Upcoming Events

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7pm Friday 8th Feb 2019
Byng's Pig Racing
Tickets are now on sale for Byng's 'pig racing' game show (don't worry, no real pigs are involved!). The event was a big success last year and guarantees an evening of silly, good-natured fun'. Held at Teignmouth Rugby Club.
Tickets £5 per person available from The Whistlestop Cafe, Teignmouth Train Station and Ashleigh Way post office, Teignmouth or on the door.

7pm 8th March 2019
Murder Mystery Meal
Hosted at the Trade Winds Restaurant in Teignmouth, more details to follow!

Past Events

7pm Thursday 8th November 2018
Censi's Lasagna Quiz Night & Raffle

Join us for another fantastic evening of food and a quiz at one of Teignmouth's top restaurants. Tickets £15 per head and are available to purchase from Censi's on The Triangle, Ashleigh Way Post Office & Whistlestop Cafe in Teignmouth, or you can contact Bob on 07944662889 or Chris on 01626 777419

7.30pm Thursday 1st November 2018
Imprezza 15th Birthday Evening
Please join us to celebrate fifteen years 
of support for Imprezza Academy in Western Kenya, with an evening of light refreshments, entertainment by some of the Torquay Girls’ Grammar School students and messages from Kenya and trustees past and present. If new to us you are also very welcome to find out more about Operation Imprezza and Imprezza Academy.
​No ticket necessary.

7pm Saturday 4th August 2018
River Cruise from Totnes to Dartmouth and return
Join us on our river cruise, departing Totnes at 7.15pm (boarding from 7.00pm) and returning to Totnes by 10.30 p.m. There will be a band and buffet on board inclusive of the ticket price with a separate bar. Spaces are of course limited so please book in advance to make sure you don't miss out. Tickets are £25 per person and are available from The Whistlestop Cafe, Teignmouth Train Station, Ashleigh Way Post Office, Teignmouth and Torquay Girls Grammar School (main Office) or you can contact us on 07887383020 (Bob) or phone Chris on 01626 777419.

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7pm Friday 10th November 2017
Hi De Hi with the Moonstone Theatre Co.

Once again, Moonstone Theatre Co. are putting on a fantastic interactive dining experience at the Trade Winds Restaurant in Teignmouth, this time with the characters from the ever popular TV series 'Hi De Hi'! We can't wait to see how this one unfolds, you're guaranteed a night of belly laughs and great food. Tickets are £25 per person, which includes a 2 course meal and tea/coffee. Tickets available to purchase from the Whistestop Cafe, Teignmouth train station or Ashleigh Road post office, Teignmouth.

12th March 2017 -
Sponsored Run
*Update* - Due to injury Lizzie will no longer be running the Bath Half Marathon. She will instead be running the Torbay Half Marathon on June 25th. We are recruiting willing participants to take part in this Summer event - if you've got what it takes or know someone who does, please get in touch - contact Alison at alison@operation-imprezza.org

Elizabeth's fundraising page on Virgin Money Giving is:
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/runningforoperationimprezza

7pm Friday 12th May 2017
Byng's Pig Racing! (Not real pigs...)

In Bishopsteignton they say if you have never been to a pig race, you haven't lived. An event not to be missed, this hilarious activity is best shared with a group of like-minded friends. Hosted at Higher Humber Farm (at the top of Bishopsteignton) a Hog Roast & Raffle will accompany this evening's entertainment, but if you have doubts or just want to know what all the fuss is about, you can watch a video here:
https://vimeo.com/60729331

Tickets are £10 per person, and you will receive £1 off your first drink. Tickets available to purchase from Whistlstop Cafe at Teignmouth Train Station, Ashleigh Post office in Teignmouth or by calling Chris on 01626 777419.

7.30pm 31st March 2017 
Teignmouth Sings Concert

Teignmouth Sings, a local community choir for people who like to sing for fun, will perform a repertoire of popular music at The Riviera, Teignmouth in support of three local charities. This will be the first live performance in the auditorium for over 12 years, so we are very exited to hold this special event.
Tickets are £7.50 and are available from Ashleigh Way Post Office and The Whistlestop Cafe in Teignmouth, or please contact Chris on 01626 777419 or email info@operation-imprezza.org.

7pm Friday 3rd March 2017
Moonstone Theatre: Dad's Army

Another hugely successful evening of food and entertainment was enjoyed by over 60 diners, possibly the best of these events yet! A huge thanks to the fantastic catering by Trade Winds and superbly entertaining performances by Moonstone. Three pictures were auctioned at the raffle and amazing generosity from everyone - thank you all for taking part in such a fun evening.
The question is now... what theme will be next! Watch this space...

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7pm Friday 18th November 2016
Murder Mystery & Dinner Evening "Death Under The Big Top"

Yet another fantastic evening from Moonstone Theatre Company, enjoy a two course meal alongside a murder mystery with a circus theme!

Tickets £25 per person and as usual tickets available from the Whistlestop Cafe and Ashleigh Way Post Office, Teignmouth or please email us info@operation-imprezza.org or phone Chris on 777419.

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Thursday 20th October 2016
Coffee & Update
We will be hosting an evening at the Whistlestop Café, Teignmouth to discuss our latest progress, ongoing projects at Imprezza Academy, and our upcoming ambitions to raise awareness, support and donations for Imprezza.
If you have any questions, are curious how you can contribute, or just want to hear our latest news, we'd love to see you there from 7pm!
Free for all to attend, refreshments will be provided and please bring along anyone you think might be interested in what we do.

