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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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TV show Salvage Hunters is heading to Devon

Salvage Hunters, the popular Quest TV and Discovery Channel show, is heading to Devon to record a special edition of the programme.

The show follows architectural salvage and antiques expert Drew Pritchard as he travels around the UK to prestigious, interesting, and historic places hunting out and buying quirky and unusual objects no longer wanted by their present owner.

Drew...

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Magic of Motown show steams into town

Music fans are invited to the biggest party of the year as the unstoppable Magic of Motown show steams into Plymouth next month.

Seen by over one million people throughout the world & recently performed at the Royal Variety Performance 2016 party.

Prepare yourself for 40 back-to-back classic Motown hits, glittering costume changes, dazzling dance moves and outstanding...

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Beans on Toast 'Down The Pub' in Plymouth

This May, Essex born folk songwriter Beans on Toast takes to the road on a tour of some of the UK's finest boozers and local pubs an dwill be stopping off in Plymouth next week.

The Down The Pub Tour is a 19-day adventure from Preston to Bridgwater via Plymouth, Hastings and beyond. Paying homage to the classic British mainstay that is the public house and inspired by the song "Down...

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Children’s Touring Partnership presents Running Wild

The first UK tour adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s award-winning novel based on a true story, Running Wild is coming to Theatre Royal Plymouth Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 May.

Running Wild is the story is of a girl named Lilly, who, whilst on holiday with her mother in Indonesia, takes an elephant ride. During the ride, Oona, the elephant, suddenly becomes anxious and runs from the beach...

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Step over the cobbles and back in time with new theatrical walking tours

A series of family-friendly theatrical walking tours will soon hit the cobbled streets of Plymouth's Barbican.

‘Ropewalks’ will lead audiences around some of the area’s most historic locations offering a series of entertaining encounters along the way.

Audiences will get the chance to follow in the footsteps of some of the most colourful characters from the Barbican’s past....

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Pentillie Castle to host Mad Dog Mcrea

Cornwall's Pentillie Castle is to host a one-off performance from the inimitable Mad Dog Mcrea performing on a pontoon floating in the middle of the River Tamar.

Mad Dog Mcrea will play on Weir Quay Boatyard's pontoon on the Tamar, an area of outstanding natural beauty. The audience will be able to watch the amazing spectacle from the estate's beautiful riverside fields.

The...

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Not Dead Enough comes to Plymouth

Following his 11th consecutive Sunday Times No.1 in the UK Book Charts and the huge sell-out success of The Perfect Murder and Dead Simple on stage, the thrilling work of multi-million selling author Peter James comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth with the world premiere production of Not Dead Enough Monday 5 – Saturday 10 June.

On the night Brian Bishop murdered his wife, he was sixty...

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Devon County Show 2017 preview

The 122nd Devon County Show will take place shortly at Westpoint, Exeter on May 18, 19 and 20.

More than 90,000 visitors are expected to see some of the best livestock, taste fabulous local food and drink, experience country life and enjoy a wealth of entertainment.

Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex will spend two days at the Show in her role as President of the Devon...

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Off The Surface - new textile exhibition raises spirits...

‘Off the Surface’ exhibition captures a passion for embroidery Saturday 20 May – Sunday 9 July 2014

A collaboration between the Devon Guild of Craftsmen and The Royal School of Needlework (RSN), London at Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF

A new textile exhibition at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen showcases contemporary, hand embroidered work inspired by...

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Exhibitions highlight rebuild of Plymouth and achievements of Sir Francis Chichester

Three new exhibitions developed by or supported by staff from the Plymouth History Centre open in the city this week, one of which highlights the impact of the Blitz on the city and its ambitious rebuilding plan and two of which focus on the life and achievements of sailor Sir Francis Chichester.

'Plymouth - From Destruction to Construction' will remain on display throughout the year...

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