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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...

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National Trust house features local bequests in Victorian Christmas

Two recent bequests are to be displayed as part of Buckland Abbey, Garden & Estate’s Victorian Christmas this December.

The National Trust property, closely associated with Sir Francis Drake, is using Christmas to highlight the continuation of Drake’s descendants at Buckland right into the 20th century.

Both bequests will play their part in recreating a typical Victorian...

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You Me at Six bring their spring tour to Plymouth

British rock band You Me At Six have just confirmed a date at Plymouth Pavilions on their newly announced Spring 2014 tour.

They will be heading to the city on Wednesday 2 April, hot on the heels of their second single release early in the New Year from their forthcoming album Cavalier Youth.

Fresh Start Fever is released on 20 January and is the follow up to the band’s biggest...

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An Evening with Mark Hines and Debra Searle

Team Hope have arranged ‘An Evening with Mark Hines & Debra Searle’ to be held at Marjons University in Plymouth on the 16th of December 2013 at 7pm.

Mark Hines

Mark Hines is an Ultra Endurance Adventure Racer, Academic and Writer. He is an exercise physiologist and biomechanist who competes in the toughest ultra-endurance races in the world. He has raced in rainforests,...

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A world of enchantment at Mount Edgcumbe this Christmas

A winter wonderland of entertainment and activities await visitors to Mount Edgcumbe’s 10th annual Christmas Fayre on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 December.

From the past to the future, they have something to delight all tastes. The Victorian Magic Lantern Show will whisk you back in time and mesmerise you with its beauty. Or, if you have more of a passion for sci-fi, then see if you are...

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Looking Back at Looe Street at Plymouth Arts Centre

Austerity and ‘make do and mend’ necessitated by the war years are being celebrated at an event at Plymouth Arts Centre.

The event, on Saturday 14 December, is the opening celebration of the Looe Street Detectives exhibition at the Arts Centre. Artist, Sara Bowler has worked with a team of Plymouth residents, the ‘Detectives’, aged from nine to over 70.

Together they have...

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City Museum acquires painting by Turner Prize nominee

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery’s permanent art collection has received a prestigious boost thanks to the acquisition of a new painting by current Turner Prize nominee, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.

To Tell Them Where It’s Got To (2013) has been purchased with a grant from the Contemporary Art Society and the support of London based Corvi-Mora Gallery.

The painting shows a woman...

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John Butler Trio: European Tour

John Butler Trio announce their European tour to celebrate the release of their new studio album, Flesh & Blood in February, with a date at Plymouth Pavilions on Saturday 3 May 2014.

It’s been nearly four years since the release of their last studio album April Uprising, in that time John Butler Trio have toured the world to ever increasing audiences, played key roles in fighting...

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Final fortnight for major Artists Make Faces exhibition

There are only two weeks left to catch Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery’s blockbuster art exhibition ‘Artists Make Faces’.

The not-to-be-missed exhibition features nearly 60 artworks by internationally celebrated artists including Lucian Freud, LS Lowry, Frank Auerbach, Marc Quinn and Gilbert and George. It will close at 5pm on Saturday 7 December.

Artists Make Faces is...

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Leading musician to perform music of ‘Amazing West Africa’ at Museum

Under-fives and their grown-ups will be treated to yet another unique ‘Adventures in Music’ event at the City Museum and Art Gallery on Friday 29 November, when Seckou Keita leads an interactive session featuring the kora (African harp) and the djembe (African drum).

Seckou Keita is one of the leaders of the newest generation of African traditional musicians, fusing the traditional...

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Father Christmas will be visiting the Centipede Trust's Christmas Fayre

The Centipede Trust is holding their annual Christmas Fayre on Tuesday 3 December 2013 between 5.45pm to 8pm at the Jan Cutting Healthy Living Centre, Scott Business Park, Plymouth.

Commander Patrick Mowatt from HMS Scott will be visiting.

With a range of stalls and children’s Christmas activities, there’s something for everyone. Father Christmas will be making a special visit...

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