children entertainment

George's Marvellous Medicine

Event Date: 
03/05/2014 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Venue: 
West Town Farm, Ide, Exeter EX2 9TG

For the third summer in a row the amazing Illyria are back at West Town Farm to perform another terrific children's classic!

Their production of The Twits in 2012 sold out, Babe The Sheep-Pig charmed the audience in 2013 and now they're back with Roald Dahl's most glorious classic "George's Marvellous Medicine".

It's the first day of half-term, Grandma has written to say she is coming to stay, and George is going to have to give up his bedroom for her. It wouldn't be so bad if Grandma were a nice Grandma. But George's Grandma is...

Exeter Racecourse launches new children’s art competition

Authored by Lucy
Posted: Tue, 02/25/2014 - 3:13pm

Exeter Racecourse has launched a fabulous new art competition for children aged 11 and under with the overall winner featured on the front page of its racecard on Family Day, April 15.

Exeter want children to come up with vibrant designs which depict the colour and vibrancy of a day at the races, from the brightly coloured silks worn by jockeys, to smiling faces in the crowds.

There are prizes to third place in each category – seven and under and eight to 11 - including vouchers from Leonard Coombe Master Saddlers and Country Life, family tickets to the races as well as the...

Kids' art competition at Exeter Racecourse

Authored by Lucy
Posted: Tue, 02/25/2014 - 11:13am

Exeter Racecourse has launched a fabulous new art competition for children aged 11 and under with the overall winner featured on the front page of its racecard on Family Day, April 15.

We want children to come up with vibrant designs which depict the colour and vibrancy of a day at the races, from the brightly coloured silks worn by jockeys, to smiling faces in the crowds.

There are prizes to third place in each category – seven and under and eight to 11 - including vouchers from Leonard Coombe Master Saddlers and Country Life, family tickets to the races as well as the...

Spectacular Supacat at Devon’s Crealy

A spectacular Supacat Jackal military vehicle will be on display at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park as part of the RNLI’s Supacat to Station cycle on Saturday 25th January, which will mark the charity’s annual SOS Day.

A team of six RNLI crew members will take a well needed rest from the cycle at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park at 1.30 pm. The Supacat and RNLI roadshow vehicle will be available throughout the day for visitors to explore, offering an exclusive opportunity to get up close to an interesting feat of military engineering and to learn about the charity’s crucial...

New for this year, Tobias The Tram at Pecorama, Beer!

Children will love this new drive yourself tram, located on a short stretch of track adjacent to the Beer Heights Light Railway and it's just 50p a go!