Tickets have gone on sale for the Last Night of the Proms in Exeter in aid of FORCE Cancer Charity – as Classics Galore! returns for 2026. More than 200 musicians and singers are set to perform at the concert when it returns to the University of Exeter’s Great Hall on Saturday, November 14. Tickets cost from £12 to £30 and are available from July 17 at TicketSource or through the FORCE website. This year’s concert is again hosted by BBC Spotlight presenter Victoria Graham – a ‘passionate supporter’ of FORCE and its work after her dad died from bowel…
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Community catch-up news from East Devon and Exeter. A round-up of celebrations, schools and young people, free events, plus photos and what’s on – including Sidmouth, Axminster, Broadclyst, Poltimore, Budleigh Salterton, Otterton, Exmouth, East Budleigh. Send your community news and photos to newsdesk@eastdevonnews.co.uk Sidmouth Supporters of Sidmouth Air Show are being urged to help out at the summer event with fundraising collections. The organisers of the free family-friendly event are calling on residents to give a bit of time to volunteer to help the fundraising team collect donations from the thousands set to flock to the town on Friday, August…
A group championing men’s mental health, encouraging them to open up and talk, holds free weekly open-door sessions across East Devon and Exeter. Andy’s Man Club, a UK-wide men’s suicide prevention charity, provides free, peer-to-peer support groups every Monday at 7pm (excluding bank holidays) at Sidmouth Library, Honiton Library, both in East Devon and in Exeter at Exeter City Football Club, the Phoenix Centre and Wonford community centre. There is no need to book or cost to attend, men are welcome to just turn up. Andy’s Man Club offers ‘a safe, non-judgemental space where men can talk openly and support one another’. The…
Community news in brief from across East Devon and Exeter, what’s on, photos, celebrations, events. Send your community news to newsdesk@eastdevonnews.co.uk Exeter – what’s on Orchid fans are invited along to the Devon Orchid Society annual show in Exeter on Saturday, May 2, 10.30am until 3.30pm, where there will be displays, plant sales, and demonstrations. Entry is £3 to the Devon Orchid Society’s 49th annual show, held at its new America Hall venue, in De La Rue Way, Pinhoe. Entry is free for accompanied children. On the day there will be displays from regional orchid societies, the chance to buy…
Community news in brief . Keep up to date with what is happening in East Devon and Exeter with our quick-look round-up from across the area. East Devon The East Devon towns of Exmouth, Budleigh Salterton and Honiton face gas pipe upgrades over the next few years. Wales & West Utilities has announced more than two miles of upgrades in Honiton and around 10 miles across the East Devon coast area. The company said the investment in Honiton was more than £775,000 and around £3.9 million across Exmouth and Budleigh. The gas pipe service said it was working closely with…
Community news and photos from across East Devon and Exeter – what’s on, school celebrations, events, awards – including Exmouth, Sidmouth, Beer, Honiton, East Budleigh, Cranbrook. Send your news to newsdesk@eastdevonnnews.co.uk Exmouth Exmouth Festival makes a welcome return from Friday, July 11 until Sunday, July 13, with a host of free entertainment and live music. Music, theatre, dance, circus, fitness, craft and creativity are among the events planned, which organisers say will be the ‘greenest’ festival yet, aiming to run on a lower carbon footprint than last year. Headline acts announced include Samantics, Cable Street Collective, The Scribes, First Time…
Street parties, big lunches, and community events – sparking road closures – are taking place in East Devon and Exeter over the weekend to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla. Devon County Council said more than 70 communities across Devon will be marking the Coronation of Their Majesties, and scores have applied for permission to close streets to hold parties, fun days and galas. In East Devon, Colyton is hosting a live screening of the Coronation on Saturday, May 6, at St Andrew’s Church, and a party in the park, starting at 6pm. Exeter Hindu Cultural Centre…
Birthday celebrations will be held in East Devon this month to mark the 30th anniversary of the Devon Air Ambulance (DAA). The lifesaving service is gearing up to hold a family-friendly anniversary event at Darts Farm, Clyst St George, in East Devon, on Saturday August 13, 10am until 4pm. All are welcome and there is no need to book. Visitors are invited to take tour of the helicopter, which will be operating from the site for the day, and speak to the pilot and operational crew. And there will be a chance to see close-up one of the charity’s Volvo…
There is still chance to enter Hospiscare’s July Twilight Walk as entrants plan their own routes all across Devon. This year’s Twilight with a Twist is being held on Saturday, July 10, with registration closing at midnight on Sunday, July 4. Because of Covid-19 restrictions, entrants are plotting their own routes from home instead of scores of walkers setting off from Exmouth. The 2021 theme is glitter and sparkle and those taking part are encouraged to dress up for the event. Participants will get their own Twilight kit through the post, complete with limited edition t-shirt, themed goodies, plus a…
A free farming mental health and wellbeing online seminar is being held in February, organised by the Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards Service. The evening of talks about mental health and wellbeing support for the farming community is on Tuesday, February 3, at 6pm, and will include speakers from the Gay Farmer Helpline, an Accredited cognitive behavioural therapist (CBT), Market Chaplin, Farming Community Network and Kingsbridge Young Farmers. Each organisation will focus on the importance of mental health and wellbeing, highlighting what help is available and where to get support. In addition to the speakers there will be an…
