Our annual Christmas selling exhibition of handmade contemporary crafts by the finest designer-makers across the UK. Such variety of materials and price range mean the Guild is ideal for Christmas shopping when seeking thoughtful gifts for someone special. Events include Felt Slipper Making on 23 November (£55) and a Christmas Celebration Day (free) on 7 December.
Residents at a care home in Plymouth say that regular visits from pupils of nearby St Budeaux Foundation School are ‘a breath of fresh air.’
The Year 4 pupils come to see their older friends at Freshfields care home as part of the Archie Project, a scheme that links local schools with people with dementia.
Freshfields’ activities co-ordinator Paul Hutt said: “This is the...
The NSPCC is encouraging people across Devon and Cornwall to get into the festive spirit and ‘Get Your Sparkle On’ as part of its Christmas campaign.
The children’s charity’s Christmas fundraising initiative asks people to get their friends, family or work colleagues together and sparkle up their outfits, or decorate their faces with eco-glitter.
Throughout the month of December visitors are invited to come along and meet the European reindeers, Tula and Comet, before they set off to the North Pole to help Santa Claus. With this experience you will even get the chance to stroke, groom, and feed them their favourite food. Price: £30 per person, including zoo entry. Age suitability: 6 years and up. Availability: Must be booked in advance.
The concert will include congregational carols, three beautiful pieces by Edward Elgar, Lux Aeterna, The Snow, and Ave Verum Corpus and, in the second half, a performance of the famous Vivaldi Gloria.
Accompanied by organ and orchestra under the direction of Musical Director Alice Dennis, this will be a delightful seasonal celebration for all.
University of Plymouth Orchestra present their Christmas Concert. Join us for an evening of music for full orchestra as well as the brass, woodwind and string sections.
The Orchestra comprises of students, staff and community members and performs three concerts during the academic year.
Parting donations welcome in aid of concert costs.
MONDO MONDAY presents the annual Mondo Christmas Special.
Our Christmas treat for you this year and due to ridiculously high demand is Mr Tommy Wisseau’s masterpiece, The Room.
Anyone who came to see it with us back in January will know that this is going to be a pretty unforgettable night and frankly absolutely hilarious. Come armed with as many plastic spoons as you can carry – trust us – and we’ll bring the rest.
We’ll also have the 7th annual Christmas quiz and plenty of other shenanigans. BEST. MONDO MONDAY. EVER.
On Friday 8th December 2017, La La Choirs held their third annual ‘CLIC for Christmas’ concert at Exeter Cathedral. Performing to another sold-out audience, they started the festive season off with a bang with a selection of Christmas favourites, old and new.
La La Choirs were joined on stage by the winning choir from their Devon Schools Choir Competition, Kingsley School from Bideford...
Thousands of meals have been provided to people in need this Christmas thanks to customer donations at Tesco stores in Devon.
Across the UK a total of three million meals worth of food has been donated to charities FareShare and The Trussell Trust thanks to the Food Collection that ran in Tesco stores until December 2.
Supermarket shoppers were asked to donate long-life items...
Rough sleepers in Plymouth will be getting some hot food and Christmas treats from city charity Shekinah over the festive period, with the help of a donation from local family firm, Wyatt Brothers Independent Funeral Directors.
The cheque for £250, which is part of ongoing sponsorship by the Stonehouse-based firm, comes as the number of people sleeping rough and in insecure...
