Town show will open soon ; The Okehampton community musical project being run by Devon's folk arts charity Wren Music and the Ockment Centre is coming to a climax.

From: Express & Echo (Exeter UK) | Date: April 9, 2008 | Copyright information

The Okehampton community musical project being run by Devon's folk arts charity Wren Music and the Ockment Centre is coming to a climax.

Entitled Carnival Capers, the musical will be staged in the Sports Hall of Okehampton Community College, from Thursday April 24 to Sa...

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