Plymouth marks St George's Day with a celebration in the city centre throughout Saturday (20 April).
The Piazza plays host to a day of free family events starting from 10am and running until 5.30pm.
England's patron saint will be celebrated with a full entertainment programme throughout the day, ranging from live music to fun competitions and much more besides
Sky Ride is a free event that encourages people to get on a bike and have fun cycling on traffic free paths.
Last year Plymouth City Council, in partnership with British Cycling, hosted the cycling event which saw over 7,000 people taking part.
This year will see Sky Ride Plymouth taking place in the city’s largest park, Central Park on Sunday 12 May. The Park was originally created in 1928 as a park devoted to the improvement of the health of city residents. Wide boulevards go through the park's open meadows and woodlands, with fantastic views over the city towards...
Melanesian missionaries will be playing their panpipes and dancing in a Plymouth shopping centre tomorrow (Saturday 13 April).
A group of ten Brothers and Sisters from the four Anglican religious communities in Melanesia have been in Plymouth this week leading the 'Simply Living Mission.'
Tomorrow (Saturday) the Simply Living team will be at Christ Church, Estover, at 10.30am...
The Ataris are four friends creating words and music in the basements and dive bars of the world, while young souls pile into the microphone and spill beer into our effects pedals.
Honest stories and organic sounds, chock full of heart, sincerity and beautiful mistakes. Played loud and recorded to analog tape.
The Armada Jazz Band from Plymouth is one of the UK's favourite traditional bands, playing a wide variety of material as well as the standard trad repertoire.
As the end to a tough but recently encouraging League Two season for Plymouth Argyle draws near, the club are inviting fans to vote for the player of the season.
Fans can go to the Green Taverners website to make their choice or alternatively visit the Argyle website for details of how to email or post their selections for Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season.
The series continues with an interactive concert led by British-Asian clarinettist Arun Ghosh, joined by Nilesh Gulhane on tabla, a type of Indian drum. This one-off performance makes connections between West Country folk music, Indian music and jazz, and will even feature a new piece of music composed especially for the event.
Expect meditative peaceful songs through to exciting rushing free-wheeling improvisations, plus well known sing-along classics and some unexpected covers. As with all events in the series, there will be audience participation including singing, clapping, and...
Join Chartwell Dutiro for an interactive live music event where you will find out more about the amazing mbira and hear songs of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. This ancient traditional instrument from South East Africa is made of hand forged iron keys that are mounted on a piece of hard wood and often decorated with shells, bottle tops and other materials. Sing-along and discover the sounds you can create on an instrument that was originally used in night time ceremonies to connect with and honour the spirits!
Hospices across England providing end of life care for children and adults have been awarded a share of £60 million government funding to improve care environments and settings.
A total of 176 hospices will benefit from the fund, which will be used to invest in creating new spaces for patients, their families and carers, whilst also supporting the care hospices provide to people in...
A new exhibition of portraits by the 20th century pioneering photographer Ida Kar opens at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday 26 January.
Ida Kar, Bohemian Photographer – Portraits of Artists from Paris, London and St Ives, highlights the crucial role played by this key female photographer at the heart of the creative avant-garde.
The exhibition has been produced in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery, London and is derived from their 2011 show – the first museum exhibition for 50 years devoted to Ida Kar, which included nearly 100 photographs,...