Saturday 20th August 2016
River Cruise - Totnes to Dartmouth

Join us on a cruise on the River Dart from Totnes to Dartmouth and back again, with a cold buffet, fully licenced bar and local Jaz band 'Teign Pan Alley'.

Run by the Dartmouth Steam Railway & River Boat Company, boarding is from 6.45pm departing at 7pm from Steamer Quay Road, Totnes.

Tickets £20 per person including a free welcome drink when you board. Sorry, no children under 12. Tickets available from the Whistlestop Cafe and Ashleigh Post Office, Teignmouth. 

Friday 4th March 2016
'Allo 'Allo - Moonstone Theatre, an evening at Cafe Rene!

Experience the fun and capers of the TV series at this extraordinary interactive dining experience. The talented Moonstone Theatre company will be playing the parts of Rene and his friends as you enjoy a two course meal. Limited places available to please book soon to avoid disappointment!
Tickets available from the Whistlestop Cafe at Teignmouth train station and Soula's Deli in Teignmouth. Tickets £25 per person.
The event will be held at the Trade Winds Restaurant in Teignmouth from 7pm.

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Wednesday 21st October 2015
Fashion Show!

Come and have some retail therapy at our fashion show with clothes and accessories from Hoopers department store, Rosie & Jims, Little Cherubs, Attic and Lazy Jacks.
Held at the Torquay United Football Club there will be light refreshments and Jazz music. Kevin Nicholson, player manager at Torquay United will be taking part, as well as two of the young first team players James Hurst and Dan Butler.
Tickets £5 available from Hoopers in Torquay, The Whistlestop Cafe in Teignmouth, Torquay United Football Club, or call Chris on 01626 777419.

Sat 14th March 2015
An evening at Fawlty Towers
A huge thanks to both everyone that attended the event on Saturday and to Moonstone Theatre Company for providing one of the best night's entertainment of the year so far. We raised £290 and had a fantastic evening.

Sunday 1st March 2015
Bath Half Marathon fund raiser
Well done to Lizzie who ran the Bath Half Marathon on Sunday 1st March along with approx 12,000 other runners. We're still waiting for confirmed time but Lizzie managed to complete it in just over 2 hours, a fantastic achievement! If you'd like to contribute sponsorship please visit her Virgin Money Giving page here. Thank you for your support!

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Come and see our display at Teignmouth Arts Action Group!
We're on display at the TAAG centre in Teignmouth from 11th - 23rd January located on Northumberland Place.

Christmas Bird Boxes, Table Wreaths and More!
We have a few fantastic and unique Christmas gifts this year available to buy from the Whistlestop Cafe in Teignmouth, handmade by our very own Alison! Pictured below are a couple of bird boxes  and a table wreath. The bird boxes either have a hole for Tits, Finches or Robins, and are £7 each. A bird table is also available for £35. The table wreath decoration with 4 candles is made of fresh foliage in oasis and costs £12. If you are interested please contact alison@operation-imprezza.org (unfortunately we are unable to offer postage)

Fund Raiser - Monday 4th August 2014

    Thanks to everyone who attended the event, the fund raiser was a success and we managed to raise around £215 despite the rain stopping us around lunch time!

Great West Run, Exeter - 19th October 2014

    Exeter's Great West Run is a 13.1 mile half marathon through the heart of Exeter. We currently have two sponsored runners, Jonny Gurr and Rob Wills. To find more about the race click here, or if you would like to participate and raise money for Operation Imprezza please contact Bob Cross (bob@operation-imprezza.org).
You can also sponsor our runners by giving a donation via the big red button above.

25th/26th April 2014 - "Music Around The Clock" 24hr Music Marathon

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the 24hr Music Marathon Challenge "Music Around the Clock" a success - over £600 was raised for Imprezza over the 24 hour period with more than 130 musicians participating and over 20 different musical instrument represented.
We even had a video stream from the USA as the Science Festival Chorus from Massachusetts prepared for their two concerts over the weekend, courtesy of David Haines, Musical Director of Teignmouth Community Choir  and current songwriter-in-residence in Cambridge Massachusetts. The rehearsal was watched at 3am in Torquay, along with a number of DVDs of songs contributed by various local primary schools to ensure that music was playing continually throughout the 24 hours.

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A special thanks to Ian Stevenson  who co-ordinated the event. Not only did he sing and play the guitar, he also introduced acts, thanked them, help set up individuals and bands, provided technical know-how and generally kept everyone going - an absolute star!

"Thanks are due to so many people: Owen Penrice, Tourists, Limited Company, Fourth Base, JJs music school, Teignmouth Community Choir, The Bovey River Band and Grand Finale from Spectrum Concert Band. Local DJ and our compère for the event was Ian Stevenson of Simply Fun. We are very lucky in South Devon to have such a wealth of talent, the audience seemed to enjoy themselves tremendously, especially on Friday evening and anyone that missed it really missed a treat!" - Alison Revell, Trustee

Car Wash in aid of Imprezza - 29/03/2014
The car wash was a roaring success with Lustleigh Scouts raising a whopping £283 for Imprezza! The scouts were great, they worked really hard and celebrated at 12 noon with a well deserved water fight - there was not a scout standing who was not dripping with water!!
On their request the money raised will go towards Elizabeth's medical bill. A HUGE thanks to all that participated, scouts, leaders and donators alike, and a special thanks to two cyclists from Penzance passing through Dartmoor who stopped for a coffee and cake and paid £10 to have the 2 bikes washed.