Peoples Republic of South Devon

Bog day afternoon

Here’s the news you’ve all been waiting for! November 19 is World Toilet Day – puh, it comes round so quick, don’t it?

It’s true that most people would rather not chat about toilets, but WaterAid can’t stop banging on about them.

They’d like citizens of the People’s Republic to imagine what it’d be like if no-one in the UK had a toilet.

Pretty stinky, huh? Yet for 2.6 billion people in the world, that’s a daily reality.

Kids are literally dying for the loo – in fact, in the developing world, a child dies every 15 seconds from water-related diseases. Now, that really does stink.

WaterAid is the UK’s only major charity dedicated exclusively to the provision of safe domestic water, sanitation and hygiene education to the world’s poorest people.

For just £15 WaterAid provides someone with safe water, sanitation and hygiene education.

To see how WaterAid is making a real splash visit their website.

Posted by Thin White Duke

November 18th, 2006

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Something For The Weekend #6

SAY HULLO TO: Consolation Prizefighter
WHO ARE: Neil (vocals/guitars), Marc (drums) and Al (bass)
PEDDLING: Excellent stop-start post-punk pop
FROM THEIR BASE IN: Plymouth
THEY SAY: “We’ve got guitars, bass, drums and vocals. Nothing new, but we try our best and enjoy making what we think is ‘good’ music. Whether anyone else thinks so? Well, We shall see…”
WE SAY: Tight as fuck, finely-wrought tuneage, with a Gang Of Four
cum Young Knives vibe. Can’t wait to catch them playing live at Plymouth’s Hub on December 1.
RANDOM LYRIC: “It’s a cold day - these shoes are no way thick enough.”
NEED TO KNOW: They’ve invented an entirely new genre called tea-core. Why not have a listen and see what’s brewing (snort!)
DOWNLOAD: Invasion, In Receiving Rough…, This Story Is Old, Play Dead

Send your Something For The Weekend suggestions to ideas@peoplesrepublicofsouthdevon.co.uk

November 18th, 2006

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Bear faced

If you thought the Exeter Phoenix might be having a bit of a furry frenzy, you could be right. Hot on the paws of Heather Tweed’s Anubis World Tour opening there comes the production of Spanish Train from the Reckless Sleepers theatre group. It’s about the relationship between a dancing bear and a girl, not to mention the tomatoes. The show will be on at the Phoenix on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 November at 8pm. Who can resist the lure of a dancing bear?

Posted by Cptn

November 18th, 2006

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