Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Exeter Farmers Market (All Day)

South Street/ Fore Street Every Thursday, 9am - 2pm

Shoppers keen on sampling Westcountry foods are able to try and buy a wide range of produce at the Exeter Farmers Market. Customers visiting the market have the opportunity to buy a delicious range of locally produced foods such as cheeses, venison, pork, lamb, beef, chicken, organic fruit & vegetables, chillies, apple juice, fish, chicken, preserves, cakes, bread, pies and much more.

Url: http://www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1624

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Solid Gold Country Legends At Exmouth Pavilion (8:00PM - 8:00PM)

Solid Gold Country Legends at Exmouth Pavilion

A Celebration of the Best in Country Music

Thursday 2nd September 2010, 8.00pm
£16.50 full Price
£15.50 Concessions

Now in its’ 8th year the award winning Solid Gold Country Legends has proved popular on both sides of the Atlantic, having been awarded ‘Best Event’ at the British Country Music Awards in September at a glittering award ceremony.

The Solid Gold Country Legends show brings you the perfect mix of old and new country hits from the classics of Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, Tammy Wynette and Garth Brooks to name just a few.

Songs featured in this special evening of country music have achieved Gold Disc status for record sales and include Billie Jo Spears Blanket On The Ground, Johnny Cash’s Ring Of Fire, Dolly Parton’s Jolene and Kenny Rogers’ Lucille among many others, so Solid Gold Country Legends recreates some of the finest Country Music ever produced.

The host of the show is Bristol-born Randy Ryman, his slick linking ability and smooth vocal tones are sure to be appreciated by his British fans. Vocals are led by Country Stars Jeanne Jordan and B J Thomas.

Jeanne has been singing professionally since the tender age of 13. She was introduced to country music by the famous Gibb brothers (Bee Gees), while living in Los Angeles, where she was present at the recording of Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers’ hit ‘Islands In The Stream’, she has recently appeared on a major arena concert tour and also stars in the hit musical “Dolly, The Show”. BJ joined his first professional country band at the age of 16 and has had many hit records over the years. Together BJ and Jeanne have toured the world, visiting over 20 countries with their Solid Gold Country Legends show.

Joining them on this hand-clapping, foot-stomping journey into the best of country music are the brilliant Outlaw Country Band, with notable performers featured including keyboard player Iain Bradshaw, who has worked and toured the U.S. with Billie Jo Spears, Charlie Landsbrough and the Sarah Jory Band. Drummer, Steve ‘Warby’ Warburton. The band also features up-and-coming young guitarist and vocalist Luke Thomas who is already making a name for himself among British country music fans.

Add all this together with lots of stunning costume changes, a large slice of fun and an amazingly authentic Country Barn stage set and you have a great night of solid gold country music kicking up the dust at the Pavilion Theatre!

‘Brilliant – Entertainment at its best’ – BBC Manchester
‘This must be up there with the best’ – Up Country Magazine
‘I can highly recommend this show.. it’s amazing’ – Maverick Magazine

Contact Info : Box Office: 01395 222477 Buy tickets online at www.ledtickets.co.uk Url: http://www.ledtickets.co.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Alien Fancy Dress Party For Kids At Sidmouth Library (2:30PM - 2:30PM)

Sidmouth Library, Friday 3rd September, 2:30pm

It's a Party! - Come as an alien to a fancy dress party for all the family. A celebration and presentation for the children who have successfully completed this year's Summer Reading Challenge. Take part in our family quiz to win a fabulous prize. Tea and cakes provided for all. Fancy dress optional but prize for strangest alien! Open to all families, no booking needed.

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Devon Open Studios (All Day)

Devon Open Studios

4th - 19th September 2010

Devon Open Studios is organised by the Devon Artist Network and offers the opportunity to meet Devon artists in their own studios and see their work.

There will also be six regional Taster Shows, which are in Great Torrington, Sidmouth, Princetown, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Dartmouth.

Contact Info : Devon Open Studios free event guide available by post from 01271 861 608 / 07768 164 560 or openstudios@devonartistnetwork.co.uk Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk/AboutDOS

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

RSPB Family Nature Walk, Topsham (2:00PM - 2:00PM)
Family friendly nature walk with the RSPB resident expert and staff from The RSPB Shop, Darts Farm, Topsham.

The walks start at 2pm every Saturday from The RSPB Shop, found upstairs in Cotswold camping store, entered through the side entrance to Darts Farm.

Binoculars can be hired from The RSPB Shop.

Contact Info : For more information, call 01392 879438 Url: http://www.rspb.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=tcm:9-225250

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Devon Open Studios (All Day)

Devon Open Studios

4th - 19th September 2010

Devon Open Studios is organised by the Devon Artist Network and offers the opportunity to meet Devon artists in their own studios and see their work.

There will also be six regional Taster Shows, which are in Great Torrington, Sidmouth, Princetown, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Dartmouth.

Contact Info : Devon Open Studios free event guide available by post from 01271 861 608 / 07768 164 560 or openstudios@devonartistnetwork.co.uk Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk/AboutDOS

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Sunday Market And Car Boot Sale (6:45AM - 12:45PM)

Probably the biggest and best Market and Car Boot sale in the South West!

Every Sunday from 6.45am - 12.45pm the market is attended by approximately 50 traders, up to 400 car boot sellers and 5,000 buyers.

The market and car boot is based at the Matford Park & Ride car parks, Matford Centre, Matford Park Road, Marsh Barton - just a ten minute drive from the City Centre. 

