IN WHITLEIGH on Saturday 1 February, The Salvation Army Devon and Cornwall Divisional Mission Band is holding its second annual ‘play day’.
70 brass musicians drawn from brass bands throughout Devon and Cornwall have registered to come and play at this unique event, which will see Dr Stephen Cobb, Bandmaster of the world-renowned International Staff Band of The Salvation Army as...
Learn to Play Day - a free national event to encourage everyone in the UK to start making music - is coming to Devon this March.
Supported by Jools Holland OBE, and run by charity Music for All, the 2020 Learn to Play Day will take place on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th March, and will see music shops, teachers, venues and schools throughout the county partner with leading musical...
Plymouth residents and organisations will be able to find out more about dementia as part of a Dementia Awareness Day next week.
There will be free one hour dementia awareness sessions throughout the day on Wednesday 24 February between 10am and 4pm. The event has been organised jointly by Plymouth City Council, Plymouth Dementia Action Alliance and the Healthy High Streets Group....
National Learn To Play Day is back for its fifth successive year on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th March 2016. It will be bigger and better, with more FREE taster lesson and more music venues, schools, shops, celebrities, musicians and local dignitaries than ever before across the UK.
Organised by Music for All, the charity of the UK musical instrument industry, in partnership with the...
At this time of year, we are all remembering those who serve and have served in our armed forces, across the generations.
This is particularly poignant for Plymouth’s HMS Heroes young people, all of whom have had at least one member of their family serving in the military.
Every year the HMS Heroes Choir sing at the Festival of Remembrance at the Plymouth Pavilions, which is...
Plymouth City Council apprentices are launching a Big Purple Day on Friday 3 July to raise money for the Epilepsy Society.
They're asking everyone to dress in purple on Friday or tweet a selfie with their purple beard photo and help raise money via their Just Giving page at justgiving.com/teams/BAC15.
Organising the fundraising is part of the Brathay Challenge, the national...
‘Red Tuesday’ is the top dumping day of the year, just four days before Valentine’s Day, according to new research released by IllicitEncounters.com, the UK’s top dating website.
3,000 people were surveyed on Illicit Encounters and one in five - 22% - had broken up with someone the week before Valentine’s Day.
Dumping someone electronically is also rising in popularity with 7.5...
On Sunday 31 August Devonport Neighbourhood Policing team will be working with The Dogs Trust and the Yellow Ribbon Appeal to raise awareness of dog issues in Devonport Park.
Officers will be attending the Friends of Devonport Park Dog Day, from 12. 30pm, with the canine members of Plymouth Dogs Unit, and will also be offering a range of services to dog owners and the local community...
