NDDH will be open to the public from 10am-3pm. There will be an anaesthetic room, theatre and recovery area set up in the sim suite, and visitors will be shown a typical patient journey through these areas. Visitors will get to see some of the day-to-day activities of an ODP and there will also be skills stations where they can...
Warrens Bakery is delighted to have been recognised as ‘Company of the Year’ in the 2018 Devon & Cornwall Venus Awards.
The most inspirational women and businesses across the Southwest came together, with more than 250 guests attending the awards ceremony that took place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Plymouth, on Friday 27th April.
The World’s oldest Cornish pasty maker and Cornwall’s oldest bakery adds the Company of the Year Award to a growing list of accolades. The Venus awards, returning for its fifth year, recognise inspirational women and businesses in the region...
Exeter's Wyvern Barracks, home of the reservist battalion 6 Rifles, is opening its imposing metal gates to the public this summer, in the first event of its kind at the site.
The military base in Topsham Road is staging three evenings of open-air concerts and displays which, in the words of its Commanding Officer, are designed to show people what's behind the ‘big red-brick wall' and engage with the community.
Thousands of people walk or drive past the Barracks every day. Yet the vast majority of the local community have never been inside the base and have little or no...
Education Recruitment Company Class People have won a national Recruiter Award for Best Temporary Recruitment Agency of the Year. The national awards ceremony took place on Thursday at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, which celebrated outstanding achievements by agencies and in-house recruiters across the UK. The Exeter-based supply agency, set up by a former Primary school teacher Lynis Bassett, undertook a restructure last year and has gone from strength to strength since. The judges commended Class People for their excellent work giving back to schools and the education community. “...
An extraordinary musical event is shaping up for a Devon-based music project. Wren Music is set to welcome Valskorinn, a choir from Iceland to perform a sparkling concert of vocal music alongside Voices In Common who are based in Exeter.
Valskórinn - The choir of the Valur Sports Club in Reykjavík, Iceland, is a mixed voice choir of approximately 30 members. It was founded in May 1993 and has been conducted Bára Grímsdóttir since 2004. Valskórinn sings a very varied repertoire of music in Icelandic, English and occasionally other languages; including original compositions by Bára...
An extraordinary musical event is shaping up for a Devon-based music project.
Wren Music is set to welcome Valskorinn, a choir from Iceland to perform a sparkling concert of vocal music alongside Voices In Common who are based in Exeter.
Valskórinn - The choir of the Valur Sports Club in Reykjavík, Iceland, is a mixed voice choir of approximately 30 members. It was founded in May 1993 and has been conducted Bára Grímsdóttir since 2004. Valskórinn sings a very varied repertoire of music in Icelandic, English and occasionally other languages; including original compositions...