See the website address for a map and more details. 

Car Boot Volunteers

Every week a different charity or voluntary organisation located within a 10 mile radius of Exeter assist with the organisation and running of the Sunday car boot sale.  The Charity receives payment of £1.75 for every car ticket sold, or £3.00 for every van/trailer ticket and early bird ticket sold, with a guaranteed minimum payment of £400.00.

If you are involved with a charity and would be interested in assisting at the car boot sale, you need to provide a minimum of 12 volunteers from 6 a.m. - 2 p.m.  Please contact 01392 665480 before to add your details to the mailing list so you can make your application for 2008.

Url: http://http://www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1628

Come And Join Us Looking After Native Woodland (All Day)
Woodland survival with Moor Trees. We need your help to make sure 10,000 native trees planted this winter survive. We plant trees to combat climate change and as vital woodland links to support wildlife - help us ensure their survival.

Contact Info : Contact Moor Trees 0845 456 9803 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.moortrees.org

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Devon Open Studios (All Day)

Devon Open Studios

4th - 19th September 2010

Devon Open Studios is organised by the Devon Artist Network and offers the opportunity to meet Devon artists in their own studios and see their work.

There will also be six regional Taster Shows, which are in Great Torrington, Sidmouth, Princetown, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Dartmouth.

Contact Info : Devon Open Studios free event guide available by post from 01271 861 608 / 07768 164 560 or openstudios@devonartistnetwork.co.uk Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk/AboutDOS

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Forever Young Sing For Fun In Exeter (7:00PM)

Community singing for fun doesn't get better than this!

Monday evenings, 7 - 9pm, £3 pay on the door.

Join this popuar session - started in January 2007 - and sing around 30 songs in an evening.

Very informal, no auditions, no rehearsals, no public performances and no need to read music or sing in harmony (or even in tune!).

Singing to backing tracks with the words projected on the wall.

Details of songs etc...visit our website.

http://singforfun.synthasite.com

Email -
for.everyoung@hotmail.co.uk
or just come along.
Car parking on-site, bus stop near by, close to city centre.

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Tiverton Comedy Hall (8:00PM - 8:00PM)

Tiverton Comedy Hall

It's a cracking Line-up at Tiverton's Comedy Hall on Monday 6th September.

Opener is Matt Kirshen, best known for his run on NBC's Last Comic Standing. Headline is highly respected Geordie comic John Fothergill. And MC for the night is Canadian Craig Campbell, currently touring the UK with Frankie Boyle. Tickets from www.comedyhall.co.uk. Show 8pm.

Young Matt Kirshen has made a name for himself stateside with a great run on Last Comic Standing on NBC. His precision wit has already earned him an impressive reputation on the UK comedy circuit. His engagingly impish style is shot through with an intelligent and skillful talent that belies his youthful appearance, making him a firm favourite with audiences and fellow comedians alike. With an impressive array of awards and press accolades under his belt, catch him now and say you saw him first live at Comedy Hall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcedOwnDVBY

"A rollercoaster of comedy genius" The Scotsman. "His performance is the perfect mix of innocence and post-adolescent cynicism driven by infectious energy." Metro Life Magazine "Excellent" The Stage "Killer gags" Metro

Then sit down and watch a master at work. John Fothergill was born in Yorkshire in 1712, to a family of devout Quakers. No, wait, that was the English physicist. Comedian John Fothergill became a regular at Newcastle’s Comedy Café and in 1993, his first year as a comedian, he had been lucky enough to appear with the likes of Jack Dee, Lee Evans and Jo Brand but in ’94 it had become obvious that if he wanted to go any further in showbiz he would have to do a Dick Whittington, pack up his spotted hanky and head off to the land of Eastenders and poor quality football.

John has slotted into the comedy circuit like a three pinned plug combining a unique style of embarrassing sexual revelations with a rural innocence. He has also toured the nations universities, done two tours of Ireland and performed in Hong Kong and regularly at the Edinburgh Festival. As well as a month long run at the Adelaide International Comedy Festival, he has appeared on BBC 1’s The Stand Up Show, and became a regular member of the Comedy Store’s highly regarded Cutting Edge team.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bTE02843UM

“Hilarious stories delivered superbly” THE GUARDIAN "Definitely a comedian to watch" Sunday Telegraph

Plus CRAIG CAMPBELL is back - with the raffle and so much more, having just completed the filming of Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow in Glasgow.

Don't forget that the line-up is subject to change for every event with no refunds. I have to say it. It's the law.

Contact Info : Steve Lodge laughs@comedyhall.co.uk www.comedyhall.co.uk http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18718423896 Twitter - follow @comedysteve Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.comedyhall.co.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Devon Open Studios (All Day)

Devon Open Studios

4th - 19th September 2010

Devon Open Studios is organised by the Devon Artist Network and offers the opportunity to meet Devon artists in their own studios and see their work.

There will also be six regional Taster Shows, which are in Great Torrington, Sidmouth, Princetown, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Dartmouth.

Contact Info : Devon Open Studios free event guide available by post from 01271 861 608 / 07768 164 560 or openstudios@devonartistnetwork.co.uk Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk/AboutDOS

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Devon Open Studios (All Day)

Devon Open Studios

4th - 19th September 2010

Devon Open Studios is organised by the Devon Artist Network and offers the opportunity to meet Devon artists in their own studios and see their work.

There will also be six regional Taster Shows, which are in Great Torrington, Sidmouth, Princetown, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Dartmouth.

