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Devon to have twenty20 champions for first time
Devon will have a Twenty20 champion for the first time this year when crash-bang-wallop cricket goes county wide.Torbay set the trend in 2005 by starting a Twenty20 tournament identical to the ones that have been packing county grounds throughout the country for the past few years. Teignbridge, Plymouth and East Devon were quick to follow suit [...]
Halberton Receives Musical Great
ACCLAIMED singer, guitarist, actor and writer, Noel Harrison will be performing at Halberton Village Hall on Saturday, October 13. For over 50 years Noel has performed extensively on television, radio, records, and in the theatre. A little swing, a little folk, a hint of jazz and some good old country tunes, the evening is guaranteed to move [...]
Poets Days in Devon
EVENTS will be held at Devon County Council’s libraries next week to mark National Poetry Day on October 4. At Tiverton Library, there will be a workshop for budding performers with poet Chris Tutton on Tuesday, October 2 at 2.30pm. Poets can learn how to read’ to an audience and develop their own voices and styles. The workshop [...]
Fashion Event Set To Take Over Town
THERE is just a couple of days left to buy tickets for a charity fashion fundraiser set to take over Exmouth. World Devon Glamour and Fashion 2007, at the Fahrenheit night club on Thursday, September 27, and Friday, September 28, will raise money for CLIC cancer charity and the town festival fund. Top models, designers and photographers [...]
Fashion Event Set To Take Over Town
THERE is just one week left to buy tickets for a charity fashion fundraiser set to take over Exmouth. World Devon Glamour and Fashion 2007, at the Fahrenheit night club on Thursday, September 27, and Friday, September 28, will raise money for CLIC cancer charity and the town festival fund. Top models, designers and photographers have been [...]
Operatic Society Prepares For A Diamond Show
THE Tiverton Amateur Operatic Society will be performing one of Irving Berlin’s well known musicals “Annie Get Your Gun” at the New Hall, in Tiverton, from September 24 - 29. The show has many well-known musical numbers such as “Doin’ What Comes Naturally”, “I Got the Sun in the Morning” “You Can’t Get a Man With [...]
Major New Art Event Attracts Record Number Of Artists
ALMOST 600 Devon artists will be exhibiting their work in the largest Open Studios event ever to be held in the county during September. Devon Art Works is the flagship project of Devon Artists Network, an artists’ membership organisation and brings together artists from across Devon to showcase their work in this landmark new event. Devon Art [...]
Devon Wildfowlers Family Open Day
THE Devon Wildfowlers Association will be holding a family open day on Sunday, September 23 in association with Escot house and BASC South West. DWA chairman Nick Millman is delighted to announce that they will host this year’s family open day in the grounds of Escot house and to have support and assistance from BASC South [...]
Be A Driving Force For Children
LOOKING for some adventure? Then the NSPCC would like to hear from you. The children’s charity is appealing for young and old male and female to take part in our forth-coming extreme 4×4 driving experience, which is being on Sunday, October 14, at Wessington Farm, Awliscombe near Honiton. Charity fundraiser Donna said: “The event will be great [...]
Butterflies Take Over Exhibition
SCULPTOR John Elliott holds his first solo exhibition at Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life, Devon from Saturday (September 8). Mr Elliott, who is funded by the Arts Council England’s Grants for the arts programme is transforming the Waggon Gallery at the museum with a cloud of several hundred brightly coloured butterflies that flow over and [...]