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Water colour painting

Why not spend a few hours of painting with tutor Mike on a Wednesday afternoon. Use your imagination or image and put it down in water colour paint. Such a relaxing 2 hours of enjoyment. Mike charges £12 for 2 hours. And you are provided with brushes and paint to start with as well, and with canvas! For more info

Wed 22 Jul15:00Hookhills & Broadsands Park Community Centre(9.4mi)

via Hookhills & Broadsands Park Community Centre

Cinema

Carousel (u) 2h 3m Matinee 2pm 70th Anniversary

Dir: Henry King Cast: Gordon Macrae, Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell Genre: Musical Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel returns to the big screen in this sumptuous 1956 adaptation, starring Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones. Blending romance, fantasy and some of the most enduring songs ever written for the stage, it’s a poignant, visually stunning musical that deserves to be experienced in a cinema. Whether you’re rediscovering an old favourite or seeing it for the first time, Carousel remains one of the defining Hollywood musicals of its era. Cafe opens from 10am serving delicious home made cakes, Crankhouse Coffee and Specialty Teas. Bar opens from 12pm serving cocktails, fine wines, craft beers and bar snacks. Last orders 10 minutes before the film starts. Film starts promptly at 2pm. WATCH THE TRAILER HERE

Wed 22 Jul15:00Totnes Cinema(9.7mi)

via Totnes Cinema

Workshops & Classes

Weekly Skate Lesson for 4-6 Yrs

Get started early! Join our little class for 4-6 year olds with local skate tutor Sam Sheridan.

Wed 22 Jul17:00Outside(6.8mi)

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Workshops & Classes

Weekly Skate Lesson 7+

Absolute beginner or want to improve? These skate lessons with local skater Sam Sheridan will help you gain confidence to shred the bowl!

Wed 22 Jul17:30Outside(6.8mi)

via OutsideLocal gem

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ASRUS

A weekly termtime club providing activities and social learning experiences for young people in Torbay who have Autism Spectrum Conditions (which may or may not be diagnosed). It is a place to be with friends, a place to play outdoors, a place to make music with support from music leaders and a place to chill and chat. Each week there are different opportunities including creating crafts to take home and making delicious food to eat! It is free to book but booking is essential. Please note the sessions are starting earlier this term from 5.30 - 7.00pm. Please book here .

Wed 22 Jul18:30Indigos Play & Ecology Centre(8.8mi)

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Community

Traditional Crabbing Event

Join us on Wednesday 22nd July, 6–8pm at Coastal Trail Café for a Traditional Crabbing Evening – and the launch of our brand new Plastic-Free Crabbing Line Recycling Scheme, in partnership with Till The Coast Is Clear. Sarah Dunn from TTCIC kicks off the evening with a talk on conscious crabbing – why our shore crabs deserve more care, and how plastic drop nets are ending up around seals’ necks in our river. Then we’ll head down to the embankment together for some proper, plastic-free crabbing. Borrow a FREE traditional wooden-and-twine crabbing line Return it after to be cleaned & reused by the next family Meet the new Coastal Trail Café Free, fun and family-friendly – all ages welcome.

Wed 22 Jul19:00Coastal Trail Cafe(5.9mi)

via Coastal Trail Cafe

Community

Bridge Every Wednesday night

Every Wednesday night at 6.00pm. On this night it is for learners!!! If you are interested please contact the following: Secretary: Robin Lount – Chairman: John Spencer

Wed 22 Jul19:00Hookhills & Broadsands Park Community Centre(9.4mi)

via Hookhills & Broadsands Park Community Centre

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Dartmouth Man’s Club

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Wed 22 Jul20:00Dartmouth Farmers Market(5.9mi)

via Dartmouth Farmers Market

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Othello - The Lord Chamberlain’s Men

Join The Lord Chamberlain’s Men this summer for Othello, one of the most captivating and thrilling plays ever written. See it performed how William Shakespeare first saw it, as The Lord Chamberlain’s Men – with a history stretching back to Shakespeare’s original company – present this play in the open air, with an all male cast and Elizabethan costumes, music and dance.