Contact Info : Devon Open Studios free event guide available by post from 01271 861 608 / 07768 164 560 or openstudios@devonartistnetwork.co.uk Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk/AboutDOS

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag/museumexhibitionsdisplays/muse

Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Devon Open Studios (All Day)

Devon Open Studios

4th - 19th September 2010

Devon Open Studios is organised by the Devon Artist Network and offers the opportunity to meet Devon artists in their own studios and see their work.

There will also be six regional Taster Shows, which are in Great Torrington, Sidmouth, Princetown, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Dartmouth.

Contact Info : Devon Open Studios free event guide available by post from 01271 861 608 / 07768 164 560 or openstudios@devonartistnetwork.co.uk Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk/AboutDOS

Exeter Farmers Market (All Day)

South Street/ Fore Street Every Thursday, 9am - 2pm

Shoppers keen on sampling Westcountry foods are able to try and buy a wide range of produce at the Exeter Farmers Market. Customers visiting the market have the opportunity to buy a delicious range of locally produced foods such as cheeses, venison, pork, lamb, beef, chicken, organic fruit & vegetables, chillies, apple juice, fish, chicken, preserves, cakes, bread, pies and much more.

Url: http://www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1624

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Devon Open Studios (All Day)

Devon Open Studios

4th - 19th September 2010

Devon Open Studios is organised by the Devon Artist Network and offers the opportunity to meet Devon artists in their own studios and see their work.

There will also be six regional Taster Shows, which are in Great Torrington, Sidmouth, Princetown, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Dartmouth.

Contact Info : Devon Open Studios free event guide available by post from 01271 861 608 / 07768 164 560 or openstudios@devonartistnetwork.co.uk Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk/AboutDOS

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Devon Open Studios (All Day)

Devon Open Studios

4th - 19th September 2010

Devon Open Studios is organised by the Devon Artist Network and offers the opportunity to meet Devon artists in their own studios and see their work.

There will also be six regional Taster Shows, which are in Great Torrington, Sidmouth, Princetown, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Dartmouth.

Contact Info : Devon Open Studios free event guide available by post from 01271 861 608 / 07768 164 560 or openstudios@devonartistnetwork.co.uk Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk/AboutDOS

Self Build And Design Show At Exeter Westpoint Arena (All Day)

Self Build and Design Show at Exeter Westpoint Arena

11th & 12th September

be inspired …… be informed …… be inspired

• * Informative Seminars
• * Continuous Demonstrations
• * Interactive Workshops
• * Part Built Structures showcasing four construction methods!
• * Talk to real selfbuilders & get answers to your questions
• * Learn about innovative and practical products from over 100 exhibitors
• * Visit the Self Build & Design Bookshop
• * Get expert advice from the Self Build team

Opening Hours:

Saturday: 10am - 5pm
Sunday: 10am - 4pm

Tickets:

Adults: £4 in advance (£8 on the door).

Contact Info : Telephone: 01283 742964 Url: http://www.selfbuildanddesignshow.com

'Japanorama' Activities At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

 

Japanorama

Saturday 11 September

Join us for national heritage open days and a chance to have some Japanese-themed fun in connection with our major ‘Japanese Sashiko Textiles’ exhibition. Have a go at haiku, get creative with colourings and transform yourself into a Samurai – the most noble warriors of Japan – with our sword and helmet-making activity.

 

Make and Take - Creative Saturday Sessions

Make something then take it home - it's as simple as that with our new Saturday sessions held at regular intervals throughout the year!

Sessions provide the ideal opportunity for you to enjoy some quality time with your kids whilst helping them develop their creative skills.

They are held at 11am, 1.30pm and 3pm and last for up to an hour. They are mainly suitable for children aged 5 to 11 although younger/older siblings are welcome too. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Admission is free but places must be booked in advance on 01752 304774.

 

Contact Info : 01752 304774 Url: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag/museumevents/museummake

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

RSPB Family Nature Walk, Topsham (2:00PM - 2:00PM)
Family friendly nature walk with the RSPB resident expert and staff from The RSPB Shop, Darts Farm, Topsham.

The walks start at 2pm every Saturday from The RSPB Shop, found upstairs in Cotswold camping store, entered through the side entrance to Darts Farm.

Binoculars can be hired from The RSPB Shop.

Contact Info : For more information, call 01392 879438 Url: http://www.rspb.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=tcm:9-225250

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Devon Open Studios (All Day)

Devon Open Studios

4th - 19th September 2010

Devon Open Studios is organised by the Devon Artist Network and offers the opportunity to meet Devon artists in their own studios and see their work.

There will also be six regional Taster Shows, which are in Great Torrington, Sidmouth, Princetown, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Dartmouth.

Contact Info : Devon Open Studios free event guide available by post from 01271 861 608 / 07768 164 560 or openstudios@devonartistnetwork.co.uk Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk/AboutDOS

Sunday Market And Car Boot Sale (6:45AM - 12:45PM)

Probably the biggest and best Market and Car Boot sale in the South West!

Every Sunday from 6.45am - 12.45pm the market is attended by approximately 50 traders, up to 400 car boot sellers and 5,000 buyers.

The market and car boot is based at the Matford Park & Ride car parks, Matford Centre, Matford Park Road, Marsh Barton - just a ten minute drive from the City Centre. 

See the website address for a map and more details. 

