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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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Royal Shakespeare Company brings Hamlet to Plymouth

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) will tour its acclaimed production of Hamlet, originally seen in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2016, to Theatre Royal Plymouth Tuesday 6 – Saturday 10 February 2018.

Directed by Simon Godwin, the production will see RSC Associate Artist Paapa Essiedu reprise his award-winning performance in the title role as one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragic heroes...

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BMX pro Matti to thrill Eden with jaw-dropping cycle stunts

Tips, tricks and jaw-dropping stunts are set to wow visitors when the Eden Project hosts a special visit from professional BMXer and Guinness World Record holder Matti Hemmings as part of its Xtreme Eden weekend (January 20-21).

Bristol-based Matti has previously starred in Nickelodeon’s Fruit Shoot Get Your Skills On campaign as Matti Axel performing a style of riding called Flatland...

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5 Star Wrestling brings live TV wrestling show to Plymouth

5 Star Wrestling has announced a live TV wrestling special at the Plymouth Pavilions on Thursday, February 22.

Tickets have gone on sale for a huge event to be headlined by Plymouth wrestler 'The English Lion' Eddie Ryan and former WWE superstars Rey Mysterio, Rob Van Dam, Carlito and Jake Hager (Jack Swagger) and ITV Love Island reality star and pro wrestler Adam Maxted.

The...

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New Exhibition - Jerwood Prize Winners

Launched in 2010, Jerwood Makers Open is an exhibition generated by a call-out from a London-based Charitable Trust. Jerwood asks for proposals from UK creatives who want to make new, radical craftwork in the first years of their career but often don't have the means.

Five artists: Sam Bakewell, Juli Bolaños-Durman, Jessica Harrison, Marcin Rusak and Laura Youngson Coll, were...

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Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella returns to Plymouth

Matthew Bourne’s tour of Cinderella returns to Theatre Royal Plymouth Tuesday 30 January – Saturday 3 February 2018.

Matthew Bourne said: “Cinderella is one of my most heartfelt works and a personal favourite amongst my re-imagined classic stories. I’m delighted to have brought together this cast of current star performers, experienced New Adventures veterans and exciting young talent...

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A warm Christmas welcome awaits National Trust visitors

Magnificent houses with Father Christmas, warm mince piece at the tea-rooms, frosty walks all waiting to be discovered at National Trust places in Devon and Cornwall this Christmas.

A pop-up 1950s cinema has opened at Greenway in South Devon this December. Vintage-styled cinema in a cosy marquee in the garden, complete with red velvet seats and uniformed ushers, is screening classic...

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New Devon Cook Book celebrating county's food and drink launches

Launched just in time for Christmas, the new Devon Cook Book offers a mouth-watering celebration of the county’s truly bountiful food and drink scene. Produced by Meze Publishing, and created in collaboration with Food & Drink Devon, it showcases the fantastic culinary community which calls Devon home and features over 40 regionally-sourced recipes. Priced at just £14.95, and available to...

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Family Rave a first for Plymouth

The award-winning ‘Big Fish Little Fish’ will be bringing one of their Family Raves to Plymouth on Saturday 17 February.

The event is being staged as part of the Museum On Tour programme – a series of exhibitions, events and projects taking place across the city while the Museum and Art Gallery’s building is closed for the development of The Box.

It will run from 2pm to 4.30pm...

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A ‘Fishmas’ to remember with the National Marine Aquarium

The National Marine Aquarium has an exciting array of events and activities planned throughout December to make the festive season go swimmingly.

From Saturday 16th December, Santa Claus himself will join the array of colourful marine life in the Eddystone Reef tank, swimming amongst Stella and Stanley, the smoothound sharks, Cornelia, the wreckfish and Krishna, the spiny lobster, as...

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Children’s Adventure Book Barnicle and Husk: The Adventure Begins Showcases the Four Nations in Lively 1620 Tale

American author Mary Shields recently released Barnicle and Husk: The Adventure Begins, a new children’s book about the unlikely friendship formed between an adventurous cat named Barnicle, who was a stowaway on the Mayflower, and a field mouse named Husk. The book, illustrated by Bob Ostrom, transports readers to 1620 to explore what life was like through the eyes of the whimsical pair....

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