At Living Coasts, the theme for 2015 is Dive & Flight. Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium is celebrating everything that flies in the air or dives in the water. Staff will use the theme in talks, quizzes, craft workshops and trails.
At Easter there will be an Easter Egg trail, live chicks and a crazy Easter Bunny Dive Show. The cute chicks will be in Front of House between Good...
Multi award-winning city businesswoman Rebecca Garrett will be guest speaker at this month’s Leading Women UK networking meeting in Plymouth.
Rebecca, who founded and runs Rebecca Garrett Media, is due to to be the inspirational speaker at the relaunched lunchtime network at the city’s Rockfish restaurant on Monday.
Rebecca, who won the 2014 Natwest Venus Devon Award for New...
Carers in Plymouth are being invited to an event to raise awareness of their rights.
Every year, more than 2 million people in the UK become carers. It is estimated that up to 29,000 of these support someone in Plymouth. Many struggle to navigate the maze of services and entitlements, and miss out on financial and practical support. This includes people who may have been caring for...
Carers in Plymouth are being invited to an event to raise awareness of their rights.
Every year, more than 2 million people in the UK become carers. It is estimated that up to 29,000 of these support someone in Plymouth. Many struggle to navigate the maze of services and entitlements, and miss out on financial and practical support. This includes people who may have been caring for...
TV adventurer Monty Halls is offering to take people on a tour of the world in just one evening.
Monty, who lives in Dartmouth, is coming to Living Coasts in Torquay to talk about his life as a TV presenter, marine biologist, travel writer, public speaker and diver. His talk promises to roam the world in just one evening.
Monty explains: “This is a lifetime of ocean exploration...
Saltram is hosting its first cycle festival on Saturday 4 October, from 11am to 3pm, to showcase to visitors as well as locals across Plymouth what incredible places the National Trust has to offer cyclists.
Whether you like to pootle down the track or prefer haring around bends, did you know that both Saltram and the Plym Valley have miles of traffic-free paths, mountain bike trails...
The film festival weekend celebrating the River Tamar gets off to a fine start with the Rum and Shrub Shantymen, a group of traditional singers from Cornwall with a worldwide reputation for lively singing of shanties, sea songs and folk songs.
This well-travelled band perform all over Europe as well as at festivals in the UK, especially in Cornwall, including the Falmouth Shanty Festivals. More recent ventures have included a tour of the Eastern seaboard of the USA at venues ranging from Mystic Seaport to New York City, a trip to Waterford in Southern Ireland, some memorable visits...
Buckfastleigh people are staging a performance of poetry and the spoken word to mark the centenary of World War One.
Tipperary Days is taking place in the atmospheric period surroundings of the Valiant Soldier, the former pub that is now a heritage attraction. The shows, between Thursday May 29th and Saturday May 31st, will be performed by members of the Buckfastleigh Drama Group and...
Fancy spending half an hour taking a bite-sized look at our collections and changing exhibitions? Why not join us at 1pm for a 30-minute informal talk/tour around our Plymouth Society of Artists exhibition? Admission is free but places are limited. Please collect a ticket from the Welcome Desk or contact us and we will post or put one aside for you. Unreserved tickets may be available on the day so it’s worth checking with us. What’s more, everyone who attends can use their ticket for a 10% discount in our café afterwards!