Car Boot Volunteers

Every week a different charity or voluntary organisation located within a 10 mile radius of Exeter assist with the organisation and running of the Sunday car boot sale.  The Charity receives payment of £1.75 for every car ticket sold, or £3.00 for every van/trailer ticket and early bird ticket sold, with a guaranteed minimum payment of £400.00.

If you are involved with a charity and would be interested in assisting at the car boot sale, you need to provide a minimum of 12 volunteers from 6 a.m. - 2 p.m.  Please contact 01392 665480 before to add your details to the mailing list so you can make your application for 2008.

Url: http://http://www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1628

Come And Join Us Looking After Native Woodland (All Day)
Woodland survival with Moor Trees. We need your help to make sure 10,000 native trees planted this winter survive. We plant trees to combat climate change and as vital woodland links to support wildlife - help us ensure their survival.

Contact Info : Contact Moor Trees 0845 456 9803 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.moortrees.org

Self Build And Design Show At Exeter Westpoint Arena (All Day)

Self Build and Design Show at Exeter Westpoint Arena

11th & 12th September

be inspired …… be informed …… be inspired

• * Informative Seminars
• * Continuous Demonstrations
• * Interactive Workshops
• * Part Built Structures showcasing four construction methods!
• * Talk to real selfbuilders & get answers to your questions
• * Learn about innovative and practical products from over 100 exhibitors
• * Visit the Self Build & Design Bookshop
• * Get expert advice from the Self Build team

Opening Hours:

Saturday: 10am - 5pm
Sunday: 10am - 4pm

Tickets:

Adults: £4 in advance (£8 on the door).

Contact Info : Telephone: 01283 742964 Url: http://www.selfbuildanddesignshow.com

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Devon Open Studios (All Day)

Devon Open Studios

4th - 19th September 2010

Devon Open Studios is organised by the Devon Artist Network and offers the opportunity to meet Devon artists in their own studios and see their work.

There will also be six regional Taster Shows, which are in Great Torrington, Sidmouth, Princetown, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Dartmouth.

Contact Info : Devon Open Studios free event guide available by post from 01271 861 608 / 07768 164 560 or openstudios@devonartistnetwork.co.uk Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk/AboutDOS

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Forever Young Sing For Fun In Exeter (7:00PM)

Community singing for fun doesn't get better than this!

Monday evenings, 7 - 9pm, £3 pay on the door.

Join this popuar session - started in January 2007 - and sing around 30 songs in an evening.

Very informal, no auditions, no rehearsals, no public performances and no need to read music or sing in harmony (or even in tune!).

Singing to backing tracks with the words projected on the wall.

Details of songs etc...visit our website.

http://singforfun.synthasite.com

Email -
for.everyoung@hotmail.co.uk
or just come along.
Car parking on-site, bus stop near by, close to city centre.

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Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Devon Open Studios (All Day)

Devon Open Studios

4th - 19th September 2010

Devon Open Studios is organised by the Devon Artist Network and offers the opportunity to meet Devon artists in their own studios and see their work.

There will also be six regional Taster Shows, which are in Great Torrington, Sidmouth, Princetown, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Dartmouth.

Contact Info : Devon Open Studios free event guide available by post from 01271 861 608 / 07768 164 560 or openstudios@devonartistnetwork.co.uk Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk/AboutDOS

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Devon Open Studios (All Day)

Devon Open Studios

4th - 19th September 2010

Devon Open Studios is organised by the Devon Artist Network and offers the opportunity to meet Devon artists in their own studios and see their work.

There will also be six regional Taster Shows, which are in Great Torrington, Sidmouth, Princetown, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Dartmouth.

Contact Info : Devon Open Studios free event guide available by post from 01271 861 608 / 07768 164 560 or openstudios@devonartistnetwork.co.uk Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk/AboutDOS

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Jazz Evening (8:00PM - 11:00PM)

Chris Garrick, one of the UK's foremost jazz violinists and John Etheridge, a legend among Britain's jazz guitarists, interpret jazz, folk, world and rock music by composers as diverse as Duke Ellington, Paul McCartney and Richard Thompson.  Expect a fun, intimate and truly memorable musical evening.

£8, children £5.50, family £25,  book early discount

Contact Info : Amanda 01884-860460 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.midmoors.co.uk/blackdog/#Events

Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Devon Open Studios (All Day)

Devon Open Studios

4th - 19th September 2010

Devon Open Studios is organised by the Devon Artist Network and offers the opportunity to meet Devon artists in their own studios and see their work.

There will also be six regional Taster Shows, which are in Great Torrington, Sidmouth, Princetown, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Dartmouth.

Contact Info : Devon Open Studios free event guide available by post from 01271 861 608 / 07768 164 560 or openstudios@devonartistnetwork.co.uk Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk/AboutDOS

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Exeter Farmers Market (All Day)

South Street/ Fore Street Every Thursday, 9am - 2pm

Shoppers keen on sampling Westcountry foods are able to try and buy a wide range of produce at the Exeter Farmers Market. Customers visiting the market have the opportunity to buy a delicious range of locally produced foods such as cheeses, venison, pork, lamb, beef, chicken, organic fruit & vegetables, chillies, apple juice, fish, chicken, preserves, cakes, bread, pies and much more.

Url: http://www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1624

Textiles Workshop - KNITTED BAG DESIGN (10:00AM - 10:00AM)

16th September - KNITTED BAG DESIGN

Knitted bags are a great way to try out new yarns and stitches. Learn how to design your perfect bag, ranging from simple rectangles to more shaped pieces. In the workshop, we will write a pattern for a basic bag shape in any thickness of yarn to begin knitting on the day or you can bring along a bag that you want to use as inspiration.

