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Category: Art & Entertainment

Devon writer Michelle Kenney

Book chat with Devon writer, Michelle Kenney, author of Book of Fire

7th March 2021 Nick Art & Literature, Devon, Exeter

We love featuring books written by Westcountry authors and with Westcountry settings. So we were thrilled to discover Devon author Mich Kenney’s, Book of Fire

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Crime books set in Devon

Deadly Devon! 15 murder mystery and crime books set in Devon

8th February 2021 Nick Art & Literature, Devon, Plymouth

It’s no wonder the county of Devon has captured so many writers’ imagination. You only have to look around to see inspiration everywhere. The brooding

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Popcorn and tickets from drive-in cinema

Bristol Drive-in Cinema, September 2020

16th August 2020 Nick Art & Entertainment, Bristol, Festivals & Events, Somerset

This September, Bristol Airport will be transformed into a giant drive-in cinema by @TheDriveIn. At the moment, details are a little light, but the event

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Drive-in and outdoor cinema in Bournemouth, Dorset & Southampton

1st August 2020 Nick Art & Entertainment, Dorset, Festivals & Events

This August and September, a host of classic and contemporary movies are being screened outdoors in Dorset and Hampshire. Drive-in cinemas are popping up at

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An open-air cinema screening on a beach

Summer screenings – open-air cinema in Devon and Cornwall

1st July 2020 Nick Art & Entertainment, Cornwall, Devon, Festivals & Events, Plymouth

Summer 2020 is going to be different, with many annual events being cancelled or postponed. However, for film lovers, there are a host of pop-up

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Don’t Walk Down There – Spooky Tales from the West Country

Don’t Walk Down There – Spooky Tales from the West Country

30th January 2020 Nick Art & Entertainment, Cornwall, Days Out, Devon, History, Somerset

Welcome travellers to a special Westcountry Weekender blog where we catch up with Nick, creator of the Don’t Walk Down There video web series, exploring

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Events in Bristol: January 2020

Events in Bristol: January 2020

7th January 2020 Nick Art & Entertainment, Art & Literature, Bristol, Comedy, Days Out, Food & Drink, Theatre

Bristol is the perfect place to be this January if you want to beat the winter blues and try something new. We’ve taken a look at the events, shows, exhibitions and festivals coming to Bristol this month and picked a selection of our favourites.

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Items in the Criminal Ornamentation Exhibition at RAMM Lates Exeter

RAMM Lates: a night at Exeter’s Museum

8th February 2019 Nick Art & Entertainment, Art & Literature, Devon, Exeter, Festivals & Events, Music

Last Friday, Exeter’s RAMM museum hosted the first RAMM Lates. It was an evening of music, performance, storytelling and culture and we were thrilled to

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Brentor Church

The Devil in the Westcountry – A Halloween Special!

28th October 2018 Nick Cornwall, Devon, History

With Halloween just around the corner, we’ve handed the reins of the Westcountry Weekender blog over to Laura-Jayne Fox of Weird Westcountry. We’re big fans

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Gnome Wallace as part of Gromit Unleashed 2

Wallace and Gromit trail in Bristol

17th September 2018 Nick Art & Entertainment, Art & Literature, Bristol, Festivals & Events, Free

This summer there was a new Wallace and Gromit trail in Bristol. The Grand Appeal sculpture trail, starring Wallace, Gromit and The Wrong Trousers’ baddie Feathers McGraw,

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Exeter live music at Exeter Phoenix

Exeter live music: The East Pointers

6th September 2018 Nick Art & Entertainment, Devon, Exeter, Music

In June Canadian folk group The East Pointers brought their distinctive sound to the Exeter live music scene. We’re not total newcomers to Canadian Folk music.

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Macbeth crown and skyline

Bard in the Yard: Macbeth

4th August 2018 Nick Art & Entertainment, Devon, Plymouth, Theatre

Barbican Theatre’s Macbeth is their fourth summer Bard in the Yard production. The show features a local cast and is staged in a walled garden

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