Culture News & Updates
Not only is 'The Factory' home to Petroc’s music and technology courses, it offers a fantastic venue for aspiring and established local artists and lures talented bands to North Devon to use the spacious auditorium based in an industrial warehouse!
- 24th October 2013
It's that time of the year again folks! Dark nights and dark mornings to follow, bringing about an end to Daylight Savings Time or British Summer Time! On the plus side, Halloween, Bonfire Night and Christmas are around the corner!
- 1st October 2013
Arts Wave Devon is set to ignite and inspire creativity across Barnstaple. This new initiative is a partnership between experienced, local arts and education organisations: Daisi, Dance in Devon, the Devon Guild of Craftsmen and Wolf and Water. Find out more here................
- 8th January 2013
A Gothic building in miniature and now a tiny arts centre in the heart of Barnstaple. St Anne’s is one of Barnstaple's oldest and most important buildings, a rare survivor of Chantry foundation, rarer still for being a stand-alone chantry chapel in a church yard.
The historic Gothic building in the heart of Barnstaple is now a vibrant new oasis for all arts, crafters and community groups to make home and have enjoyable times together.
- 26th March 2012
Even is sleepy North Devon, hundreds of people are using Twitter, to share pictures, their views on life and promote clubs, sport and even business. Its never to late to discover how to tweet and, you never know, you just might like it!
- 29th November 2011
As we countdown to Christmas there's a wide range of festive activities for all the family to enjoy in Barnstaple and the surrounding villages in North Devon
- 26th October 2011
Two young British tennis players battle it out at the Tarka Tennis Centre, Barnstaple.
- 26th October 2011
Whether your bonfire and firework celebrations are for you and friends in the back garden or you're organising a big display for the public, take care to ensure a safe time is had by all next Saturday evening
- 26th September 2011
No one wants to be the 'party pooper' especially around Halloween, but are there different things you could do this year and still enjoy a night out?