Topics include: Making different handles and straps, how to attach bought handles, adding a lining and sewing in a zip or attaching magnetic closures.

This course will be taught by Claire Crompton a freelance designer who has great experience in the textile industry. She writes and designs patterns and books. (www.clairecrompton.co.uk)

VENUE: RUBY COUNTRY HUB, COOKWORTHY FOREST CENTRE, DEVON
WORKSHOP START : 10.00 – 4.00 PM
COST: £49.99 PER PERSON
INCLUDES BUFFET LUNCH AND ALL REFRESHMENTS
BOOK ON LINE VIA : WWW.THELITTLEWOOLCOMPANY.COM

Url: http://www.thelittlewoolcompany.com

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Author Talk With John Edgeler At Bideford Library (7:00PM - 7:00PM)
John Edgeler, author of 'Fishleys of Fremington' will be giving a talk about his book and the North Devon Potters. Refreshments included. Tickets can be purchased for £2 from the library Tel:01237 476075 EVENT START TIME: 7.15pm

Contact Info : Tickets can be purchased for £2 from the library Tel:01237 476075 Url: http://www.facebook.com/Devon.Libraries?v=wall#!/event.php?eid=135515346463036&index=1

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag/museumexhibitionsdisplays/muse

Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Devon Open Studios (All Day)

Devon Open Studios

4th - 19th September 2010

Devon Open Studios is organised by the Devon Artist Network and offers the opportunity to meet Devon artists in their own studios and see their work.

There will also be six regional Taster Shows, which are in Great Torrington, Sidmouth, Princetown, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Dartmouth.

Contact Info : Devon Open Studios free event guide available by post from 01271 861 608 / 07768 164 560 or openstudios@devonartistnetwork.co.uk Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk/AboutDOS

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag/museumexhibitionsdisplays/muse

Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Devon Open Studios (All Day)

Devon Open Studios

4th - 19th September 2010

Devon Open Studios is organised by the Devon Artist Network and offers the opportunity to meet Devon artists in their own studios and see their work.

There will also be six regional Taster Shows, which are in Great Torrington, Sidmouth, Princetown, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Dartmouth.

Contact Info : Devon Open Studios free event guide available by post from 01271 861 608 / 07768 164 560 or openstudios@devonartistnetwork.co.uk Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk/AboutDOS

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

RSPB Family Nature Walk, Topsham (2:00PM - 2:00PM)
Family friendly nature walk with the RSPB resident expert and staff from The RSPB Shop, Darts Farm, Topsham.

The walks start at 2pm every Saturday from The RSPB Shop, found upstairs in Cotswold camping store, entered through the side entrance to Darts Farm.

Binoculars can be hired from The RSPB Shop.

Contact Info : For more information, call 01392 879438 Url: http://www.rspb.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=tcm:9-225250

Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Devon Open Studios (All Day)

Devon Open Studios

4th - 19th September 2010

Devon Open Studios is organised by the Devon Artist Network and offers the opportunity to meet Devon artists in their own studios and see their work.

There will also be six regional Taster Shows, which are in Great Torrington, Sidmouth, Princetown, Exeter, Newton Abbot and Dartmouth.

Contact Info : Devon Open Studios free event guide available by post from 01271 861 608 / 07768 164 560 or openstudios@devonartistnetwork.co.uk Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk/AboutDOS

Sunday Market And Car Boot Sale (6:45AM - 12:45PM)

Probably the biggest and best Market and Car Boot sale in the South West!

Every Sunday from 6.45am - 12.45pm the market is attended by approximately 50 traders, up to 400 car boot sellers and 5,000 buyers.

The market and car boot is based at the Matford Park & Ride car parks, Matford Centre, Matford Park Road, Marsh Barton - just a ten minute drive from the City Centre. 

See the website address for a map and more details. 

Car Boot Volunteers

Every week a different charity or voluntary organisation located within a 10 mile radius of Exeter assist with the organisation and running of the Sunday car boot sale.  The Charity receives payment of £1.75 for every car ticket sold, or £3.00 for every van/trailer ticket and early bird ticket sold, with a guaranteed minimum payment of £400.00.

If you are involved with a charity and would be interested in assisting at the car boot sale, you need to provide a minimum of 12 volunteers from 6 a.m. - 2 p.m.  Please contact 01392 665480 before to add your details to the mailing list so you can make your application for 2008.

Url: http://http://www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1628

Come And Join Us Looking After Native Woodland (All Day)
Woodland survival with Moor Trees. We need your help to make sure 10,000 native trees planted this winter survive. We plant trees to combat climate change and as vital woodland links to support wildlife - help us ensure their survival.

Contact Info : Contact Moor Trees 0845 456 9803 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.moortrees.org

Exeter Westpoint: WHOTT Historic Bus And Commercial Vehicle Rally (All Day)

The WHOTT Historic Bus and Commercial Vehicle Rally

19th September, Westpoint Arena

The Rally features classic buses, coaches and lorries together with trade stands offering a variety of books and memorabilia.

A free vintage bus service runs from Exeter bus station to the rally site from 10am - 4pm. Additional free trips in the local area and around the Westpoint site are available.

Opening Times:

10am - 5pm

Admission:

£5 to include a programme
Children under 14 get free entry.