Wed 22 Jul20:00Dartington Trust Shop & Box Office(9.7mi)

via Dartington Trust Shop & Box Office

Cinema

Cinema-Disclosure Day

If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to eight billion people. We are coming close to … Disclosure Day. Cast Emily Blunt Josh O’Connor Colin Firth Eve Hewson Colman Domingo Directed by Steven Spielberg Subtitles

Wed 22 Jul20:30The Flavel Cafe(5.9mi)

via The Flavel Cafe

Cinema

The Last One For The Road (15) 1h 41m

Dir: Francesco Sossai Cast: Filippo Scotti, Sergio Romano, Pierpaolo Capovilla Genre: Comedy Surviving bar-to-bar on anecdotes and the ‘good old days’, two blustery 50-somethings hatch a plan to change their luck by digging up the cash their old pal buried before he left for Argentina. En route to the airport, they come across a shy architecture student whose view of life will transform as they take him under their wing on a road trip across the Venetian plains. THE LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD is the award-winning, critically-acclaimed, festival-favourite, boozy road movie you didn’t know you needed this summer. Take a trip across Northern Italy with this charming adventure including fabulous performances by Filippo Scotti (The Hand of God), Sergio Romano, and Pierpaolo Capovilla. Bar opens from 7pm serving our fabulous cocktails, fine wines and craft beers, as well as savoury and sweet snacks. Film starts promptly at 8pm with last orders 10 minutes before the film WATCH THE TRAILER HERE

Wed 22 Jul21:00Totnes Cinema(9.7mi)

via Totnes Cinema

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Mayfield Hub Club

Mayfield Hub Club is a new weekly term time club providing activities and social learning experiences for young people in Torquay who have Autism Spectrum Conditions (which may or may not be diagnosed). It is a place to be with friends, a place to play outdoors, a place to make music with support from music leaders and a place to chill and chat. Each week there are different opportunities including creating crafts to take home and making delicious food to eat! It is free to book but booking is essential. Please note the sessions are starting earlier this term from 5.30 - 7.00pm. Please book here

Thu 23 JulIndigos Play & Ecology Centre(8.8mi)

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Gentle exercise for all abilities | Barre2Balletfit

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Thu 23 Jul11:00Dartmouth Outdoor Pool(5.2mi)

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Summer of Play at Coleton Fishacre

Summer at sea begins here. Embark on a hands-on adventure packed with challenges and problem solving games. Explore sensory moments, get creative with building or spend lazy summer days in the hammocks and on the swing with a view at the sailors hangout on the coast. By the house, there's 1920's vintage games, from Battle Ships to Ludo and a giant version of Peggity - ideal for all the family. This year Pokémon joins Summer of Play, and at Coleton Fishacre there's a free Pokémon trail sheet (while stocks last) available to collect on the day, with a sticker for each property you visit. Summer of Play activities are free (normal admission applies).

Thu 23 Jul11:30Coleton Fishacre(7.2mi)

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Community

100 years of Coleton Fishacre

In honour of Coleton Fishacre's 100 years, there'll be a series of things to see and do over this year. Discover a pop-up photographic exhibition of archive images inside and out, documenting the building of the house and gardens. Join a guided walk with the Head Gardener on selected dates, taking a look at how the team garden for nature. In the autumn there's the return of the Earth Photo 2026 exhibition with its contemporary imagery, and to finish the year in true 1920's style, a Christmas party with a bang. For full details on individual events, visit the Events page.

Thu 23 Jul11:30Coleton Fishacre(7.2mi)

via Coleton Fishacre

Sports & Fitness

Zumba

Why not join the group in a workout, enjoy the company and sweat it out together here at hookhills community centre. Every Thursday 10:45 – 11:45 am Mobile

Thu 23 Jul11:45Hookhills & Broadsands Park Community Centre(9.4mi)

via Hookhills & Broadsands Park Community Centre

Cinema

Cinema-The Sheep Detectives

In this witty, new breed of mystery, George (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can’t possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realise they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.

Thu 23 Jul12:00The Flavel Cafe(5.9mi)

via The Flavel Cafe

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Devon, England

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