Entertainment & Reviews

Local artists pop up to celebrate ‘the spirit of Buckland’

From 17 June to 17 July local artists will be handed the keys to Buckland Abbey, near Yelverton, as the team at Drake’s former home collaborate with Devon Art Pop to celebrate ‘the spirit of Buckland’.

Inspired by what makes Buckland Abbey special, nine artists have produced over 30 pieces of work which will be going on display in the Abbey for a month. Highlights include paintings by...

Plymouth Armed Forces Weekend Air Show

Some of the world’s greatest - and bravest - pilots will be taking to the skies over Plymouth to thrill visitors in this year’s Armed Forces Weekend Air Show.

A combination of speed, extreme manoeuvrability, synchronised air acrobatics and split-second timing will keep the crowds on the Hoe cheering for more.

Daredevil highlights include the six-aircraft Yakovlevs Team, flying...

Billy Ocean: Here You Are - The Best Of tour comes to Plymouth

Billy Ocean has announced he is bringing his new tour Here You Are - The Best of Of to Plymouth Pavilions next March.

His latest album ‘Here You Are: The Best Of Billy Ocean’ has soared to number 4 in the charts, becoming his highest charting album since 1989.

The ‘Caribbean Queen’ star is Britain’s biggest selling black artist of all time, with a string of multiplatinum hits....

Dogs Trust Ilfracombe hosts fun day

Dogs Trust Ilfracombe is inviting local dog lovers and their four-legged-friends to join them for their annual Fun Day on Sunday 17th July from 11am-4pm.

Taking place at Mullcott Equestrian Centre at Mullacott Cross, the event promises plenty of fun and games for everyone with the ever popular fun dog show top of the bill. Dogs of all shapes and sizes will have the chance to compete...

Introducing Yard Sessions in Plymouth

Every Friday throughout the Summer, starting from this Friday 17 June, Urban Splash are hosting Friday night live music sessions at Royal William Yard, an ideal way to wind down from the working week and kick start the weekend.

Each week, the sessions, will feature a different local live music act from 5pm - 7pm on the green outside either Rockets & Rascals or Le Vignoble. There...

South West Classic Car Show comes to Redlake

Classic buses, cars and vintage vehicles to take over heritage building at Redlake – 23rd July 2016

Fundraising and income generating for the charity set up to help young people – The Eddystone Trust – continues at The Clay Factory, Redlake (5 minutes from Endsleigh) with yet more varied events.

Following the massive success of last year’s inaugural Christmas Extravaganza,...

Last chance to catch War Games exhibition

A major exhibition at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery is heading into its final week.

War Games is a nationally touring exhibition from the V&A Museum of Childhood and will be on display until the end of Saturday 18 June.

The exhibition explores the role of warfare in children’s play from 1800 to the present day, and looks at how toys and games have been used to...

Jess Glynne to play Plymouth Pavilions

Jess Glynne will play Plymouth Pavilions on Monday 28 November.

Who knew a trip to Pizza Express could inform a young teenagers life so greatly? One evening in 2003, Jess Glynne’s parents returned home from a night in Soho with a signed CD by a new singer they had seen performing at the restaurant’s regular Jazz night. “It had such a profoundly immediate effect on me,” remembers Jess...

Plymouth gears up for Armed Forces Weekend

Plymouth Armed Forces Week is an annual event held in support of the national Armed Forces Day initiative (25 and 26 June).

With 50,000 attending the event last year we are continuing to improve our annual event on the glorious Plymouth Hoe, and with this in mind we are developing a spectacular two day event which will be known as Armed Forces Weekend, in association with Babcock...

New family events at Smeaton’s Tower

Plymouth City Council's arts and heritage service has launched a brand new series of family-friendly events at Smeaton’s Tower.

‘Smeaton’s Tower Rocks’ will take place on Sunday 12 June, with a chance to paint lighthouse scenes on pebbles collected from the local foreshore.

Visitors will be able to paint ‘Sunny Seaside Scenes’ on Sunday 17 July and make ‘Super Seabird Puppets’...

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