Contact Info : Information & Entry Forms: Telephone: 01803 857106, nickandcathy@busstop.eclipse.co.uk Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.busmuseum.org.uk

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Forever Young Sing For Fun In Exeter (7:00PM)

Community singing for fun doesn't get better than this!

Monday evenings, 7 - 9pm, £3 pay on the door.

Join this popuar session - started in January 2007 - and sing around 30 songs in an evening.

Very informal, no auditions, no rehearsals, no public performances and no need to read music or sing in harmony (or even in tune!).

Singing to backing tracks with the words projected on the wall.

Details of songs etc...visit our website.

http://singforfun.synthasite.com

Email -
for.everyoung@hotmail.co.uk
or just come along.
Car parking on-site, bus stop near by, close to city centre.

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Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

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Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Exeter Farmers Market (All Day)

South Street/ Fore Street Every Thursday, 9am - 2pm

Shoppers keen on sampling Westcountry foods are able to try and buy a wide range of produce at the Exeter Farmers Market. Customers visiting the market have the opportunity to buy a delicious range of locally produced foods such as cheeses, venison, pork, lamb, beef, chicken, organic fruit & vegetables, chillies, apple juice, fish, chicken, preserves, cakes, bread, pies and much more.

Url: http://www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1624

Creative Stitches And Hobbycrafts At Westpoint Arena (All Day)

Creative Stitches and Hobbycrafts

23rd - 26th September, Westpoint Arena near Exeter

Visit Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts this September and find inspiration and fresh ideas from hundreds of new and established crafts and watch the experts in action!

Enjoy a variety of talks, ‘Quick & Easy’ mini workshops, demonstrations with an abundance of supplies for all your creative pastimes. Be sure to pick up tricks of the trade from professional demonstrators and Guild experts all eager to share their knowledge with you. Products will cover a whole range of creative crafts from cross stitch, decoupage and beading to cardmaking, stencilling, scrapbooking and patchwork & quilting with so much more besides. Take this opportunity to buy all those hard to find supplies for your own creative expression!

With over 150 exhibitors show-casing thousands of products and hundreds of techniques, you are sure to find what you need at this every popular show!

Opening Times:

• Thursday - Friday: 9.30am - 17.00pm
• Saturday: 9.30am - 17.30pm

Admission charges:

Buy your tickets in advance and save £1.50 off each Adult and Senior ticket

• Adults: £6.70
• Seniors: £5.70
• Children (under 16): Free of Charge, provided they are accompanied by an adult.
• Group Bookings: Buy 10 tickets and get 1 free.

Please note there will be a free shuttle bus from Exeter St. David's train station (approx every 30 minutes).

Contact Info : Contact details: ICHF: 01425 272711 <br /> Email: info@ichf.co.uk <br /> Website: www.ichf.co.uk <br /> Ticket hotline: 01425 277988 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.ichf.co.uk

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag/museumexhibitionsdisplays/muse

Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Creative Stitches And Hobbycrafts At Westpoint Arena (All Day)

Creative Stitches and Hobbycrafts

23rd - 26th September, Westpoint Arena near Exeter

Visit Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts this September and find inspiration and fresh ideas from hundreds of new and established crafts and watch the experts in action!

Enjoy a variety of talks, ‘Quick & Easy’ mini workshops, demonstrations with an abundance of supplies for all your creative pastimes. Be sure to pick up tricks of the trade from professional demonstrators and Guild experts all eager to share their knowledge with you. Products will cover a whole range of creative crafts from cross stitch, decoupage and beading to cardmaking, stencilling, scrapbooking and patchwork & quilting with so much more besides. Take this opportunity to buy all those hard to find supplies for your own creative expression!

With over 150 exhibitors show-casing thousands of products and hundreds of techniques, you are sure to find what you need at this every popular show!

Opening Times:

• Thursday - Friday: 9.30am - 17.00pm
• Saturday: 9.30am - 17.30pm

Admission charges:

Buy your tickets in advance and save £1.50 off each Adult and Senior ticket

• Adults: £6.70
• Seniors: £5.70
• Children (under 16): Free of Charge, provided they are accompanied by an adult.
• Group Bookings: Buy 10 tickets and get 1 free.

Please note there will be a free shuttle bus from Exeter St. David's train station (approx every 30 minutes).

Contact Info : Contact details: ICHF: 01425 272711 <br /> Email: info@ichf.co.uk <br /> Website: www.ichf.co.uk <br /> Ticket hotline: 01425 277988 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.ichf.co.uk

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Japanese Sashiko Textiles At Plymouth Museum (All Day)

Japanese sashiko textiles at Plymouth Museum

31 July to 25 September 2010

Sashiko is a form of stitching that the Japanese used to make their work clothes until the mid 20^th century. This exhibition brings together historic items from Japanese collections and garments by artists still influenced by sashiko today. It also explores the cultural significance of sashiko and the remarkable lives of the women who made and wore it.

This is the first major British exhibition of Japanese sashiko textiles and it is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Arts Council Yorkshire and Renaissance Yorkshire.

In total, more than 75 garments and related objects, including videos and significant works from Japanese photographer, IWAYIMA Takeji (1920-1989) are included in the exhibition. Most of the exhibits are being shown in the UK for the first time. Lenders include The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, The Aikawa and Ogi Folk Museums, Sado Island, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and private collectors. Alongside the historical items are examples of more recent work inspired by sashiko.

Check museum opening dates and times here: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag.htm .

Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/museums/museumpcmag/museumexhibitionsdisplays/muse

Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Creative Stitches And Hobbycrafts At Westpoint Arena (All Day)

Creative Stitches and Hobbycrafts

23rd - 26th September, Westpoint Arena near Exeter

Visit Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts this September and find inspiration and fresh ideas from hundreds of new and established crafts and watch the experts in action!

Enjoy a variety of talks, ‘Quick & Easy’ mini workshops, demonstrations with an abundance of supplies for all your creative pastimes. Be sure to pick up tricks of the trade from professional demonstrators and Guild experts all eager to share their knowledge with you. Products will cover a whole range of creative crafts from cross stitch, decoupage and beading to cardmaking, stencilling, scrapbooking and patchwork & quilting with so much more besides. Take this opportunity to buy all those hard to find supplies for your own creative expression!

With over 150 exhibitors show-casing thousands of products and hundreds of techniques, you are sure to find what you need at this every popular show!

Opening Times:

• Thursday - Friday: 9.30am - 17.00pm
• Saturday: 9.30am - 17.30pm

Admission charges:

Buy your tickets in advance and save £1.50 off each Adult and Senior ticket

• Adults: £6.70
• Seniors: £5.70
• Children (under 16): Free of Charge, provided they are accompanied by an adult.
• Group Bookings: Buy 10 tickets and get 1 free.

Please note there will be a free shuttle bus from Exeter St. David's train station (approx every 30 minutes).

Contact Info : Contact details: ICHF: 01425 272711 <br /> Email: info@ichf.co.uk <br /> Website: www.ichf.co.uk <br /> Ticket hotline: 01425 277988 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.ichf.co.uk

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Wild About Plymouth: Wild About Woods (1:00PM - 4:00PM)

Wild About Woods in Crownhill, Plymouth

Woodland Wood, Crownhill, Plymouth Saturday 25 September 2010, 1pm to 4pm

Explore this local woodland and enjoy some hands-on bushcrafts and earth activities under expert tuition from the Duchy Forestry School. All ages welcome! Admisison is £2 per adult, £1 per child and under 5s go free. Complete and return the booking form (available from June onwards) by 17 September 2010.

On the day meet us at Woodland Fort on Crownhill Road.

Url: http://bit.ly/cn7nCJ

RSPB Family Nature Walk, Topsham (2:00PM - 2:00PM)
Family friendly nature walk with the RSPB resident expert and staff from The RSPB Shop, Darts Farm, Topsham.

The walks start at 2pm every Saturday from The RSPB Shop, found upstairs in Cotswold camping store, entered through the side entrance to Darts Farm.

Binoculars can be hired from The RSPB Shop.

Contact Info : For more information, call 01392 879438 Url: http://www.rspb.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=tcm:9-225250

Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Sunday Market And Car Boot Sale (6:45AM - 12:45PM)

Probably the biggest and best Market and Car Boot sale in the South West!

Every Sunday from 6.45am - 12.45pm the market is attended by approximately 50 traders, up to 400 car boot sellers and 5,000 buyers.

The market and car boot is based at the Matford Park & Ride car parks, Matford Centre, Matford Park Road, Marsh Barton - just a ten minute drive from the City Centre. 

See the website address for a map and more details. 

Car Boot Volunteers

Every week a different charity or voluntary organisation located within a 10 mile radius of Exeter assist with the organisation and running of the Sunday car boot sale.  The Charity receives payment of £1.75 for every car ticket sold, or £3.00 for every van/trailer ticket and early bird ticket sold, with a guaranteed minimum payment of £400.00.

If you are involved with a charity and would be interested in assisting at the car boot sale, you need to provide a minimum of 12 volunteers from 6 a.m. - 2 p.m.  Please contact 01392 665480 before to add your details to the mailing list so you can make your application for 2008.

Url: http://http://www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1628

Come And Join Us Looking After Native Woodland (All Day)
Woodland survival with Moor Trees. We need your help to make sure 10,000 native trees planted this winter survive. We plant trees to combat climate change and as vital woodland links to support wildlife - help us ensure their survival.

Contact Info : Contact Moor Trees 0845 456 9803 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.moortrees.org

Creative Stitches And Hobbycrafts At Westpoint Arena (All Day)

Creative Stitches and Hobbycrafts

23rd - 26th September, Westpoint Arena near Exeter

Visit Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts this September and find inspiration and fresh ideas from hundreds of new and established crafts and watch the experts in action!

Enjoy a variety of talks, ‘Quick & Easy’ mini workshops, demonstrations with an abundance of supplies for all your creative pastimes. Be sure to pick up tricks of the trade from professional demonstrators and Guild experts all eager to share their knowledge with you. Products will cover a whole range of creative crafts from cross stitch, decoupage and beading to cardmaking, stencilling, scrapbooking and patchwork & quilting with so much more besides. Take this opportunity to buy all those hard to find supplies for your own creative expression!

With over 150 exhibitors show-casing thousands of products and hundreds of techniques, you are sure to find what you need at this every popular show!

Opening Times:

• Thursday - Friday: 9.30am - 17.00pm
• Saturday: 9.30am - 17.30pm

Admission charges:

Buy your tickets in advance and save £1.50 off each Adult and Senior ticket

• Adults: £6.70
• Seniors: £5.70
• Children (under 16): Free of Charge, provided they are accompanied by an adult.
• Group Bookings: Buy 10 tickets and get 1 free.

Please note there will be a free shuttle bus from Exeter St. David's train station (approx every 30 minutes).

