Entertainment & Reviews

Mid Devon GAC host concert with Crediton Strummers

On Saturday 4 July at 7.00pm Mid Devon Good Afternoon Choir welcome the Crediton Strummers as their special guests for a concert at Crediton Congregational Church, High Street, Crediton EX17 3LF to raise funds for Force cancer charity.

The choir is part of a family of 30 fun and...

Exhibition uses art and film to highlight plight of the British bee

The plight of British bees – and our longstanding reliance upon them – is to be explored through a major new exhibition at Plymouth University.

Apiculture: Bees and The Art of Pollination will feature the work of ten leading contemporary artists as a way to celebrate the influence of bees on our daily lives.

It will also invite audiences to reflect on how the British bee...

Easter music-themed events at libraries

Libraries will be keeping children entertained this Easter holiday with an egg-citing ensemble of free music-themed activities.

‘Make Music’ is inspired by the iOrchestra events being brought to Plymouth by the Philharmonia Orchestra later this month and will include stories, crafts, film shows and live performances.

Local musicians funded by the iOrchestra project will be...

Plymouth graduate named among guitar world's rising stars

A Plymouth University graduate has been ranked among the most promising young guitarists on the planet.

Will McNicol is listed alongside international superstars including Ed Sheeran and Laura Marling as one of Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s “30 Great Players Under 30”.

The list aims to recognise a new generation of guitarists helping to transform the way the instrument is being...

Sounds of the Tamar taken to Turkey for arts exhibition

An innovative sonic arts project which aimed to immerse audiences beneath the surface of the River Tamar is to be showcased at a major new exhibition in Turkey.

Fathom, created by Plymouth University media arts specialists Jane Grant and John Matthias, used cutting edge technology to create an artificial surface 6ft above the floor of a 17th century Royal Navy victualing yard....

Creatures great and small at Devon's Crealy

A menagerie of creatures great and very small will scuttle into Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park in Exeter on Friday 28 March for the official opening of the brand new attraction, Bugz Unlimited.

The new attractions represent part of a £1 million investment in the Park’s 25th anniversary year and will officially be opened by TV Wildlife Presenter, Nick Baker.

Guests can...

Morph into a filmmaker this Easter

Morph, one of Aardman’s oldest and best loved animated characters, is lending his support to The Big Lunch this spring and to celebrate, a competition has been launched to find the best of new talent in the world of animation.

The Big Lunch - the UK’s annual get together for neighbours - is challenging all young people aged between seven and 15 to create a one minute animation showing...

Ant & Dec's supercomputer heads for Drake Circus

Drake Circus shoppers in Plymouth can become TV stars if they’re brave enough to take on the Saturday Night Takeaway Supercomputer which is coming to the region’s leading shopping centre today (Monday 24 March).

The Supercomputer, made famous by the prime time show hosted by presenting duo Ant and Dec, has been travelling up and down the UK giving members of the public the chance to...

Hospital Poem goes online

A poem written about Derriford Hospital by Plymouth's Poet Laureate, Mike Sullivan, has gone on line.

The board of Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust commissioned Mr Sullivan to write a 'warts and all' poem about the hospital.

The result is a work called "Bring Us Your Sick".

Mr Sullivan was recently a guest on Hospital Radio Plymouth during which he...

The Chattiest Streets in the South West are the Happiest Streets

Making small talk with a neighbour doesn’t always come naturally for people in the South West but when they do make the effort they feel happier, a new study has revealed.

A national survey carried out by Lottery-funded initiative The Big Lunch, the UK’s annual get-together for neighbours, found that more than 70% of people in the South West said that small talk makes them feel happier...

Art on show at Council House

If you’ve not yet been to see the latest art exhibition at the Council House there are two more public viewings on Wednesday 19 March and Tuesday 1 April.

The open art show is the third to be hosted by Plymouth City Council in partnership with the Plymouth College of Art, Plymouth University and the University of St Mark and St John to showcase the talent of local artists.

It...

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