Contact Info : Contact details: ICHF: 01425 272711 <br /> Email: info@ichf.co.uk <br /> Website: www.ichf.co.uk <br /> Ticket hotline: 01425 277988 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.ichf.co.uk

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Forever Young Sing For Fun In Exeter (7:00PM)

Community singing for fun doesn't get better than this!

Monday evenings, 7 - 9pm, £3 pay on the door.

Join this popuar session - started in January 2007 - and sing around 30 songs in an evening.

Very informal, no auditions, no rehearsals, no public performances and no need to read music or sing in harmony (or even in tune!).

Singing to backing tracks with the words projected on the wall.

Details of songs etc...visit our website.

http://singforfun.synthasite.com

Email -
for.everyoung@hotmail.co.uk
or just come along.
Car parking on-site, bus stop near by, close to city centre.

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Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Taste Of The Westcountry Cookery Course In Ashburton (All Day)

Taste of the Westcountry Cookery Course at Ashburton Cookery School, Devon

The Westcountry is arguably the region producing the finest quality produce in the UK, and on this course we will be showcasing our fantastic local ingredients, creating delicious and beautifully presented dishes to a good restaurant standard. We will be showcasing our very best heritage fruit and vegetables, superb Dartmoor meats and award winning cheeses, using old Devon recipes with a modern twist. We will also sample Devon wines grown on the hills overlooking the river Dart. Call us to discuss this great course today on (01364) 652784.

Url: http://www.ashburtoncookeryschool.co.uk/cart.php?target=product&product_id=274&category_id=60

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Bronze Age Dartmoor Exhibition At Yelverton (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Yelverton: Going for Bronze

3 July to 29 September, open daily 10am to 5pm, free

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF

Life, death and landscape on Dartmoor during the Bronze Age.

People have been visiting and living on Dartmoor for thousands of years. This special summer exhibition traces the progression from stone to bronze tools and how this change affected life and land from 2,300 to 700 BC.

Going for Bronze is a partnership exhibition with Dartmoor National Park Authority. For more information, contact www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.

Associated free family activities

Wednesday 28 July. Bronze Age Dartmoor 1: Life and Landscapes - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm, at the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS

Wednesday 11 August. Bronze Age Dartmoor 2: On Dartmoor - a free family activity, 10.30am to 4pm, Chagford Jubilee Hall, Cross Tree, Chagford TQ13 8AH

Contact Info : Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6QF Url: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Stone Tools Exhibition At Kents Cavern (All Day)

RAMM exhibition at Kents Cavern: Cutting Edge

Until 31 January 2011, open 9am to 5pm, free

Cavern House, Kents Cavern, 89/91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, Devon TQ1 2JF

Stones transformed into a thousand tools.

With a wide range of objects from RAMM’s collections this exhibition shows the variety of raw materials used to produce handaxes, spear heads and scrapers. It reveals sources of suitable stone in south west England and takes a look at some of the main sources from around the world.

This is a rare opportunity to explore the geology and material science of stone tools rather than their often discussed historical or cultural importance. Find out whether people used local rocks or traded stone over long distances. See how the physical properties of the stone influence the final shape, type and quality of the tool. Discover the latest dating methods and how scientists can determine the source of the stone. Examine and handle stone tools and learn how to identify them.

Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave and award winning visitor attraction. The site was used by Britain’s earliest ancient humans thousands of years ago and today the cave is the only underground visitor centre in the UNESCO Global Geopark, a protected national monument and an internationally renowned prehistoric show cave.

Entry to the exhibition is free. There is an admission charge for entering the cave.

Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kents cavern.co.uk for further details.

Contact Info : Call 01392 665858 or visit www.kentscavern.co.uk for opening hours / days and further details. Url: http://www.kentscavern.co.uk

Exeter Farmers Market (All Day)

South Street/ Fore Street Every Thursday, 9am - 2pm

Shoppers keen on sampling Westcountry foods are able to try and buy a wide range of produce at the Exeter Farmers Market. Customers visiting the market have the opportunity to buy a delicious range of locally produced foods such as cheeses, venison, pork, lamb, beef, chicken, organic fruit & vegetables, chillies, apple juice, fish, chicken, preserves, cakes, bread, pies and much more.

Url: http://www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1624

Elegance Fashion Exhibition At Killerton House (All Day)
Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress 10 March to 31 October 2010 11am to 5pm (last entry 4.40pm) Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission price to the house. Free to National Trust members. This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition explores ideas about clothing etiquette and aims to demonstrate how changing tastes have affected what we regard as elegant. Luxurious accessories and children’s clothes are also displayed. With replica costumes to try on. This new exhibition from the fashion collection at Killerton House is supported by fashion plates, photographs and magazines from RAMM’s costume collection. Killerton House and Gardens Killerton is a fine 18th century house and glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details.

Contact Info : Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01392 881345 for further details. Url: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Author Kate Ellis At Exeter Library (7:30PM - 7:30PM)
30 September · 19:30 - 23:30

Join Kate Ellis author of the Wesley Peterson murder mystery novels at Exeter Central Library.

Exeter Central Library - Westcountry Studies, Castle St, Exeter, United Kingdom

Tickets: Can be purchased from The Westcountry Studies Library for £4. Telephone 01392 384216.

Contact Info : Tickets: Can be purchased from The Westcountry Studies Library for £4. Telephone 01392 384216. Url: http://www.facebook.com/Devon.Libraries?v=wall#!/event.php?eid=143500102335686&index=1